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Pub. Date
2022.
Description
The Autoimmune Brain connects common brain health symptoms to the changes in the immune system, and particularly bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections. Younger explains his groundbreaking research and adds a new component: how traumatic stress (whether physical or emotional) and genetics affects this same triad as inextricable factors in initiating disease and brain health symptoms. In fact, a change in personality, behavior, coping style, and...
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Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
With more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease, families and caregivers of Alzheimer's patients need guidance and support more than ever before. This guide offers an overview of the medical, legal, and practical questions and decisions caregivers and families of Alzheimer's patients face. With this book, you will learn how to: Find the right doctor for your loved ones; Choose treatments and medications; Build and maintain brain...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Me Where I Am provides knowledge and essential tools to lovingly, confidently and, above all, successfully care for those who live with Alzheimer's and related dementias. Over 5 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer's disease. Along with them, 15 million unpaid caregivers seek knowledge and resources to assist them in the journey. The unique care principles found in Meet Me Where I Am help mitigate depression, decrease anxiety, and allow...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Description
This book takes the reader inside the circuitous search for the causes and cures for depression, the leading cause of ill health and disability world-wide. A surprisingly human tale of failed experiments and unanticipated victories, the author reveals many of the people and experiences behind the modern approach to understanding and treating depression.
86) Fatal flaws: how a misfolded protein baffled scientists and changed the way we look at the brain
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Description
"Discovered and identified as the cause of mad cow disease only three decades ago, the prion is a protein molecule that, when misshapen in the brain, becomes fatal. Novel and controversial, prions have provoked a scientific revolution. They challenge the very foundations of biology: A disease-causing entity with no genetic material at all? A molecule capable of infecting, multiplying, and killing? This book recounts the birth of prion science and...
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Description
Naomi Roth, having discovered the body of a newborn baby floating facedown in the Sabbathday River, is horrified when the community rushes to place the blame on Heather Pratt, a young single mother, but after engaging lawyer Judith Friedman to help Heather, Naomi is even more shocked to learn the truth.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"A guide to herbal and holistic medicine for brain health and neurologic disorders Provides detailed herbal, antioxidant, and nutritional strategies for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, migraine, and seizures [bullet] Supported by scientific studies and years of successful clinical practice Discusses potential side effects, counter-indications, and the proper dosages to reduce symptoms, slow disease progression, and lessen the...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
his book will give you insight about the science behind the brain-gut connection so you can make wise and healthy diet choices. You will select foods that protect your brain from cognitive diseases and disorders.
More and more, science is proving that a healthy digestive system is the key to a healthy brain and body—making this book the natural follow-up to Dr. Colbert’sHealthy Gut Zone and Beyond Keto.
From Don Colbert, MD—the New York...
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Description
In this video Bill Nye demonstrates optical illusions to show that the brain doesn't always correctly interpret what it sees. Bill also shows an M.R.I. of his brain and explains how messages are sent to the central nervous system. This video contains an experiment to determine reaction time.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Description
"Looking Ahead to the Future of Autism Study and Care. Autism and Tomorrow is a comprehensive resource that addresses many parents' questions pertaining to their child with autism, such as financial planning, long-term care, employment options, and employer relationships, community resources, education, bullying, puberty, doctor visits, sex, nutrition, fitness, family relationships, and more. Karen L. Simmons, the founder and CEO of Autism Today,...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Dr. Mike Dow is a best-selling author, psychotherapist, and relationship expert. So why is he writing a book about stroke? Well, what you probably don't know about Dr. Mike is that his younger brother, David, is a stroke survivor. What's more, David's stroke happened when he only 10 years old. This means most of Dr. Mike's teenage years were spent witnessing what his family was dealing with trying to find the best treatments for David. He struggled...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Written by the leading researchers in the field, this information-rich guide to improving your mood explains how gut health drives psychological well-being, and how depression and anxiety can be relieved by adjusting your intestinal bacteria. This groundbreaking book explains the revolutionary new science of psychobiotics and the discovery that your brain health and state of mind are intimately connected to your microbiome, that four-pound population...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"A collection of more than 120 recipes formulated to optimize brain health, boost memory, improve mood, sharpen the central nervous system, and more. Between digital overload, sleep deprivation, and the stress of modern life, most people's brains are constantly in flight-or-fight mode, with levels of cortisol and other hormones and neurotransmitters out of whack. Brain conditions ranging from childhood ADHD and adult depression to memory impairment...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"The story of a young man from small-town Iowa who decided to take his own life rather than continue his losing battle against the traumatic brain injuries (CTE) he had sustained as a no-holds-barred high school football player, and at the same time a larger story about the hot-button issues that football raises about masculinity and violence, and about what values we want to instill in our kids"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Recounts how the author was advised to focus her attention on others as part of her therapy after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, describing the transformative benefits of giving gifts that inspired her to create the online 29-Day Giving Challenge to help others to renew life energy.
98) The autism sourcebook: everything you need to know about diagnosis, treatment, coping, and healing
Author
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Description
The author presents practical advice and information from the world's foremost experts on autism, as well as her own hard-won lessons from helping her son recover from the disorder.