Brain Nutrition

We are in the midst of a mental health crisis. An estimated one in five American adults suffer from some form of mental illness. Despite the billions of dollars spent in pharmaceutical research and the rising popularity of antidepressant drugs, we are more depressed and anxious than ever before. What if we’re looking for solutions in the wrong places? What if instead of treating mental illness with prescriptions and medication, we changed what we eat and how we feed our brains?

The bestselling author of Grain Brain uncovers the powerful role of gut bacteria in determining your brain's destiny. Debilitating brain disorders are on the rise-from children diagnosed with autism and ADHD to adults developing dementia at younger ages than ever before. But a medical revolution...

An evidence-based exploration of neuroscience, nutrition and the gut-brain connection from a clinical neuroscientist living with ADHD. This neurodiversity-affirmative resource: · Shows the connection between your gut, microbes, breath, heart, hormones and your immune system. · Offers flexible...

Psychiatry has made great advances in the past 50 years but needs a new direction. Today's emphasis on psychiatric drugs will not stand the test of time. Recent advances in epigenetics and the molecular biology of the brain have provided a roadmap for the development of effective, natural, drug-free therapies that do not produce serious side effects. Psychiatric medications have served society well over the last 50 years, but the need for drug therapies will fade away as science advances.

Do you ever feel mentally drained, forgetful, anxious, or unable to concentrate—even when you're trying your best to live a healthy life? The food you eat may be playing a bigger role in your brain health than you realise. The Brain Nutrition Blueprint shows you how simple, everyday nutrition choices can support your mood, improve focus, protect memory, and promote long-term cognitive wellbeing. Written in clear, practical language, this book transforms complex nutritional science into easy habits and delicious meals that fit into real life. Inside, you'll discover how to: Support a ...

AUTISM AND ADHD UNMASKED: The Functional Medicine Breakthrough That Reverses Toxin, Hormone, Infection, and Nutrient-Induced Neurodivergence Are you searching for answers beyond medications and mainstream labels? This groundbreaking book unveils the untold story of how environmental toxins, hormonal imbalances, chronic infections, and nutrient deficiencies have contributed to the global surge in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)—and how functional medicine offers science-backed, practical solutions that bring lasting change. In AUTISM AND ...

A groundbreaking book that reveals why plant-based eating is not only harming human health, it is also harming the planet. The authors explain why a pasture-reared meat diet - the Sapiens diet - is more ethical and humane than a vegetarian or vegan diet. With qualifications in medicine, nutrition, geology and agriculture, the authors bring together a unique combination of expertise in health, diet, earth sciences and the impact of farming systems on the environment.

Each day, hundreds of people suffer from a stroke. It can happen anywhere, at any time. Knowing how to recover after a stroke and taking proactive steps to rehabilitate is the best way to ensure successful healing. This life-changing condition can leave survivors and family members overwhelmed, questioning what the future holds. Thankfully, the brain's amazing neuroplasticity allows for a remarkable recovery in those dedicated to rehabilitation. Recovery After a Stroke takes readers on a journey through the rehabilitation process, exploring the world of neuroplasticity, all in one ...

You've quit before. Maybe more than once. This time, the part of your brain that actually runs the habit gets addressed—while you sleep. Willpower was never the missing piece. The urge to smoke doesn't live in the part of your mind that reads self-help books and makes resolutions—it lives deeper, in automatic circuitry built by years of repetition, which is exactly why reasoning your way out of it keeps not working, no matter how badly you want it to.

You stopped drinking. You did the hard part. So why does something still feel off? You're not crazy. You're not weak. And you're not broken. You're malnourished. Hella Healthy is the biology-first recovery book that finally explains why sobriety alone didn't fix the depression, the anxiety, the mood swings, the exhaustion, or the 4 PM crash that makes you want to crawl out of your own skin. This isn't another "just go to meetings" book. This is a 33-chapter, 584-page operating manual for the body and identity that got left behind when you put the bottle down. What's inside: The biology ...

Fight back against a modern lifestyle that is rewiring your brain and damaging your health with this practical, doctor-approved plan for healing that includes a 10-day boot camp and 40 delicious recipes. “Brain Wash is an invaluable guide that's crammed with solutions for helping us to restore...

Unlock the secrets to achieving the body of your dreams with The Brain-Body Connection, a groundbreaking book by neuroscientist Dr. Farhan Khawaja, PhD. This transformative guide dives deep into the science behind physical transformation, offering listeners a fun and comprehensive approach to fitness and weight loss that goes beyond traditional methods. In The Brain-Body Connection, Dr. Farhan introduces a revolutionary concept called Nero-Muscular Recomposition (NMR). This is a new, science based method that bridges the gap between mind and body to enable sustainable physical transformation.

Help Your Child Find Focus and Calm—Naturally! Are you exhausted from managing your child's hyperactivity and ADHD symptoms? Do you feel like you’ve tried everything—except medication—but nothing seems to work? What if the key to unlocking their focus, emotional balance, and self-control was hiding in plain sight—right on their plate? ADHD Diet Playbook For Kids: A Parent’s Stress-Free Guide to Reducing Hyperactivity, Boosting Focus, and Calming Behavior without Medication is your step-by-step guide to transforming ADHD symptoms naturally through the power of nutrition. Backed ...

Lose weight, boost your metabolism, and start living a happier life with this transformative 30-day plan for healthy eating from the host of the hit podcast The Model Health Show. Food is complicated. It's a key controller of our state of health or disease. It's a social centerpiece for the most...

En este libro revolucionario, que conquistó rápidamente el primer puesto de todas las listas de los más vendidos en Estados Unidos, el renombrado neurólogo David Perlmutter destapa un tema que ha estado enterrado en la literatura médica por demasiado tiempo: los carbohidratos están destruyendo nuestro cerebro.

Tired of waking up exhausted, gaining weight you can’t lose, and feeling constantly on edge—no matter how “healthy” you try to be? You’re not lazy. You’re not broken. You’re burned out—and your stress hormone, cortisol, is running the show. If you’ve been battling stubborn belly fat, mood swings, disrupted sleep, or brain fog and nothing seems to work, the problem may not be your willpower… it’s your hormones. The Cortisol Detox Plan is a science-backed, 3-Phase Reset Plan designed to rebalance your body, restore your energy, and finally help you feel like yourself ...

As a mom of a newly diagnosed child with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), I relentlessly sought experts in SPD, as well as top nutritionists, biopsychologists, and neurologists. I figured that if I understood the major functions of the brain, and how it's supposed to take in, process, and respond to stimulation, I could discover how SPD interferes with these functions.

This book is a much-requested follow-up to Brain over Binge (2011, 2022), in which the author shared how she used a basic understanding of neuroscientific principles to overcome bulimia. In this sequel and companion volume, with the help of fellow specialists and authors Amy Johnson, PhD, Katherine Thomson, PhD, and others, Kathryn Hansen lays out those same principles—and many more—in a self-help format that encourages and enables binge eaters to recover efficiently and effectively.

What if the ability to look, feel, and perform at peak capacity wasn’t the stuff of lore but instead was within easy reach? In Boundless, the New York Times best-selling author of Beyond Training and health and fitness leader Ben Greenfield offers a first-of-its-kind blueprint for total human optimization. Boundless guides you every step of the way to becoming an expert in what makes your brain tick, your body work, and your spirit happy.

Boost your cardiovascular health, optimize your mental strength, and prevent and reverse arterial disease with this personalized plan from the founders of the renowned Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center –– “you’ll want to read every page” (Amen). Did you know that every forty...