The Brain Wellness Plan: Breakthrough Medical, Nutritional, and Immune-Boosting Therapies
You know you're in for some tough sledding when you encounter this sentence on page 27: "These tiny organelles are often referred to by biologists as 'the powerhouses of the cell' because mitochondria are so important to oxidative phosphorylation." The authors go on to explain what oxidative phosphorylation is, but still, you have to really care about that noggin of yours to keep reading until you get to the good stuff: the foods and nutritional supplements that make your brain work better. Once you get past the exotic roster of amino acids, antioxidants, and other substances that may improve or maintain brain function--(s-adenosyl methionine, tocotrienols, n-acetyl-cysteine, among others)--the bulk of the book focuses on specific problems (Alzheimer's, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression) and ways to deal with them nutritionally.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.