The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition
The Better Brain: Overcome Anxiety, Combat Depression, and Reduce ADHD and Stress with Nutrition
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Overview
- The ideal diet for your brain: rich in fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds.
- More than 30 delicious, mood-boosting recipes.
- Crucial advice on when to supplement and how.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781799969013 |
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Publisher: | Hmh Adult Audio |
Publication date: | 04/20/2021 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
JULIA J. RUCKLIDGE, PhD, is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Over the last decade, she has been running clinical trials investigating the role of broad-spectrum micronutrients in the treatment of mental illness, specifically ADHD, mood disorders, addictions, anxiety and stress associated with traumatic events. Julia has over 130 peer-reviewed publications and textbook contributions. She is regularly featured in the media across social media, newspaper, radio, and TV and has given over 150 invited talks across the world on her work on nutrition and mental health. She was named in the top 100 Most Influential Women in New Zealand in 2018. Her 2014 TEDx talk has been viewed almost 1.5 million times. She lives in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Andrew Weil, M.D., has degrees in biology and medicine from Harvard University. Author of the best-selling Spontaneous Healing and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, he traveled the world experiencing and studying healers and healing systems and has earned an international reputation as an expert on alternative medicine, mind-body interactions, and medical botany. He is the associate director of the Division of Social Perspectives in Medicine and the director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Table of Contents
Foreword Andrew Weil, MD vii
Introduction: Finding Answers in Nutrition, Not the Pharmacy 1
Part I A Bold New Paradigm for Improving Mental Health
1 The Missing Key for Mental Health 21
2 Food for Thought: The Nutrients Your Brain Needs 40
3 Not Your Grandmother's Peach: Factors That Have Led to Decreased Nutrient Intake 72
Part II Better Nutrition for a Better Brain
4 The Power of the Food You Eat 103
5 Treating Psychiatric Disorders with Supplements 117
6 Tackling Life's Challenges with Supplements 139
7 Improving Resilience to Trauma and Stress with Supplements 157
Part III How to Feed Your Brain
8 Food First: Eating Well, Mediterranean Style 179
9 The Better Brain Recipes 201
10 Foods to Avoid for a Better Brain 239
11 Supplements: What You Need to Know 254
12 A Vision for a Happier, Healthier Tomorrow 288
Epilogue: We Shouldn't Have to Wait 264 Years for Better Brain Health! 306
Afterword 311
Acknowledgments 315
Resources 319
Notes 322
Index 339
About the Authors 354