Table of Contents
Foreword Bernie Marcus xiii
Introduction George Zabrecky, DC, MD xv
Part 1 The Basics
Chapter 1 A New Paradigm for Healing 1
Chapter 2 Is Your Brain Starving to Death? Our Solution: The Think Better Diet 19
Chapter 3 Your Gut Health Can Determine Your Brain Health 37
Chapter 4 Preventing a Toxic Brain 47
Chapter 5 Brain Games: Do They Work? 63
Chapter 6 Sleep Better, Think Better 71
Chapter 7 The Social Brain 87
Chapter 8 The Spiritual Brain 97
Part 2 Healing Systems
Chapter 9 Mental Fitness through Physical Fitness 111
Chapter 10 The Effects of Stress and Stress Reduction on Brainpower 117
Chapter 11 Art, Music, and the Healthy Brain 129
Chapter 12 The Meditative Brain 137
Chapter 13 Special Tools for Brain Health 149
Part 3 Dealing With Brain Problems
Chapter 14 Anxiety 159
Chapter 15 Weaving Together an Elevated Mood 175
Chapter 16 Headaches and Migraines 189
Chapter 17 Concussions and the Brain 197
Chapter 18 Cognitive Disorders and Cognitive Enhancement 207
Epilogue You Are a Brain Weaver 219
Acknowledgments 221
Notes 223
Index 247
