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After 11 years of battling this illness, 5 surgeries, consultations with doctors from top medical centers in the US, I was fortunate enough to find Dr. Goldstein. Although the book is difficult reading (and reading is not easy for us with this disorder due to cognitive problems), his results are spectacular and he has probably defined a new class of disease: neurosomatic disorders, for which some experts feel he deserves a Nobel Prize. His understanding of the brain and the use of neuropharmacology is unparalleled. Worth the effort to read, the case histories are not at all exaggerated….spend a few days in his waiting room and you will quickly see the results he produces and meet long time patients who are much improved.

My only regret is that he is unable to communicate his vast understanding of the brain to the general public.

A must read for the next step in any Longevity and Anti-Aging program. Includes a four-part program that involves nutritional, stress-relieving, pharmacological, and mind-body exercises therapies to overcome the effects of brain aging, a guide helps readers over forty control a hormone called cortisol and improve their mental acuity.

Few neuroscientists today would defend Cartesian dualism--the idea that mind and body are separate--but Damasio takes one more leap: Not only are philosophers wrong to separate brain and body, but psychology's separation of reason from emotion is also wrong.

Most neuroscientists agree that what we call the mind reflects the functions of the nervous system--in short, crudely speaking, the body. Modern science, however, has transferred the old mind- body split into a brain-body dichotomy in which the brain occupies a hierarchically privileged place.

But Damasio (Neurology/Univ. of Iowa College of Medicine) democratizes the relationship between brain and body; he posits a powerful interdependence in which our physical experience of the world around us is central to the creation of our sense of self, and colors our behavior. His persuasive argument begins with Phineas Gage, a 19th-century railway worker who suffered brain damage when an iron rod shot through his head like a missile, destroying his left eye and parts of his frontal lobes. The result was not a loss of speech or memory but profound personality and emotional changes and an inability to make rational judgments about the present and future.

Damasio and his wife, Hanna, have studied patients with similar frontal-lobe damage and similar effects

Univ. of Pisa, Italy. Presents the proceedings from the workshop held in Pisa, Italy, HRT in Climacteric and Aging Brain, on March 15-18, 2003. Analyzes the changes occurring through the climacteric transition and aging, estrogens, and the effects on brain cells.

Book Description In recent years there has been increased interest in the possibility that hormone replacement therapy may have a significant impact on neurological function in the aging female. It has been hypothesized that estrogens may even have a protective role in the onset of Alzheimer's or other dementias. This volume draws together leading experts to review the existing scientific data and present a consensus view that will be a practical aid to clinicians. The book offers a state-of-the-art summary of current knowledge that gives readers a better understanding of the potential benefits of hormone therapy when treating Alzheimer's and other dementias.

We find Dr. Sahelian to be cautious although thorough. This is a quick read and a good introduction. We recommend graduating to Brain Longevity and Smart Drugs I and II.

Over the past few years, dozens of new supplements have been introduced to enhance and sharpen memory, intelligence, and mental performance. In Mind Boosters, Dr. Ray Sahelian, one of the most respected nutrition experts in the world, examines the very latest research regarding these breakthrough brain nutrients, amino acids, herbs, and hormones, and offers a scientific and practical evaluation of their benefits and risks. He explains how to combine brain-boosting supplements to help patients with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Attention Deficit Disorder, and other conditions, as well as general memory problems.

He provides sensible, step-by-step programs tailored to the specific needs of the young, the middle-aged and the elderly.

Intrigue at the "Palace": back-stabbing, deceit, shunning, love affairs. This is not the plot to I, Claudius but the account Pert gives of her time working at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a.k.a. the Palace. Yet her time at NIH is not the central point here. Nor are the molecules of the title, although they do get due coverage.

Pert offers mainly an account of her journey from a conventional scientist to one who also embraces complementary and alternative medicine. The journey is long and not without price. She was passed over for the Lasker and Nobel prizes for her work on opiate receptors while colleagues were recognized; she believes that her development of a potential AIDS drug was thwarted owing to scientific dirty pool as well as her being a woman in a man's world. Along the way, she took control of her career, her life, and her personal mission. This is an eye-opening book for anyone who thinks that people with medical degrees act more civil or are more altruistic than the rest of us, though Pert also shows that some do rise above the fray. Recommended for academic and special libraries.?Lee Arnold, Historical Soc. Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

The classic text on cognitive enhancement drugs. Irreverant and comprehensive.

From the authors of Smart Drugs come the sequel. These are still classics. You do not ned to take everything written as literal and sicnce and medicine are changing rapidly in this field, sop these become a good starting point. We then recommend the site www.antiaging-systems.com for further reference if you cannot obtain these from a good competent Anti-Aging physician here in the US.

Dr. Eric Braverman, a leading figure in the practice of brain-body health care, reveals the dramatic impact that proper brain nourishment can have on the quality of our lives. His key to longevity and well-being is balancing the brain’s four important neurotransmitters. A simple test determines which of the four is dominant in you, and what you can do to maintain the right balance, by modifying your diet with both foods and natural supplements. Proven effective for thousands of patients in Dr. Braverman’s practice, this groundbreaking approach will help anyone make the most of his or her life, free of the major illnesses (such as cancer and heart disease) and minor ailments as well.

A proven program to reverse and prevent aging that will be a must-have for all “baby boomers,” by a leading figure in the medical field and a frequent guest on national TV. This could be as close to a fountain of youth as mankind will ever come, the truly scientific answer to how to reverse or prevent the debilitating effects of aging, including memory loss, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, and Alzheimer’s. Dr. Eric Braverman, a leading figure in the practice of brain-body health care, reveals the dramatic impact that proper brain nourishment can have on the quality of our lives. His key to longevity and well-being is balancing the brain’s four important neur