The Healthy Brain Toolbox: Neurologist-Proven Strategies to Prevent Memory Loss and Protect Your Aging Brain - Softcover

Sharlin M.D., Ken; Gordin P.T., Amy; Jenkins R.D. L.D., Angela; Renner O.T.R. C.H.T., Chuck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1732077010 ISBN 13: 9781732077010

Publisher: Bright Night Publishers, LLC, 2018

Synopsis

At last, neurologist-proven strategies to improve your memory and protect yourself against age-related diseases of the brain! The science and the “art” of functional medicine for the brain are laid out in this book. Dr. Ken Sharlin shows us how the individual pieces of the puzzle are integrated and nurtured along in a stepwise, achievable fashion, while recognizing the uniqueness of each individual who makes this approach their own. Here's what you will find inside: FORWARD by Terry Wahls, MD, IFMCPPART 1 - THE SCIENCECHAPTER 1Houston, We Have a Problem! How to Think Outside the Box to Solve a Global Health CrisisCHAPTER 2 I am a Product of My Generation: The Truth About How I Got HereCHAPTER 3 The Apple Can Land Far from the Tree, If You Give it a Push: How A Conventionally-Trained Doctor Turned into a Functional Medicine FanaticCHAPTER 4 Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: Unearthing the Root Causes of Chronic DiseaseCHAPTER 5 The Seven Biological Systems: Imbalances in Functional Systems Affect One Another and Spark the Fire of IllnessCHAPTER 6 The Clues are in the History: How Your Story Can Help You Learn What You Need to Do to Protect Your BrainChapter 7 Getting Around the Parts of the Brain: How Structure Relates to Function, When it Comes to Preventing Memory LossPART 2 - THE STRATEGIESCHAPTER 8 Brain Tune Up! In the Office: How a Functional Medicine Practice Can Work for YouCHAPTER 9 Sleep Is More Than A Time Of Rest: Get Your Zzzs to Protect Your Brain!CHAPTER 10 Movement and Exercise: How Physical Activity Prevents Memory Loss and Protects Your Brainby Amy Gordin, PTCHAPTER 11 Nutrition to Tune Up Your Brain: How Food Provides the Building Blocks to Brain Healthby Angela Jenkins, RD, LDCHAPTER 12 To Om and Beyond: An Emotional and Spiritual Stress Resilience Practice Can Improve Your Memory and Grow Your Brainby Chuck Renner, OTR, CHTCHAPTER 13Eureka! How to Use Supplements, Herbal Brain Enhancers, and Technology to Prevent Memory Loss and Protect Your Aging BrainEPILOGUE: The Road Back

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About the Author

Ken Sharlin, M.D., M.P.H., IFMCP, is a board-certified neurologist, consultant, functional medicine practitioner, author, and speaker. He received his medical degrees from Emory University, and functional medicine certification through The Institute for Functional Medicine. He is the #1 best-selling author of The Healthy Brain Toolbox: Neurologist-Proven Strategies to Improve Memory Loss and Protect Your Aging Brain, and of numerous essays that have appeared in media internationally. Dr. Sharlin is a 3-time Ironman Triathlon finisher who made his story of personal transformation the launching point of his career when he shifted gears from a conventional neurology practice to a holistic, lifestyle-medicine-oriented approach. Using the action plan presented in his book, Dr. Sharlin and his team have witnessed the reversal of illnesses that are supposed to be chronic and progressive, and in some cases fatal. He practices general neurology, conducts clinical research, and directs his functional medicine program, Brain Tune Up!, through his clinic, Sharlin Health and Neurology, located in Ozark, MO.

Review

Dr. Sharlin puts leading edge science in the hands of the reader, allowing them to change their brain's destiny - for the better! David Perlmutter, M.D., FACN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain and Brain Maker

The Health Brain Toolbox is a clear, comprehensive guide that will help you do exactly what the title promises--get your brain healthy and keep it that way. I highly recommend this book! Maya Shetreat-Klein, M.D., author of The Dirt Cure

This book is for you! Learn why our brains can get into trouble, and most importantly, learn what you can do to protect your brain and keep your vitality as you age. Terry L. Wahls, M.D., author of The Wahls Protocol and The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life

Edition details

• Publisher: Bright Night Publishers, LLC
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1732077010
• ISBN 13: 9781732077010
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212