Gary Null and Amy McDonald
See book keywords and concepts |  While it is very true that the brain longevity program can help us prevent and reverse memory loss as well as develop and maintain high levels of brain power," Dr. Khalsa concludes, " it can also allow us to tap into a very special part of our being. We can enjoy discovering who we really are and exploring the true nature of life. Along the way we will be sure to create a lifetime of peak mental performance."
Dr. Ray Sahelian has evaluated leading-edge nutrients and hormones, and been actively involved in research on the use of pregnenolone. | | Hormone replacement therapy with pregnenolone, DHEA, and melatonin are also used as part of the brain longevity program. "Pregnenolone has been clinically shown to be useful in patients with memory loss, especially those who have difficulty finding the correct words," Dr. Khalsa says. "DHEA is currently controversial because of concerns over long-term use. When I prescribe DHEA as part of my program, I always have a blood level measured. | | Khalsa offers the brain longevity program, which consists of four pillars:
1. Nutritional modification, including a 15 to 20 percent fat diet. Adding breast of chicken, fish, and nonanimal protein products such as tofu is helpful. Certain fish are especially good for the brain. These fish include salmon, tuna, trout, mackerel, and sardines.
2. Stress management. Meditation decreases Cortisol and enhances many aspects of mental function. Massage and guided mental imagery have also been shown to lower Cortisol levels in the blood.
3. Exercise. | | Dharma Singh Khalsa, founder of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, has written numerous articles and several books on brain longevity. "When we talk about the brain, there is almost a schism in the way it's looked at these days. Many people in the medical establishment still look at the brain like it's a computer with certain files. I consider that very 2 0th century. In the 21 st century, the brain is going to be considered more like a symphony, an orchestration that is constantly changing and vibrating and moving and having deep rich colors. | | For many doctors on the cutting edge of brain longevity studies, attention problems can be early signals of declining cognitive power. Dr. Richard Braver-man says, "Attention deficit marks a premature aging or dysfunction of the brain. There are many different kinds. You can have attention to detail. You can have failure of consistency on attention. You can have reaction time attention disorders. You can have impulsive attention deficit disorders. You can have blanking out or almost petit mal-like attention deficit disorders. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Khalsa, Dharma Singh. brain longevity. New York: Warner Books, 1997.
Messier, C, et al. "Effect of Age and Glucoregulation on Cognitive Performance." Neurobiology of Aging 24, no. 7 (2003): 985-1003.
Mohanty, P., W. Hamouda, R. Garg, A. Aljada, H. Ghanim, and P. Dandona. "Glucose Challenge Stimulates Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Generation by Leucocytes." Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 85, no. 8 (2000): 2970-73.
National Institute of Health. "Brain Basics: Know Your Brain." www.ninds.nih.gov/health.
Neergaard, Lauran. "Blood Sugar Linked to Old Age Memory Loss. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Brain Longevity has been translated into more than twelve languages.
Clinics
The Amen Clinics
4019 Westerly Place, Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949.266.3700
(other locations around the country) www.brainplace.com
The Amen Clinics are dedicated to optimizing brain health and using the latest medical advances in the treatment of psychiatric diseases.
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Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients by Russell Blaylock, M.D.
Blaylock is a neurosurgeon, professor of medicine, and an outstanding nutritionist. This book is well researched and very thorough. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Khalsa, author of the best seller brain longevity, as well as The Better Memory Kit, Food as Medicine, and Meditation as Medicine.
"Refined carbohydrates and sugars cause your blood glucose levels to swing wildly. For maximum efficiency, your brain needs a steady supply of glucose, and this is best achieved with a diet rich in complex carbohydrates and at least 30 grams of fiber each day," continues Dr. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  He is the author of one of my favorite books on brain health, brain longevity, as well as the international best sellers Meditation as Medicine and Food as Medicine. He generously contributed a number of recipes, many taken from Food and Medicine. His radio show The Healing Zone can be heard on HayHouseRadio.com and he can be reached at www.drdharma.com.
1. Kiwifruit: Very high in vitamin C and vitamin E, helps boost your immune system, and protects your DNA integrity.
2. Blueberries: The best brain food! |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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Insomnia
Although we spend roughly a third of our lives sleeping, the essential nature of sleep still isn't fully understood. brain longevity expert Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa tells us that "recent studies have shown that you don't need to sleep as much as you think. In the last two hours, you have weird dreams and the rapid eye movement sleep is very intense. This raises Cortisol levels and can actually cause you to awaken with stress and anxiety, which can lead to memory loss and other illnesses. In fact, people who have heart attacks have them most often in the morning. |
Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In fact, the majority of my patients exhibit significant signs of recovery during approximately the first forty days of their programs. I describe this phenomenon in the final chapter of this book, "Forty Days to a Better Brain."
A.B. is a pastor in a Southwest city. His father had contracted Alzheimer's at about sixty-five, and his father's suffering had had a profound effect on A.B. It had saddened him, and had caused him considerable fear; he was afraid he, too, would contract Alzheimer's. | | He modified his diet a great deal; this wasn't very hard for him to do, because he no longer craved sweets (as do most untreated diabetics). He began doing mind/body exercises and started taking deprenyl and a number of nutritional supplements and natural medicinal tonics.
He experienced a dramatic shift in cognitive function. On his way home from consulting with me, he endured a long wait in the Dallas airport without becoming emotionally upset. Normally, he told me, a frustrating experience like that would have "driven him crazy. | | She modified her diet, started taking relatively high dosages of supplements and natural medicinal tonics, and began doing mind/body exercises. She meditated, did some mild aerobic exercise, and tried to manage her stress as effectively as possible.
In addition, she took two pharmaceutical medications. I had her DHEA level tested, and it was very low, so I prescribed DHEA hormonal replacement therapy. I also prescribed daily ingestion of 2,400 mg of piracetam, which is a relatively high dosage.
Over a matter of months, she began to improve markedly. | | He received tremendous value from his program's emphasis on stress management. He finally recognized that, for the first time in his life, he often faced stressful situations. When he accepted the fact that stress had become an inescapable part of his life, he began to develop effective strategies for dealing with the stress. When he found himself in an "impossible" situation, he no longer tried to "do the impossible"; instead, he did what was possible, and tried hard not to worry about controlling what was beyond his control. | | He gained notably better access to his remote memory for language, and he was able to work for longer periods without becoming mentally fatigued. He remarked to me that he felt as if there were "more hours in the day." -lis productivity gradually began to increase.
After about three months on his program, an extremely interesting thing happened. He told me that his arthritic symptoms—swelling of the joints, pain, and stiffness—had begun to subside. The improvements, he said, were most noticeable in his right hand, where the condition had been more pronounced. | | Now I'll tell you about a patient who began her program very late in life.
RL. was the mother of the female patient who had weak willpower. After this weak-willed patient began to respond to her program, she became so enthusiastic about it that she sent her mother to see me.
RL. was ninety-one years old, and was on the verge of entering a nursing home. She had a debilitating degree of cognitive dysfunction. She often "blanked out" in the middle of a sentence, and forgot what she was talking about. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
See book keywords and concepts |  Losing control of your mental faculties as you age isn't inevitable and can be reversed," says brain longevity expert Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., author of brain longevity.36 Even in the late stages, Alzheimer's disease can be halted or at least slowed down; catch it early enough and it can be reversed. And if you deal with the possibility of brain decline at mid-life, your chances of preventing it altogether are high.
Dr. |
Ronald L. Hoffman, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book by Roy Swank and Barbara Dugan (Garden City:
Doubleday & Company, 1987) brain longevity by Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D. (New York: Warner Books, 1997)
Professional and Support Organizations
Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation 11901 E. CoronadoRoad Tucson, AZ 85749 (520) 749-8374
American Association of Retired Persons (206) 517-2322
Web Sites http://www-hbp.scripps.edu/home.html Human Brain Project http://maui.net/~jms/brainuse.html Mysteries of the Brain http://www.neuroguide. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
See book keywords and concepts | | Brain Longevity.36 Even in the late stages, Alzheimer's disease can be halted or at least slowed down; catch it early enough and it can be reversed. And if you deal with the possibility of brain decline at mid-life, your chances of preventing it altogether are high.
Dr. Khalsa further states that people 40 to 60 years old "can retain not only an almost perfect memory, but can also have 'youthful minds,' characterized by the dynamic brainpower, learning ability, creativity, and emotional zest usually found only in young people. | | A comprehensive brain longevity program consists of detoxification, stress reduction, hormone balancing, nutritional support, and exercise (both physical and mental).
The Future of Longevity Medicine
As the world population continues to grow older, longevity medicine will become an increasingly important part of the health-care picture. "This trend is being driven by the lay public seeking higher vitality in to advanced years," says Dr. Cowden. | | Director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation, in Tucson, Arizona, and author of brain longevity, says that nerves in the Alzheimer's brain die, severing important links between the two sections of the brain (the forebrain and hippocampus) responsible for thinking and memory. Brain autopsies of Alzheimer's patients show plaques and lesions or clots of dead cellular material, a fact corroborated by Dr. Khalsa and others. "The nerves become encrusted with protein deposits, which turn them into dysfunctional tangled masses of abnormal fibers. | | Diet and Nutritional Supplements
Improving the diet can help Alzheimer's patients and promote brain longevity. In general, maintain a diet that features a balance of proteins, complex carbohydrates (not the simple sugars of the typical fast food diet), and healthy fats. The optimal brain diet steers clear of foods that are processed (monosodium glutamate or MSG and aspartame are two food additives that are proven neurotoxins), genetically engineered, or refined (sugars and flour), while favoring plenty of organic fruits and vegetables and purified water. |
Dr. Julian Whitaker
See book keywords and concepts | | Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation in Tucson and author of brain longevity, exercise also stimulates the production of an important substance called nerve growth factor (NGF). As its name implies, NGF facilitates the growth of dendrites, the branchlike nerve endings that receive incoming signals and make intercellular communication possible. NGF also contributes to increased production of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine, which are both critical for brain function and memory. |
Gale Maleskey
See book keywords and concepts |  Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation in Tucson and co-author of brain longevity. That's why many of the nutritional supplements recommended to shield your brain from age-related memory impairment also offer protection from heart disease.
"Memory loss used to be considered a somewhat normal occurrence with age, but it isn't," says Dr. Khalsa. "People don't have to inevitably decline."
Some researchers regard Alzheimer's disease as a kind of a subcategory of normal memory loss that's associated with aging, Dr. Khalsa says. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
See book keywords and concepts | | Any stress reduction method that effectively disengages the body's fight-or-flight reaction and therefore inhibits excessive Cortisol production is useful as a way of ensuring optimal brain longevity. Diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, exercise, guided imagery, and the use of essential oils are just a few examples of the ways available to soothe the body and calm the emotions.
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Maoshing Ni, D.O.M., Ph.D., L.Ac. |
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