[.ca] The Edge Effect: Achieve Total Health and Longevity with ... (ISBN 1402722478)

Good but Confusing:
I read this book with great interest as I am always looking for better health. What confused me about the book is the following: if I followed all the regimens discussed in this book, it appears that I would be taking more pills than I care to....in addition to the vitamins I take. And will one of these pills (nutrients) offset another one....in other words, could they be counter-productive. He also suggests using a sugar substitute which, by all accounts, is a toxin. Why would he suggest that you use Splenda or Aspartame if it has been found to be a cancer-causing agent? Because of this alone, I become suspect of other suggestions. He makes certain protocols seem so easy, but yet you would have to keep on top of the effects of these protocols every week or so to make sure they are working. It just seems way too complicated....maybe I am not willing to be on top of my game in the neurotransmitter arena.

TREATING MEMORY DISORDERS WITH MUSIC:
Eric Braverman MD in this just released book "The Edge Effect" (Sterling Pub Co.) believes that "singing or playing an instrument yourself is an active way in which you can increase GABA." Dr. Braverman, also the force behind creating The Place for Achieving Total Health (PATH Medical in NYC and Penndel, PA) describes the biochemical GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) as having "a calming stabilizing effect on the brain" that "prevents us from being to 'juiced', too quick, and therefore ineffective." Other "natures" as he calls them, are "Powerful Dopamine", "Creative Acetylcholine" and "Playful Serotonin". Listening to Eric Braverman's explain his "Head-First Medicine" approach sounds like the revolution medicine needs is here as does his extending the concept of menopause to the entire body by naming how the brain ages as "pauses": "Electropause (slowing of brainwave activity), Biopause, Pituitarypause, Sensorypause" or "Psychopause (changes in mood) and how the body ages as: "Thyropause, Thymopause, Cardiopause, Vasculopause, Pulmonopause, Adrenipause, Somatopause, Osteopause" and "Dermopause". The complete program that explains how the brain controls the body's functions and how you can adjust and even augment its capabilities he's titled the "Edge Effect". First identify your own brain-dominant nature with the Braverman Nature Assessment (pages of multiple choice True or False questions), address your differences, focus on making the most of your primary nature then use the "Edge Effect" to experience higher performance - all in 270 pages! Actor Ben Vereen is quoted on the back cover suggesting, "Everyone with a brain must buy this book," Daniel Kassell June 5, 2004

Nourishing the brain to get the best results.:
I saw Dr. Braveman being interviewed on TV and decided to buy his book. I was not disappointed. Dr. Braverman explains how to get the most out of your brain from a neurological/nutritional perspective. His information about "Brain balance" is excellent and should be a welcome addition to your bookshelf if you seek understanding about brain function and its impact on your life. I recommend Optimal Thinking: How To Be Your Best Self to be read along with this great book to discover how to achieve emotional mastery, be your best and achieve the best results in all circumstances.