[.ca] Brain Wellness Plan (ISBN 1575662930)

From Amazon.com:
You know you're in for some tough sledding when you encounter this sentence on page 27: "These tiny organelles are often referred to by biologists as 'the powerhouses of the cell' because mitochondria are so important to oxidative phosphorylation." The authors go on to explain what oxidative phosphorylation is, but still, you have to really care about that noggin of yours to keep reading until you get to the good stuff: the foods and nutritional supplements that make your brain work better. Once you get past the exotic roster of amino acids, antioxidants, and other substances that may improve or maintain brain function--(s-adenosyl methionine, tocotrienols, n-acetyl-cysteine, among others)--the bulk of the book focuses on specific problems (Alzheimer's, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression) and ways to deal with them nutritionally.

Well-researched:
Dr. Lombard, a neurologist, and Carl Germano, a nutritionist,have done an excellent job at explaining how nutrition and supplementscan influence the course of common neurological and psychiatric conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. I enjoyed reading their chapter on the brain-immune connection. There's a lot of good information here. I highly recommend this book although I may not agree with all of their supplement and dosage recommendations. You may also consider reading my book Mind Boosters which provides a different emphasis and explains how to use natural supplements to improve memory, mood, productivity, vision, libido, and mental performance.

snake oil salesmen:
This book is a crock of unsubstantiated horse manure and the authors are modern day snake oil salesmen!! These types of practitioners and authors take advantage of other peoples misfortunes just to make a buck - DISGUSTING AND UNETHICAL

The brain wellness plain:
The generative diseases (in this case neurological diseases), from parkinson, to altzheimr, a.l.s, and others like c.f.s are coverd in that book with the latest medical, and the nutritional (plus supllements) views. The authors are both doctors. one of them is a neurologist and the other is a docter and a clinical nutritionist, that both with their simple yet complex explanations put a remarkable views of healling about the degenerative diseases and shows the benfit of the long term healling with nutrition and supllemnts. the roots of the diseases are discused very interstingly and it is a very informative book. i do have one comment about that book: that they givven amount of vitamin C in those specific diseases (degenerative neurological diseases), should be much higher, but beside of that it's the best natural book that dealing in one copy on the brain wellness plain against degenerative diseases. i know what i'm saying because i'm dealing with those diseases with my patients.

Good book / bad doctor? You decide.:
Last year I began to exhibit symptoms, trembling right hand, body stiffness, that seemed vaguely consistant with Parkinsons Disease. I read this book and was pleased with the open-mindedness of Dr. Lombard and his use of wholistic treatments of severe neurological / brain conditions. I made an appointment to see him in his office. After a brief interview he performed some mobility / muscle tests on me and boldly pronounced that I had Parkinsons Disease. Dr Lombard gave me a prescription medication to begin my treatment and I went home in a state of shock. My girlfriend, who had accompanied me to the appointment was in tears. I tried not to let anyone know of the diagnosis but before long I was receiving messages of profound condolences from friends and co-workers. I filled the prescription he gave me and began researching Parkinsons. After 3 sleepless nights full of terrible nightmares I called Dr Lombard. He said it must be the medication so he prescribed another one. That too gave me terrible nightmares. Then he told me to try drinking a few glasses of wine to see if that stopped the trembling in my right hand. It did. He told me to come back into his office. By then 3 weeks had passed. During that visit he told me that perhaps I didn't have Parkinsons Disease after all and he gave me another prescription for the trembling in my hand. That medication affected my blood pressure. What's going on? I had to seek a second opinion, more tests, insurance claims, etc. The conclusion? I do not have anything wrong with me except some nervous tension and I am on no medication. Good book / bad doctor? You decide...

Dr. Tedde M Rinker: Recommend readingThe Brain Wellness Plan:
While this book may be a bit loaded with biochemistry for the tastes of the average reader, it is an excellent book if you want to understand how the brain works best and what kinds of supplements, vitamins and nutients will help keep it functioning well. It is a good review for anyone in the medical field too, especially those wanting to provide a balanced integrative health approach to their family or general practice. The most important point is preventing degeneration of brain function over time, and while it will appear complex at first, attempting to understand and apply it could save your brain and keep you out of a long term care facility in the future.