Mind Boosters: A Guide to Natural Supplements That Enhance Your Mind, Memory, and Mood

by Ray Sahelian

Book Overview

Everyone forgets things sometimes. But do you ever feel like you can't keep track of simple things like acquaintances' names, your car keys, and the two things you needed to pick up on the way home? As America's population ages, more and more people are struggling with the fact that their memory and mental power are not that they used to be. Maybe you've tried exercising your mind, or maybe you've just started keeping better to do lists. But a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312195842
• ISBN13: 9780312195847
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Awesome, awesome book!

I've always known that proper nutrition, effects your brain power in a safe and natural way. I only wish that more physicians would become aware of the benefits of supplements, and not rely on pharmaceutical drugs so much. This book helps you make the right choices in choosing supplements. Anyone who is interested in keeping their brain young as long as possible, should have this book in their library. That should be everyone!

Bottom Line's Mind Boosting Secrets

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Mind Boosting Secrets

This book is exactly what I'd hoped for. I think this book is excellent.

Readable, informative, and well-organized

When St. Martin's Press first published Dr. Ray Sahelian's MIND BOOSTERS in 2000, readers and critics alike expressed their appreciation for the book's helpful and readable explication of how various nutrients and dietary supplements impact specific aspects of brain functionality. Bottom Line Books has now republished the text in a sturdier, enlarged, and retitled hardcover edition. While the rather cheesy cover art and sensationalistic title may repell some bookstore browsers, don't be fooled: MIND BOOSTING SECRETS is actually an outstanding resource for readers wishing to evaluate the effects of dietary supplements, unburdened by shrill product promotion. Sahelian not only educates readers about supplements, but also increases consumer savviness by helping people to evaluate manufacturers' claims. The text is very well structured. Whether you want to treat a specific malady or increase your general knowledge of neurochemistry, you'll find the information swiftly and easily. The 22 chapters are grouped into six major sections: 1. Using Your Brain to Boost Your Mind (Best practices for self-maintenance and overall wellness) 2. Your Brain - An Owner's Guide (Introduction to neurophysiology and neurochemistry) 3. Lifestyle Habits for a Long-Lasting Brain (Holistisc considerations for lifelong health) 4. A Practical Guide to Mind-Boosting Supplements (Brain fats, choline, vitamins, methyl donors, nootropics, herbs, hormones, and more) 5. Staying Smart After School (Recommended supplement regimens prioritized by adult age group and other factors) 6. Natural Prescriptions for Depression, Vision Enhancement, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease (Speaks for itself) Dr. Sahelian also respectfully provides his readers with detailed appendices, including a Glossary, a Bibliography, and a References section to name a few. The lists of References and Acknowledgements generally cites researchers and papers published in highly-regarded scientific journals, not reports from labs funded exclusively by pharmaceutical companies and supplement vendors. When evaluating supplements, it is crucially important to consider the source of laboratory reports. Ray Sahelian, MD has provided us with a refreshing and objective reference work that remains true to holistic medicine without completely eschewing synthetic pharmaceuticals. Although he endorses positive lifestyle changes such as stress reduction and physical exercise for good mental health, Sahelian unfortunately stops short of acknowledging the more acute therapies of clinical neurofeedback and acupuncture; given the implicit scope of the book, these therapies deserve at least a passing mention.

ENHANCING YOUR MIND, MEMORY AND MOOD

I have found Dr Sahelian's books on Creatine, DHEA and Pregnenolone very useful, and this one is no exception. He discusses brain function and chemistry and how it relates to nutrition, and provides information on how to improve your mind through lifestyle factors. This is followed by detailed explanations of how supplements work, supported by research findings, under the categories Memory Boosters, Mood & Energy Lifters, Methyl Donors, Keeping Your Brain Young With Antioxidants, Mind Energizers, Amino Acids, Brain Hormones, and Psychoactive Herbs. There are extensive mind-boosting programmes for the age groups 25 - 40, 41 - 60 and for age 61 and over. The last chapter provides natural prescriptions for depression, vision enhancement, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. This well-researched, well-written book is rounded off with a glossary, bibliography and references plus a thorough index. It is the most complete and authoritative book of its kind and also a pleasure to read. I would have liked to find more information on Deprenyl, but it is a drug - not a natural supplement - and thus outside the scope of this book. Similar informative books that deal with nutritional supplementation include William Regelson's 'The Superhormone Promise' and Timothy J Smith's 'Renewal.' Mind Boosters however, remains the best overall reference book on cutting-edge nutrition for a healthy mind.