Internationally renowned family doctor William Sears and noted neurologist Vincent M. Fortanasce present an accessible, all-ages guide to optimum brain health, from treating depression, anxiety, and ADHD to preventing Alzheimer's and dementia, with or without medication The brain is a complex organ, responsible for our thoughts, our feelings, our hopes and dreams. It's also vulnerable to a host of ailments that negatively impact quality of life, from disorders such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD that can strike at any time to illnesses of aging like Alzheimer's and dementia.
The good news is, this diverse set of mental and emotional challenges all stem from the same cause: imbalance in the brain. And getting your brain back in balance--without medication, or in partnership with it--is easier than you think.
Whether you're experiencing normal mental and emotional burnout or wrestling with diagnosed illness,
The Healthy Brain Book can help you thrive. It explains:
- How
what we think can change
how well we think
- The role of inflammation in the brain, and how food and activity can
reverse it
- What drugs enhance and suppress the brain's ability to
heal itself
- Actionable advice to improve your memory, promote learning, and prevent common brain ailments
- How to personalize the book's tools for
your unique brain
For more than 20 years,
The Baby Book author William Sears' advice has been trusted by millions across the country, and around the world. Now, he and
The Anti-Alzheimer's Prescription author Vincent M. Fortanasce have put together the essential guide to a clearer, calmer, and happier brain. Laced with relatable personal stories from family members and patients as well as detailed illustrations,
The Healthy Brain Book weds Fortanasce's deep neurological and psychiatric expertise with Sears' sympathetic bedside manner and reader-friendly writing.
Let
The Healthy Brain Book help you, safely and effectively, think-change your brain for a happier and healthier life.
Author: William Sears, Vincent M. Fortanasce
Publisher: Benbella Books
Published: 04/21/2020
Pages: 275
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781948836517
About the AuthorWilliam Sears, M.D., has been advising busy parents on how to raise healthier families for over 40 years, and now turns his attention to the specialty of lifestyle medicine. He has served as a voluntary professor at the University of Toronto, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California School of Medicine, and University of California: Irvine. As a father of 8 children, he coached Little League sports for 20 years, and together with his wife Martha has written more than 40 books and countless articles on parenting, nutrition, and healthy aging. He serves as a consultant for TV, magazines, radio and other media, and his website AskDrSears.com is one of the most popular health and parenting sites. Dr. Sears and his contribution to family health were featured on the cover of
TIME Magazine in May 2012. He is noted for his science-made-simple-and-fun approach to family health.
Vincent M. Fortanasce, MD, is ranked as one of the best medical specialists in North America and has treated such high-profile individuals as Pope John Paul II and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda. Over nearly four decades, Dr. Fortanasce has helped thousands of people as a world-renowned neurologist and rehabilitation specialist. He has appeared as a medical expert on
60 Minutes,
Today,
Dr. Phil,
Dateline, CNN's
Paula Zahn Now,
Hard Ball with Chris Mathews, XM satellite radio, and many more national and local television and radio shows. Fortanasce is a regular spokesperson for the California Medical Association at the senate and legislature assemblies and has been quoted in the
New York Times,
Sports Illustrated,
USA Today,
U.S. News & World Report,
Time magazine, and many other prestigious publications. He also hosts his own syndicated radio program, St. Joseph's Radio Presents.