Mind Food and Smart Pills A Sourcebook for the Vitamins, Herbs, and Drugs That Can Increase Intelligence, Improve Memory, and Prevent Brain Aging

Name: Mind Food and Smart Pills A Sourcebook for the Vitamins, Herbs, and Drugs That Can Increase Intelligence, Improve Memory, and Prevent Brain Aging
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ISBN: 9780385261388

ISBN-10: 0385261381

ISBN-13: 9780385261388

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ross Pelton, Taffy C. Pelton

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Sharpen your memory and enhance your mental alertness using this clear, accessible guide to the foods and drugs that can affect and improve cognition.

Book details

List price: $19.00
Publisher: Broadway Books
Publication date: 7/1/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.858



A Note from the Authors


Foreword



Mind Food and Smart Pills



Introduction



The Neuron: The Basic Unit



Memory



Free Radicals and Antioxidants



Improving Performance



Introduction to Improving Mental Performance



Intelligence, Thinking, and Learning



Choline/Lecithin: A Vital Role in Memory



DMAE/Deanol: The Brain Stimulant



Hydergine: The Ultimate Smart Pill



Vasopressin/Diapid: The Memory Hormone



Lucidril: Reversing the Aging Proces



Dilantin/DPH: "A Remarkable Medicine Has Been Overlooked"



Cognitive Enhancers



Piracetam: A Drug for the Mind



Piracetam + Choline: A Memory-Enhancing Combination



The Herbal Way



Ginkgo Biloba: A Medicinal Tree



Ginseng: Wonder Herb of the Orient



Antiaging



Introduction to Antiaging: Once a Dead Brain Cell, Always a Dead Brain Cell



Optimal Nutrition and Intelligence



Vitamin C/Ascorbic Acid: The Champion Free Radical Scavenger



Selenium: The Miracle Element



Vitamin E: The Great Protector



Vitamin A/Beta-Carotene: Preserving Intelligence



Gerovital/GH-3: "The Amazing Rejuvenation Formula"



Exercise and the Mind



Fats and Oils and the Brain



Brain Formulas: The Biochemistry of Intelligence



The Aging Brain: Senility and Alzheimer's Disease



Conclusion



FDA Drug Bulletin: FDA Sanctions "Unapproved" Uses for Drugs



Mail Order Medicine



Commercial Suppliers


Glossary


Notes


Acknowledgments