| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Introduction: Nutritional Neuroscience--the New Frontier | p. xvii |
| Welcome to the Age of the Miracle Brain | |
| Good-bye, "Brain as Machine" | p. 1 |
| Fantastic Pictures of the Living Brain | p. 3 |
| Enter the New Biology of the Brain | p. 5 |
| The Amazing Nerve Cell | p. 6 |
| The Neurotransmitter Revolution | p. 8 |
| Serotonin: One Mighty Messenger | p. 10 |
| Old Brains Don't Die: They Just Lose Power | p. 12 |
| So Your Brain Shrinks, So What? | p. 15 |
| Old Brains Don't Shrink Faster | p. 17 |
| Men's Brains Shrink Faster | p. 18 |
| Prime Enemy: Free Radicals | p. 19 |
| Is It Aging or Alzheimer's? | p. 21 |
| It's Never Too Early to Save Your Brain | p. 22 |
| Some Brains Don't Quit | p. 24 |
| Proof of the Unthinkable: Regeneration | p. 25 |
| When Dead Is Not Dead | p. 26 |
| The Genetic Turn-On | p. 27 |
| Stress Can Damage Your Brain | p. 27 |
| Estrogen: The Memory Molecule | p. 29 |
| Use It or Lose It | p. 30 |
| Educated Brains Are Stronger Brains | p. 32 |
| Exercise Expands Brains | p. 35 |
| What to Eat for a Miracle Brain | |
| The Ancient Diet Your Brain Most craves | p. 39 |
| From Wild Greens to Big Macs | p. 41 |
| Here's the Diet That Formed Our Brains | p. 42 |
| A Guide to Our Ancient Brain-Boosting Diet | p. 43 |
| How Fat Can Make and Break Your Brain | p. 48 |
| Bad Fat, Brain Breakdown | p. 48 |
| The Fat That Stunts Your Brain | p. 49 |
| Good and Bad Brain Fats at a Glance | p. 50 |
| Discovering the Enemy | p. 53 |
| Alarming Epidemic in Children | p. 55 |
| Processed Oil as Brain Buster | p. 57 |
| When Bad Omega-6s Rule Your Brain | p. 58 |
| Inflammation: The New Menace | p. 59 |
| More Omega-6 Fat, More Memory Loss | p. 62 |
| Vegetable Oils: New Killers in Japan | p. 63 |
| How Much Is Too Much? | p. 64 |
| Olive Oil Saves Memory | p. 65 |
| Oils with the Most Brain-Busting Omega-6s | p. 66 |
| Seven Ways to Keep Inflammatory Fats Out of Your Brain | p. 66 |
| Amazing New Ways Fish Oil Saves Your Brain | p. 67 |
| Up from Eden: Why Your Brain Demands Omega-3 Fat | p. 67 |
| How Fish Oil Creates Smarter, Happier Brain Cells | p. 69 |
| How Fat Manages Messages | p. 70 |
| Fish Secret: Feel-Good Serotonin | p. 72 |
| A Guide to the Mighty Brain Fats | p. 74 |
| Ten Fish with the Most "Smart Fats" | p. 76 |
| How the Japanese Build Better Brains | p. 77 |
| DHA for Test Takers | p. 77 |
| Fish: A Powerful Antidepressant | p. 78 |
| The Brain-Heart Connection | p. 79 |
| Natural Lithium: A Cure for the Highs and Lows | p. 79 |
| Flaxseed Oil: The Other Antidepressant? | p. 80 |
| The Case of the Four-Week Depression Cure | p. 81 |
| Feel Hostile? Aggressive? Stressed Out? Try Fish Oil | p. 82 |
| Think Faster, Concentrate Better | p. 83 |
| DHA Speeds Up Brain Waves | p. 84 |
| DHA-Fed Rats Learn Better | p. 85 |
| Fish Eaters Stay Smarter Longer | p. 85 |
| How Much Omega-3 Do You Need? | p. 86 |
| The Alzheimer's Connection | p. 87 |
| Schizophrenics Lack the Right Fats | p. 88 |
| The Incredible Non-Shrinking Brain: A Case History | p. 90 |
| Fish Oil Blunts Brain Damage | p. 91 |
| Is Attention Deficit Disorder a Fat Deficiency? | p. 92 |
| Lots of Testimonials, Little Proof | p. 93 |
| How to Spot a Fatty Acid Deficiency that Can Affect Your Brain | p. 95 |
| Dyslexia: A Brain Fat Deficiency? | p. 95 |
| Dyslexic Brains Are Different | p. 96 |
| How to Create a Better Brain for Your Baby | p. 96 |
| A Diet for Dumb Baby Rats | p. 99 |
| Breast-Feeding Makes Smarter Kids | p. 99 |
| Right Formula--More Smarts | p. 101 |
| Formula Stunts Babies' Brains | p. 102 |
| How to Create Brain-Building Formula | p. 105 |
| The Two Faces of Sugar: Brain Booster and Brain Buster | p. 106 |
| A Guide to Sugar Lingo | p. 107 |
| The Brain's High-Octane Fuel | p. 107 |
| Three Brain Sugar Rules | p. 109 |
| Blood Sugar: A Key to Memory | p. 109 |
| A Memory Boost for Aging Brains | p. 111 |
| More Glucose vs. Alzheimer's? | p. 112 |
| Why You Can't Learn on an Empty Stomach--Or How Breakfast Makes You Smarter | p. 112 |
| Sugar Excess: An Alarming Epidemic | p. 115 |
| How You Make Blood Sugar | p. 115 |
| How High Blood Sugar and Insulin Harm Your Brain | p. 117 |
| The Mental Ravages of High Blood Sugar | p. 117 |
| Diabetes of the Brain? | p. 119 |
| How to Save Your Brain from High Blood Sugar | p. 120 |
| Brain Perils of Your Diet | p. 121 |
| Your Brain Likes Some Carbs | p. 122 |
| Fast Carbs and Slow Carbs | p. 123 |
| The Hazards of "Fast" Carbohydates | p. 125 |
| The Incredible Carrot Myth and Other Facts | p. 126 |
| The Real Guide to Brain-Boosting Carbs | p. 127 |
| More Carbo Wisdom | p. 130 |
| Vinegar as Brain Food | p. 130 |
| Olive Oil as Brain Food | p. 131 |
| Ten Ways to Keep Blood Sugar Steady | p. 132 |
| How Sugar Can "AGE" Your Brain | p. 135 |
| Caution: Sugar May Damage Brain Cells | p. 136 |
| Chromium as Brain Food | p. 138 |
| How a High Sugar Diet Can Be Bad for Young Brains | p. 139 |
| How Antioxidants Make You Smart, Happy, and Save Your Brain from Aging | p. 141 |
| How Free Radicals Destroy Your Brain | p. 143 |
| If Your Brain Goes Rancid | p. 144 |
| Deadly Imbalance | p. 145 |
| The Super "Network" Forces | p. 146 |
| Antioxidants Tell Genes What to Do | p. 147 |
| Save Your Brain: Eat Fruits and Vegetables | p. 149 |
| Super Antioxidant Fruits and Vegetables | p. 152 |
| Calories and Antioxidants | p. 153 |
| Super Brain-Saving Juices | p. 154 |
| Turn Yourself Into an Antioxidant | p. 154 |
| How Much Is Enough? | p. 156 |
| Stop Brain Decline: Eat Spinach and Strawberries | p. 157 |
| Rejuvenate Your Brain: Eat Blueberries | p. 159 |
| Carotenoids on the Brain | p. 161 |
| Antioxidants Predict Memory | p. 162 |
| Tomatoes and the Nun Experiments | p. 162 |
| Where to Find Brain-Saving Lycopene | p. 164 |
| Tea: The Thinking Human's Drink | p. 164 |
| Beware: Tea Without Antioxidants | p. 165 |
| Chocolate as Brain Food | p. 167 |
| Mind-Altering Drugs in Chocolate | p. 168 |
| Make It Red Wine | p. 169 |
| Five Reasons Red Wine in Moderation May Benefit the Brain | p. 170 |
| Alcohol as Brain-Buster | p. 171 |
| The Carnivore Connection | p. 171 |
| How Calories Steal Your Brain | p. 172 |
| Calories Make Old Brains | p. 173 |
| Do You Have Antioxidant Deficiency? | p. 173 |
| Calorie Cutting Builds Stronger Brains | p. 174 |
| Caffeine: Everybody's Brain Fix? | p. 178 |
| Why Caffeine Gives Your Brain a Jolt | p. 179 |
| How Much of a Brain-Kick? | p. 179 |
| A Cup of Tea Does the Trick | p. 180 |
| Can Caffeine Boost Memory? | p. 181 |
| The Big Three Caffeine Sources | p. 181 |
| More Is Not Better | p. 182 |
| Is Caffeine an Antidepressant? | p. 183 |
| Grumpy Without the Fix | p. 184 |
| The Addiction Phenomenon | p. 185 |
| What to Expect If You Quit | p. 186 |
| Kids Are Addicted, Too | p. 186 |
| Colas Count | p. 187 |
| Caffeine's High Anxiety | p. 188 |
| Caffeine and Sleep | p. 189 |
| Caffeine and Blood Pressure | p. 190 |
| Where You Get Caffeine: Major Sources | p. 191 |
| Caffeine as Brain-Buster | p. 192 |
| Brain Supplements: What to Take for a Miracle Brain | |
| How Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Supplements Can Boost Your Brain to the Max | p. 195 |
| Raise Your Child's IQ with Multivitamins | p. 198 |
| Want to Keep Your Brain Young? Take Vitamins | p. 205 |
| What's in the IQ-Boosting Pills? | p. 202 |
| "I Owe it all to Vitamins", Dame Barbara | p. 204 |
| Folic Acid Revitalizes Memory | p. 208 |
| Vitamin B[subscript 6] Boosts Memory | p. 215 |
| Vitamin B[subscript 12] Prevents "Senility" | p. 218 |
| Thiamin: A Psychiatric "Drug" | p. 223 |
| Niacin: A Universal Memory Pill | p. 228 |
| Vitamin E: Super Brain Pill | p. 231 |
| Vitamin C: Brain Saver | p. 244 |
| Brain Boosting Mineral: Selenium | p. 250 |
| Lipoic Acid: Number One Super Antioxidant | p. 253 |
| Coenzyme Q10: Mighty Brain Energizer | p. 260 |
| Ginkgo: A Boost for Aging Brains | p. 268 |
| Phosphatidylserine (PS): Memory Rejuvenator | p. 277 |
| Choline: The Brain's Memory Architect | p. 284 |
| Huperzine: Promising Alzheimer's Drug | p. 292 |
| St. John's Wort: Natural Prozac | p. 295 |
| "Sammy": The New Antidepressant | p. 299 |
| How to Keep Vascular Villains from Destroying Your Brain | |
| Bad Arteries, Bad Brain | p. 306 |
| Beware Homocysteine--Potent Brain Toxin | p. 307 |
| The Stroke Connection | p. 309 |
| Homocysteine Predicts Alzheimer's | p. 309 |
| How to Zap Homocysteine | p. 310 |
| Eggs and Homocysteine | p. 312 |
| High Triglycerides Disturb Mood | p. 312 |
| Five Ways to Lower Brain-Busting Homocysteine | p. 313 |
| How to Reduce Brain-Damaging Triglycerides | p. 316 |
| High Blood Pressure Harms Memory | p. 317 |
| High Blood Pressure Shrinks Brains | p. 318 |
| Alcohol: A Blood Pressure Hazard | p. 320 |
| Six Non-Drug Ways to Reduce Blood Pressure | p. 321 |
| Prevent Stroke, Prevent Alzheimer's | p. 320 |
| Astonishing Way to Avoid and Survive a Stroke | p. 323 |
| The Amazing Potassium Protection | p. 324 |
| Wine vs. Strokes? | p. 327 |
| Salt, Stroke, and Blood Pressure | p. 329 |
| Walk Away from a Stroke | p. 331 |
| Cholesterol: Good and Bad | p. 330 |
| Cholesterol and Alzheimer's | p. 332 |
| Postscript: Getting the Miracle Brain You Deserve--Ten Top Strategies | p. 333 |
| Selected References | p. 343 |
| Books | p. 361 |
| Index | p. 363 |
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