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

Especially useful is the information which other books leave out due to their own ignorance, wherease Dr. Sahelian gets right down to the 30- and 40-letter names for specific hormones, neurotransmitters, enzymes and other crucial substances, or fluids, in the body that don't HAVE any other name. This is EXACTLY the information that I need for my research, and whether or not you are doing research or just want to improve your overall health, you are really missing out on invaluable information if you have not read this book. For each topic discussed, the author has sub-topics of cautions and side-effects, recommendations, and personal anectdoes filled with specific information about the substance or vitamin being discussed. Dr. Sahelian, for example, is a strong believer that many people suffer stress and and anxiety needlessly, simply because they fail to supplement their diet with B-Vitamins, and also that they lack "good" cholesterol, or the Omega-3 class fatty acids. I was pleased to know that I have been taking Lecithin as a fat emulsifier and brain booster for over twenty years, and is one reason why I have an excellent memory--not to mention clarity of thinking and good concentration. "Mind Boosters" will reinforce or strengthen your knowledge of what you may need to know most in your life.

Furthermore, Dr. Sahelian points out the role of St. John's Wort, Ginko Biloba, fats in the diet and much more, spread over the 22 chapters. Part I starts right at the beginning with, "Using Your Brain..." and can have an ordinary person with reasonable capacity to take in new information beginning to understand some important functions about brain and mind and body interaction. It's like this doctor doing a basic, bare-bones sketch to brand new medical students--and the book does have great, easy-to-understand illustrations. For these reasons, this book will have you so smart by the time you are done that, if you follow the advice (with the help of a doctor), you will have little need to worry about suffering the effects of neglecting your body's precise chemical balances. Also discussed are the role of receptor sites, and how they can be intercepted by pseudo-neurons, or neurons that were "faking" the fingerprint of another.

Dr. Sahelian is a terrific writer. Not one word is wasted, every sentence informs, every chapter educates. This is only one of many books he has written in which he really knows his subjects. This book should be worth scholarly credits. Recommended for all educated readers. Buy it today!