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The Brain Trust Program: A Scientifically Based Three-Part Plan to Improve Memory, Elevate Mood, Enhance Attention, Alleviate Migraine and Meno

by Larry Mccleary

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A leading neurosurgeon delivers a groundbreaking program for increasing brain function at any age.

The brain, like the muscles, heart, and other organs, is made of flesh and blood and requires proper care to maintain its optimum state of wellbeing. In this remarkable prescription for brain health, Dr. Larry McCleary reveals not only how to forestall the effects of aging but also how to improve brain function.

Taking a unique metabolic approach in his scientifically-based program of prevention and regeneration, Dr. McCleary shows readers how to:

- Assess their risk for memory loss and other cognitive impairment
- Incorporate a comprehensive regimen of a brain-building diet, brain-specific supplements, mental (and physical) exercise, and stress reduction techniques to enhance memory, acuity, and clarity - Personalize the three-part Brain Trust program for a more dynamic brain from childhood to age 100
- Avoid surprising and common lifestyle pitfalls that may unknowingly damage brain cells
- Relieve or greatly reduce migraines, hot flashes, and hearing loss

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"The Brain Trust Program provides everything you need to know to ensure optimal brain functioning for a lifetime!"
-Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Mother-Daughter Wisdom

"It isn't difficult to find people who are suffering from a wide range of debilitating neurological conditions such as migraine headaches, Alzheimer's disease, brain cancer, and worse these days. But leave it to a brain surgeon to figure out many of these can actually be treated and even reversed metabolically through some rather simple changes in the diet. Dr. Larry McCleary has figured out that controlling the amount of insulin production by consuming a healthy low-carb diet is indeed the most 'brain-friendly' way you could possibly eat. The Brain Trust Program he has developed from his many years of experience challenges people to think about the long-term impact of the high-carb foods they are eating not just on their waistline, but also on that gray matter between their ears! This book is guaranteed to shake up the status quo and quite literally turn traditional brain treatment on its head!"
-Jimmy Moore, author of Livin' La Vida Low-Carb

"One of the best books I've seen on the care and feeding of your brain! Dr. McCleary knows what he's talking about and even better, has a gift for communicating this important information!"
-Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS, Board Certified Nutritionist, author, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth and The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth

Synopsis:

In this remarkable prescription for brain health, leading neurosurgeon Dr. McCleary delivers a groundbreaking program for increasing brain function at any age.

About the Author

Larry McCleary, M.D., former acting chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery and director of the Neuroscience Research Program at the Children's Hospital in Denver, is co-founder and director of research at Advanced Metabolic Research Group (AMRG), a company dedicated to the use of diet and nutraceutical supplements to solve neurological, metabolic, and medical disorders.

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bluechipbad, September 27, 2007 (view all comments by bluechipbad)
If you read only one book this year about improving your brain, as well as your body, make it The Brain Trust Program. If you still feel you need to read two or three other books, put down whatever else you're reading. Instead, pick this up and start reading it until you finish, which won't take very long because it's such a compelling and easily readable book.

I'm not sure exactly what I expected when I picked it up, other than maybe I had a fear that it would fly right over my head because a brain surgeon's writing just might be jammed with complicated medical jargon. I was wrong, and found it readily readable. I was also surprised to find it's not filled with the same mumbo-jumbo I've read in other self-improvement books, which can not only be difficult to comprehend but often fail to offer any reasonable life-changing suggestions. From the opening chapter about life experiences of people who've suffered from brain-drain and overcome it, to succeeding chapters about how the brain actually functions; determining whether you're at risk; how to care and feed your brain and body through nutrition and exercise; which nutrional supplements work and which don't really help your body or brain in the least; and how exercise makes a dramatic difference in your brain functions and your overall outlook on life, The Brain Trust Program unfolds in easy-to-read fashion. There's even a chapter specifically devoted to menopause, migraine headaches, how to prevent your senses from dimming over time and how to potentially offset the dreaded effects of Alzeheimer's Disease, which so many of us either now face or will face in the coming years.

Also included are some great mental exercises, much like gym workouts, designed to help you in a matter of weeks start improving your brain and eventually keeping your brain whip-sharp along the way. They even help you improve your brain power far into the future. It's a program that simply lets you work at your own pace to improve your mental and physical abilities today, tomorrow and for the rest of your life. Unlike so many other similar books, The Brain Trust Program isn't a chore or drudgery. It's fun, and you'll wonder why it took so long for somebody to make such easy, simple-to-follow suggestions, along with why you hadn't figured it out yourself and started improving your life sooner.

I know this might seem as if I'm gushing, but I'm genuinely surprised by how much I thought I knew about improving my mind and body before I opened this book, and then shockingly realized I didn't know as much as I thought. I'm posting this review on sites where I buy books because I believe everyone should have an opportunity to read this book. You can also go to www.dr.mccleary.com/book to find out more about Dr. McCleary.

I believe this book can make a significant difference in my life. And it can also make a difference in your life, in the lives of your children and especially in the lives of your parents and grandparents.

The Brain Trust Program should be required reading for everyone.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780399533587
Subtitle:
A Scientifically Based Three-Part Plan to Improve Memory, Elevate Mood, Enhance Attention, Alleviate Migraine and Meno
Author:
Mccleary, Larry
Author:
McCleary, Larry
Publisher:
Perigee Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
Care and hygiene
Subject:
Healing
Subject:
Brain
Subject:
Personal Growth - Memory Improvement
Subject:
General Health & Fitness
Subject:
Brain - Care and hygiene
Publication Date:
September 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
268
Dimensions:
9.20x6.34x.99 in. 1.07 lbs.

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