Synopses & Reviews
This is a revolutionary program that shows you how to boost your health, energy, and happiness by balancing your brain chemistry.
Do you suffer from symptoms of anxiety, depression, chronic pain, overweight, fatigue, inability to focus, addiction, or more? Now there is hope for you. In this groundbreaking guide to feeling your best all the time, two prominent physicians explain how slight imbalances in your brain chemistry can cause a wide variety of health problems–and how you can overcome these problems and regain your health in 28 days.
Drs. Jay Lombard and Christian Renna show how your health and mood are directly connected to the balance of five neurotransmitters in your brain and body, especially dopamine and serotonin. They include a simple questionnaire that you can use to determine whether you have an excess or deficiency of one or more of these neurotransmitters, and they show the effects your imbalance can have on your health. A deficit of dopamine, for instance, may lead to weight gain, diminished sex drive, inability to focus, and addictions, whereas a deficit of serotonin may cause anxiety, depression, and an increased risk of heart disease.
Using breakthrough research along with dramatic case studies of patients who now feel great after following the authors’ program, Balance Your Brain, Balance Your Life provides easy-to-follow strategies for correcting most imbalances through customized 28-day programs of exercise, diet, supplements, and herbs.
In this groundbreaking guide to feeling terrific, you’ll learn how to:
- Identify whether you are a warm type, a cool type, or a dual type
- Select the customized 28-day mind-body plan that’s right for you
- Conquer symptoms of anxiety, depression, chronic pain, fatigue, and more
- Lose weight and improve your mood
By following the revolutionary new program in this book, you can make yourself healthier, more energetic, and happier in less than a month.
Review
Neurologist Lombard and preventive medicine speaker Renna argue that we are all in a state of chemical imbalance. The authors' premise is that people who are too warm need more of the cooling neurotransmitter serotonin, while people who are too cool need more dopamine. Deficiencies of either chemical lead to certain personality characteristics and are even affiliated with medical conditions such as heart disease. People who are too warm are often restless and angry, while those who are too cool are often fatigued and anxious. As the authors explain, "When we say mind-body balance what we really mean is brain-body balance." Lombard and Renna provide a test so readers can determine whether they have a warming or cooling tendency, and then they offer tailored 28-day program that include diet, dietary supplements, exercise, sleep and possible medical treatment. Although the authors say that people can have a dual deficiency, trying to fit into the categories may remind readers of trying to match up with an astrological sign. Interesting points are made, but still it will be hard for many to accept that so much of our mental and physical health is due to a neurotransmitter deficit. Additionally, while many of the authors' recommendations appear sound, they don't provide much evidence for their dietary or supplement advice. (Jan.) (Publishers Weekly, October 27, 2003)
Synopsis
A revolutionary program that shows how to boost health, energy, and happiness by balancing brain chemistry
In this breakthrough book, two prominent doctors explain why an imbalance in our brain chemistry is behind a wide range of health problems and tell us what we can do to restore balance and achieve unprecedented levels of physical, mental, and emotional well-being. After showing how our overall health is connected to our balance of neurotransmitters (the chemicals that regulate our brain and nervous system) dopamine, serotonin, and others the authors present a simple and revealing questionnaire that tells readers whether they are warming-deficient, cooling-deficient, or are both warming- and cooling-deficient. A warming deficiency, for instance, may lead to weight gain, diminished sex drive, inability to focus, and addictions, whereas a cooling deficiency may cause anxiety, depression, and an increased risk of heart disease. The book then offers easy and thorough 30-day plans to remedy most imbalances through exercise, diet, supplements, and lifestyle changes; it also explains how to treat more serious imbalances, in consultation with a physician, using hormones, antidepressants, and more. This book is destined for major attention and sales.
Dr. Jay Lombard (New York, NY) is Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology at Cornell Medical School and the Director of the Brain Behavior Center in Rockland County, New York. He has appeared on Larry King Live and NBC News and is a nationally recognized speaker on brain-behavioral related topics. Dr. Christian Renna (Dallas, TX), a nationally recognized expert on preventive medicine, is the founder of LifeSpan Medicineclinics. He has appeared on 48 Hours, Extra!, and nationwide radio. With offices in Dallas and Beverly Hills, he has many celebrity patients. Armin A. Brott (CA) is a freelance writer.
Synopsis
In this breakthrough book, two prominent doctors explain why an imbalance in our brain chemistry is behind a wide range of health problems--and tell us what we can do to restore balance and achieve unprecedented levels of physical, mental, and emotional well-being. After showing how our overall health is connected to our balance of neurotransmitters (the chemicals that regulate our brain and nervous system)--dopamine, serotonin, and others--the authors present a simple and revealing questionnaire that tells readers whether they are warming-deficient, cooling-deficient, or are both warming-and cooling-deficient. A warming deficiency, for instance, may lead to weight gain, diminished sex drive, inability to focus, and addictions, whereas a cooling deficiency may cause anxiety, depression, and an increased risk of heart disease. The book then offers easy and thorough 30-day plans to remedy most imbalances through exercise, diet, supplements, and lifestyle changes; it also explains how to treat more serious imbalances, in consultation with a physician, using hormones, antidepressants, and more. This book is destined for major attention and sales.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-276) and index.
Synopsis
mind and body. Whether you re seeking to improve your mood, control your weight, or just plain feel better, Drs. Lombard and Renna have answers for you that encompass the totality of your life, not just a part."
Toni G. Grant, Ph.D.
clinical psychologist and author of Being a Woman
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Acclaim for Balance Your Brain Balance Your Life
"Balance Your Brain, Balance Your Life breaks new ground in psychology and medicine and promises to change the way we think about health and disease."
Mehmet Oz, M.D.
bestselling author of Healing from the Heart
"This innovative and interesting book will help you feel great and live life to its fullest."
Carol Colman
New York Times bestselling coauthor of Curves
"Dr. Lombard is at the forefront of the emerging field of neuropsychiatry and this book explains it all in a way that is practical and easily understood."
Aidan Quinn, actor
"Anyone seeking greater balance in life can find much useful practical information in this book."
David Simon, M.D.
Medical Director of the Chopra Center for Well Being
author of the Nautilus Awardwinning Vital Energy
"This step-by-step guide gives clear treatment strategies to help you successfully navigate the complex interplay between the brain and the bodya holistic approach that shows you how to use the best of Eastern and Western medicines."
Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, M.S.W.
coauthor of The Anxiety Cure and The Anxiety Cure for Kids
"Bravo! Dr. Lombard demonstrates that when it comes to the understanding and rational integration of traditional and alternative medicine he has no peer."
Joseph A. Deltito, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, New York Medical College
"Youll come away from reading Balance Your Brain, Balance Your Life with a new sense of awe and wonder at the exquisite relationship between mind and body. Whether youre seeking to improve your mood, control your weight, or just plain feel better, Drs. Lombard and Renna have answers for you that encompass the totality of your life, not just a part."
Toni G. Grant, Ph.D.
clinical psychologist and author of Being a Woman
About the Author
DR. JAY LOMBARD is Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology at Cornell Medical School and the Director of the Brain Behavior Center in Rockland County, New York. He has appeared on Larry King Live and NBC News and is a nationally recognized speaker on brain-behavioral-related topics.
DR. CHRISTIAN RENNA is a nationally recognized expert on preventive medicine and the founder of LifeSpan Medicine clinics. He has appeared on 48 Hours, Extra!, and nationwide radio. With offices in Dallas and Beverly Hills, he has many celebrity patients.
ARMIN A. BROTT is a freelance writer. His books include The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be and Father for Life: A Journey of Joy, Challenge, and Change.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
PART ONE: Warming and Cooling—What’s Your Brain-Body Type?
Introduction.
1. The Yin and Yang of Balance, Health, and Disease.
2. Your Personal Brain-Body Type Assessment.
3. Are You Too Cool? How Warming Deficiencies Affect Your Mind and Body.
4. Are You Too Warm? How Cooling Deficiencies Affect Your Mind and Body.
5. Are You Too Cool and Too Warm? How Dual Warming and Cooling Deficiences Affect Your Mind and Body.
PART TWO: The Balance Your Brain, Balance Your Life 28-Day Programs.
6 Warming Up: How to Balance Your Warming Neurotransmitter Deficiency.
7 Cooling Off: How to Balance Your Cooling Neurotransmitter Deficiency.
8 Getting Back in Balance: Overcoming Your Dual Neurotransmitter Deficit.
Conclusion.
Recommended Reading.
Appendix: Purchasing Supplements.
Index.