5-HTP 198
acetyl-l-carnitine 195
acupressure 10, 47–49, 60, 70, 124, 135, 214, 230, 233
Albers, Elliot 66
alcohol 62, 167–168, 188, 191, 198, 205
alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) 195
Alzheimer's disease 9, 15, 75, 84, 89, 91, 149, 157, 169, 171, 176–177, 183, 184, 187–188, 195–196
Amen, Daniel 32, 86–87, 187, 193, 194, 197–198, 229
antioxidant 167, 175–177, 179–180, 182–184, 187, 194–196, 199
associative cortex 99
auditory processing 26, 79, 80, 82
avocado 10, 170, 177, 180, 183
balance 9–10, 19, 22, 24, 38, 49, 51, 53, 58, 66, 72, 110, 123, 128, 137, 150, 153, 174, 182, 189, 210, 216, 229
biophilia 157
BodyTalk 47
Borysenko, Joan 13, 37, 150, 156, 203, 210, 215, 229
BrainDance 55
BrainGym 55
breakfast 66, 162, 173, 189, 199
breathing 24, 45, 51, 53, 57–58, 60, 63, 86, 104–105, 130–133, 136–138, 142, 146, 202–203, 207–217, 222–223, 227
caffeine 62, 124, 185–187, 191
Callahan Thought Field Therapy (TFT) 48, 135
carpet 18, 142–143, 146–147, 149
Cavanagh, Patrick 68
cell phones 58–59, 86, 89, 150, 154, 167
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 37, 38
color 10, 67–71, 82, 85, 93, 96, 100, 110, 131, 156, 166, 179, 180, 191, 196, 220, 226
community 13, 55, 74, 85, 111, 125, 150, 158–159, 161, 215, 219, 225–226
creativity 10, 16, 18, 22, 24, 43, 61, 69, 73–74, 83, 96–103, 105–108, 110–111, 136, 203, 205, 212, 225–226, 229
critic 36, 97, 98, 103, 105, 127, 128
dance 55–56, 77, 96, 101, 112, 136, 157, 163, 221
Disney, Walt 98
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 172–173
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 172–173
Emotional Freedom Technique 48, 135
emotions (see chapter 4: Emotions and the Brain, p. 117) 16–19, 24–26, 28–29, 36–37, 40–41, 43, 45, 47–49, 61, 63, 67, 77, 90, 98–99, 102, 104–105, 111, 143, 153, 159, 191, 203–207, 210, 212, 214, 221, 225–226, 230
energy medicine 9, 10, 45–47, 60, 88, 229
energy psychology 47, 125, 130, 135
Engelbrecht, Kathie 67
Environmental Working Group 145–146, 232
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) 167, 170–171
exercise 9, 22, 30, 37, 51–55, 57, 59, 62, 87, 105, 112, 115, 123, 135, 136, 186, 205
fear 10, 37–39, 91, 119, 127, 128, 133, 219, 229
feng shui 156
Fry, William 43
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) 187, 197
game 17, 55, 60, 76, 86–87, 92, 100, 112–114, 119, 153, 161, 168, 232
Gardner, Howard 75–76, 78, 97, 230
Gilbert, Anne Green 55
gingko 195
Gottman, John and Julie 134
grounding exercise 131
Hook-Up brain exercise 57
Inositol 198
insomnia 61–63, 125, 153, 186, 232, 241
intelligence 29, 69, 73–78, 83, 111, 139, 205, 230, 232
Kaplan, R.L. 186
Katie, Byron 230
Kempton, Sally 13, 39, 120, 130–131, 213, 214, 215, 230
Khakpour, Dori 189
kinesthetic processing 77, 79–82, 112
Lazy-Eight brain exercise 57
learning 10, 16, 43, 55–57, 61, 69–70, 73–75, 78–79, 81–87, 89–92, 111–112, 114–115, 127–128, 138–139, 161, 169, 170, 180, 183, 184, 203, 206, 225–226
learning styles 69, 73, 79, 81–83
light 16, 36, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 69, 80, 96, 153, 154, 155, 158, 170, 211, 216
l-theanine 187
Maisel, Eric 13, 97, 100–101, 103, 104, 107, 231
Math for Mystics 231
meditation (see chapter 7: Meditation, p. 181) 9, 16, 18, 19, 22, 39, 40, 45, 64, 67, 78, 102, 120, 125, 130, 201–231
memory 9, 16–18, 24, 26, 30, 41, 42, 43, 52, 59, 61–62, 67, 71, 73, 76, 87, 88, 90–94, 96, 108, 125, 143, 159, 166–170, 173, 176, 178, 182–184, 188, 195–196, 203, 205, 212, 225–226
Michaels, Ragini 13, 81, 98, 102–103, 133, 209, 215, 223, 231
mood 41–42, 45, 67–69, 77, 92, 105, 118, 138, 156–157, 162, 166, 168, 171, 176, 186, 187, 192, 195–198, 206
movement 16, 18, 19, 24, 26, 30, 32, 48–58, 63, 66, 79, 81–83, 86–87, 89–90, 96, 98, 99, 104, 113, 121, 127, 135, 143, 152, 163, 203, 206, 210, 214, 216, 221, 225–226
music 27, 54, 62, 71, 75, 76, 80, 83, 88, 98, 100–101, 105, 107, 112, 138, 156, 157, 162, 210
names 89, 91, 93, 94, 100, 112, 114, 119, 130, 144, 159
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 145
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) 40, 80, 81, 98, 110, 133, 209
neuropathways 28, 83, 85, 89–90
Neuroscience for Kids 23, 88, 232
Ogden, Pat 50
alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) 172
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) 172–173
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 172–173
Orzack, Maressa 154
paint 95, 105, 111, 136–137, 148–149, 156, 226
phosphatidylserine 195
pomegranate 183
Pribam, Karl 34
Ratey, John 23, 52, 83, 89–91, 104, 159, 231
Reiki 47
Ricard, Matthieu 127
sage 184
salt 189
Seasonal Affective Disorder 65, 125, 155
selenium 193
senses 13, 64, 70, 72, 79, 81, 84–85, 96, 99, 100
Short-Term Dynamic Therapy 40
sleep 9, 24, 29, 37, 42, 60–67, 69, 100, 125, 143, 153, 155, 185, 198, 204, 212, 214, 216, 221, 232, 241
stress 9, 15, 19, 41–42, 48–49, 58–60, 68, 84, 89, 92–93, 118, 120, 132, 136, 138, 142, 150, 159, 171, 186, 193, 197, 202–203, 216, 218, 223
sugar 124, 145, 166, 168, 184, 186, 189, 191
supplements 9, 166, 173, 177, 180, 182–183, 191–198
sweet potatoes 180
Tapas Acupressure Technique 10, 48–49, 60, 135, 214, 230, 233
taurine 196
tea 60, 63, 185–188, 196, 198, 203
turmeric 183
twelve-step meetings 163
valerian 198
visual processing 25, 27, 43, 67, 76, 79–80, 82–83, 88, 93, 184
visualization 40, 63–65, 211, 220, 230
vitamin D 155
Warner, Brad 105
Washington Toxics Coalition 145, 233
water 41, 60, 70, 124, 135, 147, 149–150, 167, 188–191, 194, 219, 226
Weil, Andrew 174, 193, 194, 231–232
Wild Divine 60
wood 10, 71, 87, 146–147, 219, 233
yoga 10, 35, 45, 49–50, 53, 55, 60, 77, 88, 92, 94, 105, 107, 123, 125, 136, 161, 216, 222
zinc 179