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The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark, M.d. Hyman
Publisher: Scribner
Category: Book
List Price: $27.50
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 3
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 464
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.7
ISBN: 1416549714
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8914
EAN: 9781416549710
ASIN: 1416549714
Publication Date: December 30, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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A hidden epidemic races around the globe -- we can't see it or touch it, which makes it so dangerous. The invisible epidemic has led to the suffering of millions who spend billions on drugs, only to find they don't work. This is an epidemic of broken brains. "Broken brains" go by many names -- depression, anxiety, memory loss, brain fog, attention deficit disorder, autism, and dementia, to name a few -- and show up in radically different ways from person to person, making each seem like a separate problem. But the truth is that these "diagnoses" are all the result of a few basic problems with our biology. Pinpoint these biological problems, fix them, and let your body's natural healing intelligence take over to repair your brain. Now you can experience an UltraMind -- one that is highly focused and able to pay attention at will, with a strong, reliable memory and a mood that is calm, confident, in control, and in good spirits. We have all heard of the mind-body connection or how our thoughts affect the health of our body. But the reverse is far more powerful: what you do to your body, your basic biology, has a profound effect on your brain. Have you ever experienced instant clarity after exercise? Alertness after drinking coffee? A mental crash after popping candy? Does your brain inexplicably slow down during stress, while multitasking, or when meeting a deadline? Each is an example of how what we do to our bodies -- whether through nutrition, sleep, exercise, or stress -- has a dramatic effect on our brains. Conventional treatments don't help, or provide only slight benefit, because they just manage symptoms rather than deal with -- and heal -- the underlying problem. And just as brain problems all stem from the same root causes, they all have the same solution -- The UltraMind Solution. Our ancient genes interact with our environment to create systemic imbalances that affect our brains. Correct those imbalances -- most caused by nutritional deficiencies, allergens, infections, toxins, and stress -- and you can achieve optimum mental health without drugs or psychotherapy. The UltraMind Solution is the future of medicine, the culmination of the last twenty years of research on what makes the brain happy, focused, and calm; research that has uncovered a few simple factors that explain why things go wrong and how to fix them. Don't wait for this revolution in medicine to trickle into your doctor's office: it usually takes research twenty years to move from the lab to the patient. The answers are here, right now, in The UltraMind Solution.
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 Take action and see for yourself! January 7, 2009
Tracy R. Mannikko (West Palm Beach, FL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
UltraMind is amazing and the information is gold! Simply put, if you take the time to "digest" Dr Hyman's book it is very informative and doable. I have very little spare time and yet managed to follow the program to the letter even thru the holidays- and had NO cravings for sweets! I had always heard sugar and white flour were bad for you--but never really got the whole picture until Dr Hyman made it crystal clear. Following his plan is really quite simple--but like anything else worthwhile it takes "doing it" to see the results--and boy do you see the results in a very short time! I had so much more energy and alertness in only a few weeks. It is really just about getting to the truth of nutrition and how we can provide quality foods for our long term health. I am so happy to learn it is possible to grow old keeping healthy, sharp minded and feeling good! Even now, in this world and economy, by my following Dr Hyman's instructions, worry and anxiety now seem to me like distant feelings of the past! In this "age of revealing secrets", thanks to Dr Hyman, another secret is out--what you eat directly correlates with your body and brain. I am forever greatful to have found the vast amount of practical and understandable information in this book. I know many will find healing and better health because of this information.
Positively Life-Altering!! January 6, 2009
Lisag1961 (Apex, NC USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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Life-Altering, January 6, 2009
By Jane Eyre "England bound" (Apex, NC USA) - See all my reviews
First of all, I'd like to address Liberty4All's one star review of Dr. Hyman's new book The UltraMind Solution. To think that these reviews are bogus is his own business but to give a book he has not read and a program he has not participated in a low rating is just as bad if not worse than what he is accusing the reviewers of doing. So essentially he/she has lowered this book's ratings because of a mere suspicion. I have read many great books in my 47 years that have spanned every genre there is and I have never reviewed a book (for public purposes anyway). However, when a book such as this affects my life so profoundly, the author deserves a little of my time.
I'm reviewing Dr. Mark Hyman's new book and program called The UltraMind Solution because the information in the book, backed by sound scientific evidence is eye-opening and life-changing. (I was privileged to be chosen as a beta tester.) Everyone knows that sugar is "bad" for you, but I had no idea to what extent until I read The UltraMind Solution. Sugar has actually been implicated in the progression of Alzheimer's disease which is now being referred to as Type III diabetes. It was just as amazing to learn how the proper nutrition and supplements can help slow the progression of and even reverse symptoms associated with anything from "brain fog" to depression, ADHD, Autism, and Parkinson's disease. Dr. Hyman stresses that because each person is biochemically and genetically unique, that doctors need to treat the individual instead of the disease. This is the science of nutrigenomics that Dr. Hyman explains in detail in his book. It's a relatively new term given to an age old concept: nutrition is medicine. Give the body what it naturally needs and restore your health. After learning about the health damages caused by sugar (especially high-fructose corn syrup), trans-fats, pesticides on foods, genetically modified food, preservatives, environmental toxins, phthalates in our water bottles, etc. it's easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless. That's where the UltraMind Solution program comes in. It is actually easy to avoid many of these assaults on our brains by following the program.
I have recently participated in the 6-week program outlined in the book The UltraMind Solution. As difficult as it sounds: eating only organic whole foods, eliminating gluten, dairy and sugar for 6 weeks, I can personally report that it was not difficult in the least and no one is more surprised than myself especially since I did this over the holidays. (I'm a self-described sugar-addict). In fact, I had no cravings and absolutely no hunger while on the program. I think the hardest thing for me was taking the supplements. Everyone will have different supplement needs. I just happen to need quite a few. I suffered from chronic fatigue, sinus infections, irritability, low stamina and depression just to name a few. There are quizzes in the book that will aid in helping you decide which vitamins and minerals your body may need in order to heal your brain. These supplements work in conjunction with the nutrition program to help eliminate your "broken brain" symptoms. I know it worked for me. I now have so much more energy. The fog has lifted. I'm more alert and I feel better than I have in years. As a bonus, I've even lost 10 pounds. For me, this is more than just a 6-week program. My husband and children will be adopting it as well. It has absolutely changed my life and I have no desire to go back to my old way of eating and living (or not living as the case may be). I feel like I can finally enjoy my life and my family. Thank you Dr. Hyman for writing this book and developing this nutritional program. You have literally given me my life back.
UltraMind = Ultra Simple and Effective Solutions January 6, 2009
J. Lloyd (Bay Area)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dr. Hyman does it again with the UltraMind Solution. After following Dr. Hymans work over the past few years, I applied for and was selected to participate in the beta for this book. While I'm not on any medication or suffering from any debilitating disorders, I didn't feel optimal and felt it would be an interesting exercise with some possible positive benefits to follow the program for six weeks.
So often doctors go straight for the prescription pad without even considering the whole body as a system or how even minor tweaks to you diet, exercise, or even reducing stress can improve your health. The mind/body connection along with what we eat and how we live, could be, should be the first step to dealing with chronic ailments, not medication. Dr. Hyman's work should be mandatory reading for any medical student.
As with the other books in the "Ultra" series, UltraMind Solutions is such a simple approach, in this case, to normalizing and balancing your hormones, detoxify your body and optimize your nutrition, that it seams too easy. I found that banishing foods that can potentially cause an allergic reaction gave me increased energy. Adding the proper supplementation, exercise, and relaxation really increase clarity and improve the quality of my sleep.
Simply eliminating many of the processed foods that we often resort to eating in our busy lives can make a world of difference and come with added benefit of weight loss. Eating whole foods also reduce the risks associated with many of the untested and possibly unsafe chemicals that keep many packaged foods "fresh" and looking great on the shelf.
The UltraMind Solution is a great leap forward in introducing an integrated approach to solving medical issues to the masses. Will modifying your diet and lifestyle solve all your problems? Probably not. But why not start there - what have you got to loose? Read the UltraMind Solutions and take charge of your health, your life.
I CAN THINK CLEARLY AGAIN!!! January 6, 2009
Kathy Hughes (Houston, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently left an extremely stressful job. I was so overloaded that I was losing my memory. I had brain fog and often had what I called "stupid days" or "stupid weeks" where my brain just wouldn't function. Also, my mother has the genetic form of Alzheimer's. Since this affects women more, I needed to do what I could now to try to prevent it. Dr. Hyman gave me answers to the questions I had with this book.
Before I started the six-week program, I wasn't exercising and had gotten away from eating the way I should. I commute a long way to work, leaving the house very early. I put in a busy day, and then have a long drive home. By the time I get home, exercise and cooking a good meal have been far from anything I could or would do. Interval training is great because in a short period of time I can get the good metabolism-boosting exercise I need. I've been able to find quick and easy recipes to fix that help me follow the program and that satisfy my husband, who is not on this program, plus I can eat at most restaurants without problem. After four weeks, I found I'd lost 10 pounds! I feel better and more importantly, I think better! I have more energy and I get more refreshing sleep!
I've read all of Dr. Hyman's books and wondered if this book might repeat information. It doesn't! If you have issues with brain fog and excess stress and need to do some things now to be healthier later, read this book, follow the program, and you'll find that you too can be renewed and revitalized!!!
Living Again, Instead of Just Existing January 6, 2009
Cat Turgeon (Boston, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dr. Hyman's latest book reinforces the importance of what we ingest and its relationship to our health - physical AND mental. He provides not only the "here's what you need to do" information, but also the "here's WHY it works". He also offers suggestions if the results aren't what is expected.
I first used Dr. Hyman's book "UltraMetabolism" and realized a dramatic difference in my quality of life. At age 53, I suffered from horrific body aches and bone pain, brain fog and fatigue to the point of not being able to get up a flight of stairs without dragging myself up. Daily tasks took tremendous effort. In addition, I wasn't able to lose weight, no matter what I ate or didn't eat.
When I read Dr. Hyman's approach, it made so much sense to me! I am so happy to say that as long as I eat according to his guidelines, I am able to do everything I want now.
I was glad to see that in his new book Dr. Hyman outlined the benefits of simple dietary changes and the effect it can have on the brain. Too many people think that if they don't have a "weight problem" that they don't have to be concerned about what they eat. This book will reach another group of people who will benefit from the information about how what you eat affects your quality of life - long and short term.
I highly recommend this book for everyone who wants to enjoy their lives to the fullest. It's ultra-important to pay attention to how we treat our bodies and Dr. Hyman's book puts the prescription together in a clear, usable way.
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