Brain Weaver: Creating the Fabric for a Healthy Mind through Integrative Medicine

by Andrew Newberg M.D., Daniel A. Monti M.D.

Overview

Though adult cognitive development has previously been thought to be unyielding and static, Brain Weaver offers new hope and empowerment to remain mentally vibrant for a lifetime.

Doctors Newberg and Monti’s team at Thomas Jefferson University’s Marcus Institute of Integrative Health are at the forefront of research in brain functioning and applications of the most advanced understanding in real-world strategies to expand options for optimizing our complex neurophysiology.

Their findings show that optimal brain health is achievable by successfully weaving together a tapestry of our bio-psycho-social-spiritual dimensions. Brain Weaver also coincides with a decades-long surge in the public’s interest in whole-person treatments—body, mind and spirit evidence-based integrative therapies that include pharmaceuticals, electromagnetics, nutrition and meditation. Brain Weaver’s timeliness is all the more important now to address a new paradigm for post-pandemic wellness that emphasizes our individual and collective responsibility for proactive healthcare

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781733395816
Publisher:	Kales Press
Publication date:	05/11/2021
Pages:	260
Sales rank:	992,362
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Andrew B. Newberg, MD is the Research Director at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, and a Professor in the department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University. His research involves the use of diet and nutrition, supplements and natural products, meditation, acupuncture, and other mind-body interventions for diseases including head injury/concussion, Parkinson’s disease, and inflammatory disorders. Dr. Newberg has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and chapters on Integrative Medicine, brain function, brain imaging, and the study of spirituality and health. He is also the author of eight books including the national bestseller How God Changes Your Brain and is regarded as one of the most influential neuroscientists alive today. His media appearances include Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, the National Geographic Channel, StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson and NPR.

Daniel A. Monti, MD, MBA is founding Director of the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health and founding Chair of the historic, first-ever department of Integrative Medicine at a US medical school at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Monti’s extensive research experience has focused on neuroscience, brain effects of mind-body interventions, brain mechanisms of healing and recovery, and testing natural molecules for therapeutic efficacy in nervous system diseases and cancer. In his recent book, Tapestry of Health (Kales Press), he demonstrates the effects of natural therapies using total body imaging.

Table of Contents

Foreword Bernie Marcus xiii

Introduction George Zabrecky, DC, MD xv

Part 1 The Basics

Chapter 1 A New Paradigm for Healing 1

Chapter 2 Is Your Brain Starving to Death? Our Solution: The Think Better Diet 19

Chapter 3 Your Gut Health Can Determine Your Brain Health 37

Chapter 4 Preventing a Toxic Brain 47

Chapter 5 Brain Games: Do They Work? 63

Chapter 6 Sleep Better, Think Better 71

Chapter 7 The Social Brain 87

Chapter 8 The Spiritual Brain 97

Part 2 Healing Systems

Chapter 9 Mental Fitness through Physical Fitness 111

Chapter 10 The Effects of Stress and Stress Reduction on Brainpower 117

Chapter 11 Art, Music, and the Healthy Brain 129

Chapter 12 The Meditative Brain 137

Chapter 13 Special Tools for Brain Health 149

Part 3 Dealing With Brain Problems

Chapter 14 Anxiety 159

Chapter 15 Weaving Together an Elevated Mood 175

Chapter 16 Headaches and Migraines 189

Chapter 17 Concussions and the Brain 197

Chapter 18 Cognitive Disorders and Cognitive Enhancement 207

Epilogue You Are a Brain Weaver 219

Acknowledgments 221

Notes 223

Index 247

Interviews

Brain Weaver Webinar Series

Times are as follows; recordings will be available:

• Weaving a De-Stressed Brain - Tuesday, 27th April 2021- 7:00-7:45p.m. EDT
• Weaving a Vibrant Brain with Targeted Nutrition - Tuesday, 4th May 2021 – 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. EDT
• Weaving a Spiritual Brain - Tuesday 11th May 2021 – 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. EDT