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Preserving brain health in a toxic age : new insights from neuroscience, integrative medicine, and public health / Arnold R. Eiser

By: Eiser, Arnold R, 1947- [author].
Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., ©2021Description: 270 p: illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781538158074; 1538158078.Subject(s): Brain -- Diseases -- Etiology | Nervous system -- Diseases -- Etiology | Neurotoxicology -- Etiology | Neurotoxic agents -- Side effects | Brain -- Effect of drugs on | Pollution -- Side effectsGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Tempering the Inflamed Brain -- The World of Neurotoxins : Then and Now -- The Microbiome and its Discontents : Implications for Brain Health -- Fatty Liver and Fast Food : Are We Eating Ourselves towards Brain Dysfunction? -- The Many Facets of Dementia -- Can Alzheimer's be Prevented or Treated? -- Autism : Developmental Disorder Early in Life -- Autism and Acetaminophen : Neurons and Liver at Risk -- Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction and Chronic Fatigue -- The Postmodern Stress Disorder : Rewired for Violence? -- The Differing Epistemologies of Allopathic and Integrative Medicine -- The Future of Our Brains -- Summation and Way Forward
Summary: "This is a voyage of discovery into the science, history and human struggle regarding disorders challenging the brain as well as their possible prevention. This book will help elucidate some features of diseases affecting the nervous system that are increasing in incidence and prevalence with a focus on those disorders that appear related to environmental toxins that modern life has introduced"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index

Tempering the Inflamed Brain -- The World of Neurotoxins : Then and Now -- The Microbiome and its Discontents : Implications for Brain Health -- Fatty Liver and Fast Food : Are We Eating Ourselves towards Brain Dysfunction? -- The Many Facets of Dementia -- Can Alzheimer's be Prevented or Treated? -- Autism : Developmental Disorder Early in Life -- Autism and Acetaminophen : Neurons and Liver at Risk -- Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction and Chronic Fatigue -- The Postmodern Stress Disorder : Rewired for Violence? -- The Differing Epistemologies of Allopathic and Integrative Medicine -- The Future of Our Brains -- Summation and Way Forward

"This is a voyage of discovery into the science, history and human struggle regarding disorders challenging the brain as well as their possible prevention. This book will help elucidate some features of diseases affecting the nervous system that are increasing in incidence and prevalence with a focus on those disorders that appear related to environmental toxins that modern life has introduced"--

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