The UltraMind Solution (151 page)

meaning and purpose, sense of,
265
–66,
269
–71,
276
,
283
–84

measles vaccine,
209
–11

Mecanique Celeste
(Laplace),
42

medical-care plan,
345
–51

amino acid therapy in,
355

detoxification in,
376
–77

digestion in,
370
–71

energy metabolism in,
379
–80

hormones in,
357
,
358
–60,
361
–62

inflammation in,
366

nutrition in,
355

sex hormones in,
361
–62

stress in,
386

testing in,
349
–50

medical training,
20
,
33
,
34
,
39
,
45
,
114
–15,
119
,
199
–200,
216
,
345
,
390

medications,
25
,
26
,
61
–66,
79
,
156
,
357
,
364

acid-blocking,
61
,
63
,
131
,
201
,
212
–14,
369

for Alzheimer’s,
13
,
98
,
251

antidiabetic,
62
,
156
,
187

anti-inflammatory,
63
,
183
,
201

antipsychotic,
13
,
18
,
25
,
46
–48

antiseizure,
25
,
63

appropriate use of,
387
–88

B vitamin-lowering,
63

Chinese,
219
,
389

cholesterol-lowering,
61
,
62
,
260

CoQ10-lowering,
62

for dementia,
110
,
222

discontinuance of,
48
–49,
62

drug cocktails of,
21
,
46
,
80
–82,
130
,
202
,
207

glutathione-lowering,
63
–64

memory,
13

metal-containing,
64
–66

myth of,
45
–49

off-label uses of,
46
,
47
,
48

side effects of,
47
,
222

sleep disturbing,
319

as standard treatments,
12
,
13
–15,
19
–20,
33

stimulant,
12
,
13
,
14
,
25
,
46
,
97
–98,
102
,
169

top-selling,
213

tranquilizers,
46

see also
antidepressant medications

meditation,
59
,
276
,
278
–79,
384

Tibetan,
268
–69,
317

melatonin,
26
,
148
,
169
,
320
,
321
,
354

memory loss,
7
,
11
,
24
,
57
,
70
,
154
–55,
222
,
224
,
273

Memory Prescription, The
(Small),
322

menopause,
165
,
166
,
314

bioidentical hormone replacement for,
362

herbs and phytonutrients for,
360
–61

mental aerobics,
322

Mercurochrome,
65

mercury,
64
–66,
70
,
72
–73,
178
,
185
,
201
,
240
,
252

in coal-burning emissions,
220
,
221
,
228
,
231

in dental fillings,
28
,
65
–66,
207
,
224
–25,
228
,
230
,
234
,
236

environmental,
72
–73,
224
,
228
,
236

in fish,
18
,
66
,
73
,
86
,
207
,
224
,
294

genetic detoxifiers of,
9
,
28
,
64
–65,
220
,
237
–38

as thimerosal,
28
,
64
–65,
236

in vaccines,
28
,
64
–65,
73
,
75
,
209
,
236

mercury toxicity,
9
,
13
,
18
,
21
–22,
24
,
43
,
111
,
131
,
142
–43,
179
,
219
–29,
233
–38

case histories of,
219
–21,
224
–29,
235
–37

challenge testing for,
228
,
237
,
238

chelating therapy for,
29
,
72
,
220
,
228
,
234
,
235
,
236
,
237

in dementia,
221
–29,
230

in depression,
221
,
224
,
230
,
233
–37

effects of,
224

incidence of,
66

levels of,
220
,
224
,
228
,
230
,
234

see also
detoxification

metabolic syndrome (prediabetes),
51
,
52
,
105
,
151
,
154
–55,
187
,
190
,
202
,
257

methamphetamines,
60
,
61
,
61

methionine,
118
,
125
,
376

methylation,
124
–33,
144
,
154
,
225
,
248
,
355

in detoxification,
225
,
234
,
238
–42

disorders linked to deficiency of,
129
–31

environmental factors in,
132
–33

function of,
128
–29

genetic factors in,
132

SAD diet and,
132

supplements for,
129
,
305
,
306
,
310
–11,
389

methylcobalamin,
310

methylmalonic acid,
129
,
355

microwave ovens,
324

mild cognitive impairment (MCI),
155
,
222

milk thistle,
125
,
228
,
241
,
374
,
377

Minamata Bay mercury exposures,
72

mind-body connection,
3
,
17
,
264
,
265
–84,
313
–22

see also
relaxation response; stress response

minerals,
116
–24,
137
–44,
247

as coenzymes,
123

essential,
118

multiple functions of,
123
–24

see also
nutrients

mitochondria,
203
,
232
,
243
,
245
–64,
245
,
275

autism and,
260
–64

diet and,
246
–48

free radicals produced by,
63
,
74
,
232
,
239
,
240
,
241
,
246
,
247
,
248
,
251
,
257
,
259
,
260

gene control of,
256
–57

neuroprotection of,
249
,
258

nutrients for,
247
,
249
,
252
,
257
–60

resveratrol for,
see
resveratrol

statins as toxic to,
260

see also
oxidative stress

mold toxins (mycotoxins),
28
,
69
–70,
94
,
363
–64

monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors,
354
,
389

music,
384
,
385

NAC (n-acetylcysteine),
64
,
84
,
125
,
241
,
252
,
258
,
259
,
260
,
357
,
374

NADH,
247
,
249
,
258
,
259
,
379

Namenda,
251

“National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals,”
66
–67

Needleman, Herbert,
70
–71

Nepal,
268
–69

neurogenesis,
52
–54,
58
,
159
,
277
,
280
,
314

neuroleptic malignant syndrome,
47

neuroplasticity,
52
,
58
,
314

neuroprotection,
231
–32,
249
,
258

neurotransmitters,
51
,
53
,
58
–59,
63
,
94
,
95
–111,
96
,
98
,
128
,
144
,
146
,
167
,
191
,
201
,
252
,
275
,
276
,
279

in ENS,
199

excitatory,
100
–103,
107
,
272
,
354

exercise and,
314

function of,
97
–100

inhibitory,
100
,
103
,
354

psychopharmacology and,
97
–99,
106

reabsorption of,
99

receptors of,
93
,
95
–98,
100
,
102

supplementary support of,
353
–55

see also specific neurotransmitters

New England Journal of Medicine,
14
,
44
,
64
–65

nicotinamide,
260

nicotine,
60

NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptors,
44
,
251
–52,
275

noradrenaline,
143
,
272