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Biol Psychiatry
53 (3):233–38.

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. Cameron, H. A., and R. D. McKay. 1999. Restoring production of hippocampal neurons in old age.
Nat Neurosci
2 (10):894–97.

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. Hansen, A. L., B. H. Johnsen, and J. F. Thayer. 2003. Vagal influence on working memory and attention.
Int J Psychophysiol
48 (3):263–74.

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. Chahine, T., et al. 2007. Particulate air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and heart rate variability in an elderly cohort.
Environ Health Perspect
115 (11):1617–1622.

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. Sloan, R. P., et al. 2007. RR interval variability is inversely related to inflammatory markers: The CARDIA study.
Mol Med
13 (3–4):178–84.

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. Pavlov, V. A., and K. J. Tracey. 2005. The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.
Brain Behav Immun
19 (6):493–99. Review.

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. Theise, N. D., and R. Harris. 2006. Postmodern biology: (adult) (stem) cells are plastic, stochastic, complex, and uncertain.
Handb Exp Pharmacol
(174):389–408. Review.

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. Lamming, D.W., J. G. Wood, and D. A. Sinclair. 2004. Small molecules that regulate lifespan: Evidence for xenohormesis.
Mol Microbiol
53 (4):1003–1009. Review.

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. Yun, A. I., and J. D. Doux. 2007. Unhappy meal: How our need to detect stress may have shaped our preferences for taste.
Med Hypotheses
69 (4):746–51.

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. Bazar, K.A., et al. 2006. Obesity and ADHD may represent different manifestations of a common environmental oversampling syndrome: A model for revealing mechanistic overlap among cognitive, metabolic, and inflammatory disorders.
Med Hypotheses
66 (2):263–69. Review.

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. Kallio, P., et al. 2007. Dietary carbohydrate modification induces alterations in gene expression in abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue in persons with the metabolic syndrome: The FUNGENUT Study.
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85 (5):1417–1427.

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Chapter 14: Eating Right for Your Brain

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. Campbell, T. C. 1990. A study on diet, nutrition and disease in the People’s Republic of China. Part II.
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Chapter 15: Tuning Up Your Brain Chemistry with Supplements

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. Kaplan, B. J., et al. 2007. Vitamins, minerals, and mood.
Psychol Bull
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. Bourre, J. M. 2006. Effects of nutrients (in food) on the structure and function of the nervous system: Update on dietary requirements for the brain. Part 1: Micronutrients.
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10 (5):377–85. Review.

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Chapter 16: The UltraMind Lifestyle

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. Hankey, A. 2006. Studies of advanced stages of meditation in the Tibetan buddhist and vedic traditions. I: A comparison of general changes.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
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. Davidson, R. J., et al. 2003. Alterations in brain and immune function produced by mindfulness meditation.
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. Gordon, J. S. 2006. Healing the wounds of war: Gaza diary.
Altern Ther Health Med
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. Verghese, J., et al. 2003. Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly.
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Chapter 17: Living Clean and Green

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. Galletti, P. M., and G. Joyet. 1958. Effect of fluorine on thyroidal iodine metabolism in hyperthyroidism.
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. Xanthis, A., et al. 2007. Advanced glycosylation end products and nutrition—a possible relation with diabetic atherosclerosis and how to prevent it.
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Chapter 23: Key #2: Balance Your Hormones

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. Galletti, P. M., and G. Joyet. 1958. Effect of fluorine on thyroidal iodine metabolism in hyperthyroidism.
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Chapter 24: Key #3: Cool Off Inflammation

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JAMA
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. Church, T. S. 2003. Reduction of C-reactive protein levels through use of a multivitamin
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Chapter 28: Key #7: Calm Your Mind

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. Gortner, E. M., S. S. Rude, and J.W. Pennebaker. 2006. Benefits of expressive writing in lowering rumination and depressive symptoms.
Behav Ther
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Conclusion: The Future of Medicine

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. Ernst, E., et al. 2001. Mind-body therapies: are the trial data getting stronger?
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. Cohen, S., D. Janicki-Deverts, and G. E. Miller. 2001. Psychological stress and disease.
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EMFs linked to,
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nutrients for,
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