Suggested Reading

The following suggested readings are to further help you educate yourself for making important health decisions for you and your family. These readings contain material that I often draw information from when educating you during your visits to our office. They are not meant to replace consulting with your primary care physician nor for 'self-treatment' if you have a health problem or think you have a health problem as described in these readings. Also listed are useful website links containing information on vitamins, minerals, prescription meds, over-the-counter meds, interactions, contraindications, precautions, side effects, dosage and adverse reactions. Wisdom is knowledge put into purposeful action.

Nutrition for Body, Mind, and Optimal Health

www.nvic.org : This website provides information regarding vaccinations and has a "mercury calculator" to determine how much mercury your child may have recieved through vaccinations. Great resource site.

The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book by Jessica K. Black, N.D., ISBN-10: 0-89793-485-7.

The Antioxidant Miracle; Put Lipoic Acid, Pycnogenol, and Vitamins E and C to Work for You by Lester Packer, Ph.D, and Carol Colman, 1999.

The Paleo Diet; Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat by Loren Cordain, Ph.D., 2002.

The Better Brain Book; Best Tools for Improving Memory and Sharpness and for Preventing Aging of the Brain by David Perlmutter, M.D. and Carol Colman, 2004.

If It's Not Food...Don't Eat It! by Kelly Hayford, C.N.C., ISBN:0-9765668-0-X (website: www.FoodFitnessByPhone.com )

Iodine; Why You Need It  4th Edition, by David Brownstein, M.D. ISBN: 978-0-9660882-3-6. (website: www.drbrownstein.com )

SALT, Your Way to Health 2nd Edition, by David Brownstein, M.D., ISBN: 978-0-9660882-4-3.

Overcoming Arthritis, by David Brownstein, M.D., ISBN: 978-0-9660882-1-2.

Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children,
by Carol Simontacchi, ISBN: 1585421049

Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All American Meal,
by Eric Schlosser, ISBN: 0060938455

Milk: The Deadly Poison,
by Robert Cohen, ISBN: 0965919609

The Meat You Eat; How Corporate Farming has Endangered America's Food Supply by Ken Midkiff, 200

Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills,
by Russell Blaylock, ISBN: 0929173252

Toxic Fat by Barry Sears, Ph.D., 2008.

Smart Fats: How Dietary Fats and Oils Affect Mental, Physical and Emotional Intelligence,
by Michael Schmidt, ASIN: 1883319626

The Guide To Healthy Eating, by David Brownstein, M.D. and Sheryl Shenefelt, C.N., ISBN: 09660882-4-7

The Epilepsy Diet Treatment: An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet,
by John M. Freeman, ASIN: 0939957868

Robert Crayhon's Nutrition Made Simple: A Comprehensive Guide to the Latest Findings in Optimal Nutrition,
by Robert Crayhon, ISBN: 0871317966

IN BAD TASTE: The MSG Symptom Complex,
by George Schwartz, M.D., http://www.healthpress.com/

Food Allergies; The Complete Guide to Understanding and Relieving Your Food Allergies,
by William Walsh, M.D, F.A.C.A., 2000.

Brain Building Nutrition; the Healing Power of Fats and Oils, by Michael A. Schmidt, ISBN: 1-58394-048-0

Your Miracle Brain; by Jean Carpenter, ISBN:0-06-098440-6

BrainRecovery.com; Powerful Therapy for Challenging Brain Disorders, by David Perlmutter, MD. ISBN:0-9635874-1-2.

Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life; by Russell L. Blaylock, MD ISBN:0-929173-42-2.

Your Body's Many Cries For Water; by Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, ISBN: 0962994235

Omega-3 Books

Fats that Heal, Fats That Kill by Udo Erasmus, Alive Books, 1993.

The Schartzbein Principle by Diana Schwartzbein, MD, 1999.

The LCP Solution by B. Jacqueline Stordy, Ballantine Books, 2000.

Toxins, Environment, Sources

Detoxify or Die by Sherry Rogers, MD, 2002

Toxic Overload, A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemincals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets by Paula Baille-Hamilton, M.D., Ph.D.

Exposed; The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products by Mark Shapiro, 2007.

Poisoned Nation; Pollution, Greed, and the Rise of Deadly Epidemics by Loretta Schwartz-Nobel, 2007.

The Body Toxic; How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being by Nena Baker, 2008.

Slow Death by Rubber Duck; The Secret Danger of Everyday Things by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie iwth Sarah Dopp, 2009.

Diagnosis: Mercury; Money, Politics, and Poison by Jane M. Hightower, M.D., 2009.

Hormones and Health

The Miracle of Natural Hormones, 3rd Edition, by David Brownstein, M.D., ISBN: 978-0-9660882-0-5 (website: www.drbrownstein.com )

Overcoming Thyroid Disorders, 2nd Edition, by David Brownstein, M.D. ISBN: 978-0-9660882-2-9

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause, by John R. Lee M.D., ISBN: 0-446-61539-0

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, by John R. Lee, M.D., ISBN: 0-446-61495-5

Adrenal Fatigue, the 21st Century Stress Syndrome, by James L. Wilson, N.D., D.C., Ph.D. ISBN: 1-890572-15-2

Diabetes

Diabetes Solution; the complete guide to achieving normal blood sugars, by Richard K. Bernstein, M.D., ISBN-13: 978-0-316-16716-1.

The Diabetes Diet, by Richard K. Bernstein, M.D., ISBN: 0-316-73784-4.

Health and Technology

Cell Phones; Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age,
by Dr. George Carlo and Martin Schram, 2001.

Endangered Minds: Why Our Children Don't Think,
by Jane Healy, Ph.D. 1990

Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children's Minds--For Better and Worse,
by Jane Healy, Ph.D. 1998

Disconnect; The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How To Protect Your Family by Devra Davis.

Drugs and Health

Drugs that Don't Work and Natural Therapies That Do! 2nd Edition, by David Brownstein, M.D. ISBN: 978-0-9660882-6-7 (website: www.drbrownstein.com ).

Over Dose: The Case Against the Drug Companies, (Prescription Drugs, Side Effects, and Your Health,
by Jay S. Cohen, M.D., 2001.
 Pain Control/Alternatives

Foods That Fight Pain, by Neal Barnard, M.D., ISBN: 0609804367

Clinical Nutrition For Pain, Inflammation and Tissue Healing: by Dr. David Seaman, ISBN: 0966721101

Pain Free; A revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain: by Peter Egoscue; ISBN: 0553379887

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

The A.D.D. Nutrition Solution: A drug free, 30 day plan: by Marcia Zimmerman; ISBN: 0805061282

Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program that Allows You To See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD: by Daniel G. Amen, Daniele G. Amen, MD, ISBN: 0425183270

No More ADHD: by Dr. Mary Ann Block, ISBN: 0966554531.

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury=MTBI

BRAINLASH: Maximize Your Recovery From Mild Brain Injury, by GailDenton, Ph.D., 1996.

OVER MY HEAD, A doctor's account of head injury from the inside
looking out, by Claudia L.  Osborn, 1998.

MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: A survivor's handbook or What I Wish I'd Known By Those Who've Been There., Theta Theta No Beta, 1995.

Suggested Websites Regarding Medications

http://www.drugdigest.org/  DrugDigest.org is for information on 11,500 possible drug, food and alcohol interactions with medications taken together. Great resource for making sure you don't cause serious health problems by mixing these substances. The Interaction Checker database has more than 5,000 over-the-counter drugs, supplements and prescriptions.

www.safemedication.com  Hosted by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, this link has over 800 different medications that allows a user to enter the name of the drug in a search engine to find out information on why a drug is prescribed, how it is used, potential side effects and cautions.

www.nvic.org : This website provides information regarding vaccinations and has a "mercury calculator" to determine how much mercury your child may have recieved through vaccinations. Great resource site.

AND.....

www.pdrhealth.com/; www.rxlist.com; http://medlineplus.gov/; http://health.discovery.com/; www.intelihealth.com; ; www.webmd.com


Suggested Audio/Visual

"Health Journeys; Resources for Mind, Body and Spirit"
http://www.healthjourneys.com/
Phone: 800-800-8661