The UltraMind Solution (154 page)

synapses,
91

Synthroid,
160
,
161
,
359

Szent-Györgyi von Nagyrapolt, Albert,
7

tai qi quan,
384

tardive dyskinesia,
47

taurine,
108
,
252
,
376

testosterone,
165
,
167
–68,
314
,
362

Textbook of Functional Medicine, The,
392

theanine,
108
,
355

Third National Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey (NHANES III),
71
–72

thyroid hormone,
13
,
143
,
146
,
147
–48,
156
–61,
233
,
275

bioidentical,
234
,
359

environmental toxins and,
158
,
160
–61

in medical-care plan,
358
–60

in neurogenesis,
159

in self-care plan,
357
–58

testing of,
358

T3 vs. T4,
160
,
161
,
357

see also
hypothyroidism

thyroid hormone-replacement therapy,
359
–60

Tibetan monks,
268
–69,
276
,
278
,
317

toxic waste,
66
,
67

toxins,
17
,
19
,
84
,
216
–42,
247

see also
detoxification; environmental toxins

trans fats,
26
,
57
,
92
,
120
,
294
,
328

triglicerides,
153
,
275

Trileptal,
25

tryptophan,
26
,
105
,
106
,
118
,
122
,
180
,
354

turmeric,
303
,
364
,
365
,
373
,
378

tyrosine,
102
–3,
119
,
355

UltraBath,
317
–18,
320
,
325
,
332
,
336
,
383

UltraMetabolism Cookbook, The
(Hyman),
334

UltraMind Solution Companion Guide, The,
86
,
297
–98,
299
,
301
,
303
,
312
,
315
,
316
,
329
,
330
,
332
,
333
,
334
,
341
,
379

UltraSimple Diet, The
(Hyman),
193
,
365

UltraWellness Center,
23
,
350

urine analysis,
207
,
220

vaccines,
178
–79,
204
–5,
260
–61

measles,
209
–11

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

vagal nerve stimulation treatment,
181
,
277
,
278

vagus nerve,
276
,
277
–80,
283

heart rate variability and,
278
–79

inflammation and,
279
–80

stem cells stimulated by,
280

valerian,
108

Valium,
46
,
108

vanadium,
357

vascular dementia,
314

vinpocetine,
389

violent crime,
88

vitamin A,
26
,
89
,
179
,
236
,
357
,
358

vitamin B complex,
60
,
248

depletion of, by medications,
63

supplementary,
116
,
310
–11

vitamin B
₁
(thiamine),
18
,
120

vitamin B
₂
(riboflavin),
258
,
259

vitamin B
₃
(niacin),
108
,
120
,
143
,
258
,
259

vitamin B
₅
(pantothenic acid),
110
,
310

vitamin B
₆
(pyridoxine),
26
,
84
,
102
,
105
,
108
,
111
,
116
,
122
,
124
–33,
143
,
179
,
228
,
252
,
310

see also
methylation

vitamin B
₁₂
,
13
,
21
,
44
,
45
,
63
,
84
,
102
,
108
,
116
,
124
–33,
144
,
179
,
228
,
310

see also
methylation

vitamin C,
7
,
220
,
240
,
246
,
259
,
374

scurvy as deficiency disease of,
114
,
115
,
119
,
120

vitamin D,
18
,
26
,
84
,
89
,
124
,
133
–36,
144
,
179
,
252
,
357

dietary sources of,
135
,
136

recommended daily intake of,
136

rickets as deficiency disease of,
115
,
119
,
120
,
135

sunlight for,
136

supplementary,
116
,
136
,
305
,
306
,
308
–9

vitamin E,
26
,
115
,
240
,
259

vitamin K,
204

vitamins,
84
,
108
,
112
,
114
–36,
247

as coenzymes,
123

in “enriched food,”
115
,
132

essential,
118

as essential nutrients,
116
–19

genes and,
121
–24

multiple functions of,
123
–24

supplementary,
114
–16

see also
choline; folate; nutrients

VOCs (volatile organic compounds),
68
,
324

waist-to-hip ratio,
150
–51

Wakefield, Andrew,
208
–9,
210

walking,
315
,
332

water,
323
–24,
375

daily intake of,
323
,
325

statins in,
260

water filters,
324

Weil, Andrew,
322

Wernicke’s encephalopathy,
18

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About
Vaccinations
(Cave),
261

white matter lesions,
181

whole foods six-week eating plan,
257
,
290
,
292
–303,
331
–37,
357
,
367
–68

basic principles of,
292
,
297
–303

controlled glycemic load in,
301

daily schedule for,
299
,
333
–36

flexibility in,
339

food allergies and,
295
–97;

see also
elimination/reintroduction diet

food quality in,
298

foods to avoid in,
293
–95,
331
,
341

meal composition in,
299
–303

meal timing in,
299

omega-3 fats in,
300

in post-program period,
338
–42

see also
medical-care plan; preparation week; self-care plan

Williams, Roger,
210

xenohormesis,
280
–81

Xifaxin,
203

yeast, intestinal,
22
,
27
,
29
,
200
,
202
,
205
–6,
211
,
233
,
367
–68,
369
,
371

yoga,
59
,
234
,
318
,
384

zinc,
26
,
27
,
84
,
115
,
141
–43,
144
,
179
,
212
,
228
,
236
,
246
,
252
,
259
,
357

digestive enzymes and,
207

function of,
142
–43

Zyflamend,
365

Zyprexa,
46
,
48
,
58

MARK HYMAN, M.D.

Dr. Hyman is editor in chief of
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
, the most prestigious journal in the field of Integrative Medicine, and the medical editor of
Natural Solutions
. He is the coauthor of the
New York Times
bestselling book published by Scribner
Ultraprevention: The Six-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life
and
The Detox Box: A Program for Greater Health and Vitality
(Sounds True, 2004),
The 5 Forces of Wellness: The Ultraprevention System for Living an Active, Age-Defying, Disease-Free Life
(Nightingale-Conant, 2005), and
NutriGenomics: The New Science of Health
(2006). His book
UltraMetabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss
(Scribner, March 2006), a
New York Times
bestseller, focuses on a cutting-edge personalized—or “nutrigenomic”—approach to weight loss and metabolism. A companion PBS pledge special produced by WLIW features this approach. His book
The UltraSimple Diet,
a
New York Times
bestseller, is a one-week anti-inflammatory detoxification program (Pocket Books, March 2007).
The UltraMetabolism Cookbook
was released in November 2007.

A guest on the
Today
show,
Good Morning America, The Early Show
, and
The View
with Barbara Walters, Dr. Hyman has also appeared on CNN, FOX, PBS, and NPR, as well as many other television and radio stations. He has written for and is quoted regularly in leading consumer magazines, including
Parade, Elle, Fitness, Glamour, Family Circle, US Weekly, Women’s World, First for Women, Health, Natural Health, Self, Shape
, and
Town & Country
.

For nearly ten years, Dr. Hyman was the co-medical director at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts, an internationally acclaimed health resort. He is the founder and medical director of the UltraWellness Center in Lenox (
www.ultrawellnesscenter.com
). His website
www.ultrawellness.com
empowers healthcare consumers, allowing them to take advantage of the medicine of the future today. He is on the board of advisers and faculty of Food As Medicine, Center for Mind-Body Medicine. He is also vice chair of the board of directors and on the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and collaborates with the Harvard Medical School’s Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medicine.