At last, neurologist-proven strategies to improve your memory and protect yourself against age-related diseases of the brain! The science and the "art" of functional medicine for the brain are laid out in this book. Dr. Ken Sharlin shows us how the individual pieces of the puzzle are integrated and nurtured along in a stepwise, achievable fashion, while recognizing the uniqueness of each individual who makes this approach their own. Here's what you will find inside: FORWARD by Terry Wahls, MD, IFMCP PART 1 - THE SCIENCE CHAPTER 1 Houston, We Have a Problem! How to Think Outside the Box to Solve a Global Health Crisis CHAPTER 2 I am a Product of My Generation: The Truth About How I Got Here CHAPTER 3 The Apple Can Land Far from the Tree, If You Give it a Push: How A Conventionally-Trained Doctor Turned into a Functional Medicine Fanatic CHAPTER 4 Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: Unearthing the Root Causes of Chronic Disease CHAPTER 5 The Seven Biological Systems: Imbalances in Functional Systems Affect One Another and Spark the Fire of Illness CHAPTER 6 The Clues are in the History: How Your Story Can Help You Learn What You Need to Do to Protect Your Brain CHAPTER 7 Getting Around the Parts of the Brain: How Structure Relates to Function, When it Comes to Preventing Memory Loss PART 2 - THE STRATEGIES CHAPTER 8 Brain Tune Up! In the Office: How a Functional Medicine Practice Can Work for You CHAPTER 9 Sleep Is More Than A Time Of Rest: Get Your Zzzs to Protect Your Brain! CHAPTER 10 Movement and Exercise: How Physical Activity Prevents Memory Loss and Protects Your Brain by Amy Gordin, PT CHAPTER 11 Nutrition to Tune Up Your Brain: How Food Provides the Building Blocks to Brain Health by Angela Jenkins, RD, LD CHAPTER 12 To Om and Beyond: An Emotional and Spiritual Stress Resilience Practice Can Improve Your Memory and Grow Your Brain by Chuck Renner, OTR, CHT CHAPTER 13 Eureka! How to Use Supplements, Herbal Brain Enhancers, and Technology to Prevent Memory Loss and Protect Your Aging Brain EPILOGUE: The Road Back