Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life

Brain-Based Therapy with Adults,
2
Brain-Based Therapy with Children 
and Adolescents,
2
Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress 
Disorder,
37
arousal, 77
association, 71, 79–84, 87
assumptions, 43
Ativan, 7, 121
atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), 120
attachment, resiliency and, 168–169
attachment theory, 152–157, 162–163
attention
memory and, 72–74, 86–87
nutrition and, 93
See also
mindful attitude
attention defi cit hyperactivity disorder 
(ADHD), 8, 191
attitude, resiliency and, 168–175
autism, 16–17
automatic thoughts, 43
autonomic nervous system, 31
avoidance, 35, 38–42
avoidant attachment, 153–157
back massage, 147–148
basal nucleus stria terminals 
(BNST), 34
Beckner, Victoria, 37
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 174–175
behavioral activation, 51
Belgium (nutrition study), 114
belief. 
See
cognitive-behavioral therapy 
(CBT)
belly fat, 115–116
Benson, Herbert, 36
benzodiazepines, 135–136
biofeedback, 194–195, 200
biotin (vitamin B
7
), 101–102
black and white thinking, 59, 65–66
blindness, 10
blood circulation
aerobics and, 54–55
exercise and, 120, 123
mindful attitude and, 196–197
overcoming fear and, 37–38
blood glucose
cortisol and, 31
exercise and, 122
memory and, 77
metabolism, 57
nutrition and, 94–97
blood pressure, 120
body fat
body mass index (BMI), 115, 177
infl ammation and, 115–116
resiliency and, 177
body mass index (BMI)
Alzheimer’s disease and, 115
brain atrophy and, 177
body temperature, 129
bonding, 16, 60, 152–157, 162–163
braille, 10
brain
aging of, 176–179
architecture of, and neuroplasticity, 
3–6
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cerebral asymmetry and resiliency, 
51, 171–172, 183
effort-driven reward circuit, 50
gray and white matter of, 111
social brain and, 16, 142, 146–147 
(
See also
social medicine)
theta brain waves, 124
See also
neurogenesis; 
neuroplasticity; 
individual brain 
anatomy terms
Brain-Based Therapy with Adults
(Arden and Linford), 2
Brain-Based Therapy with Children 
and Adolescents
(Arden and 
Linford), 2
brain-derived neurotrophic factor 
(BDNF), 11–12, 123, 126
brain imaging, 17, 56
brain injury, 111
breakfast, 92–94
breathing
mindful attitude and, 196
overcoming fear and, 37–38
parasympathetic meditation 
and, 198
Broca’s area, 157
Buddhism, 168, 199, 201
B vitamins, 99–100, 101–102, 133
caffeine, sleep and, 131
calcium, 104–105, 133
California Department of Education, 
125
capillaries, 120, 126
carbohydrates, 133
carbon dioxide, 38
cardiovascular system
exercise for, 120
overcoming fear and, 37–38
catastrophizing, 58
Ceausescu, Nicolae, 148
Cerami, Anthony, 95
challenge, 173
“challenging the paradox,” 38–42
character, 79
“chemistry of love,” 161–162
cholecystokinin (CCK), 94, 120
cholesterol, 111–112
choline, 98, 99
Cicero, 81
cingulate cortex, 13, 142, 201–202
circadian rhythm, 128–129, 176–177
circulatory system, 37–38. 
See also
blood circulation
coding, 79
coffee, 95
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), 
50–51, 56–60
cognitive dissonance, 170
cognitive reserve, 179–181
cognitive restructuring, 58
cognitive therapy, labeling and, 204
commitment, 173
compassion, 17, 184, 204
compassion meditation, 202
complex carbohydrates, 133
connecting, memory and, 87
connection, social.