Rewire Your Brain: Think Your Way to a Better Life

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social 
medicine
Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress 
Disorder
(Arden, Beckner), 37
context checking, 59
contralateral functioning, 52
control, 173
core beliefs, 43
core sleep, 135
corpus callosum, 3
cortex
antidepressant medications and, 57
overcoming fear and, 30
corticotropin-releasing factor 
(CRE), 31
cortisol
nutrition and, 93
overcoming fear and, 31–34
resiliency and, 181–182
social medicine and, 148, 150–151
C-reactive protein (CRP), 125–126
cross-link, 95–96
Csikszentimihalyi, Mihaly, 173–174
cytokines, 111, 115–116
Dalai Lama, 201
Davidson, Richard, 171, 201–202
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daylight, 128
decisions, spindle cells and, 13–17
declarative memory, 75–79
deep sleep, 127–128
de Leon, Ponce, 176
Dement, William, 134
dementia, 177–178
dendrites, 33
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), 123
depression, 45–50, 60–66
antidepressants and, 56, 57 
(
See also
medication)
cognitive-behavioral therapy for, 
50–51, 56–58
constructing narratives and, 55–56
exercise for, 55
hemispheric asymmetry and, 51, 
171–172, 183
maternal depression, 150
nutrition and, 96
passivity 
vs.
action, 66–68
positive thinking for, 50–55, 58–60
sleep and, 134
social medicine and, 150
See also
nutrition
deprivation. 
See
nurturance; sleep
detaching, 59
determination, 17, 20. 
See also
FEED method
diabetes, nutrition and, 95–97
diet. 
See
nutrition
dietary fat, 106–107
depression and, 113–116
good fats, 107–109 (
See also
essential fatty acids)
phospholipids and, 112–113
prostaglandins and, 109–112
See also
nutrition
disorganized attachment, 153–157
DLPFC. 
See
dorsolateral prefrontal 
cortex (DLPFC)
docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), 108, 
114. 
See also
omega-3 essential 
fatty acids
docosapentaenoic acid (DPA), 114
dopamine, 8
memory and, 73
nutrition and, 98, 99, 100
overcoming fear and, 31
social medicine and, 60, 161–162
See also
neurotransmitters
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
(DLPFC), 5
memory and, 70, 73–74
mindful attitude and, 190, 193–195
See also
prefrontal cortex (PFC)
education, cognitive reserve and, 
179–181. 
See also
learning
effort, 17, 18–19, 66, 67. 
See also
FEED method
effort-driven reward circuit, 50
effortlessness, 17, 19, 28. 
See also
FEED method; practice
eicosapentaeonoic acid (EPA), 109
emotional intelligence, 59
emotional memory, 75–79
emotional reasoning, 58
emotional wisdom, 184
empathy, 16, 60, 157–160, 184, 203
epinephrine
exercise and, 120
nutrition and, 97–98
overcoming fear and, 30, 31
sleep and, 128
See also
neurotransmitters
episodic memory, 75–79
essential fatty acids, 107–109
depression and, 113–116
exercise and, 121
phospholipids and, 112–113
prostaglandins and, 109–112
excitotoxic stress, 122
“executive brain,” 16. 
See also
frontal lobe
exercise, 117–119
effect on brain, 119–125
health benefi ts of, 125–127
memory and, 85
mood and, 54–55
resiliency and, 178
sleep hygiene and, 132–133