The autoimmune brain : a five-step plan for treating chronic pain, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and attention disorders

Summary: "The Autoimmune Brain connects common brain health symptoms to changes in the immune system, in particular those triggered by bacterial, viral, and parasitic infections., In this book, Dr. David Younger explains his groundbreaking research and adds a new component: how traumatic stress (whether physical or emotional) and genetics affect this same triad as inextricable factors in initiating disease and brain health symptoms... His diagnostic techniques and treatment protocols will help readers identify the true cause of their symptoms and put them on a clear path to healing so they no longer feel unbalanced, out of control, forgetful, and exhausted."--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781538117705
ISBN: 1538117703
ISBN: 9781538117712 (ePub ebook)
Physical Description: print
xii, 276 pages: illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2019].

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The basics of brain health and autoimmunity -- How the brain develops -- Is my problem neurological of psychiatric? -- Won your genetics -- Test for an autoimmune disturbance -- Apply immune modulatory and pain therapy -- Participate in therapies that address stress and mental health concerns -- Eat and exercise to restore brain health and reset the immune system -- Survey your environment for toxic exposures -- Developmental disorders affecting children and teens -- Sore throats lead to sore heads: on the lookout for PANDAS and PANS -- The but-brain connection: Celiac Disease and beyond -- Concussions leave their mark -- Neuroendocrine and mast cell activity determine how you respond to stress -- Porphyria: a misdiagnosed neurogenetic disorder -- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: relief for exhausted patients -- Lyme disease: the great initiator or the great trigger? -- Spondyloarthropathy: I-cubed and genetically predetermined joint diseases -- Autoimmune encephalitis: a brain on fire -- Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias: autoimmune insights -- Putting it all together to resolve your health.