Nourish Your Brain Nourish Your Life...Over 90% of people have not reached their full potential...

Nourish Your Brain: Glial Power for Prevention and Healing of Alzheimer’s DiseaseOmega Society and Noetics, Madison, Wisconsin, 2005

Alarik Arenander, Ph.D.www.eBrainMatrix.org [email protected] Madison AlzhGlial.ppt

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Nourish Your BrainNourish Your BrainNourish Your LifeNourish Your Life

Bad Ems, GermanyBad Ems, GermanyJune, 2008June, 2008

Director, Iowa’s Brain Research Institute

Director of Research, Center for Leadership Performance

President, The Leader’s Brain,and BrainMatrix, Inc.

Director, IowaDirector, Iowa’’s Brain Research Institutes Brain Research Institute

Director of Research, Center for Leadership Director of Research, Center for Leadership PerformancePerformance

President, The LeaderPresident, The Leader’’s Brain,s Brain,and and BrainMatrixBrainMatrix, Inc., Inc.

Alarik Arenander, Ph.D.Alarik Arenander, Ph.D.



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ConnectingConnecting

Your UniverseYour Universeof Allof All

PossibilitiesPossibilities



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GenesGenesExperienceExperience

You!You!

Your brain is Your brain is plasticplastic



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PascualPascual--Leone Leone etaletal, , Ann Rev Ann Rev NeurosciNeurosci 28:377, 200528:377, 2005

Power of AttentionPower of Attention

We chose We chose everything in life!everything in life!

Our choices make Our choices make us who we are!us who we are!



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Nourish Your Brain & LifeNourish Your Brain & Life

MoreMoreBrainBrain

CoherenceCoherence

More More Happiness & Happiness &

SuccessSuccess

Over 90% of people have not Over 90% of people have not reached their full potentialreached their full potential



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Prevent Prevent your brain your brain

from from ‘‘Drying UpDrying Up’’

AlzheimerAlzheimer’’ssExperienceExperience--dependentdependent

ProgressiveProgressiveDisconnect!Disconnect!



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RiskRiskRiskOccupationOccupationOccupation

EducationEducationEducation

InjuryInjuryInjury

ToxinsToxinsToxins

DiseaseDiseaseDisease

NutritionNutritionNutritionAGEAGEAGE

AlzheimerAlzheimer’’ssLoss of brain Loss of brain coherence!coherence!



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Prefrontal CortexPrefrontal Cortex

Meet Meet youryourCEOCEO



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ReceptorReceptor

GateGateSimple form Simple form

& colors& colors

FormsFormsObjectObject

Evaluate, Evaluate, & plan& plan

ExecuteExecute

ActivateActivateEngageEngage

CEOCEOCEO

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Nourish Your BrainNourish Your Brain

Nourish Your LifeNourish Your Life



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ExperienceExperienceBrain EffectBrain Effect

LifeLife

TechniqueTechnique

DoingDoingDoing

BeingBeingBeing

TMTMTM



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1 sec1 sec

Travis and Pearson, Travis and Pearson, Intern. J. NeuroscienceIntern. J. Neuroscience, , 100100: 77, : 77, 20002000

Restful AlertnessRestful Alertness

TranscendingTranscending



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ExecutiveExecutive

BrainBrain

CoherenceCoherence

Global Brainwave CoherenceGlobal Brainwave Coherence

TMTM



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Brain Integration: American University (3 month TM)

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Brain Integration in AthletesBrain Integration in AthletesBrain Integration in Athletes



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Reported CoReported Co--existence ofexistence ofTranscendental and Waking StatesTranscendental and Waking States

F.Travis, et al, F.Travis, et al, BiolBiol PsychPsych, 2002, 2002

NeuromuscularEfficiency

NeuromuscularNeuromuscularEfficiencyEfficiency

Self-Awareness

SelfSelf--AwarenessAwareness

AcademicPerformance

AcademicAcademicPerformancePerformance

DecreasedAnxiety

DecreasedDecreasedAnxietyAnxiety

Self-Development

SelfSelf--DevelopmentDevelopment

InnerOrientation

InnerInnerOrientationOrientation

MoralReasoning

MoralMoralReasoningReasoning

ConceptLearningConceptConceptLearningLearningEmotional

StabilityEmotionalEmotionalStabilityStability

DecreasedNeuroticismDecreasedDecreasedNeuroticismNeuroticism

IntelligenceIntelligenceIntelligence

ComputationalEfficiency

ComputationalComputationalEfficiencyEfficiency

CreativityCreativityCreativity

CEOBrainwaveCoherence

CEOCEOBrainwaveBrainwaveCoherenceCoherence



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Skillful AgingSkillful Aging

No PFC GM Loss: Meditators No PFC GM Loss: Meditators

Lazar Lazar etaletal, , NeuroReportNeuroReport, 2005, 2005



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Increase brain Increase brain coherence to coherence to reduce risk of reduce risk of AlzheimerAlzheimer’’ss

RiskRiskRiskOccupationOccupation

EducationEducation

InjuryInjury

ToxinsToxins

DiseaseDisease

NutritionNutritionAGEAGE

TM TM Reduces Reduces

Risk Risk FactorsFactors



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AyurAyur VedaVedato live happy,to live happy,healthy & longhealthy & long

SelfSelfUnified FieldUnified Field

VataVataPittaPitta

KaphaKapha



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DoshasDoshasVataVata

(motion, communication)(motion, communication)PittaPitta

(transformation, metabolism)(transformation, metabolism)KaphaKapha

(structure, stability)(structure, stability)

Decreased Decreased KaphaKaphaLoss of lubrication,Loss of lubrication,stability, sustainingstability, sustaining

Increased Increased VataVataToo much drying,Too much drying,

agitation, disruptionagitation, disruption



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Natural BalancingNatural BalancingVitamins Vitamins (Bs, (Bs, folatefolate))

Pepper, Pepper, brahmibrahmi, , gotugotukola, kola, shankapushpishankapushpiGhee & Omega Ghee & Omega FAsFAsMind & ConsciousnessMind & Consciousness

TurmericTurmeric

Reduce Brain DamageReduce Brain Damage

Increase Brain HealthIncrease Brain Health



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Nourish the Brain Nourish the Brain

PanchakarmaPanchakarmaBalance the Balance the doshasdoshas,,Purify mind & bodyPurify mind & body

Are all Are all meditations meditations the same?the same?



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Reduced Trait AnxietyMeta-analysis of 146 studies

Reduced Trait AnxietyReduced Trait AnxietyMetaMeta--analysis of 146 studiesanalysis of 146 studies

D.OrmeD.Orme--Johnson & Walton, Johnson & Walton, Am J Health Am J Health PromotPromot 12:297, 199812:297, 1998

ExperienceExperienceBrain EffectBrain Effect

LifeLife

TechniqueTechnique



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We chose We chose everything everything

in life!in life!

Start anytimeStart anytimeStart earlyStart earlyStay activeStay activeEat healthyEat healthyAvoid toxinsAvoid toxins



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Nourish Your Brain & LifeNourish Your Brain & Life

MoreMoreBrainBrain

CoherenceCoherence

More More Happiness & Happiness &

SuccessSuccess

Nourish Your BrainNourish Your Brain

Nourish Your LifeNourish Your Life

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