The UltraMind Solution: The Simple Way to Defeat Depression, Overcome Anxiety, and Sharpen Your Mind

i love this book, it's my new bible. Now well thumbed and constantly dipped into for advice and tips, whether for myself or for friends. I came off antidepressants (in a controlled and proper manner) after reading this book, i don't know at this stage whether i will manage to stay off them but this book gave me hope, education and i definitely felt more in control of my mind through nutrition and supplements. it has a snowball effect, once you start educating yourself about vitamins etc and the effect it has on your mind, how you think and how you feel, you will be encouraged to try little changes,... once those small changes are put into place you feel so much better that you start making more healthy choices.....i lost weight, people started commenting about how good i looked, i felt great and certainly didn't feel like i'd been dieting at all! It has to be said that when i started taking it for granted and slipping back into my old junk food/sugar addiction, i slipped back into feeling the 'blehs'.and the weight started creeping on again, absolute proof that food and nutrition is soooooo important - not just to your weight but how you feel. I just go back to the book and remind myself again of the facts i learned the first time round. Buy this book if you're depressed, try changing your diet, adding vitamins and minerals... you've nothing to loose and everything to gain. I would really recommend it and will never be without this book.

Dear Reader, I was very ill and I did not know what was wrong with me. The first thing I did was consult my GP which suggest me to do a Urine and blood test, which I did but they could not find anything wrong with me! Oh very strange I thought. Until I decided to use Google put my symptoms keywords in the search engine and I came across this brilliant book by Mark Hyman. I fully read it and because Doctor Mark was based in the U.S.A. and not in the UK, I've found a nutritionist in London. I decide to book an appointment, and I went to see her. I explained my symptoms such as low energy, brain fog, lack of motivation, weight loss, and she decided to do a specific a blood and stool test. I did, and when the results came, she said that I had almost the "CANDIDA!" She give me a strictly diet for 3 months and she said that I could not eat specific food such as east, milk, sugar, alcohol and more. When she said that the world crashed on me because that what I was eating daily....but I decided to follow her prescribed strict diet. After the 3 months when I finished the diet I felt like new man!!! I could talk better, my brain was so clear, I felt healthier and stronger and I gained weight.  This is the proof that you can heel yourself without medication. The thing make me upset is that the NHS does not recognize nutrition saying that there is not enough scientific evidence that is working BUT that's a liar. How come they could not find anything wrong with me and doing a specific test they proof them wrong...... I tell you WHY they do not recognize Nutrition because that will affect the BIG medicine corporation by selling less medicine. That's the truth that they do not want you to know. Also do you know the big side effect when you are taking medicine? Let's take just one example. Do you know when you are taking antibiotics in your body that kills also your friendly bacteria in your gut and opens you to a numerous diseases? Such as CANDIDA!!! So whatever you are taking antibiotics do remember when you finish the treatment to re-introduce friendly bacteria back into your GUT! I am my own DOCTOR and I do not need one!

This book offers a host of interesting and life essential information, however it is hard to process. Reading is more of a study and half way through the book it became more of a chore. This is a book I believe you should read quickly the first time and then come back and read it again many times to gather the wealth of information it has to offer.

You must read this book its amazing. I have been ill for about 5 years, Fibromyalgia, strange bowel problems, getting steadily more and more confused, couldn't work, couldn't get answers from doctors, taking medication I don't believe in because was scared and didn't know what else to do. Then came the hypothyroidism and the meds for that too, still getting worse and worse, oh and thats not including putting on 5 stone in 2 years. This book has really really started back into understanding what has gone wrong and at last I feel I can moving forward again. Its taking time, but for the first time in 3 years I am losing weight instaed of putting it on. If you or anyone you know is being challenged by life through health, weight or mental issues (ok thats just about most of us) the kindest thing you could do for them or yourself is read this book. I had began to think that in my 50's that was it, it was all down hill and crappy from now on. I actually feel that this is not the end of the story, that I can be well again. Good healing and happy life to you all, we all deserve to be well.

I love this book and I think Mark Hyman is excellent. Eating is definitely a pastime of mine but this book really opened my eyes to how food can affect your body and mind. It explains in great detail what you should be eating and, more importantly, why. It also has an excellent section on dealing with stress and relaxation (which was the main reason why this book caught my attention in the first place). After taking just some of the advice in this book on board - I have more energy, sleep better, don't feel as tired when I get up in the morning, I'm generally in better mood and I can't remember the last time I had a cold which I used to be plagued with 3-4 times a year....It's worth looking at.

The book is ok but very long winded. I suppose with it being a natural approach, the author feels he has to go in to as much depth and detail as possible just to back up each of his findings. Some good valid points and research but drags on far too much. I would recommend the book if you have no knowledge of natural healing but it sure isn't an easy read.

This book genuinely saved my sanity and restored my brain to full working order again after years of bizarre symptoms.I thought I was going mad. It's highly researched and science-based (occassional "woolly" sections that are more enthusiasm and anecdote than proof but which can generally be forgiven - even by someone with a hard-core science training like me). For me, it was just the start of a journey of discovery about what breaks my brain and what keeps it in tip top working condition. I'm healthy, productive, mentally clear and above all happy again. This could genuinely save some people's lives. I've come to rereading after first buying it about ten years ago. I'd fallen back into bad dietary habits and my brain and energy were suffering again. Just a few days later after rereading and reimplementing Dr Hyman's ideas and I'm tip top again.

Fantastic book on how to look at your life as a whole, instead of searching for one magic solution. It covers just how important the food on your plate is. It teaches you to look at things from totality and as a whole. Pick up this book whoever you are because there is so much to learn. This book could change your life. Read with purpose and apply make sure you apply what you've learnt.

It is an interesting book but there are a lot of information that is more for experts in nutrition, it takes me a while to read it.

ce livre est genial, je vous conseille fortement, des perspectives futuristes sur le domaine de la santé si vous etes interresses par la nutrition ou avez des problemes de santé n'hesitez pas

Excelente libro que describe como muchos de los problemas de salud más importantes no se solucionan con pastillas sino yendo a la raíz del problema. La alimentación, el sueño, la suplementación, el manejo del stress, etc son las causas de la mayoría de los problemas que tenemos. Muestra un método de evaluación simple y una guía paso a paso para implementar estos cambios y mejorar el rendimiento, la salud y el envejecimiento.

I'm really enjoying this book. As someone that doesn't often pick up something other than fiction, this book is making sense in so many ways. I have now been following the UltraMind 6 week meal plan (can't really call it a diet as it isn't typically for weight loss) for 3 1/2 weeks now and I feel wonderful. Being Gluten Free to begin with, incorporating Dairy free wasn't a big stretch. The majority of the meals are tasty and not difficult to make. Learning about the different vitamins and minerals that could be missing from my diet and what their possible effect has is mind boggling. I would definitely recommend this book if you are concerned about your mental state of mind or the state of those close to you. Being in my mid 50's and my husband in his 60's I want to be sure that we enter our retirement with sharp minds that stay that way until the end. If it is possible to stave off dementia and other brain failures by diet and vitamins/minerals then I am going to do it.

Lots of health issues covered