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REVIEWS REVIEWS ¢@ disorder in detail, explaining how a neurofeedback session works using an EEG computer system and how long it takes to expect to see results. They include anecdotes from their clinical work and give actionable advice on appropriate nutrition and reducing the toxic load in the immediate environment. In the vast majority of cases, neurofeedback has powerful self-healing effects. This book is a godsend for parents dealing with seemingly intractable problems in their children. HEALING YOUNG BRAINS by Robert W. Hill, PhD, and Eduardo Castro, MD Hampton Roads, Charlottesville, 2009 ISBN 978-1-57174-603-0 (344pp tpb) Available: www.hrpub.com Mune of young people are affected by disorders that can be treated successfully without resorting to dangerous pharmaceutical drugs. The alternative path, according to Robert Hill, PhD, and Eduardo Castro, MD (authors of Getting Rid of Ritalin, reviewed in 9/05), employs the non-invasive, cost-effective, easy-to- use treatment of neurofeedback, or brainwave biofeedback. Health conditions that respond well to this treatment include anxiety and panic attacks, attention disorders, autism, bipolar disorder, depression, epilepsy, headaches, learning difficulties, self-esteem problems, sleep disorders and tics. The authors explain how neurofeedback helps the brain to reorder its frequencies and achieve permanent balance, thus restoring normal function and alleviating, if not curing, these ailments. Often by treating a prime disorder, such as ADHD, other related problems in the "cluster", such as lethargy and low self-esteem, are resolved at the same time. Drs Hill and Castro tackle each HEALING OUR HORMONES, HEALING OUR LIVES by Linda Crockett O Books, Hants., UK, 2009 ISBN 978-1-84694-168-9 (227pp tpb) Available: www.o-books.net U -based holistic practitioner Linda Crockett has been treating women's hormonal problems for the last 10 years. Her approach takes in emotional and spiritual dimensions, not just physical. She offers "soul- utions" to a variety of common hormonal complaints, from PMT to menopausal changes, as well as related issues like candida infestation and insulin resistance. Crockett considers that at the heart of hormonal flux are emotional stress factors that can include lovelessness, 70 * NEXUS criticism, loneliness, loss, sexual abuse and more. These traumas change the body's chemistry; the wounds become embedded in the unconscious mind, and hormonal imbalance is a manifestation of these negative beliefs. The way to self- healing involves understanding the endocrine system and each of its hormones, the energy of emotions and the wisdom of the spirit, and she gives plenty of facts and inspiration hroughout her book. Crockett utilises herbal and nutritional therapies to treat specific health conditions and provides tools, including meditation, visualisation and hands-on practices, for spiritual healing. There's a wealth of actionable information in her refreshing and accessible book. Healing Our Hormones Healing Our Lives tions to cc jomial www.nexusmagazine.com OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2009