Kedar N. Prasad, Ph.D., is the chief scientific officer of the Premier Micronutrient Corporation, the former director of the Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the former president of the International Society of Nutrition and Cancer. The author of several books, including Fight Alzheimer’s with Vitamins and Antioxidants, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“One of the leading and respected authorities in the field of antioxidant use.”

• Foreword by Stephen Bondy, Ph.D. Preface Why Should You Read This Book? 1 Structure and Function of the Human Brain 2 Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and the Immune System 3 The Antioxidant Defense System 4 The Role of Antioxidants in Reducing Oxidative Damage 5 Concussive Injury: Causes, Symptoms, Incidence, and Costs 6 Treating and Managing Concussive Injury with Vitamins and Antioxidants 7 Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury: Symptoms and Long-Term Effects, Incidence, and Costs 8 Treating and Managing Penetrating TBI with Vitamins and Antioxidants 9 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Causes, Symptoms, Prevalence, and Costs 10 Treating and Managing PTSD with Vitamins and Antioxidants Appendix Values of Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)/Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) Abbreviations and Terminologies Bibliography Index About the Author

Kedar N. Prasad, Ph.D., is the chief scientific officer of the Premier Micronutrient Corporation, the former director of the Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the former president of the International Society of Nutrition and Cancer. The author of several books, including Fight Alzheimer’s with Vitamins and Antioxidants, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“One of the leading and respected authorities in the field of antioxidant use.”

• Foreword by Stephen Bondy, Ph.D. Preface Why Should You Read This Book? 1 Structure and Function of the Human Brain 2 Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and the Immune System 3 The Antioxidant Defense System 4 The Role of Antioxidants in Reducing Oxidative Damage 5 Concussive Injury: Causes, Symptoms, Incidence, and Costs 6 Treating and Managing Concussive Injury with Vitamins and Antioxidants 7 Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury: Symptoms and Long-Term Effects, Incidence, and Costs 8 Treating and Managing Penetrating TBI with Vitamins and Antioxidants 9 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Causes, Symptoms, Prevalence, and Costs 10 Treating and Managing PTSD with Vitamins and Antioxidants Appendix Values of Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)/Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) Abbreviations and Terminologies Bibliography Index About the Author

Kedar N. Prasad, Ph.D., is the chief scientific officer of the Premier Micronutrient Corporation, the former director of the Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the former president of the International Society of Nutrition and Cancer. The author of several books, including Fight Alzheimer’s with Vitamins and Antioxidants, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“One of the leading and respected authorities in the field of antioxidant use.”

• Foreword by Stephen Bondy, Ph.D. Preface Why Should You Read This Book? 1 Structure and Function of the Human Brain 2 Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and the Immune System 3 The Antioxidant Defense System 4 The Role of Antioxidants in Reducing Oxidative Damage 5 Concussive Injury: Causes, Symptoms, Incidence, and Costs 6 Treating and Managing Concussive Injury with Vitamins and Antioxidants 7 Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury: Symptoms and Long-Term Effects, Incidence, and Costs 8 Treating and Managing Penetrating TBI with Vitamins and Antioxidants 9 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Causes, Symptoms, Prevalence, and Costs 10 Treating and Managing PTSD with Vitamins and Antioxidants Appendix Values of Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)/Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) Abbreviations and Terminologies Bibliography Index About the Author