About Your Brain

Learn how to spot brain degeneration and stop it before it’s too late. Don’t waste another day wondering why your brain is not working. Learn what you can and should do about it. Why Isn’t My Brain Working? harnesses cutting-edge scientific research for safe, simple, and truly effective solutions to declining brain function.

See if some of these signs and symptoms of brain degeneration apply to you:

  • Memory loss
  • brain fog
  • lack of motivation
  • anxiety
  • fatigue from certain foods
  • difficulty learning
  • depression
  • tire easily
  • poor focus and concentration

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About the Brain Book Author

Author of Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms?, Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN, is a clinical research scientist, academic professor, and a functional medicine health care provider. He specializes in developing evidence-based models to treat autoimmune, neurological, and unidentified chronic diseases with non-pharmaceutical applications such as diet, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine. His academic and clinical research has been featured in numerous documentaries and his clinical models of functional medicine are used by several academic institutions and thousands of health care providers throughout the world.

Dr. Kharrazian has received appointments as an Associate Clinical Professor at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, a Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School, and a Research Fellow at the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital… Read More

Digestion and the Brain Book

The Gut Brain Axis: Overlooked & Undertreated

Discover how chronic digestive problems may be a sign of brain dysfunction, and 3 ways (gargling, gagging, and singing) to bring your brain back online. Join Sean Croxton of Underground Wellness and Dr. Datis Kharrazian for this 58 min video on the Gut–Brain Connection.

For more interviews about the Brain, go to my Video Page or Audio Page. For more about the thyroid, go to my Thyroid Interview Page or to my Thyroid Book Website.

Brain Book Blog

Brain fog? Join this six-week functional medicine course

By Brain Health Book September 29, 2016 14 Comments

Save Your Brain: The Six-Week Rescue Plan community. You’ll learn tools you’ll use lifelong and that could very well save you from a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s or dementia. Please join Dr. Kharrazian and the course community.

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Podcast: Gluten and the Connection with Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism

By Brain Health Book July 7, 2014 8 Comments

Check out my latest podcast interview about the connection between gluten and Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism on glutenfreeschool.com. I also touch on some new research we’re doing on foods that cross-react with thyroid tissue and are implicated in autoimmune thyroid conditions.      

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Prestigious fellowship awarded

By Brain Health Book February 19, 2014 1 Comment

I recently had the honor of being awarded the title of Fellow by the American College of Nutrition for scientific contributions to the field of nutrition. Membership in the college includes some of the most respected nutritional scientists in the world. Fellows must have published five or more scientific papers in referred medical or scientific […]

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Recent study shows unmanaged Hashimoto’s reduces brain function

By Brain Health Book February 6, 2014 10 Comments

A recently published case study showed that neurological symptoms can occur in Hashimoto’s patients. SPECT brain scan imaging showed reduced brain activity (hypoperfusion) both in patches and throughout the entire brain. The brain scan images completely changed after subjects were given corticosteroids to suppress the autoimmunity, showing improvements in many areas. However, patchy areas of […]

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New study shows gluten and dairy cause brain autoimmunity

By Brain Health Book December 31, 2013 18 Comments

A new study shows a significant portion of the US population not only reacts to gluten and dairy but also that this reaction causes the immune system to destroy brain and nervous tissue in a scenario called neurological autoimmunity (as evidenced by positive tissue antibodies). With the explosion of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, autism, childhood development disorders, […]

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Got brain drain? Hashimoto’s, autoimmunity, and brain degeneration

By Brain Health Book September 20, 2013 8 Comments

If you’re managing your Hashimoto’s yet still waiting for your depression to lift and your memory to return, you could be suffering from the beginning of a brain breakdown. Scientists call it accelerated brain degeneration, and it’s critical you know about it. Many symptoms of brain decline overlap with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism so that patients—and their […]

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Brain Book Patient Stories

brain-bookPatient stories help explain complex information through the experiences of real people. They also provide hope and optimism for those suffering from frightening brain health issues — optimism and positivity are important to improving brain health. These stories do not represent quick fixes or gimmicks, but rather years of exhaustive research, trial and error, and the patient’s own willingness to do the work. For more patient stories, go to the menu at top of page.

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Brain Disorders in Children

Kevin was a 12-year old boy who had been having difficulty in school for most of his young life. He was also very uncoordinated and not good at sports and spent most of his time playing video games. His father privately told me Kevin could not kick a soccer ball if his life depended on it and he was always fidgeting and making snorting noises. He also suffered from chronic allergies, asthma, and bouts of depression and had been prescribed an asthma inhaler and antihistamines by his doctor. Kevin’s father was worried his son would no do well in academically or socially in high school. Although he didn’t say it, I detected that despite loving his son very much, Kevin’s father was also embarrassed by him… Read More

Brain autoimmunity can be devastating but is often manageable

Kate, 62, began having almost weekly six-hour episodes of dizziness and uncontrollable vomiting when she was 50 years old. She went to various doctors and nobody knew what was causing the episodes. Out of desperation her physicians put her on steroids and antibiotics, but they did not help. She stopped going out or driving for fear of the episodes, becoming a prisoner in her own home. Her entire life and future changed.

After four years of suffering, Kate was finally diagnosed with a condition called Meniere’s disease. It is a deteriorating disease of the inner ear that leads to hearing loss, dizziness, and ringing in the ear. She was forced to take an anti-anxiety medication daily to calm the dizziness… Read More

More Brain Book patient story quick links

  • This information is critical to all practicing health care professionals and their suffering patients, which often includes the doctors themselves. It is eye-opening, relevant to any disease or pathology, and immediately applicable for all your patients. I highly recommend it for any brain owner.
  • Dr. Kharrazian goes beyond a superficial treatment of neurotransmitters. Every new naturopath should look at his body of work.
    Don Baker, DC, NMD
    - Mesa, AZ
  • Dr. Kharrazian’s material is way beyond the stuff they teach in medical school.
    Ron Manzanero, MD
    - Austin Integrative Medicine, Austin, TX
  • I think Dr. Kharrazian’s presentation is extraordinary. I had a head injury and have struggled all my life with low brain function. I am looking forward to applying this knowledge to myself and my practice. I love the way Dr. Kharrazian gets excited about teaching.
    Tom Groover, DC, PLLC
    - Boulder, CO
  • Dr. Kharrazian masterfully pulls together functional neurology, endocrinology, nutrition, and physiology in a practical and immediately useable format.
    Heith Root, DC
    - San Antonio, TX
  • Fantastic! Nothing else like it—I learned so much and feel like I can look at patients from an entirely new level. Information regarding neurodegeneration is invaluable and gives us tools that no one else has.
    Dana Carey, LAc
    - Longmont, CO
  • Great! Dr. Kharrazian is as always exceptional in his concise, in-depth explanations of all the problems my patients experience. Best of all, he makes it easy to understand the most complicated of conditions. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
    Marie Starling, DC
    - Centennial, CO
  • Dr. Kharrazian is the most brilliant man I have ever met. His ability to see and understand the complexity of the human body and the interrelationships between its systems is staggering. He is an exceptional educator and his concepts and lectures have completely changed the landscape of alternative healthcare and how complementary medicine is practiced. The insight into ways to improve quality of life in real, measurable predictable means is here. Let’s celebrate the success and health this will bring to us all. Datis Kharrazian is a true gift to health care and to humankind.
    Adam Vernon
    - Colorado Springs, CO
  • Dr. Kharrazian is offering the highest level of health care diagnostics I’ve ever experienced. I am only sorry that this wasn’t available when I was in school. It is the best education I’ve gotten since school and has dramatically improved my diagnostics and treatment.”
    Thomas N. Campbell, DC
    - Beaumont, TX
  • The overall implications of this information are astounding. This affects all my clients!
    Lora Terres, LAc
    - Boulder, CO

Why Isn’t My Brain Working?

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Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms?

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