"A fascinating and controversial subject."
—Barbara Walters, ABC Nightline
"Something of a bible for the smart drug set."
—Los Angeles Times Magazine
"A very important book. Very interesting and well documented... an absolutely essential and important subject."
—Timothy Leary, Ph.D.
"It's enough to make Nancy Reagan just say yes ."
—Playboy Magazine
"An excellent introduction to the field of cognition-enhancing compounds... Well-written, and easily understood, even by people who do not have specific training in medicine."
—Giacomo Spignoli, M.D., Ph.D., Pharmacology Research Director, L.Manetti-H.Roberts & Co.
"Opens up the new world of nootropics"
—Ernest Lawrence Rossi, Ph.D., Author of The Psychobiology of Mind- Body Healing
"An easy book to read and very interesting. I recommend it to any consumer who wants to be better informed and take more control over his or her own health."
—Cliff Wong, R.Ph.
"A dirty little book."
—Dan Roland, Compliance Officer, Los Angeles District Office Food and Drug Administration
"A wonderful, self-help manual... I was especially pleased with the section regarding smart drugs and the law. Physicians wanting to prescribe these drugs will find this section very useful."
—Robert Buckley, M.D.
"A very interesting, well-researched book. Well done!"
—Ross Pelton, R.Ph., Ph.D. author of Mind Food And Smart Pills
"A well-researched and referenced work... an antidote to the plethora of popular articles on intelligence enhancement that always seem to end by telling you that 'it's coming, but it'll be years before you can benefit from this technology'... Invaluable to people who want to take advantage of available intelligence enhancement technology now."
—Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw, Authors of Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach.
"Enjoyed reading the book very much. I much admire your effort, and look forward to future revisions."
—Dr. Nigel Foreman, Psychology Department, Leicester University, U.K.
"The philosophy behind this book really stinks."
—Mary-Margaret Richardson, Public Affairs Officer, Food and Drug Administration
"Your investigation into the various products available is quite extensive... Some products appear to slow down or even arrest the deterioration of cognitive function..."
—Kurt Z. Itil, Ph.D., President, HZI Research Center, Tarrytown, New York
"Congratulations for your work. [Can I translate] an Italian version?"
—Maurizio Memo, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, Spain
"It does make a good case ..."
—H. J. Eysenck, Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of London
"The information conveyed is correct... If I have a criticism, the outlook is perhaps too optimistic and certainly contrasts with the skepticism of most doctors towards these drugs... "
—Giancarlo Pepeu, M.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Chairman, Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze, Italy
"I've been researching and experimenting with cognitive enhancers for many years now and am glad to discover the existence of your organization, CERI."
—Daniel P. Reid, author of The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity, and Chinese Herbal Medicine.
"Full of accurate, interesting and up-to-date facts... Important work."
—Terence McKenna, author of Food of the Gods
"I certainly hope that my own work will not be presented as supporting your basic premise and conclusions."
—James L. McGaugh, Director, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Professor of Psychobiology, University of California, Irvine
"I would like to congratulate you for your important book."
—Marco Trabucchi, M.D., Professor of Biochemistry, Universita Degli Studi Di Roma, Italy
About the Authors:
Ward Dean, M.D. has been actively engaged in gerontological research for over 10 years, and has published more than 50 articles and reviews in professional journals. He is the Director of Research and Development for Vitamin Research Products. Dr. Dean is the author of
Biological Aging Measurement, published in 1988, and co-author (with Professor Vladimir M. Dilman, M.D., Ph.D., D.M.Sc.) of
The Neuroendocrine Theory of Aging and Degenerative Disease, published in 1992 and is co-author of
Smart Drugs & Nutrients,
Smart Drugs II: The Next Generation and
GHB: The Natural Mood Enhancer.
John Morgenthaler has been active in the field of nutritional medicine since 1986 when he launched a business that assisted AIDS groups in sourcing hard-to-get, experimental treatments. One of those treatments was DHEA, which did not become an over-the-counter nutritional supplement until 1995.
In 1990, John teamed up with Ward Dean, M.D. to create the book
Smart Drugs & Nutrients, which became an international bestseller. The book shocked and offended people on both sides of the "drugs versus nutrients" divide because it did not take sides. The book discussed many pharmacological tools that are effective and particularly safe, and discussed many beneficial nutrients that have solid science behind them. The tension between these two camps was so strong that health food stores initially refused to carry the book.
The controversy put John in the limelight. He appeared on the
Today Show,
Larry King Live, 20/20, and
Phil Donahue, and was interviewed in
Time, Newsweek,
Playboy, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Details, and
Cosmopolitan.
It was this book that launched Smart Publications, John’s publishing company, which to this day remains neutral and unbiased in the “drugs versus nutrients” debate.
Over the next few years John co-authored several other books including
Smart Drugs II, Stop the FDA,
Better Sex Through Chemistry,
Natural Hormone Replacement for Women over 45 with
Jonathan Wright, M.D., and GHB: The Natural Mood Enhancer. He has also published articles in respected alternative medicine journals such as the
Townsend Letter.
In 1995, John co-founded a nutritional supplement company and in three years built it up to a $4 million per year operation before selling his shares.
Since then, John and his team of editors and researchers at Smart Publications have dedicated themselves to reviewing, interpreting, publishing, and disseminating the latest discoveries and breakthroughs in nutrition and medical science. His monthly newsletter,
Smart Publications Health & Wellness Update, has an impressive track record in regards to alerting the public to both the benefits and possible dangers of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements, as well as to the larger issues that surround the healthcare industry.
John, through Smart Publications, was one of the first to promote the use of bio-identical hormones for women over 45 in place of the much more dangerous synthetic analogs.
However, he is quick to add that he is not all about good news – the negative scientific results are just as important. For instance, John was the first to widely announce the dangers of saw palmetto and the possible negative effects of high doses of alpha tocopheral (a vitamin E isomer), beta carotene (a vitamin A), and riboflavin (B2).
Today, John travels the world looking for breakthrough nutraceuticals and anti-aging therapies. He also continues to publish cutting-edge nutrition and medical science books and periodicals.
John and his family reside in Petuluma, California. He keeps fit by surfing, hiking, playing tennis, snowboarding, and trying to keep up with his three young boys… and, of course, by sticking to a good diet and his extensive regimen of health enhancing nutrients, bio-identical hormones, and smart drugs.
Steven Wm. Fowkes is Executive Director of the Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute (CERI) and Editor of
Smart Drug News. His degree is in organic chemistry. Since 1983, he has been Director of the MegaHealth Society and Editor of their newsletter,
Forefront - Health Investigations. Steve is author of several books including
GHB: The Natural Mood Enhancer,
Smart Drugs II: The Next Generation, and
STOP the FDA: Save Your Health Freedom. He is the author as well of many magazine articles about health issues, and edited Dilman and Dean's
Neuroendocrine Theory of Aging and Degenerative Disease. Steve has extensive experience designing supplement formulas, several of which have been multi-million sellers. He has been researching and using nutrient-based cognitive technologies for twenty years. Steven has appeared on numerous television programs to discuss cognitive enhancement.
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