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The Book

Nutrition and
THE BRAIN

The first book by Robert Maker is his masterpiece, Nutrition and The Brain: What Schools and Parents Must Know, published in 2026 by Expert Book Publishing. Based on over half a century of personal study of children in the classroom, gym, clinic, and school throughout the United States, the book combines both lived observation and scientific studies to show how nutrition can significantly influence brain health, learning and behavior. The book has a very intimate sense of dedication to his late wife Sandy whose affection, support and unrelenting encouragement kept him going in his life and also in his writing.

Sandy is still in the strength of her marriage of close to thirty years, and Robert Maker is still with her, and her partnership can be seen in every page. Her memory is respected together with families and children with the affected life that came out of avoidable health issues and false information. This is not just a scientific work to Robert, but a mission, a mission of love and responsibility, and the hope of leaving a good legacy to the future generations

The book is also dedicated to the families, teachers, and children, who have been affected by the lack of nutritious food and the presence of food additives in their systems. It emphasizes their bravery and stamina, and delivers an easy to understand and comprehend explanation of the complicated neurological mechanisms to the reader.

FAQ’s

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Common Reader Questions

What did Robert Maker have to write this book?
Robert Maker spent more than half a century as a professional working in the schools, and clinics and in the classes with children. He witnessed history from a time of huge rise in the prevalence rates of such conditions as autism, ADHD, obesity and seizures. His observations made him examine the impact of nutrition and more especially food additives on the behaviour and health of the brain.
Who is the book written for?
The target audience of the book is the health practitioners and policymakers, parents, and teachers. It makes complicated scientific studies easy and converts them to simple formats which can make an average reader comprehend the significance of nutrition in global learning and development of children.
What are excitotoxins and how come that they are mentioned in this book?
Excitotoxins may also carry the meaning of MSG and aspartame, the food additives that cause undue stimulation of the neurons to the point of collapsing and death. These substances that have been dominating in processed food according to Robert Maker have the ability to cause neurological stress, behavioral disorders and even neurodegenerative diseases.
How is the book structured?
The book follows the format of seven chapters that accorded relevant weight to a big cause of nutrition and the health of the brain how the brain damages and the functionality of amino acids like glutamate, aspartate and the long term effects of the excitotoxin on young children and adults.
Is it a scientific book, or not?
No. being the most reliant on the literature research and the pioneer publications of such scientists, as Dr. John Olney, it, however, does not deprive any practical examples of changes, which have occurred in the school, in the family life, and in the actions, which any one user is able to accomplish in order to alter something in his/her life and in the health of children.
Why is Nutrition and The Brain so different compared with other books on health?
The book of Robert Maker is both science and life experience in comparison with the technical journals or the pure books on medicine. It has been written in the straightforward and comprehensible languages interspersed with personal commitments, historical backgrounds and change canvases. It is not scared of it or its purpose.