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There is substantial hope in orthomolecular psychiatry. It seems that lactate is high in the brain in schizophrenia and possibly also bipolar disorder. This excess lactate is cause by amino acids, particularly tryptophan, flooding the brain cells.
The author has figured out the chemical imbalances that cause schizophrenia. He has put pieces of the puzzles together. It seems that amino acids flood the brain cells. This can be alleviated by diet.
Diseases, including schizophrenia, are often mistakes in evolution. A diet very low in amino acids is recommended.
It appears that amino acids are flooding the brain in schizophrenia. No drug has been made available based on this theory, so a diet is suggested.
Amino acids flood the brain in schizophrenia and possibly depression. In particular, tryptophan is an offender. A vegan diet low in tryptophan is suggested.
A diet is proposed to treat various mental diseases. This diet is very low in protein. It seems that amino acids flood the brain in these diseases.
Biochemical abnormalities causing psychiatric symptoms are discussed. It is concluded that schizophrenia is a diabetes of the brain.
Clinical Neuroscience deals with both psychiatry and neurology. Many neurological disorders have psychiatric symptoms. In fact psychiatric diseases are probably neurological diseases not yet understood.
There is massive evidence that schizophrenia is organic. There are metabolic errors involving amino acids. This points towards a diet as a treatment.
The use of nutrition is recommended to optimize brain function.
There was a big battle between the orthomolecular forces, led by Pauling, Hoffer, & Osmond, and the APA (American Psychiatric Association), which is hooked on drugs. The APA rejected orthomolecular psychiatry, but I believe that they were wrong.
This author has put the pieces of the puzzle together. In schizophrenia amino acids flood the brain cells. This causes the brain to burn amino acids instead of glucose.
Many abnormalities have been reported on a cellular level. These abnormalities suggest that amino acids are flooding the cells in schizophrenia.
A case is made for schizophrenia being caused by amino acids (protein) flooding the brain cells in schizophrenia. I have been saying this for years, but my message has been falling on deaf ears.
A case is made for slow glucose metabolism in schizophrenia. This is caused by amino acids flooding the cells. A toxic methylated metabolite of dopamine may cause this.
The word "orthomolecular" was invented by Linus Pauling, but Pauling was influenced by previous work by Hoffer & Osmond. They all favored the use of natural substances.
World research on schizophrenia has shown it to be organic. Amino acids are flooding the brain cells.
Many positive findings have been reported in schizophrenia. I have formulated a theory of amino acids flooding the cells.
I favor the metabolic treatment of schizophrenia based on a diet very low in amino acids. It seems that amino acids are flooding the brain.
Schizophrenia is an organic disease of the brain. Amino acid metabolism is abnormal.
Orthomolecular starts off with the prefix "ortho", which means "right" or "correct". The same prefix is used in the word "orthodox". Orthomolecular means the right amounts of the right molecules.
Tryptophan floods the brain cells in mental illness. Patients have taken tryptophan and have gotten worse according to several studies.
There have been many controversies in psychiatry, including the one created by Linus Pauling when he invented "orthomolecular" psychiatry. I favor a vegan diet to treat mental illness.
Some orthomolecular theories of mental illness involve food allergies. My own theory is that there is an allergic reaction to protein because too many amino acids are flooding the cells.
It seems that amino acids are flooding the cells in schizophrenia. Tryptophan is the worst offender. For the normal person, amino acids are valuable. In disease, it can be different.
Russian workers and American workers have both produced a great deal of evidence for a toxic factor as causing schizophrenia. What to do about it is the next problem.
Orthomolecular medicine offers great hope for the future. It is cheaper and safer than drugs. However, I do not reject all drugs.
There are serious metabolic errors that cause schizophrenia. These errors can be alleviated by diet, much as diabetes can be treated by diet.
A number of diseases with known organic bases present with symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia. Each of these mimics provide clues to the enigma of schizophrenia.
This book gets an A+. A great deal of very valuable information on nutrition and on diseases is presented.
A new approach is suggested for schizophrenia. The disease has long been treated by drugs, which are very problematic. A diet is suggested.
Many abnormalities have been described in the blood in schizophrenia. It seems that a toxin causes tryptophan to flood the cells.
Nutrition is described in detail in relation to various diseases. A diet to treat mental diseases is proposed based upon a theory.
This finding disproves the popular, but false, neurodevelopmental theory once favored by Weinberger. Recently he gave up on the theory for schizophrenia.
Nutrition plays a role in many diseases. It often can be used either as a treatment or as prevention or both. This approach was vfavored by Linus Pauling and Adelle Davis.
In porphyria there is a lack of heme. Since an enzyme metabolizing tryptophan requires heme, this causes a flooding of the brain with tryptophan. There are mental symptoms.
This is an old theory that dates back to Stockings (1940). Nevertheless Stockings was right. The substance is toxic.
I am proposing a special diet to treat mental illness. Other attempts have been made at this by Dr. Lesser, Adelle Davis, and others. Some have proposed diets to fight cancer.
For many mental health patients, involuntary muscle movement is common. With the use of Parkinson's drug, Biperiden, these mental health patients are realizing an improvement.
A bachelor's degree can only get you so far in a career in mental health. This article discusses steps in choosing career paths and graduate training programs in mental health-related fields.
Psychiatry and psychology have struggled for over 100 years to be recognized as valid medical practices. Like the Catholic church, abuses abound. Why isn't the public aware, and why are abuse situations minimized to be of little concern?
My theory is that amino acids flood the brain in psychiatric disorders. This is why glucose metabolism is slow. The brain is burning the amino acids for fuel.
Scientists are now exploring the nature if God. All over the medical establishments, scientists are seeking the most ethical and effective way to combine patients' own spiritual beliefs with high-tech medical treatment.
Pauling made many contributions to society and to science. I feel that his greatest contribution was orthomolecular medicine.
Schizophrenia is caused by a toxin which makes amino acids flood the cells. A strict diet is recommended.
Workers all around the world have demonstrated that schizophrenia is organic. Neuropathology data suggests that amino acids are flooding the brain cells.
A broad spectrum of natural supplements help in maintaining the proper balance of nutrition and aging. With those at your easy disposal today, you can effortlessly work towards achieving youthfulness and general well-being.
Research paper on nutrition in bodybuilding industry.
Nutrition can be used to fight psychiatric diseases. Drugs have been expensive and problematic.
Blood factors have been found in the blood and urine of schizophrenics. It appears that a toxic factor is causing tryptophan and possibly other amino acids to flood the cells. A diet is suggested.
Many of a pet's chronic ailments are often caused by nutritional deficiencies. Many holistic vets believe that a pet's health can improve greatly simply by improving their diet.
Two American researchers that discovered a method of "switching off" genes were awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.
The main healthful qualities of pumpkin nutrition are the large amounts of antioxidants and beta-carotene present within the pumpkin.
The truth is, it is possible to provide a healthy, vegetarian diet for dogs - but it is very difficult, and often more expensive than conventional choices. Is a vegetarian diet right for dogs?
Nutrition is an important concept that everyone should be well educated about, especially in today's society. Read this article to find out about the basics and essentials of nutrition.
The Mediterranean diet is synonymous with good health. Ancient and modern day Greeks knew good, healthy food. Take a lesson from the land that produced Plato and Aristotle and jump into this healthy new way of life.
Two delicious salmon steak recipes: Preparation of Salmon with Berry Relish
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Salmon is a good source of protein, contains less fat than some cuts of beef,
and is easy to prepare. Fish contain omega-3 fatty acids.
FDA standards have repeatedly been proven false and impractical. In addition, their motives have been exposed as dishonest and ill-conceived. Why are Americans risking their health and their lives everyday by following FDA Guidelines
Linus Pauling invented the name "orthomolecular" in 1968. However, many other scientists have contributed to the theories of orthomolecular medicine.
Schizophrenia is caused by metabolic errors. These errors need to be corrected, and this may be possible using orthomolecular treatment (nutrition).
Schizophrenia is organic. Abnormalities have been reported in pathology and in biochemistry. A toxic amine is thought to cause the disease. This theory is favored by orthomolecular scientists.
Orthomolecular theory has schizophrenia as a food allergy. One of the theories, favored by Dr. Dohan, is that schizophrenia is similar to celiac disease. A special diet should be used.
Research on schizophrenia is reviewed. The pieces of the puzzle are put together.
A great deal of research has been done on schizophrenia. I have attempted to put the pieces of the puzzle together.
Many positive findings have been reported in the neuropathology of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is organic.
A lot of positive findings have been reported in the neuropathology of schizophrenia. I feel that these findings are valid.
Orthomolecular medicine can be used to fight mental illness, cardiovascular disease, obesity, hypertension, cancer, and a wide variety of other diseases including food allergies.
There is massive scientific evidence for an unknown toxic factor as causing schizophrenia. My own theory is that this unknown is DMPEA, a metabolite of dopamine.
Nutrition can be used to fight cancer and mental illness. The diets are similar.
Dr. Thomas Szasz and other psychiatry radicals reject the medical model in psychiatry. This is a mistake. Schizophrenia has been proven to be organic.
Two professors at London's Institute of Psychiatry have conducted research on how heavy consumption of cannabis may affect brain functions.
Schizophrenia has different origins, characterized by disturbances of the mind and personality, and altered behavior toward others.
"Schizophrenia is rare in children, affecting only about 1 in 40,000" (National Institute of Mental Health, 2001, p.1).
A number of Russian scientists have done brilliant research on schizophrenia which has been largely ignored in the US. Schizophrenia has not been ignored in the US, but the Russian research has. It appears that a toxic factor causes tryptophan to flood the cells.
Schizophrenia is a disease well-known, and tritely referred to, but it is in fact a very real and very serious condition that wreaks havoc on patients and families.
There have been literally thousands of reports claiming positive findings in schizophrenia. With all of this smoke, there must be a fire.
Dr. Mesa of Havana, Cuba, has developed a blood test for schizophrenia. Unfortunately this work has been largely ignored in the US.
Many brain lesions have been seen in schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's chorea. My theory is that these diseases are treatable because amino acids are flooding the cells.
Scientology is quackery. I do recognize it as a religion. The APA doesn't even think that it is a religion. It certainly isn't science.
The American researchers Friedhoff & Van Winkle found a substance (DMPEA) present only in schizophrenics. The Cuban doctor Castillo has developed a blood test for schizophrenia. Van Winkle claimed that she had a cure for the disease.
There is a recent book (2004) by Dr. John Abramson which says "the pharmaceutical companies distort medical knowledge, mislead doctors, and compromise your health". This is true, and it is done for corporate profits.
A discussion on uses of meditation for depression and its effects on the body, mind, and spirit.
There are many theories in psychiatry. Some of these have been proven wrong by neuropathology data. The neurodevelopmental theory has been proven wrong by findings of gliosis and neurodegeneration.
Psychiatric drugs are extremely dangerous, unfortunately. Sudden death can be seen. Far safer and more logical is orthomolecular psychiatry.
The Russians have done brilliant work in the area of psychiatry dating back to Korsakov and Pavlov. More recently they have consistently demonstrated a toxic factor in schizophrenia.
The author presents a comprehensive theory of schizophrenia and a diet that should be tried as a treatment. The diet is orthomolecular.
Hoffer is the heir to the throne of Linus Pauling, having taken over Pauling's work since his death. When Hoffer dies, a new heir is needed, perhaps Kunin. Dr. Kunin is younger.
Alternative medicine is controversial, but I am in favor of it. There are a number of controversial treatments for cancer including shark cartilage. I have never tried shark cartilage yet.
I have studied over a century's worth of reports. I have put the pieces of the puzzle together.
Jorge M. Rivas envisions AC as an integral part of a new society, as a "universal stage" and as an "immense opportunity" for CPs.
Certain foods are considered to fight cancer. These include fiber containing foods. Certain other foods are adverse. This includes meat and dairy products and eggs.
Some diseases are food allergies. Examples include gout, PKU, lactose intolerance, celiac disease, etc. Other diseases can involve deficiencies.
I have proposed a diet to attack several forms of mental disease. I have tried the diet on myself and have had beneficial effects. The side effects of the diet are healthy.
Bioflavonoids, sometimes called vitamin P, may prevent cancer and may fight mental illness. Tryptophan is also discussed.
Choosing certain foods to eat or avoid depending on what cycle of bipolar disorder an individual is leaning towards can have a large impact on one's well-being.
There is a logical explanation for mental illness. Unfortunately this explanation is not simple. It is affected by diet.