Ye there are many factors affecting your mind. But first you need to eliminate the physical illness that causes you to be emotionally upset. You cannot treat a biochemical abnormality by talk-theraopy.   [End]
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A sick body unable to produce feel-good neurotransmitters is more powerful. But then you can always blame your past.   [End]
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I have always believed that among the many factors contributing to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), glucose dysregulation, also known as pre-diabetic insulin resistance or popularly known as hypoglycemia, has been an important aspect in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. There are several studies associating AD with hypoglycemia (http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/2011/silent-diseases-and-mood-disorders/#Alzheimer). Fo more studies see: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1sKYIT2wfJquvtHQNuCGRp78eeuOFE915cw9-cWhCVLw#id.ctgd32c0pcg7   [End]
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I have always believed that among the many factors contributing to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), glucose dysregulation, also known as pre-diabetic insulin resistance or popularly known as hypoglycemia, has been an important aspect in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. There are several studies associating AD with hypoglycaemia (http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/2011/silent-diseases-and-mood-disorders/#Alzheimer). Fo more studies see: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1sKYIT2wfJquvtHQNuCGRp78eeuOFE915cw9-cWhCVLw#id.ctgd32c0pcg7   [End]
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See: Index of Specific Topics at: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1sKYIT2wfJquvtHQNuCGRp78eeuOFE915cw9-cWhCVLw   [End]
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If you think it is utter non-sense have you got any data or research to support the hypothesis that nutrition is unrelated to mood disorders? Why don’t you google search ”Depression and Nutrition” and you will find thousands of date toi support it.   [End]
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No you have not trodden on any toes. Seeing stress as a major cause is not so strange, but you need to include stress caused by eating the wrong food, that inhibits the production of feel-good neurotransmitters. You body is under stress - producing stress hormones - when you diet prevents you from manufacturing the right energy (from carbohydrates) to convert amino acids in food (proteins) into the right neuro-chemicals. When the brain is starved of glucose, it will trigger the release of stress hormones - adrenaline and cortisol - to convert sugar stores in the body (glycogen) back into ...
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I keep on reading things like: ”it is still very hard for me to believe that this was the sole cure-all. ”, which is simplifying what PSYCHO-NUTRITIONAL THERAPY is all about. Psycho-nutritional therapy is a bit more complicated than that. Besides although hypoglycemia may be a MAIN factor in mood disorders there are a lot of other physical illnesses, at can be responsible for mood disorders. I have called them Silent Diseases, because they have not yet been diagnosed by a doctor or the client him/herself. See: Silent Diseases and Mood Disorders http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/2011/silent ...
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The statement above:  "So, did you use any type of therapy method on yourself, or was it truly & soley nutritional?"  reflects a common misunderstanding about psychonutritional therapy, that it deals with "nutrition" alone. As the term implies it deals with both the biological (nutritional) aspects AND the psychological aspects of mood disorders. The difference is perhaps the cardinal principle in psychonutritional Therapy THAT YOU TREAT THE BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE ILLNESS BEFORE TREATING THE "PSYCHOLOGICAL" ASP ...
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  The statement above:  "So, did you use any type of therapy method on yourself, or was it truly & soley nutritional?"  reflects a common misunderstanding about psychonutritional therapy, that it deals with "nutrition" alone. As the term implies it deals with both the biological (nutritional) aspects AND the psychological aspects of mood disorders. The difference is perhaps the cardinal principle in psychonutritional Therapy THAT YOU TREAT THE BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE ILLNESS BEFORE TREATING THE "PSYCHOLOGICAL&q ...
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Well it all depend on what you think what causes people,to become addicted.  I have explained it at: What causes People to become addicted In other word you have to go on a Hypoglycemic Diet . You can beat the craving by taking Glycerine . Whether you fail or not, stick to the hypoglycemic diet, because in the end you won’t need alcohol to calm you down.   [End]
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Hi Day 6, I do not agree with AA either, nor do I agree that you can beat addiction with WILLPOWER.  But if you accept that alcoholism is a disease, you can treat it like any other disease, willpower or not. It is question of understanding What causes People to become addicted  Also read: Why Alcoholics Drink Alcoholism is a Treatable Disease Going on a hypoglycemic diet is the first step in beating addiction. Let us know how you go?   [End]
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Alcohol addiction is a physical disease. It is mainly cause by Hypoglycemia , that can cause a person to treat their anxiety (caused by excess stress hormones) with psychotropic chemicals like alcohol or marijuana. Please read: What causes people to become Addicted? Why Alcoholics Drink   [End]
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  The best way of naturally producing serotonin is by way of diet. If the body is lacking in serotonin it could be because the body has problems producing biological energy called ATP, that is necessary in the production of neurotransmitters in general. Go on the Hypoglycemic Diet.   [End]
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  Agoraphobia is caused by the over-producton of stress hormones which usually result if blood sugar levels are not properly controlled. When blood sugar level fluctuate the brain is not supplied with proper levels of biological energy, necessary in the production of feel-good neurotransmitters such as serotonin. When the brain is deprived of energy it will trigger the release o stress hormones - such adrenaline and cortisol - that can cause the agoraphobia. I would suggest that you have a look at the Hypoglycemic Diet , which is similar to the diabetic diet to make sure your body re ...
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Agoraphobia is caused by the over-producton of stress hormones which usually result if blood sugar levels are not properly controlled. When blood sugar level fluctuate the brain is not supplied with proper levels of biological energy, necessary in the production of feel-good neurotransmitters such as serotonin. I would suggest that you have a look at the Hypoglycemic Diet , which is similar to the diabetic diet to make sure your body receive the proper nutrients. When you have unstable blood sugar levels your body is under stress and may affect your immune system triggering all sorts of i ...
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Calcium and magnesium are not antagonist, they should be in balance. See: http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/sc/0403/sc0403-expertadv.html   [End]
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Calcium and magnesium are not antagonist, they should be in balance.   [End]
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   There is not much you can do. If they are using drugs they should seek nutritional treatment.   Let them read:   Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder        Why Alcoholics Drink   Why Addiction to Marijuana     [End]
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I believe that the episode with your niece has little to do with your son’s drug addiction now. Your niece is not demanding cunnilingus now, and your son is a grown up man by now. If you son wants to get off drugs he will need to treat the underlying biological abnormality that cause him to be addicted to drugs for relief of his symptoms. Most drug addicts are hypoglycemic . This causes the over-production of stress hormones for which your son is taking calming chemicals (drugs) to counteract the feelings of anxiety and discomfort. Most drug addicts are hypoglycemic. ...
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therefore its profits. The higher the price the more profitable it is to engage in the illegal drug trade. The profits to be made from illegal drug trade is higher than any expenditure a government is willing to spend to fight he crime or is able to spend on suppressing the trade. Crime pays!! The more people make a living and derive their income from ”fighting crime” the more people become dependent on crime for their living. Think of all the people engage one way or other dealing with ”fighting crime”. 85 per cent of all prisoners are in prison because of drug addiction. If you suddenl ...
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A diet which is mainly plant-based is usually low in high density nutrients. I believe that animal based diet including animal fats is a more natural diet we were meant to eat.   [End]
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Get some Vitamin D supplements for SAD.   [End]
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But why remove the fat? The consumption of fat has been demonized by food processing industry. Read: Animal Fats are Essential to Overall Health Notes from Pam Killeen     [End]
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Reading these posts I am not sure what natway is suggesting. But I am not in favour of banning anybody who has an interest in nutritional ways to solve emotional problems. Even individual experiences with the effects of nutrition on human behaviour is always worthwhile considering.  If he is advocating a vegetarian diet, I simply cannot agree, because in my opinion a vegetarian diet is low in nutrient dense food sources that in my opinion are essential if we want to help the body synthesize feel-good neurotransmitters.  I believe we all have a  unique biochemical mak ...
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Please read Beating Anxiety and Phobias as a solution.    [End]
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Or supplement with vitamin D capsules.   [End]
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I wonder whether these are signs of Hypoglycemia . This can be treated by going on a Hypoglycemic Diet .   [End]
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All these symptoms can be found among people who suffer from Hypoglycemia . This can be treated by going on a Hypoglycemic Diet .   [End]
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I see AF as the result of Hypoglycemia as the primary cause of all these interrelated illnesses. Before looking at anything else I suggest try out the Hypoglycemic Diet , as a solution to the problem. Give it about 1 month and if things do not work out start looking for other possible causes.   [End]
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If you look at the Hypoglycemic Diet that I recommend, animal fats consumption is also essential for human health.   [End]
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These may all be symptoms of Hypoglycemia , which may result in adrenal Fatigue  and Candida.   [End]
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 I see Adrenal fatigue resulting from Hypoglycemia . Therefore I recommend the Hypoglycemic Diet .   [End]
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When you withdraw from carbs - refined carbohydrates - you may experience withdrawal symptoms that may worsen the AF. AF is a sign of Hypoglycemia and you should go on a Hypoglycemic Diet . This may cause withdrawal symptoms but this can be reduces by taking Glycerine .   [End]
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In my career as a Nutritional Psychotherapist I have not met a PTSD patients who has overcome PTSD without treating its underlying Hypoglycemia . Sure I agree the PTSD is triggered by a traumatic event. But why do some people experience a traumatic event and recover, and others don’t? Read: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Hypoglycemia   [End]
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Ulcers n the stomach can best be treated with antibiotics.   [End]
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It is true that the body needs fuel in the form of glucose to energize each cell in the body. But TOO MUCH GLUCOSE is toxic. It causes the production of peroxides attacking organs in the body: eyes, nervous system and so on. Hence were it not for insulin resistance we would all be soon dead. Most modern degenerative diseases are due to over-consumption of glucose.   [End]
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Has anybody ever thought of he possibility that Adrenal Fatigue (AF) may be related to Hypoglycemia ? It is a common illness that tends to over-produce stress hormones, ultimately leading to AF.   [End]
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I suggest to treat this area with olive oil. Let us know it works   [End]
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Whenever somebody mention adrenal fatigue to me, I immediately relate this to Hypoglycemia .  After all, adrenal fatigue results from long term excess production of stress hormones - such as adrenaline or cortisol. And when the body is overproducing stress hormones - ultimately resulting in AF - these hormones target the brain which is starved of energy which is a sign of hypoglycemia. Thus I believe that it is important not to overlook the Hypoglycemic Diet and any nutritional treatment. See: Hypoglycemia is at the core of most Mood Disorders . It is worthw ...
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 When looking for alternative treatment modalities we come across many posts advocating the supplementation of such and such  a nutrient (such as Vitamin B1 or Vitamin B2 or B3 and so on, zinc and magnesium,  as a miracle cure for mood disorders. It is true that the deficiency in any one of the many nutrients can cause a mood disorder and here I use the term "mood disorder" as comprising the widest possible meaning of "mental illness". For instance, deficiency of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) is a common among drugs addicts, because Vitamin B6 is also involved ...
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 The first step in the treatment of ANY mood disorder is the adoption of the  Hypoglycemic Diet..   [End]
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 See: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging         [End]
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"I wanted to ask you what you think the root cause of non-tumor or non-insulin injection induced hypoglycemic symptoms since you have a lot of experience with the illness." by natway The short answer is insulin resistance. When the body has been exposed over a long period of time to over-consumption of refined carbohydrates such as sugar, then the sugar will be transformed into peroxides that attack our genetic make-up, or organs such as eyes and possibly causing various cancers. See: Nancy Appleton 146 Reasons Why Sugar is Ruining Your Health The ...
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When treating depression please consider the influence of Hypoglycemia on depression. Read: Depression is a Nutritional Disorder and discuss with your doctor or counsellor       [End]
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Hi blueplanet, I am interested in your treatment for smoking addiction. It is true that tryptophan is easily absorbed on a high carbohydrate diet, but a high carbohydrate diet may also aggravate a possible  hypoglycemic condition that may also aggravate addiction. Instead of putting people on a high carbohydrate diet, put them on Hypoglycemic Diet .  This is a natural high protein diet, which may predictably increase craving initially, but eventually stops the craving. The initial craving on a hypoglycemic diet can be stopped by supplementing with Glycerine , t ...
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WEll, if you are happy the way you go, why change. You are in charge.   [End]
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Hi Natway, The hypoglycemic diet is just about the opposite. A high carbohydrate, low protein diet, may reduce hypoglycemic symptoms temporarily, but you are in fact aggravating the hypoglycemia. ,The fundamental cause of hypoglycemia is over-consumption of refined carbohydrates over a long period of time, as is now the normal diet in the Western world. "Sugar addiction is a common factor in hypoglycemia; most people who suffer from this disease have a severe sweet tooth. They crave sugar as an upper because it increases their blood sugar levels and makes them feel less leth ...
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Hi Natway, The hypoglycemic diet is just about the opposite. A high carbohydrate, low protein diet, may reduce hypoglycemic symptoms temporarily, but you are in fact aggravating the hypoglycemia. ,The fundamental cause of hypoglycemia is over-consumption of refined carbohydrates over a long period of time, as is now the normal diet in the Western world. "Sugar addiction is a common factor in hypoglycemia; most people who suffer from this disease have a severe sweet tooth. They crave sugar as an upper because it increases their blood sugar levels and makes them feel less l ...
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Suffering from  anxiety attacks may seem complicated. I believe look for simple explanations before looking at the more complicated. Study hypoglycemia and you  will soon be able to treat your anxiety attacks. Read: Beating Anxiety and Phobias    [End]
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My advice is always try out the more obvious and simple causes of mood disorders and study hypoglycemia as the most common illness, that is responsible for depression and anxiety or for that matter any mood disorder.   [End]
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I am always suspicious  when I hear "I have been tested for hypoglycemia and the result was negative."  Most doctor do not know how to test for hypoglycemia and when they do, they usually test for diabetes type I. They are generally in denial about the existence of hypoglycemia as a separate and genuine disease. The test for diabetes is a single test.  To test for hypoglycemia as distinct from diabetes is explained here . You need a Glucose tolerance test for at least 4-6 hours. It is better and cheaper to complete the questionnaires available at  www.hypogly ...
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 When i am confronted with an array of vaguely defined symptoms I follow the protocol of looking for the most likely causes to the least likely causes. For instance you mentioned adrenal fatigue and candida or PTSD, and that immediately suggest to me that we need to test you for hypoglycemia , which can be treated by going on a hypoglycemic diet . Investigate the link between most of your symptoms with hypoglycemia and I am confident that you will be able to find some reasons and treat yourself.   [End]
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  Methadone treatment is a replacement drug treatment. It does not CURE the underlying metabolic disorder that drive people to use drugs. Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder    [End]
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  I agree with this good advice. Also adopt the hypoglycemic diet .   [End]
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Thanks chrisb1. You brighten up my day.   [End]
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 Hi  PM #58606 , Yes, I was a victim of PTSD from he 2nd WW, but in the 1960’s , when i was under "treatment", there was no term for this. It was then called "neuroticism". I was in the hands of psychiatrists and psychologists and they made a real mess of me.Yes, I studied psychology and Clinical Nutrition and I treated and cured many PTSD patients very succesfully by nutritional and psychotherapy means. The fact, that many if not most PTSD people are hypoglycemic is not very well known, because hypoglycemia is still denied by the medical profession and o ...
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The death of so many people by the use of antidepressant medications is promoted by a pharmaceutical industrial complex in combination with the NRA, more powerful than any local government. One of the reasons why these big players maintain their power and monopoly, is their active support in keeping ordinary people like you and me in the dark as to any alternatives in the treatment of "mental illness". They promote their drugs to the various government agencies like the FDA and the Australian TGA, claiming the safety of drugs, in breach of the rules of scientific methods. This re ...
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Hi Kim,   I am always amazed why there so little support for people like yourself. It is a cardinal principle in science that you always look for the more simpler explanations before looking at the more complex explanations for mood disorders. ( Occam’s Razor). A very simple explanation for your symptoms is that after a long period of having produced excess stress hormones you adrenal glands have given up and now that you cannot supply the stress hormones you are depressed.   Stress hormones, like adrenaline and cortisol,  function to supply the body - and especially th ...
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One way of withdrawing from antidepressant medication is to adopt the Hypoglycemic Diet It will stop the excess production of stress hormones and treat the underlying mechanism responsible or depression . Once you start to feel better on this diet, start gradually reduce the amount of AD medication under doctor’s supervision.   [End]
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Few people believe that sex offenders can be treated, hence rehabilitation of sex offenders is often overlook. The question is can they be rehabilitated? Read: Sexual Abuse and Treatment   [End]
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A natural way of treating PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Disease of Body and Mind Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Hypoglycemia   [End]
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This is what happens if there is no scientific treatment for drug addiction.  My solution is: Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder   [End]
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Reading through these posts it is clear that there may be many factors in the development of social anxiety. In my opinion if we want to understand social anxiety, we need a system that proceeds from the simple to the more complex,  from the most frequent causes to the less frequent cause.  In other words we all know that mood disorders are multi-factorial, and the question is which factor is more important than another factor, if we want to understand social anxiety. One starting point is to note that most forms of social anxiety - in fact most mood disorders - is charac ...
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I have no idea why you were using Wormwood. But looking at your symptoms there may be a simpler answer to your emotional problems. Please investigate hypoglycemia and its connection mood disorders by studying the following articles: What is Hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemic Diet Beating Anxiety and Phobias Depression is a Nutritional Disorder           [End]
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In my opinion thi should be looked at by a doctor in the fist place.   [End]
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 A new way of looking at causes of obesity:  Obesity Controversy       [End]
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I am always somewhat skeptical in the use of single supplements to treat mood disorders, along the line of psychiatry, that uses single drugs for treatment. Nutritional therapy is far more complex than drug therapy. The latter only mask symptoms without addressing the causes of the mood disorders. Nutritional therapy tries to correct complex nutritional metabolic pathways to get a person to produce a certain neurotransmitter such as serotonin, as an example. Quite a host of vitamins and minerals , co-enzymes, have to work in concert to achieve the goal. Certain vitamins or minerals nee ...
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I have never heard of ”reversed affective disorder”, and unless you describe the symptoms I won’t be able to help you.   [End]
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Hi Michael B, The problem with confident people in general is that you cannot predict their potential for depression. Many apparently confident people may suddenly become depressed. Something may have triggered their pre-existing depression to the surface. The same with addiction: people who use drugs for he first time may experience a ”high” for the first tie in their life. They were not aware that in fact they were depressed all along. Healthy people may have a bad experience using drug for the first time and don’t return to them, as they cannot get a high from that. People usually ...
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Glaxony is basically right that being addicted to porn is a sign of an inability to have the social skills to meet real women in your life, and Micheal B is also right that there is  vast difference between males and females in that biologically and instinctually males have to initiate sexua| relationships and not the females. This requires special skills on behalf of males, that women may perhaps do without. To understand male sexuality as distinct from female sexuality, please have a look what drives some males to commit a sexua| offences: Sexual Abuse and Trea ...
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This thread shows that many people have tried out various SINGLE nutrients or supplements with various results by various people. The search for "magic bullets" for mood disorders stem from the practice of most conventional doctor to use SINGLE drugs to treat complex mental problems. It is not unnatural to believe hat single nutrients or even a small combination of nutrients will do the same thing as drugs.  FIRST, drugs do not treat the causes of mood disorders, but simply mask symptoms without addressing the underlying causes of mood disorders.  SECONDLY, ...
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 Hi Mdmand The  following  article might cllarify it. Potassium- Sodium Ratio    [End]
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And what are you going to do now? Will you allow the disease take control over you, or are going to treat it.   [End]
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 Hi KatyQ, Yes and No. A metabolic disorder  such as hypoglycemia can cause you to become both an alcoholic AND infertile.   [End]
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 Or look into: Natural Approaches to Fertility and Reproductive Problems   [End]
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Hi Pokermaniac, But see Sodium Potassium Ratio . You may have this back to front.   [End]
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This post should be deleted. Mistake.   [End]
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  Here are some notes on Candidiasis . See also The Leaky Gut Syndrome by Dr Paul Ameisen --> Page 3         [End]
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I believe the first call of port is to see a orthopaedic specialist to diagnose what exactly is going on.  Bone spurs are often the result of an imbalance between calcium and magnesium. Hence it may be worthwhile to try out magnesium supplements. As to pain, it may be worthwhile looking at:   Management of Chronic Pain    also have a look at:   Arthritis: Diseases of Bones   If it is fibromyalgia, please go on the Hypoglycemic Diet as a first step in treatment.   If none of these are helpful, please get ...
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It all depends for what you are using cannabis.   [End]
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The nutritional program is entirely free. The addict will have to spend some time to study nutritional biochemistry. About detox, read:   Treatment of Drug Addiction     [End]
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The parents can help their children getting off drugs by understanding the program that achieves this. In other words reading the articles that help drug addict getting off drugs, such as Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder . They an also be of help if they know something about psychotherapy course. This will help to communicate with their children, especially TA,at: Summary of Psychotherapy Course   [End]
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An other natural way to treat drug addiction is by nutritional ways. But you need to do some studying before you know how. You need to have a clear understanding what causes drug/alcohol addiction. Why Alcoholics Drink Why Addiction to Marijuana Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder Treatment of Drug Addiction Alcoholism is a Treatable Disease         [End]
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When you say you have been tested for hypoglycemia and you don’t have it, tell me how did they test you. Conventional medicine does not know how to test for hypoglycemia. The proper test is a Glucose Tolerance Test over at least four hour, half-hourly as explained at: Testing for Hypoglycemia , We have questionnaires for testing for hypoglycemia. They are fairly good if you cannot afford the medical tests. Here they are: Nutrition-Behavior Inventory (NBI) Hypoquiz Hypoglycemic Questionnaire (short test)   [End]
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Well, I have some good news. Addiction can be CURED by nutritional means. But you have to understand the underlying biochemical mechanism by which people fall into the addiction trap.  I don’t now to whom you are referring and to what they are addicted., but this is all the same. The upshot is to adopt the Hypoglycemic Diet . For an explanation please read: Why Alcoholics Drink Why Addiction to Marijuana Alcoholism is a Treatable Disease Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder Depression: A Nutritional Disorder What is Hypoglycemia?   ...
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Adrenal fatigue is often associated with putting on weight. The reason is that AF patients are often found to be hypoglycemic, which is a pre- or non-diabetic illness marked by unstable blood sugar levels (BSL). See: Obesity Controversy . This due to insulin resistance. Unstable blood sugar levels trigger the release of stress hormones in an attempt to replenish energy to the brain, when BSL suddenly drop. Hypoglycemia can leads to all sorts of other related diseases such as candida, leaky gut syndrome. he first step is the adoption of the hypoglycemic diet to stabili ...
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Speaking as a retired probation and parole officer I can say that your life is in danger. You have to get out of this situation as soon as possible. Get the help from a women’s refuge home, inform the police, carefully plan your escape.   [End]
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  Not many people are successful in testing themselves properly for hypoglycemia.  Read:   Testing for Hypoglycemia by Dr George Samra   We have several paper-and-pencil questionnaires that are just as reliable.   They can be found at: Nutrition-Behavior Inventory (NBI) http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/2011/testing-for-hypoglycemia-and-how-your-doctor-can-help/   Hypoquiz http://hypoglycemia.org/quiz   Hypoglycemic Questionnaire (short test) http://curezone.com/upload/PDF/Articles/jurplesman/HYPOGLYC ...
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For the time being I have nothing else to suggest. I feel if the problems continue I suggest that you see a nutritional doctor who can carry out a series of tests that might pin-point the problems. It will need a face-to-face interview to make progress. Whatever you do, if you have found the answer I would appreciate if you could let me know what the ultimate solution is. Have you read: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome         [End]
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I have not red Szasz’s book, but I also believe that mental illness does not exist. But this is a question of definition. Most people understand the term to mean literally "an illness of the mind", and as such this is a illusion. If we have a biochemical disorder that interferes with the synthesis of feel-good neurotransmitters - such as serotonin - then we are not going to be happy and content but these feelings are the results of a physiological illness and not a "mental Illness". It is quite common in medicine to confuse symptoms with causes. People find it m ...
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Thus is simply a matter of interpretation.   [End]
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Hi Onward, I must congratulate you with how well you have done so far. I guess, when you say that "but I am still not where I want to be in terms of energy." you mean to say that you cannot get your energy levels up.  I feel, and I may be wrong, that the high protein/low carbohydrate diet leaves out a most important part of diet and that is animal fat. Fat in fact is stored energy, that is slowly released as energy. Consuming animal fat does not contribute to "obesity". The major source of obesity is sugar and refined carbohydrates, not animal fa ...
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  I believe that breathing exercises are "management techniques". They are valuable temporary remedies, but do nothing to address the underlying causes of mood disorders.   [End]
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I can only tell you how I treat mental illnesses, including adrenal fatigue or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. In psychonutritional therapy in which I am trained and that I practise for many years, it is a cardinal principle that you FIRST eliminate physiological/medical causes and THEN look at psychological factors at a later stage, if at all necessary. If a person is depressed and diabetic, you cannot help that person unless you address his diabetes FIRST. Diabetes becomes manageable (not curable) by stabilizing a person’s blood sugar levels.  Hypoglycemia is perhaps the mo ...
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In what way is your therapist conducting a psychological war fare? If I want to help you I need to know what you think your problems are.   [End]
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Hi PM omo, Just because you have  a different perspective from mine, does not allow you to throw ad hominem arguments at me.  I am glad you are convinced about your perspective and no doubt it will help you deal with your problems.  You don’t seem to be aware that the arguments I express are not my ideas alone, but backed up by a plethora of scientists around the world. You seem to have filtered these scientific  arguments out of mind. You are so right, that you have decided to ignore me. I have no desire to convince you of anything.  My position is explain ...
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 There are many other silent diseases that can trigger excess adrenaline hormones into the system. See:  Silent Diseases and Mood Disorders But hypoglycemia is a major one and accompany most others.   [End]
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In regard to testing for hypoglycemia see: Testing for Hypoglycemia , Testing for Hypoglycemia by Dr George Samra Leaky Gut Syndrome  by Dr Paul Ameisen --> page 3    [End]
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  Hi Ways of wisdom, I think you are on the right tack. What ever the symptoms are, they all seem to relate to hypoglycemia as a primary factor in your problems. Adrenal exhaustion  is a symptom of hypoglycemia which rely on the adrenal gland to pump adrenaline into your system. If you look at the function of adrenaline is to convert sugar stores in the body (glycogen) into glucose, in order to feed the brain with biological energy (ATP). ATP is essential in the production of feel-good neurotransmitters and hence if you are hypoglycemic you may become depressed, put on ...
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I do not agree with the original writer that hypoglycemia is toxic hunger, in the sense that hypoglycemic symptoms follows upon he absorption of toxic substances. Perhaps it is rather exactly the other way around mainly that being hypoglycemic you do not absorb sufficient anti-oxidants and hence you may become toxic. This may be a case of confusing symptoms with causes. I have treated too many people with hypoglycemia, to go down to that path. I think it is more a case of not truly understanding the consequences of hypoglycemia, a separate disease from diabetes, but its foreru ...
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  If you want to understand why people put on weight despite the best efforts to lose it please read: Obesity Controversy   [End]
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A quote from "Predicting Eating Disorders in Children" "Researchers found that the amount of fat and carbohydrates consumed by girls around age 11 appears to be linked to later body image problems by age 14. In 15 year-old girls, those that ate a low amount of fat and more carbohydrates were more likely to develop bad eating habits by age 19. The results of the study also showed that perfectionists were at greater risk of developing an eating disorder." This fits in with  the hypothesis that the common element in eating disorders is that it is assoc ...
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  Don’t assume that hypoglycemia is the only factor. AND do no rely too much on PubMed articles,. Most doctor in medicine do not know much about nutritional medicine. For instance hypoglycemic i still not recognized by traditional medicine. The rule still prevails that a disease that cannot be treated by drugs is not a disease! Also read:   Brighthope on Medical Journals Gary Null, Death by Medicine   [End]
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 Stress can be caused by environmental stresses or ENDOGENOUS stresses as in hypoglycemia. If you want to understand anxiety attacks (unrelated to any environmental stimulus, (IOW the person does not know why?), then we are dealing with a cause of a physiological nature as in "excess adrenaline production due to a disease". Thus in some cases adrenaline is produced when faced with an environmental stress (normal) and sometimes due to a silent disease, over which the person has no direct control. Read:  Beating Anxiety and Phobias Anxiety and The ...
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”Eliminating stress is a first, critical step. It was stress that caused your imbalance; you can’t stop the imbalance without first stopping the stress. One of the major sources of stress for a person with Adrenal Fatigue is ... Adrenal Fatigue. ” Now you state that the origin of adrenal exhaustion is stress, and from what I understand you to mean is PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS. And that is where I disagree. It is a physical disease that causes you to feel stress and anxiety that ultimately if not treated will result in adrenal exhaustion and then on to depression. The physical stress is ca ...
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I doubt very much that hyperventilation the cause of anxiety. It see it as a symptom of anxiety. Hence treatment of anxiety needs to take a different direction. Look up google and search for ”anxiety and nutrition”.   [End]
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  You seem to be concentrating on single causes , nutrients  or supplrmrnts. Go back to total nutrition. Try out the Hypoglycemic Diet and see how you go.   [End]
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I am very familiar with hyperventilation which is a common sign of anxiety. But to concentrate on hyperventilation as a major CAUSE of anxiety, is in my opinion confusing symptoms for causes. If you don’t like reading my articles, please don’t read them. They are educational articles built up over the years in my job as a nutritional psychotherapist. I suppose you want me to re-write my article every time, I need to express my opnion. This is impossible to do. And yes I am ”promoting” nutritional psychotherapy that enables people with mood disorders to self-help themselves without having ...
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The charge of overfocusing into one direction can be directed to any one writng about mental illness. The emphasis on the multi-factorial nature of mental illness stops people looking at the MORE IMPORTANT factors in mental illness. Among the multiplicity of factor a scientist has to choose what he regards the most important factor. Then if treatment succeeds then this becomes the MOST IMPORTANT factor.  For instance I find people tend to overfocuss on single supplements as a panacea for treatment. This tendency may have been influenced by the practice of conventional medicine to ...
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I fully agree that are many factors at play in anxiety and adrenal exhaustion, including heavy metal intoxication. The trouble is how to isolate these factors and where begin treatment. The advantage of the hypoglycemic diet as a first step in treatment also addresses heavy metal intoxication, for instance by zinc supplementation. You may also want to read: Silent Diseases and Mood Disorders       [End]
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  The solution may be somewhat moresimple. I have dealth with this in another post at: http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1974552   [End]
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The solution may be somewhat moresimple. I have dealth with this in another post at: http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1974552   [End]
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 I don’t believe that adrenal fatigue can be treated by the supplementation of single or a combination of supplements. The reason is that adrenal fatigue comes about by excess adrenaline production over a long period of time. The function of adrenaline is to convert sugar stores in the body (glycogen) into Glucose, the source of energy that the brain requires in order to convert nutrients into feel good neurotransmitters such as the conversion of tryptophan into serotonin. In fact glucose is converted to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) - biological energy - necessary in biochemical r ...
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If you don’t like reading articles, don’t read them. It is not about me, it is about nutritional psychotherapy. It is about education!   [End]
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 I see on the basis of long experience over the year that "mental illness", which I consider to be a misnomer, to be primarily physical and secondarily "psychological". See: Assumption in Psychotherapy   Most of the physical aspects involves " hypglycemia " as demonstrated by the vast majority of people with mood disorders that are are found in fact to be  hypoglycemic. Gyland and here . This is not to say that hypoglycemia alone is the only factor. There are many other silent illnesses that contribute to mood disorders, apart ...
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  Perhaps a simpler explanation and treatment is explained here: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OD) and Nutrition Anxiety and The Autonomic Nervous System Beating Anxiety and Phobias     [End]
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 There is tendency to look for single causes for anxiety attacks. This is in line with traditional medical practice where usually single agents - pharmaceutical drugs - are used to treat anxiety and other mood disorders. But single agents, drugs or nutrients or supplements seldom do the job, because if we want to treat mood disorder we are in fact dealing with a complex biochemical abnormality that can have multiple causes or deficiencies. Furthermore because of our individual biochemistry what may be good for one person may be poison to an other.   See for instance: ...
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 A panic attack is no more than excess production of stress hormones due to an inner biochemical imbalance. Thus we are talking about a physical disease , which can be treated by physical means: namely by nutritional therapy, Read:  Beating Anxiety and Phobias     [End]
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  I am not sufficiently familiar with Accutane to pass judgement. But for a dermatologist suggest that acne has nothing to do with diet, is not entirely correct. I know that a zinc or B6 deficiency can cause acne, but so can hypoglycemia.  It may worthwhile trying out the hypoglycemic diet to reduce unwanted stress hormones that can cause anger outbursts. If Acne is the problem have a look at:  Acne Treatment   [End]
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What is ”I wonder if this affects ones’ ability to ground?”?   [End]
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 Also read: Obesity Controversy   [End]
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 Try out the following program: Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia     [End]
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 Try out the following program instead: Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia     [End]
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