Posted by gingersnap on July 1, 2003, at 9:14:39
In reply to Brain Chemistry Plan by Dr. Michael Lesser, posted by gingersnap on July 1, 2003, at 9:00:03
> Book by Michael Lesser w/ Colleen Kaplein:
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> The Brain Chemistry Plan: The personalized nutrition prescription for balancing mood, relieving stress and conquering depression.
>Is anyone else familiar w/ this book?
I really like the fact that the author explains WHY he recommends certain supplements for certain types and HOW they work.
The author describes ORTHOMOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY.
From http://www.orthomed.org/"Orthomolecular medicine describes the practice of preventing and treating disease by providing the body with optimal amounts of substances which are natural to the body. The term "orthomolecular" was first used by Linus Pauling in a paper he wrote in the journal Science in 1968. This paper first described the theoretical foundations for what was later to become a specialty within complementary medicine.
The key idea in orthomolecular medicine is that genetic factors are central not only to the physical characteristics of individuals, but also to their biochemical milieu. Biochemical pathways of the body have significant genetic variability in terms of transcriptional potential and individual enzyme concentrations, receptor-ligand affinities and protein transporter efficiency. Diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, schizophrenia or depression are associated with specific biochemical abnormalities which are either causal or aggravating factors of the illness. In the orthomolecular view, it is possible that the provision of vitamins, amino acids, trace elements or fatty acids in amounts sufficient to correct biochemical abnormalities will be therapeutic in preventing or treating such diseases".
-gingersnap
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