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Posted by gingersnap on July 1, 2003, at 9:00:03
Hi All,
I found this book while purusing the psychology section at the book store by Michael Lesser w/ Colleen Kaplein:
The Brain Chemistry Plan: The personalized nutrition prescription for balancing mood, relieving stress and conquering depression.
From the Amazon page "With a simple self-test, readers of this book can determine their brain chemistry out of six types-and then learn how to balance that type with a unique diet and vitamin supplement regimen that nourishes them mentally and emotionally. It's a new way to relieve stress, conquer depression, and maximize individual strengths-and gives a whole new meaning to the term "brain food."
I'm on 50 mg zoloft which helps w/ my emotional moodiness/anger/impatience/snapping/etc. My Dr and I talked about upping the dosage but I stupidly started 100 mg while on travel and didn't sleep well. I'm back to 50 mgs and plan to start some of the vitamin B daily supplements recommended in the book for my type.
-gingersnap
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:
>
> 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
Posted by Dr. Bob on July 1, 2003, at 19:15:11
In reply to Brain Chemistry Plan by Dr. Michael Lesser, posted by gingersnap on July 1, 2003, at 9:00:03
> I found this book while purusing the psychology section at the book store by Michael Lesser w/ Colleen Kaplein:
>
> The Brain Chemistry Plan: The personalized nutrition prescription for balancing mood, relieving stress and conquering depression.I'd just like to plug the double double quotes feature at this site:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#amazon
The first time anyone refers to a book without using this option, I post this to try to make sure he or she at least knows about it. It's just an option, though, and doesn't *have* to be used. If people *choose* not to use it, I'd be interested why not, but I'd like that redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20020918/msgs/7717.html
Thanks!
Bob
Posted by gingersnap on July 1, 2003, at 22:12:11
In reply to Re: double double quotes » gingersnap, posted by Dr. Bob on July 1, 2003, at 19:15:11
> > I found this book while purusing the psychology section at the book store by Michael Lesser w/ Colleen Kaplein:
"The Brain Chemistry Plan": The personalized nutrition prescription for balancing mood, relieving stress and conquering depression.
Posted by gingersnap on July 2, 2003, at 9:58:33
In reply to Brain Chemistry Plan by Dr. Michael Lesser, posted by gingersnap on July 1, 2003, at 9:00:03
> I'm on 50 mg zoloft which helps w/ my emotional >moodiness/anger/impatience/snapping/etc. My Dr and I talked about upping >the dosage but I stupidly started 100 mg while on travel and didn't sleep >well. I'm back to 50 mgs and plan to start some of the vitamin B daily >supplements recommended in the book for my type.
Wow, I took my first dose of Vit B3 (niacin) last night 500 mg. Apparently some people experience a reponse - for me it was red blotches on my legs/arms/face that were itchy and my scalp felt hot and itchy ! Started to subside after an hour or so.
ANYONE TRY FLUSHLESS Niacin/Vit B3 ??
thx,
-gingersnap
Posted by gingersnap on July 2, 2003, at 10:17:53
In reply to Vit B3 - Niacin Flush - wow boy, posted by gingersnap on July 2, 2003, at 9:58:33
> Wow, I took my first dose of Vit B3 (niacin) last night 500 mg. Apparently >some people experience a reponse - for me it was red blotches on my >legs/arms/face that were itchy and my scalp felt hot and itchy ! Started to >subside after an hour or so.
>
> ANYONE TRY FLUSHLESS Niacin/Vit B3 ??
>check out http://www.oralchelation.com/faq/answers24.htm
for good information on Niacin flush
Posted by johnj on July 2, 2003, at 11:53:02
In reply to Re: Vit B3 - Niacin Flush - wow boy, posted by gingersnap on July 2, 2003, at 10:17:53
This is very common.
Try using Niacinamide instead of niacin this will eliminate the flush. I found the flush to be very uncomfortable and I would watch it start at my head and work it's way down my body.
I think you will find niacinamide much nicer to your body.
take care
johnj
Posted by Bill L on July 2, 2003, at 14:50:06
In reply to Re: Vit B3 - Niacin Flush - wow boy » gingersnap, posted by johnj on July 2, 2003, at 11:53:02
I take 1,000 mg of niacin per day. Mine is a prescription pill called Niaspan. My doctor's advise to avoid a flush works very well:
1) take it before bed - this does not prevent a flush but most cholesterol is formed when sleeping and also, if you get your flush while sleeping it shouldn't bother you.
2) do not take it on an empty stomach - this is the most important thing to avoid a flush
3) do not take it along with alcohol or caffeine(wait atleast an hour after drinking)
Posted by Dr. Bob on July 2, 2003, at 18:15:35
In reply to Re: double double quotes, posted by gingersnap on July 1, 2003, at 22:12:11
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