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We're all aware that most of the drugs that are common in the profession have serious side effects. I'm glad the author called for his colleagues to focus more

by nwah1 10y ago

We're all aware that most of the drugs that are common in the profession have serious side effects. I'm glad the author called for his colleagues to focus more on the whole body, since realistically lifestyle and nutritional changes can have as profound effects as drugs, with no side effects. I tend to think subclinical deficiencies in various nutrients can play a big role. Most people are already aware of the imporant brain benefits of Vitamin D and Omega 3, but there's others. Tryptophan: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405680/#RSTB20120109C25 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405680/#RSTB201... Lithium: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/should-we-all-take-a-bit-of-lithium.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/should-we-a... Uridine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3080753/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3080753/ Magnesium: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201106/magnesium-and-the-brain-the-original-chill-pill https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry... NAC: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044191/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044191/

nibs 10y ago
Zinc and Copper belong on that list too. Zinc: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3868572 http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3868572 Copper: http://www.naturalnews.com/047834_copper_toxicity_depression_schizophrenia.html http://www.naturalnews.com/047834_copper_toxicity_depression...
- dsr_ 10y ago
  I consider Natural News to be as reliable a source as Rachel from Cardholder Services. There might or might not be a medical use for copper, but that's not a place you should get information from. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_News https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_News
AstralStorm 10y ago
Lithium, uridine... no side effects? You must be joking. Even at subclinical dosages there are sometimes side effects from those. Dietary changes have a ton of shoe effects as well. Even the dieteticians cannot really find precise enough consensus on these.
- nwah1 10y ago
  As the article mentions, the dosages of lithium that are naturally in water tend to be well below the levels that we're familiar with in prescription lithium. (Less than 1/1000th the amount) But if lithium is more like a micronutrient, then long term administration of low dose lithium would be much better than temporary use of prescription dosages, and have very few side effects.

by nwah1 10y ago

nibs 10y ago

Zinc and Copper belong on that list too. Zinc: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3868572 http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3868572 Copper: http://www.naturalnews.com/047834_copper_toxicity_depression_schizophrenia.html http://www.naturalnews.com/047834_copper_toxicity_depression...

dsr_ 10y ago
I consider Natural News to be as reliable a source as Rachel from Cardholder Services. There might or might not be a medical use for copper, but that's not a place you should get information from. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_News https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_News

AstralStorm 10y ago

Lithium, uridine... no side effects? You must be joking. Even at subclinical dosages there are sometimes side effects from those. Dietary changes have a ton of shoe effects as well. Even the dieteticians cannot really find precise enough consensus on these.

nwah1 10y ago
As the article mentions, the dosages of lithium that are naturally in water tend to be well below the levels that we're familiar with in prescription lithium. (Less than 1/1000th the amount) But if lithium is more like a micronutrient, then long term administration of low dose lithium would be much better than temporary use of prescription dosages, and have very few side effects.