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Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Therapy for Autism
It's long been a course of treatment for soldiers with brain injuries, but finally HBOT therapy is seriously being looked at for treatment of autism. That's because it's a documented fact that autistic individuals have encephalopathy: a hallmark of brain injury.
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Read more about it>> Autism Breakthrough: New Treatment Significantly Improves Social Skills and Brain Function (scitechdaily.com)
Dietary Choline Linked to Reduced Rate of Alzheimer's
Low choline levels are associated with the production of amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. A new study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland found a reduced risk of dementia and enhanced cognitive performance in those with higher intakes of choline.
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Read more about it>>Dietary Choline Linked to Reduced Risk of Dementia - Nutrition Review
Celiac Disease is a Risk Factor for Schizophrenia
Celiac disease is preceded by gluten sensitivity, which amounts to a genetic inability to cleave the gluten molecules so that they go into the bloodstream whole when the gut lining becomes perforated by disease.​ These molecules fit in receptors of the brain causing disfunction.
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Read more about it>> Celiac Disease is a Risk Factor for Schizophrenia | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health (jhu.edu)
Uric Acid Levels Implicated in Bipolar Disorder and Depression
Individuals with major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder have been shown to have high uric acid levels in the blood. These levels affect the activity of a neurotransmitter in the brain called adenosine, which helps regulate how excitable brain cells are.
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Read more about it>>New Blood Test Helps Predict (and Prevent?) Bipolar Disorder | Psychology Today
Treating ADD/ADHD/Dyslexia by Removing Food Additives
Food coloring and additives can come from industrial waste byproducts. Is it any wonder that children - who are the majority of those eating foods containing them - are developing ADHD/ADD/Dyslexia and a host of other developmental delays? The Feingold Diet has long been used to help remove those unnatural ingredients and other natural culprits involved in these disorders.
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Read more about it>>Feingold Diet - Epidemic Answers
Post Partum Depression Averted by Mothers Who Supplement with Their Own Desiccated Placenta
The nutritional demands of pregnancy are well known; less well known is that anything the baby does not use remains in the placenta. That organ can restore depletions in the mother if eaten, which is why animals do it in the wild by instinct. As humans, we have other ways to do the same.
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Read more about it>>Placenta Pills to Prevent Postpartum Depression? | ABC News
Military Issued Drugs & PTSD
Military personnel can be exposed to the most toxic of environments during deployment. However, even those not deployed can experience issues like PTSD due to receiving certain medications and vaccinations as a requirement of enlisting. Even after identified, symptoms can last years after a person stops taking the drug. There are ways to get the body back to equilibrium, which also restores the mind.
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Read more about it>>Malaria drug causes brain damage that mimics PTSD: case study (militarytimes.com)
Viral Infections Can Lead to Psychosis
Viral infections are historically associated with causing psychosis and other neuropsychiatric disorders. The book and movie "Brain on Fire" chronicles the experience of a young New York Times reporter who experienced psychosis after a viral infection. It took replacing an enzyme which the infection had depleted in her body to take her out of the psychiatric ward. Different infections can cause a depletion in essential enzymes and nutrients which can cause extreme mental issues long term if not addressed and replenished. It's an easy and effective fix, but rare is the doctor that looks for it since the reflex is to prescribe drugs.
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Read more about it>>Viral respiratory infections and psychosis: A review of the literature and the implications of COVID-19 - ScienceDirect
