These outcomes are truly remarkable: improvement by dozens of points on the PANSS, significant weight loss, and better quality of life. There simply is no psychiatric medication available with the power to accomplish those results. I have certainly seen antipsychotic medications help people with bipolar and psychotic symptoms, and sometimes help dramatically. However, all antipsychotic… Read More

Even though I personally believe in the power of ketogenic diets to improve and even reverse many chronic illnesses, from diabetes to chronic fatigue to mood disorders, the diet does this by causing very real shifts in body chemistry that can have a major impact on medication dosages and side effects, especially during the first… Read More

“The gray drizzle of horror induced by depression takes on the quality of physical pain,” William Styron wrote in what remains the most gripping account of living with depression. As time pools that gray drizzle into an ocean of anguish, we begin to lose sight of the other shore — but there is, always, an… Read More

Perhaps, following the trend noted in the previous paragraph, “disabilities” will give way to “challenges”. But one thing in their favor is they don’t lend themselves as readily to insults. I can’t quite imagine children taunting each other with “Look where yer goin’, ya challenge!” via The English Cowpath: The Euphemism Treadmill – replacing the… Read More

“It shows that women living in gender-equal countries have better cognitive test scores later in life than women living in gender-unequal societies. Moreover, in countries that became more gender-equal over time, women’s cognitive performance improved relative to men’s.” via Women Show Cognitive Advantage in Gender-Equal Countries | The Neuropsychotherapist One of my greatest inspirations, Bucky… Read More

“To our knowledge, this study is the first to demonstrate the modulation effect of moral reasoning level on human brain reward system activity. Findings from our study provide new insights into the potential neural basis and underlying psychological processing mechanism of individual differences in moral development. ” via High Moral Reasoning Associated with Increased Activity… Read More

“What you do with yourself, just the little things you do yourself, these are the things that count.” I had heard of Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller in my youth through the Fuller dome and later the carbon Bucky ball arrangement, but was vague on his details. It was only much later, 3 years or so ago,… Read More

This may seem counter-intuitive but if, like me, you hold to the value of mindfulness and being present in the moment then it will come as no surprise that not avoiding unpleasant emotions and allowing oneself to be open to them can be beneficial in the long run, given the right attitude. It would seem… Read More

Diet can influence the bacteria in your gut in surprising ways. Among many factors is the beneficial effect of dietary fibre through the bacteria which metabolise it, and the harmful effect of simple carbohydrates with their attendant chemicals produced by ‘bad’ microorganisms. Add to this harm the inflammatory effect of the material passing through a… Read More