In this second, expanded edition of the best-selling The Brain Diet, Dr. Alan C. Logan incorporates the latest research on the connection between nutrition, mental health, and intelligence. Most people today know that good nutrition and good health are related and that poor nutrition frequently leads to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Unfortunately, few people realize […]
Orthomolecular Psychiatry
Nutritional therapy has its roots in orthomolecular medicine. Orthomolecular medicine is the practice of preventing and treating disease with optimal amounts of substances—usually nutrients—that are natural to the body. Orthomolecular psychiatry is a branch of orthomolecular medicine whose proponents believe that dietary supplements and other dietary restrictions can be effective in treating mental illness. The […]
How Nutritional Therapy Works
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4 out of the 10 leading causes of disability in the US and other developed countries are mental disorders. Major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are among the most common mental disorders that currently plague numerous countries and have varying incidence […]
Nutritional Therapy Testing
Over the years, many tests have been developed to access the nutrient levels in blood, saliva, urine and hair. Nutritionists and other health care professionals use these tests to gather information for diagnosis and treatment purposes. Testing is important; particularly to look for nutrient deficiencies and to make sure nutrient levels are not too high. […]