{"id":2726,"date":"2015-01-23T16:07:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jarodthornton.com\/bemis3lf\/?p=2726"},"modified":"2015-01-23T16:07:38","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T21:07:38","slug":"bio-chemical-micro-nutrient-deficiency-adjustment-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jarodthornton.com\/bemis3lf\/2015\/01\/23\/bio-chemical-micro-nutrient-deficiency-adjustment-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio-Chemical Micro-Nutrient Deficiency & Adjustment Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOL – that’s quite a title for this informative post.<\/strong>
\nI collect science and automotive magazines from Goodwill for good reading. \u00a0I read some of the most interesting things about all kinds of things out here in the big world and the cosmos. \u00a0A lot of the health related science articles seem to be relevant in my adult life. \u00a0Sometimes I stumble onto a health article about mental disorders.<\/p>\n

Getting down to mental health<\/h1>\n

\"supplement-close-up\"In 2005 Discover published an article about nutritional deficiencies and how they directly affect our bio-chemistry causing a myriad of imbalances in our general health, specifically as it relates to the brain and mental disorders.
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Vitamin Cure (FROM THE MAY 2005 ISSUE)<\/span><\/h2>\n

Can common nutrients curb violent tendencies and dispel clinical depression?
\nA number of common nutrients may help alleviate mental illness when taken in higher-than-normal doses. A few of the most promising candidates (nutrients) follow.
\nFolic acid:<\/strong> Folic acid is a B vitamin essential to mood regulation and the development of the nervous system. Patients deficient in it appear to respond poorly to antidepressants. In one 2000 British study, 127 patients taking Prozac were also given either 500 micrograms of folic acid a day or a placebo. The folic acid group did significantly better, in particular the women, 94 percent of whom improved compared with 61 percent in the placebo group.
\nMagnesium:<\/strong> It\u2019s long been known that magnesium can act as a sedative. Some studies have also found magnesium deficiencies in patients with depression, although the evidence is inconsistent. The mineral may help other mood-stabilizing drugs work better. Researchers at the Chemical Abuse Centers in Boardman, Ohio, found that combining magnesium oxide with the drug verapamil helped control manic symptoms in patients better than a drug-placebo combination.
\nChromium:<\/strong> Several studies have suggested that chromium picolinate may help alleviate depression and improve the response to antidepressants. In one small trial at Duke University, 70 percent of the patients who were given chromium picolinate improved, while none of those given placebos got better.
\nInositol:<\/strong> This sugar molecule appears to make the brain\u2019s receptors more sensitive to serotonin, one of the chemical messengers that mediate mood. In a series of short-term placebo-controlled trials, researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel found that large doses of inositol\u201412 to 18 grams a day\u2014helped alleviate depression, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
\nDiscover Magazine<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

“common nutrients may help alleviate mental illness when taken in higher-than-normal doses”<\/h2>\n

\"nutrient-oil-capsules\"This strikes an interesting perspective on managing mental disorders. \u00a0Nutrients listed are a great launch pad but the best thing to do is research. \u00a0Familiarize ourselves with the side-effects of having a bio-chemical imbalance, this is key to successfully managing\u00a0things many suffer from such as bi-polar, manic-depression and mania.
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<\/div>\nMore than a multi-vitamin people take as a general nutritional support,\u00a0higher quantities supplement bio-chemical imbalance common with those who have mood disorders.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How else beside vitamins?<\/h2>\n

Because this is all related to micro-nutritional levels and bio-chemical health we can find other places to supplement these nutrients. \u00a0For example, our nutritional intake directly impacts the presence of micro-nutrients needed to perform metabolic functions affecting bio-chemical processes such as balancing hormones directly linked to our mental state-of-being.
\nThis leads to the conclusion that any nutrient intake is involved in mood stabilization. \u00a0Some nutrients are better for us than others within respective levels considered to be normal in a healthy human. \u00a0Those of us who struggle with mental illness are especially faced with deficiencies that cannot support or maintain healthy levels.<\/p>\n

Ok, how does it work?<\/h3>\n

I’ve read this is related to genetic triggers\u00a0in our DNA passed down from our parents. \u00a0While there is little evidence to support there is a specific gene for say, bi-polar disorder, it is clear\u00a0that environmental variances\u00a0are related to the genetic structures we are born and develop by.
\n\"sunlight\"<\/a>I have one interesting example of metabolic\u00a0functions affected by nutrient levels and how that leads to bio-chemical normality. \u00a0I subscribe to a newsletter published by Julie A. Fast<\/a>, author of\u00a0Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0regarded as a mental health pioneer. \u00a0Julie\u00a0emailed her newsletter and addressed a reader inquiry about sunlight and moods.
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It\u2019s not easy to figure out how sunlight and darkness affect bipolar disorder. It\u2019s often as much to do with WHEN you are exposed to light and darkness as how much. Learning about your circadian rhythm is essential. Julie A. Fast<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nI encourage you to read the article and learn for yourself how sunlight directly impacts our moods.<\/strong>
\nJulie outlines four keys to managing moods when it’s sunny outside (because sunlight metabolizes\u00a0in our bodies as micro-nutrient). \u00a0Here’s are the basis for each key she writes about.<\/p>\n

The main goal is to create a circadian rhythm plan that makes sure you get light at the right times.<\/h3>\n
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  1. It\u2019s about when you get light if you have bipolar disorder- not always how much.<\/li>\n
  2. During sunny times- the amount of light that goes into your EYES is the problem.<\/li>\n
  3. Darkness is associated with depression even if it\u2019s not actually making us more depressed.<\/li>\n
  4. Electronic devices increase light into the eyes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are tips for each of the keys outlined above and a great write-up about sunlight and mood management.
    \nBe Happy by     Peter\u00a0Griffin<\/a>\u00a0– Supplement Close Up by K\u00a0Whiteford<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Nutrient Oil Capsules by Lynn\u00a0Greyling<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Sunlight by MALIZ\u00a0ONG<\/a><\/span>
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