Archive for the ‘Mental Disorders’ Category
May 26th, 2011 by Cleo Libonati, RN, BSN

Lipitor raked in more than $5 billion for pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer Inc., during 2009 according to Drugs.com.

Are drugs making you sick?
Sales of the 5 leading drugs for mental disorders topped $12,750,023,000, while Nexium and Prevacid totaled 7,523,382,000.
All eight of these drugs deplete nutrients.
Revenues of the Top 8 Selling
Tags: Acid reflux, Cholesterol, Drugs, GERD, Heart disease, Mental disorders, Mental illness, Nutrient deficiencies, Nutrition, Nutrition testing
Category: Acid Reflux, Anxiety, Mental Disorders, Nutrient deficiencies, Personality disorders, Remedies, Symptoms, Treatment, Vitamins
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August 27th, 2010 by Cleo Libonati, RN, BSN

Editor’s note: Promising research published January 8, 2007 shows that adequate levels of vitamin D in the elderly are important to maintain cognitive function or thinking skills that include use of language, awareness, social skills, math ability, memory, reasoning, judgment, intellect, learning, and imagination. This study is called a retrospective review because the researchers did not actually examine anyone. Instead they reviewed data from records of 32 older adults who had been examined for memory (more…)
Tags: Mental disorders, Neurological disorders, Nutrient deficiencies, Research, Vitamin D
Category: Mental Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Research, Symptoms, Uncategorized, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency
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June 30th, 2010 by Claire Houston, MS, LCMHC

Kathleen (not her real name) came to counseling because of anxiety. After an intake, we identified several areas in her life that sounded like they were contributing to her difficulties. We started working with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a system that looks at the thought sequence you use, and where a distorted belief can be corrected and thereby relieve suffering.
After teaching her a series of formulas, she was able to apply the principles herself when not in the office with me. This is a very effective psychotherapy
Tags: Anxiety, Diagnosis, Gluten free, Gluten Sensitivity, Mental disorders, Neurological disorders, Psychotherapy, Symptoms
Category: Mental Disorders, Neurological Disorders
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December 7th, 2009 by John Libonati

The following is a post I recently submitted to the Sillyaks listserv concerning attitude and nutritional deficiencies in celiac disease. I posted it in response to a heated exchange folks were having on the topic.
Hi there,
The “rage” we see in posts from time to time is part and parcel with celiac disease. My business is celiac disease. I own Glutenfreeworks.com and edited the book, Recognizing Celiac Disease.
I frequently see abnormal personalities in my travels, presentations, discussions and on listservs. I meet people with anxiety, depression, irritability, distrust and
Tags: Gluten Sensitivity, Mental disorders, Neurological disorders, Personality change
Category: Mental Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Personality disorders
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August 6th, 2009 by John Libonati

A five year old Canadian boy, diagnosed with severe autism, was cured when the true cause of his mental disorder was found to be celiac disease and he was treated with a gluten-free diet and nutritional supplements.

Photo originally posted to Flickr as "Jack"
His autism was cured because he was never really autistic in the first place. He had celiac disease, an immune response to wheat, barley, rye and oats that damages
Tags: Autism, Celiac disease, Symptoms
Category: Autism, Autism, Gluten Free Casein Free Diet, Mental Disorders, Videos
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May 8th, 2009 by John Libonati
If you or someone you know has a child with a mental illness, behavioral problem or unexplained neurological issue, you must watch these videos. They vividly illustrate how gluten and celiac disease can cause neurological illnesses and how removing gluten and casein from the diet can improve or cure the child.
Eamon Murphy started exhibiting mental aberrations and problems eating at three months of age. By the time he was three, his parents were frantically trying to understand what had caused his developmental delay in walking and talking, and now his trances, seizure-like episodes and regression. After a determined effort
Tags: Autism, Behavioral management, Casein free diet, Celiac disease, Celiac disease center, Columbia University, Developmental delay, Dietary intervention, Gluten, Mental illness, Nutrient deficiencies, Occupational therapies, Peter Green, Regression, Seizure, Symptoms, Treatment
Category: Gluten Free Casein Free Diet, Mental Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Symptoms, Videos
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March 13th, 2008 by John Libonati

The brain is a delicate organ, where billions of cells, electrical and chemical reactions have to interact correctly to function optimally. When something unbalances brain chemistry, interrupts reactions or damages the cells, brain dysfunction results. Gluten does all these things – whether or not you have celiac disease.
Neurological disorders from gluten can arise in either, or both, of the following ways. Gluten can penetrate the intestinal lining and enter the bloodstream, by its own mechanism, travel to the brain where it can damage or disrupt cells or cause inflammation. This
Tags: Celiac disease, Gluten Sensitivity, Mental disorders, Neurological disorders
Category: Mental Disorders, Neurological Disorders
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