Re: Orthomolecular psychiatry

August 7, 2008

Dave,

Thank you SO much for this post...you have made me feel so much better as

someone who for (at least) the last 27 years has wondered about physical/mental

connections re health.

Best wishes,

Dave

From: Dave Shelden <wholehealthawareness@...>

Subject: Orthomolecular psychiatry

" gallstones " <gallstones >

Date: Thursday, 7 August, 2008, 6:39 AM

Venting is good Greg, I am glad you feel safe enough within this group..

Your description of frustration reminds me of the women who see certain male

doctors about menstrual issues and are told they are being hysterical and are

then recommended to have a hysterectomy. Now, it may not still happen this way

precisely, but it did (therefore the name- hysterectomy); And the unconnected

bias is still there. I see this all the time, no matter the actual issue: If I

cannot figure someone's problem out, they cannot possibly have it, it must

therefore be in their head. The natural health movement is almost as ripe with

it as standard allopathy. For someone who has not experienced extreme pain

(physical or emotional) 24/7 for 20 years it is a bit difficult to comprehend

how that might effect someone's interactions with their environment... This

is no excuse for ignorance or actions based there upon.

Orthomolecular psychiatry holds great promise. It is now known through

the works of the likes of Dr. Bruce Lipton (Biology of Belief), Dr. Candace Pert

(Molecules of emotion), and others that the " mind " is not in the

brain! Supposed " neurotransmitters " are produced by possibly every

cell in the body and every cell in the body potentially has the receptor sites

for such (the only barrier to answering these questions is lack of observing

every cell type). Recent research has uncovered neural cells within the heart!

This is not just the receptor sites for chemical communication but actual

" brain cells " within cardiac tissue. More research out of Russia has

shown that the 90% of your DNA that is supposedly " junk " (named that

by the pillars of science because they did not observe any function until now)

alters it's shape and composition when challenged by frequencies or

language!

Those who are in positions of authority concerning the hard sciences of

biology, chemistry and medicine are as a general rule way undereducated in the

newer discoveries of science. They therefore act as anchors, and destructively

so, of the growth of their own fields.

Orthomolecular psychiatry was pioneered by Linus ing, Hawkins,

Abram Hoffer and others over 30 years ago. It has been ridiculed and suppressed

for as long. The reality may be that our biochemical makeup is critical to our

emotional and mental processes. So going back to the question, months ago,

that started this rather convoluted discussion; Can gallbladder/liver issues

effect our emotional makeup? Absolutely so. I have lost count of the people I

have talked to who have performed flushes or general liver gallbladder support

and had very positive changes in their mental health.

" The whole world is daft but thee and me, sometimes I wonder about

thee. " -Ben lin

Always, in all ways,

-Dave

August 8, 2008

You are welcome Dave... 1957 was such a good year! These connections are so

important for the subject of this group. Now I know that eggs, tomatoes, and

rocks are gonna fly on this one, but gallbladders would SEEM to be the least of

our worries... Right? I mean, we can just have the pesky little bugger removed

and " survive " just " fine " . This isn't a group for stroke, adenoid cystic

carcinoma, or liver failure. We are discussing whether we should just go into a

fairly innocuous surgery, pluck a " non essential " organ out and attempt to live

life as usual, or change our eating habits, lifestyle and engage in a bunch of

uncomfortable, inconvenient, and possibly expensive therapies to retain the

little beast.

Which would you chose?

Good choice!

Everything is connected to everything else. We cannot separate out gallbladder

health from emotional health, or cardio function,. or digestion, or...

We have touched on the link between emotions and liver/gallbladder before but

other recent posts have revisited the issue. So sitting behind the safety of my

computer screen let's have another go, and this time more to the point.

Emotions are held at the cellular level. The research mentioned recently in

Russia points to the idea that the 90% of your DNA that is " junk " may be an

information/experience storage mechanism. The Chinese model for instance says

that all of these organ/meridian systems are associated with certain emotions.

" Kidneys " (keep in mind that there are no " adrenal " energetics in the model)

-fear ( " give me three steps mister... my water fell on the floor... " Lynurd

Skynurd for those that are to young.). Heart -Joy/Sadness ( 'you broke my

heart " ), Liver/gallbladder -Anger/frustration ( " That person sure has a lot of

gall! " ), etc.

So if you entertain this concept, emotions can effect physiology and

physiology can effect emotions. Some start out as a happy drunk and as the

process proceeds, they become angrier and more violent... Capishe? Anger held

within could then potentially lead to physiological liver/gallbladder problems.

Let me illustrate.

I have a client right now who has been diagnosed with " non staeto hepatitis " .

This is a diagnosis determined by biopsy confirmed cirrhosis without a history

of alcohol abuse. Prognosis - liver transplant or death (stage 4). Beautiful

person; tough life. Survived by becoming rigid, holding her ground and getting

the job done anyways. Lots of anger. Still a wonderful loving person. What

effect has the emotions played upon the texture of the tissues? As her husband

says, " She is a rock. " . So is her liver.

So, it may be that for some, not all, of us that " detox " or " cleansing " may

mean emotions as well. Doing a " flush " is great but if we just fill it back up

with anger and frustration we may need to do it again soon.

Always, in all ways,

-Dave

Orthomolecular psychiatry

" gallstones "