Twice a nobel prize winner, Dr. Abram Hoffer was the first person to coin the term “orthomolecular” meaning to correct molecules. He was a biochemist and psychiatrist who notably started treating schizophrenic patients in the 1950s with doses of vitamin B3 and other...
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric condition characterized by a wide range of symptoms divided into positive and negative categories. Its origins are believed to stem from the release of excessive dopamine. Therefore, in theory, by decreasing cortical excitability and...
Depressive Psychosis Depressive psychosis is the gradual onset of an emotional sad and depressed state (called dejection), dullness, incomprehensible speech, muttering to oneself, mood swings, strange behavior (like frequent laughter or crying for no apparent...
Histamine levels are a primary cause of methylation problems. In testing, whole blood histamine levels are used as a marker for methylation status. This test can determine the presence of histadelia (high blood histamine) or histapenia (low blood histamine). ...
Schizophrenic patients occupy more hospital beds than any other illness including cancer, heart disease, and stroke combined. The annual cost of this condition is roughly $48 billion when factoring in medical treatment, Social Security payments, and wages lost due to...
Neurotransmitters are associated with specific mental health disorders. Serotonin: depression, schizophrenia Dopamine: schizophrenia, Parkinson’s Glutamate: schizophrenia Norepinephrine: anxiety GABA: anxiety Many psychiatric medications work by altering...
