tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post2965951936314066432..comments2023-09-24T08:04:06.909-04:00Comments on FSK's Guide to Reality: More Disease ThoughtsFSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903396202330950362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-67397356278764476402008-02-03T03:45:00.000-05:002008-02-03T03:45:00.000-05:00You might consider taking several grams daily of O...You might consider taking several grams daily of Omega-3s, specifically fish oil caps (and cut way down on Omega-6s, while you're at it). Omega-3s are essential to mental functioning and balance, and Omega-3 intake went down at the same time as the ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 acids went way, WAY up in the processed American diet. I believe more than one study has shown that violence and behavioral problems in prison decrease dramatically when inmates are given Omega-3 supplements. A trace mineral supplement might also be good, since American soil has been stripped of micronutrients.Kevin Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07525803609000364993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-40243725137473116412008-01-30T08:49:00.000-05:002008-01-30T08:49:00.000-05:00I wouldn't go so far as to say its bullshit.The pr...I wouldn't go so far as to say its bullshit.<BR/>The problem is the brain is so immensely complicated that we can't tell exactly whats wrong. It could be there's several different things which cause the same symptoms in different people for instance.<BR/><BR/>I'd say mental illness has a component which is due to 'wiring' being out, which involves the chemicals in the brain.<BR/><BR/>Personally I suspect that where drugs help they will act more as a splint and hold things in a better position allowing 'rewiring' to take place over time, often in many mental conditions assisted by non-drug therapies.<BR/><BR/>The problem with drugs is they act broadly, so whilst a drug may reduce the symptoms, they have wider, undesirable, effects (a famous example being Prozac causes spontaneous random orgasms in a small minority of cases).<BR/><BR/>My favourite analogy is to liken drugs to trying to fix a computer by poking it at random and altering voltages... You can get an idea for what often works but you don't really know why...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hope your course of action works for you. You know your situation far better than any of us.Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395992764678278326noreply@blogger.com