I am in the midst of a new academic year of talks. Last week I went to the Brigham and Women's Hospital behavioral neurology interest group talk, and last Thursday to Boston University Medical Center Psychiatry Grand Rounds. I do like these academic talks, though naturally the audience is much more skeptical than the Ancestral Health Symposium and PaleoFx folks. Skepticism is good. Keeps me...
Sabtu, 27 Oktober 2012
Kamis, 18 Oktober 2012
Depression: A Cosmetic Cure?
Posted on 12.25 by chorili
"Fake it until you make it." This phrase, though often met with derision, constitutes some practical advice when dealing with a devastating problem like chronic depression.There are, at the base of it, two major psychotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of depression. One way to explore relationships and history to find past trauma and metabolize it in order to get through it and better under...
Jumat, 12 Oktober 2012
Omega 3, the Elderly, and Getting It Right
Posted on 13.05 by chorili
New study seen on twitter (as I see most cool stuff, partly because I can't really bear facebook and am pretty bad about checking out the usual blogs these days).The Strokes. Last Night.The Study (free full text): Older Women, Depression, Omega 3 Ratios, Inflammation, and SupplementationBam. I'm getting all Emeril about it because finally we are getting some thoughtful and complete studies. We're...
Senin, 08 Oktober 2012
Ketogenic Diets and Bipolar Disorder: New Case Studies
Posted on 14.44 by chorili
Researching the viability of ketogenic diets for therapeutic usage was one of the original interests that launched this blog. And while there is growing data for brain cancers and even a Cochran review for the use of ketogenic diets in epilepsy, the bipolar story has always been theoretical.Churchill: Change (song starts at about 30 secs)Ketogenic (very low carbohydrate and low protein) diets...
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