I meant to do even more posts, but I've been down for the count with a horrible cold that felt like a combination of rhinovirus and chikunguna. Finally I'm feeling better, though weak as a kitten. Anyway, prior to the cold I wrote these:A Gene For Violence (at Psychology Today)How Food Is Linked to Mood (at Whole9Life)Earlier today I put out this new post:Sunshine and Suicide(Yes, they are linked,...
Minggu, 16 November 2014
Minggu, 26 Oktober 2014
Another new post is now live at Psychology Today, discussing how magnesium is a physiologic counterpart to the powerful drug ketamine: Magnesium and the Ketamine ConnectionFolks interested in that may also be interested in the following posts:The Ketamine Key (this article was Boing Boinged! Hooray)Magnesium: The Original Chill PillEat Your Egg YolksHave a great week! New Walking Dead ...
Jumat, 24 Oktober 2014
There's been a bit of upheaval at the house...all will be well, but in the mean time, I'm trying to blog more and get some more clicks over at Psychology Today. Clicks support the writing and research I do and they are much appreciated! There's a new post up about ketamine, the noncompetitive inhibitor of the NMDA receptor that, in one single IV infusion, can alleviate a suicidal depression in about...
Kamis, 16 Oktober 2014
First off there is a brand new post over at Psychology Today. A new case study was recently published about the use of ketone esters, a supplement that raises blood ketones to levels in humans found only with prolonged fasting. A man with early onset dementia, formerly treated with a ketogenic diet, had lasting improvement on 20 months of ketone esters. Interesting stuff.A Bold New Experimental Treatment...
Sabtu, 04 Oktober 2014
Hey there...I know.Here's a great song: Left Hand FreeThe first new post over at Psychology Today is about the big, recently released study shedding some real insight as to how schizophrenia is inherited and what might cause the diseases. It's a game-changer (the findings, not the blog post, though the post was picked as a Psych Today "Essential Read" and "Top Post" for the week).New Insights Into...
Jumat, 25 Juli 2014
New post on minerals at Psychology Today...expecting to write some new ones on magnesium and some more on genetics here or at Psych Today in the near future.Ele-mental HealthHere's a new song by Spoon, which I believe is Austin, Texas' most commercially successful band:Do YouDrink your mineral wat...
Senin, 30 Juni 2014
Several weeks ago, I got an email from one of my best friends from medical school. She graduated top honors in the class and went on to Johns Hopkins, where she was a chief resident, then a fellowship, and basically has torn her way through the ranks in academic medicine like the firecracker. She told me once I ought to be in academic medicine (other...
Jumat, 09 Mei 2014
Last weekend, I presented a workshop and symposium at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in New York City. This meeting is enormous�as many as 15,000 psychiatrists and researchers come from all over the world to these events. It�s a conservative psychiatric event, with the stress on biology and the evidence-base. In my residency...
Minggu, 06 April 2014
I'm still in the midst of reviewing a ton of literature on psychobiotics in time for the APA Annual Meeting in New York City this year. Our Evolutionary Psychiatry talk has been moved from two to three pm on Monday May 5th, as the Vice President will be speaking at 2pm. (Attendees can watch the VP on close caption so you can run to our room to beat...
Minggu, 30 Maret 2014
Excuses, excuses...haven't blogged in a while. The kids keep me busy, and I've been working on some personal projects that make me happy, not to mention some major work going on with the practice, which, since it pays the bills, takes a good deal of my attention.However, I do have a new article up at Psychology Today, about the recent JAMA Pediatrics article linking acetaminophen use and the risk...
Minggu, 16 Februari 2014
One of the primary messages out of public health agencies and nutrition gurus from Walter Willett to Michael Pollan is to eat more plants. And, indeed, in many studies, vegetarian* diets are associated with better cardiovascular health, lower BMI, and better health behaviors (less likely to smoke, drink, and participate in shady Rock and Roll activities).*In...
Rabu, 05 Februari 2014
Last Sunday I put out yet another new post on Psychology Today, but failed to link it here. It is a discussion of a very interesting long term cohort study in Crete, where the researchers used a sifting haystack approach to find some metabolic problems that might be causing the symptoms, then, in certain cases, presumptively treating the problem, leading to two successful remissions of severe autistic...
Sabtu, 01 Februari 2014
Today I took the youngest to a preschool friend's birthday party. It was at a gymnastics center, and even after an hour of bouncing and running around, the eager children began doing laps of the table after the happy birthday/cupcake portion of the celebration. Yet there is still a lack of appreciation of exactly how acutely diet can actively affect behavior. A recent, fascinatiing study (forwarded...
Minggu, 26 Januari 2014
A brand new post is up over at Psychology Today: Brains, Spirituality, and Depression. It discusses the links between�well, guess. There are some interesting anatomical findings in the brain that correlate with both increased spirituality and a reduced risk of depression, but go read to find out more.Thanks for comments and donations! I've not always...
Rabu, 01 Januari 2014
Hello 2014! This blog post probably makes more sense if you have seen Man of Steel. Seriously, spend $1.50 at redbox. It�s awesome. Though perhaps ethically disappointing. I know it has been a long time. Suffice it to say that between some unexpected illnesses and deaths in the extended family, along with the normal life of a family with two working...
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