economicsrp100 Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 What do you guys think of orthomolecular medicine as a treatment for mental health/mental illness? Orthomolecular medicine, as conceptualized by double-Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, aims to restore the optimum environment of the body by correcting imbalances or deficiencies based on individual biochemistry, using substances natural to the body such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids, trace elements and fatty acids. The term "orthomolecular" was first used by Linus Pauling in a paper he wrote in the journal Science in 1968. The key idea in orthomolecular medicine is that genetic factors affect not only the physical characteristics of individuals, but also to their biochemical milieu. Biochemical pathways of the body have significant genetic variability and diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, schizophrenia or depression are associated with specific biochemical abnormalities which are causal or contributing factors of the illness. Want to learn more? The following essays give a more detailed overview of the nature, efficacy and history of orthomolecular medicine. http://www.orthomed.org/ In other words, orthomolecular medicine uses mega doses of vitamins to correct biochemical imbalances. They use tests to find out what imbalances you have.
Euphoric Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 Hmm... this treatment could probably ease the symptoms of my brain cancer. Could be worth a shot. Thanks for sharing that, my pains are really becoming unbearable at this point, so this might be a nice alternative to suicide.
realethal Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 It's an interesting idea. I would think a lot of natural mental illness is stemmed from loss of vitamin or protein production in the body. I don't know if it would cure or prevent mental illness, but if you're a drunk/drug addict; it's probably the best thing for you.
economicsrp100 Posted September 23, 2013 Author Posted September 23, 2013 Yeah, I've read several articles. Orthmolecular M.D.'s believe that mental disorders can have a variety of causes. One cause is vitamin dependency, thus requiring megadoses of X vitamin.
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