By Ward Dean, M.D. For more than 25 years S-adenosyl methionine (SAMe) has been prescribed by doctors in Europe as a treatment for depression, osteoarthritis, liver disease, schizophrenia, demyelinating diseases (like multiple sclerosis), dementia, peripheral neuropathy, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), migraine headaches, cardiovascular disease and other conditions. Only in the last several years has it… Continue Reading
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Mark Hyman, MD Healing the Broken Brain Syndrome
By Donna Caruso In his previous book, The Ultra Simple Diet (Pocket Books, 2007), Mark Hyman, MD, called himself a “medical detective,” a practitioner of the rapidly emerging field of functional medicine, which searches for the underlying cause of illness instead of merely treating the symptoms. Now, in his important new breakthrough book, The Ultra… Continue Reading
Lithium Orotate: The Mood-Enhancing Mineral
Jason E. Barker, ND Depression and other mood disorders are some of the most common and debilitating conditions experienced by patients. In the U.S. alone, an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans suffer from mental disorders—including depression and bipolar disorder.1 Applied to the 2004 United States Census, this equates to roughly 57.7 million people.2 In other… Continue Reading