tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post3943320286872306670..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: Hyperactivity and DietAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-42328535182545858512010-07-19T00:19:33.315-04:002010-07-19T00:19:33.315-04:00EMILY!
One of my best gal pals, her mom recovered...EMILY!<br /><br />One of my best gal pals, her mom recovered from breast CA and LOVES LOVES LOVES Blaylock. He appears PALEO (though my girlfriend is a pastry chef -- so she tried some gluten-free amaranth baking etc which tastes like DIRT and subsequently reverted). I added oregano oil to our grassfed ground pork/beef chili and rice pasta/veggie/meat Italian dishes and WOW the flavor is great and the kids don't even pick up on it. <br /><br />If Blaylock weren't so science oriented, his charm, southern accent and quirky grin would turn me off. NOT. *haa*<br /><br />I never thought of NO resistance...! I believe you are entirely on to something. Personally I have never heard of thyroid hormone resistance either, but why not? And apparently it exists. Must be adaptive too? The more I know, the less I know...<br /><br />-GraceDr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-32962485641607206922010-07-18T11:11:03.007-04:002010-07-18T11:11:03.007-04:00Thanks Dr. BG! To be perfectly honest, I had avoi...Thanks Dr. BG! To be perfectly honest, I had avoided reading Blaylock up until now, as I've consumed more than my fair share of diet soda over the years. Some things you just don't want to know... however, that PDF is very interesting. As I was reading it, it struck me how he described excess nitric oxide as part of oxidative stress. I never understood why the endothelium becomes resistant to nitric oxide in metabolic syndrome. Do you think it could be a protective mechanism? (This is the best part of these blogs - tossing ideas about.) I'll get around to linking Animal Pharm very soon!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-51906725405304701582010-07-17T23:47:07.658-04:002010-07-17T23:47:07.658-04:00Emily,
Great post! I love your blog and all the n...Emily,<br /><br />Great post! I love your blog and all the neuro aspects of your insights!<br /><br />Dr. Dan at Darwin's Table just on Russell Blaylock MD, neurosurgeon who advises gluten and soy-free lifestyles (sounds evolutionary!). He talks about food dyes and other neurotoxins (sugar, insulin , aspartame, etc). The lecture is good.<br />http://landofpuregold.com/the-pdfs/Excitotoxins.pdf<br />http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2963728494205235281#<br /><br />-GDr. B Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-46544104007037300532010-07-16T18:52:14.399-04:002010-07-16T18:52:14.399-04:00It was a bombshell in Europe, but I don't reme...It was a bombshell in Europe, but I don't remember hearing a peep about it in the US. I first heard about it in a book called "The Unhealthy Truth," which isn't the greatest book in the world, but it has some interesting speculation in it as to some reasons our kids are getting so unhealthy so quickly (rise in asthma, allergies, obesity, autism, etc.). She mostly suspected food allergies and genetically modified soy and wheat. <br /><br />Anyway, Europe with socialized medicine saw that study and decided that they would ban the food additives - cuts the bottom line to have kids less hyperactive and needing less medical attention for hyperactivity. In the US we don't really have the same bottom line motivation. Though a lot of kids are on Medicaid, Medicaid is organized by state and, in my experience, not particularly thoughtfully or efficiently run. <br /><br />I read a couple of other articles diminishing the results of previous trials (which weren't as well done as Southampton, being too short, or without clear results from independent examiners). They focused on the "hardship" of adopting a "different" diet when the benefit is unclear. Since the benefit and hardships are really individualized, I feel that the results of Southampton should be made known, so that parents can make an informed decision if they want to avoid food additives or not. Though I don't see food additives as that difficult to avoid - unlike dairy or gluten. There is even quite a bit of processed food without the sketchy additives - usually they are in the organic section, but often they are no more expensive than the regular brand name yellow number five food. But of course there are kids who will only eat the orange Mac and cheese and any other food brings on WWIII. Which, once again brings the decision back to the parents, where it belongs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-14052907158006459752010-07-16T13:18:36.606-04:002010-07-16T13:18:36.606-04:00The Southampton study is a gem of a find! I wonder...The Southampton study is a gem of a find! I wonder what makes some kids more sensitive to additives and preservatives than others. I'm guessing epigenetics plays a big role here.Aaron Blaisdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204484453346358921noreply@blogger.com