tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post4603154327259332496..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: More on Wheat and Serious Mental IllnessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-31606067384754890632014-03-28T13:52:58.734-04:002014-03-28T13:52:58.734-04:00Hello Dr. Deans,
This whole sheet on nutrition fo...Hello Dr. Deans, <br />This whole sheet on nutrition for optimal mental health sounds like it could benefit a lot of people. I would be interested in recieving such a sheet, but also maybe you could make it available on your blog? Or is it here somewhere and I haven't hacked well enough? <br />Thanks!Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944599894582971484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-87744085423421969962013-09-01T09:31:58.258-04:002013-09-01T09:31:58.258-04:00the evidence appears to be sufficient enough to sa...the evidence appears to be sufficient enough to say wheat is a bit like smack. and does no one any good unless there is a global catastrophe because it stores well. we don't even need it evolutionarily anymore because we invented tin cans.<br /><br />we seem to only need superfoods to combat this super bad one we are cultishly enslaved to.<br /><br />and as for you Charlene you sound like a junky making excuses...marijuana...opium...coca...cocoa...the variance of our psychoactives is our advantage not a permanent and unending devotion to one...give us today our daily...no kindly fuck off with yournbullshit<br /><br /> matrix anybody? cookie anyone?<br /><br /><br />gluten Latin for glue...mmmm that bread smells lovely...that's because you area glue sniffing junki .<br /><br />I so much as smell some fat bastard making fuckin cookies I want to retch... makes yuour head spin it does, if you don't notice you are under the influence.<br /><br /> beer...a socially acceptable ,specially brewed smack and alcohol mix.<br /><br /><br />wake up neo ya junky.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799406504383722344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-84151581988832369982012-09-08T16:07:40.144-04:002012-09-08T16:07:40.144-04:00Not to upset anyone's apple cart but the treme...Not to upset anyone's apple cart but the tremendous progress we have made mentally as human beings has come while consuming this western diet and the latest genetic research demonstrates a genetic cause to Autism and schizophrenia (etc) that is actually a very valuable mutation in our thought capacities as it allows us to think without the emotional filter that clouds judgement.Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595779633146308187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-3988752279990856022012-03-05T18:04:37.759-05:002012-03-05T18:04:37.759-05:00Emily, you wrote you have a "whole sheet on &...Emily, you wrote you have a "whole sheet on "nutrition for optimal mental health".<br /><br />Can you send me this sheet?<br />It would be very grateful to me.<br /><br />Thank you forward,<br /><br />AttilaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129312808659747829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-50346872718832861982011-05-16T23:11:28.024-04:002011-05-16T23:11:28.024-04:00Emily, it's my first time on your site and i w...Emily, it's my first time on your site and i was wondering if you or any other of your blogger friends ever encounter adolescence who are " picky eaters", who have depression, mood disorders, anxiety, etc. My youngest son, 1 years old, is on Prozac and reperdone (sp?), and has never wanted to eat anything but hig carb, refined wheat products his whole life. I am convinced that there is a tie between his diet and the mood, anxiety, and depression (although there seems to be genetics as we'll as I struggle greatly with anxiety and depression but interestingly am a bodybuilder who follows a primal blueprint dirt). The discouraging part as a parent is that you just can't force your child to eat well. Is there any tips, info, etc, you can pass on for a parent like myself. Thank you - ChrisChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619367016765432142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-90439053031075124462011-03-08T04:20:39.527-05:002011-03-08T04:20:39.527-05:00The 'sea change' of opinion on potential n...The 'sea change' of opinion on potential non-coeliac gluten sensitivity continues with an interesting editorial in the current edition of the American Journal of Gastroenterology on gluten sensitivity and IBS. <br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21378766<br />Echoing the AAP Grand Rounds editorial a few years back on the role of food in some cases of ADHD, the effects of food on a variety of conditions is 'back of the menu'?Paul Whiteleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-4968668300666359822011-02-28T09:04:05.404-05:002011-02-28T09:04:05.404-05:00Interesting blog! A friend on Live Journal linked...Interesting blog! A friend on Live Journal linked to it, and I'm very happy she did. A friend of mine suffered from bipolar disorder for years, it got so bad she didn't manage to take care of her son - so her mum stepped up to the plate and took care of him. He was very weak and failed to thrive, and through rigorous testing he was found to be gluten intolerant. Not celiac didease, but serious intolerance. And so they tested mum too. Guess what? Gluten intolerant. They checked grandma as well, she'd also struggled a bit, but managed fairly well. Gluten intolerant. Now that they're off gluten the boy is thriving, mum is enjoying her studies and grandma is back to being grandma - and enjoying life too. My friend's maternal gran and aunt are both seriously nutters, but refuse to get away from wheat, because they "have to have some joy in theor life." Well, when that joy is what kills your joy, maybe doing without isn't so bad - and would actually give you more joy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-39270166188664857952011-02-27T16:51:30.640-05:002011-02-27T16:51:30.640-05:00Hi all - yes the thyroid is angle is intriguing, b...Hi all - yes the thyroid is angle is intriguing, but I doubt it is the whole picture. <br /><br />Pangolin - yes, most docs don't know that depression is a form of inflammation. Many think it is still a matter of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. Most are not quite that clueless, but have little patience or time for dealing with it in a holistic manner.<br /><br />Santino - I don't have a whole lot of clinical experience using diet alone as an antidepressant. By the time someone is referred to me, they are generally in pretty desperate shape, and most people are unwilling or uninterested in changing their diets. BUT, I always mention it as an option and an important piece of the puzzle, and I have a whole sheet on "nutrition for optimal mental health" that I hand out to everyone. Plenty of people have emailed me or commented on their experiences with improved mood on a paleo diet, however. But many also do better with medication, stress reduction techniques, mindfulness and exercise. Many require all of that in order to start feeling normal.<br /><br />Mrs. Ed - It's hard to believe in a leaky gut without evidence. But now I've seen some good evidence for it, and plausible biological reasons for wheat to cause it. I'm very glad your son improved on SCD - the more doctors who see the improvement, the more we are going to pay attention and do the appropriate research. I'm gratified that I have a number of MDs, medical students, and therapists following me here and on twitter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-18472320733935361772011-02-24T10:56:59.844-05:002011-02-24T10:56:59.844-05:00My child, whose autism drastically improved on the...My child, whose autism drastically improved on the SCD (A grain-free diet for damaged gi-tract) also had quite an IgG food allergy rap sheet, as did I. Doctors, however, refuse to acknowlegde there is such a thing as leaky-gut. His autism was regressive and he lost his speech after spending a month on anti-biotics that gave him butt scalding diahrea. They refuse to acknowledge that there is any possible link, any at all. It's nice that we can discuss things like this, but with a medical community that continues to turn their backs and say this is all voodoo, what is ever going to become of this info?Mrs. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144247274657295271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-60535726637067848832011-02-23T20:07:18.179-05:002011-02-23T20:07:18.179-05:00After reading this post I am willing to reconsider...After reading this post I am willing to reconsider the dietary hypothesis as a factor in my endogenous unipolar depressive disorder despite what one would consider a very nutritious and strict Mediterranean diet with a preference towards organic homemade foods.<br /> <br />Augmentation therapy with Quetiapine and Clomipramine following SSRI and Amitriptyline-resistance has reduced my symptoms significantly, but the bane of my illness is the cyclical alternating pattern of 1-2 weeks relatively symptom free and 4-5 days of now very mild symptoms. <br /><br />Basically Dr. Deans I'm wondering whether this pattern has showed up in your clinical experience, whether it is indicative of food-related cause we have thus far missed, and whether a ketogenic diet would be suitable (though admittedly I'm unwilling to drop the rye & spelt organic sourdough. <br /><br />Very grateful for your feedback!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-31907974948637615832011-02-23T16:28:27.729-05:002011-02-23T16:28:27.729-05:00I'm still waiting for my genetically modified,...I'm still waiting for my genetically modified, inflammation reducing, happy drug secreting, gut critters. Helminths would do nicely. Oh, and if you ask your average M.D. they will insist that inflammation has nothing to do with depression. It's all in your head...... as if my liver wasn't sending stuff to my head.Pangolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18369503994505817789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-69585346955523352142011-02-23T14:16:16.844-05:002011-02-23T14:16:16.844-05:00One more thought, having a thyroid causing "m...One more thought, having a thyroid causing "manic" or "drive-inhibited" phases and a n-6/inflammation causing "depression" or "non-depression" phases would explain the mixed episodes. <br /><br />I think bipolar with mixed episodes is <i>two</i> diseases "coinciding" and one has to distinguish between depression and drive-inhibition in bipolar. No mixed episodes and no depresion, just mania and drive-inhibition would mean "pure" bipolar (without major depression).Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656677562262684318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-64775402510866559642011-02-23T11:38:25.136-05:002011-02-23T11:38:25.136-05:00And combine this with the One True Pathway link I ...And combine this with the One True Pathway link I mentioned to you on your last post (igf/insulin overload up and down regulating serotonin/dopamine) and you have a fairly powerful case against a high carb diet (with insulin inducing grains and sugars) in respect to mental 'illness'. I think of wheat as the double whammy - it raises the insulin and it perferates the gut! In fact a conspiracy theorist might have you believe that patient aliens dropped wheat into our diet and are sitting back just waiting ...Cavegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319318255360473712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-14047834857407010262011-02-23T05:52:18.441-05:002011-02-23T05:52:18.441-05:00Hi Emily and co - first time caller (love your blo...Hi Emily and co - first time caller (love your blog). This whole area of gluten "sensitivity" and psychiatric presentation is of great interest to me (particularly in connection to autism spectrum conditions). Faith Dickerson and her team have been leading the way on looking at various conditions related to cereal grains (previously schizophrenia, etc). The mechanism of action is still up in the air: some people diagnosed co-morbid coeliac (seroloy, biopsy, DQ8 & DQ2 heterodimers) but the vast majorty not. I attach a link to a recent study on non-coeliac intolerance related to IBS (I know it is slight outside of psychiatry) - in the full-text they also suggested some potential role from gluten exorphins given all the (-)ve results for CD, inflammation, etc. but did not test it. Looks like the late Curt Dohan might have been right after all?<br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21224837Paul Whiteleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-53207322788629420252011-02-23T05:03:02.394-05:002011-02-23T05:03:02.394-05:00Regarding bipolar I find this interesting:
When Ha...Regarding bipolar I find this interesting:<br /><a href="http://drknews.com/when-hashimotos-is-misdiagnosed-as-bipolar-disorder/" rel="nofollow">When Hashimoto’s is misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder: A patient’s story</a><br /><br />Well I guess Datis Kharrazian has a thyroid-centric view of the world, but that <i>depression with thrusts of mania</i> in bipolar might actually be <i>hypothyroidism with thrusts of hyperthyroidism</i> is a viable hypothesis (no pun intended).<br /><br />And Wolfgang Lutz suspected that carbs (well, if you eat something like the SAD then carbs <i>are</i> synonymous to cereal-grains) are harming the thyroid. And we now know some mechanisms (like WGA and Gluten) by which grains can cause autoimmune diseases.<br /><br />So thyroid autoimmune disease (plus maybe inflammation, plus maybe direct opioid action of gluten-metabolites on the brain, plus maybe genetic disposition, plus maybe social factors and plus maybe other disease vectors) => bipolar?<br /><br />I think it is murky because we don't have a single disease-agent causing a single disease (like I don't know, lead-poisoning or say a fractured bone after a blunt trauma).Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656677562262684318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-45238608363321977012011-02-22T19:51:07.336-05:002011-02-22T19:51:07.336-05:00Hi Chris - glad you mentioned that, because I thin...Hi Chris - glad you mentioned that, because I think it is a vital point and I meant to reinforce that more in my post - if you look at the reference for paper 5, with schizophrenia they did a neat study where they mapped reactions to any wheat-associated proteins, it was really very cool. I wish they had done that with the bipolar study or the first episode psychosis studies. At least the casein studies mapped out the different subunits anyway!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-23942408645196632092011-02-22T19:43:43.578-05:002011-02-22T19:43:43.578-05:00I think part of the reason the gluten-psychiatric ...I think part of the reason the gluten-psychiatric illness connection is still somewhat murky is that the testing for gluten intolerance has been limited to alpha-gliadin and TTG4. But there is also beta-, gamma- and omega-gliadin, and 7 other types of TTG, WGA, glutenin, gluteomorphins and deamidated gluten. Researchers have only recently begun to test for these different epitopes of gliadin and compounds in wheat, and already we're seeing that the incidence of gluten intolerance when all of these are included is much higher than previously thought - and the consequences are more varied and serious.Chris Kresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374375198215570796noreply@blogger.com