The ALTERNATIVE MENTAL HEALTH News Issue 55, February 2005

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The ALTERNATIVE MENTAL HEALTH News Issue 55, February 2005

 

A monthly newsletter brought to you by AlternativeMentalHealth.com and

Safe Harbor, a nonprofit corporation.

 

Editor's Comment

 

The day I write this I had a remarkable conversation with one of the

speakers for Safe Harbor's upcoming fourth annual medical conference

on June 4-5, Non-Pharma IV, " Non-Pharmaceutical Approaches to Mental

Disorders. " He is optometrist Dr. Herbert Solomon who explained to me

his two decades of research in how the eyes affect the mind and how

visual correction can improve anxiety, depression, " ADHD " symptoms,

and other mental symptoms. He cited a book from the 1920s that laid

down the original concepts behind his work.

 

Two days before I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Aziz Alnamani,

a psychiatrist in the Sultanate of Oman on the Arabian Gulf. Dr.

Alnamani has graciously offered to run a Safe Harbor chapter in his

country (see below). He was telling me that most people in his country

of 2.5 million people seek traditional healing first for mental

disorders. They look to suggestions from the Koran, herbs, and other

non-drug approaches that have stood the test of time in their culture.

 

And during the same time period, I have exchanged emails with Dr.

Elemosho Funsho, a Nigerian physician who runs a psychiatric clinic in

that African nation. He shared with enthusiasm the news that he treats

psychiatric conditions and strokes in his clinic with traditional

herbs, often getting recoveries in three days.

 

The same week we received a paper on bipolar disorder from Safe

Harbor's good friend, Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D., Ph.D., Native American

author of Coyote Medicine, who teaches integrative psychiatry at the

University of Arizona. He shared the story of how one woman lost her

bipolar symptoms by moving in with a Native American family and

gaining a different perspective.

 

What struck me most in communicating with these men was how MANY safe

solutions truly exist for mental health conditions. And yet for

decades Western psychiatry has educated the public that mental

conditions are irreversible and can only be treated symptomatically

through drugs.

 

The truth is that great hope DOES exist for those with mental

disorders, if they have the desire to pursue solutions. To say

otherwise not only flies in the face of the obvious, but does an

unforgivable disservice to those who suffer.

SAFE HARBOR NOW IN THE ARABIAN GULF

 

It pleases us greatly to announce the creation of a new Safe Harbor

chapter in the Sultanate of Oman, a mountainous country west of Yemen

on the Arabian Gulf. The chapter will be run by Aziz Alnamani, M.D.,

respected psychiatrist and teacher at Sultan Qabous University Medical

School in the Oman capital of Muscat.

 

Like many countries in the Middle East, Oman has felt the impact of

Western culture, with junk food and a rise in diabetes (15% of the

population) following.

 

Dr. Anamani feels there is a great hunger in his country for non-drug

alternatives for mental health and he looks forward to bringing this

information to his countrymen.

 

He is the only psychiatrist (and possibly the only physician) in Oman

pioneering nutrition approaches. He has a strong interest in expanding

his knowledge and we would like to encourage any physicians who may

wish to share their knowledge of nutritional psychiatry with him. He

may be contacted by email or phone.

 

His contact information is:

 

Safe Harbor Oman

 

Aziz Alnamani, MD

 

Box 192

 

P.c. 122

 

Muscat, Muscat 122

 

Sultanate of Oman

 

Phone: 968-99292979

 

Fax: 968-24493417

 

Email: topmedics

DR. NANCY MULLAN SPEAKS: SAFE HARBOR'S LOS ANGELES SUPPORT GROUP, MARCH 9

 

On March 9, Safe Harbor will hold its monthly Los Angeles support

group featuring an hour of group discussion followed by a presentation

on nutritional psychiatry by psychiatrist Nancy Mullan, MD.

 

The meeting place will not be the Safe Harbor office where previous

meetings were held but will be at Glendale Adventist Medical Center.

 

RSVP to the Safe Harbor office at 323 257-7338.>/p>

 

When: 7PM-9PM, March 9, 2005

 

Where: Glendale Adventist Medical Center

 

Committee Room C

 

1509 Wilson Terrace

 

Glendale, California

 

(Note: Parking lot is $1-$2 – there is some street parking)

SAFE HARBOR'S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

 

Hello friends,

 

Safe Harbor is launching its annual membership drive!

 

As most of you know, Safe Harbor is a nonprofit organization that

educates the public, medical practitioners and government agencies on

non-drug alternatives for mental disorders. We sponsor the world's

largest Internet site on this subject, AlternativeMentalHealth.com.

 

We are moving into our seventh year and we continue to change lives

every day. Every week thousands come to our Web site for help and

information. (See the success story below for one example.) In the

past year, we have established Safe Harbor chapters in four other

cities, including cities in India and Oman (next to Yemen on the

Arabian Gulf). We continue to give well-received workshops to the

public on nondrug alternatives.

 

Thanks to Safe Harbor's work, the field of alternative mental health

is growing rapidly and gaining favor in the public consciousness. Last

year, the United Kingdom outlawed most major antidepressants in

children, and they are seriously looking at the risks of these drugs

in adults. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) ordered " black box " warnings on antidepressant labeling to warn

against increased suicide risks for children and adolescents. Now,

more than ever, people are seeking safe alternatives for mental health.

Success Story

 

I have to write to you to say " thank you " for your information. I

thought I was going insane! I have for the past week been drinking

Crystal Light, religiously. About four days ago, I started with a

slight headache which in a few words ended up with me crying

hysterically, migraine, depressed (contemplating suicide!!!!), not

being able to sleep, and being upset about everything! If you knew me,

this is not me. Finally, I stopped drinking it and slept for about 15

hours. I got up and felt a little bit better. I then went to drink a

glass and started with a bit of a headache and then I knew that

perhaps this new drink was causing something in my head. I am a nurse

and remember reading something about aspartame. I started researching

and I am astounded. Everything you claim, happened to me in a matter

of a week and a half. I am also frightened that it caused me to change

so much. I wonder if I had not stopped and figured this out if I would

be dead in a month. I felt like a different person, I was a different

person. Those around me saw a different person. I wish this product

was never made. Thank you for your research and web site.

 

Our continued success depends a great deal on the donations of people

like you, who want to see the field of mental health and the lives of

those involved improved. By partnering with us through your membership

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ACTION ALERT: PENDING LEGISLATION THREATENS SUPPLEMENT USE

 

Two years ago, the European Union Directive on Dietary Supplements was

passed as part of a larger piece of legislation called Codex

Alimentarius, severely restricting access to natural health products

in Europe that will take effect in August 2005.

 

5,000 natural products will disappear because the EU Directive

classifies vitamins and minerals in Europe as " medical drugs " rather

than dietary supplements, meaning they're subject to government

regulation in terms of dose and availability.

 

The supplements that will be available will be restricted to

multi-vitamins containing no more than 100 percent of the established

RDA amounts, and supplements will be allowed to be made from only 15

minerals and 13 vitamins, eliminating 40 minerals. (If you think the

pharmaceutical lobbies are behind this, you're probably right!)

 

How does this affect the U.S.? As a member of the World Trade

Organization, the U.S. will be bound by any finalized standards put

forth in the Directive. If we ignore the regulations, we would face

severe trade sanctions with other WTO countries.

 

There are three recommended actions to take:

 

1. Support a case brought by the British Alliance for Natural Health

to overturn the European Food Supplements Directive. Visit the

Alliance's website, www.alliance-natural-health.org, become informed

and make a donation to help support this effort in Europe. A detailed

action page is available for practitioners and supplement providers.

 

2. Contact your U.S. Senators and ask them to oppose S.722, the

Dietary Supplement Safety Act and your U.S. Congressmen to oppose H.R.

3377, the Dietary Supplement Access and Awareness Act, two dangerous

and misnamed bills which call for restrictions similar to those

outlined in the EU. See details at Josef Hasslberger's site.

 

3. Also, tell your U.S. Senators and Congressmen to support U.S.

Representative Ron Paul's H.R. 1146, the American Sovereignty

Restoration Act, restoring law-making and judging power to our elected

representatives and American courts.

 

For more information, contact the American Holistic Health Association

(www.ahha.org), the Alliance for Natural Health

(www.alliance-natural-health.org), or the International Advocates for

Health Freedom (www.iahf.com).

 

TESTIMONIAL: PERSONAL RECOVERY FROM BIPOLAR SYMPTOMS

 

You know the horrific stories one hears of parents who kill their

children due to depression? Well, I understand these people. I became

so disillusioned due to a lifetime of untreated bipolar symptoms

(which deepened after giving birth to twins), that I felt that the

only way I could protect my children from the sheer awfulness of life

was to kill them. When I turned to pharmaceuticals, under the

influence of Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, and many others I found I would

still get to this point of complete despair, and so I would have to

quit taking them in order to save my children and to save myself from

becoming yet another incomprehensible story.

 

Two years ago (and fifteen years since the birth of my children, years

of absolute misery), I set out on a quest to make myself well on my

own; whatever it took, whatever self-help came my way, whatever I

intuitively attracted to I would do. This has worked for me. It

started out with a spiritual component which facilitated for the

intuitive component to lead me on my journey.

 

I was first " led " to 5-HTP and Relora (an herbal blend of magnolia and

philodendron), and to practice the water cure (watercure2.com), and to

take handfuls of nutritional supplements (mega B vitamins, B12, Omega

3, lecithin, GABA and many others and my symptoms then reduced by at

least 50%. I was also led to a job in the consumer self-help/peer

support industry where I get lots of emotional support from others

with mental health issues. I get on the job training in peer support

methods which helps with the behavioral issues of my disorder so that

I can help others as well. All this together reduced my symptoms even

further.

 

Recently, I quit taking the 5-HTP and Relora in preference for a

homeopathic product called Attend (by VAXA) which is actually

formulated for ADD/ADHD but works well for my bipolar symptoms. My

mood changes have reduced even more.

 

In the summer of '04 I met some Safe Harbor people at the Alternatives

in Mental Health Conference in Denver, Colorado. What a joy to meet

others who believe that total recovery from mental illness is

possible. My biggest frustration had been in seeking others who share

this passion with me.

HERBAL TEAS REPLACING SEDATIVES IN UK PRISONS

 

Prisons in England and Wales have discovered a cheap, safe and

popular alternative to sedatives to help prisoners get to sleep: Dr

Stuart's Botanical Teas.

 

The " Tranquillity " and " Valerian Plus " blends have proven so effective

at Downview jail, Surrey, that staff have all but stopped dispensing

sedatives to women inmates.

 

News of the teas' benefits has spread by word-of-mouth since were

first introduced at Wandsworth men's jail in South London four years

ago. " They are very, very popular with prisoners, " a Prison Service

spokeswoman said. They are being introduced into more prisons and are

proving a good alternative to sedatives and other prescription drugs

which can become addictive. "

 

Prisoners in Wandsworth started the trend towards herbal teas in jail

when people suffering from stress and insomnia asked the prison

pharmacy to order supplies. The teas are also being supplied to High

Down men's jail, in Surrey, and Lewes jail, in Sussex.

 

Tranquillity is a blend of limeflowers, hawthorn berries, yarrow and

fennel, and Valerian Plus is a mix of limeflowers, valerian root,

hops, passionflowers and fennel.

 

A spokesman for Dr Stuart's Teas said: " We were contacted by

Wandsworth prison pharmacy department as the teas had been requested

by inmates – especially those inmates coping with stress and sleep

problems.

 

" The herbal tea initiative has been welcomed by prison pharmacy

departments, who are keen for prisoners to enjoy the healthy natural

herbal remedies rather than becoming hooked on other habit forming

drugs, which are also far more costly. "

 

The firm delivers 11 cases of tea or 2,640 tea bags to each jail every

month at a cost of £120. The tea is distributed by the prisons'

healthcare departments.

LOW MATERNAL IODINE LINKED TO " ADHD " IN CHILDREN

 

A group of researchers at Italy's University of Messina recently

completed a study of Sicilian children linking " ADHD " with maternal

hypothyroxinemia (iodine deficiency in the thyroid). Iodine is a key

component of thyroid hormone, used in regulating growth and metabolism.

 

The researchers followed the children of 16 women in an area of Sicily

where iodine deficiency is common, comparing them to children in a

region where iodine is " marginally sufficient. "

 

ADHD was diagnosed in 11 of the 16 children from the iodine-deficient

area, but in none of the comparison group.

 

Dr. Francesco Vermiglio, who led the study, told Reuters Health that

he believes the ADHD symptoms and lower IQ scores in the study group

resulted from maternal hypothyroxinemia in the first half of pregnancy.

 

Source: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology, December 2004.

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS FOUND PREDICTIVE OF DEMENTIA

 

High cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, and diabetes in

midlife are each predictors of dementia later in life, according to a

report in the Jan. 25 issue of Neurology.

 

" The bad news, " said study author Rachel Whitmer, from the Kaiser

Permanente Division of Research, " is that these risk factors, which we

know are associated with risk of cardiovascular disease, also increase

one's risk of dementia. The good news is that if these risk factors

are identified in middle age, it leaves some hope that earlier

identification and earlier treatment might reduce or possibly prevent

dementia. "

 

In their study, Whitmer and her colleagues collected data on 8,845 men

and women aged 40 to 44, from 1964 to 1973. By looking at medical

records, the research team was able to determine cardiovascular risk

factors. And when the team looked at the same medical records from

January 1994 to April 2003, they found that 721 patients had been

diagnosed with dementia.

 

Each of the cardiovascular risk factors was found to be predictive.

Those with diabetes were 46 percent more likely to develop dementia;

those with high cholesterol were 42 percent more likely; people who

smoked were 26 percent more likely, and those who had hypertension

were 24 percent more likely.

 

" Earlier identification and treatment is really important, " Whitmer

added. " Dementia is also another bad outcome of some of these common

diseases. "

 

In a statement released in response to Whitmer's study, the

Alzheimer's Association made these recommendations to keep dementia at

bay:

 

* Stay mentally active: read, take a class, work crossword puzzles,

play games.

 

* Stay physically active: walk, bike, jog, garden, practice tai chi or

yoga.

 

* Remain socially involved: volunteer, take a dance class, travel.

 

* Adopt a brain healthy diet: eat dark-skinned fruits and vegetables,

fish and nuts.

 

" This study agrees with data coming from various studies, " said Dr.

Samuel Gandy, vice chairman of the National Medical and Scientific

Advisory Council of the Alzheimer's Association. " We know that

Alzheimer's begins at least 10 or more years before the first clinical

signs are evident. You can't sort of wait and try to get all these

things under control when you're 50 or 55. "

CURCUMIN A KEY INGREDIENT IN ALZHEIMER'S PREVENTION

 

Curcumin, the yellow pigment in turmeric (curry spice), may be one of

the reasons India has among the world's lowest Alzheimer's disease

rates, according to a new UCLA-Veterans Affairs study.

 

Less than 1 percent of Indians over 65 have Alzheimer's. In America

the rate is 3 percent in the 65-74 age group, and dramatically higher

at more advanced ages, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Well known for its anti-inflammatory properties, turmeric is a staple

of the Indian diet. These facts led study co-author Sally Frautschy to

test curcumin as an alternative to anti-inflammatory drugs such as

ibuprofen (Motrin), which have dangerous side effects.

 

Dietary curcumin was found effective against injected amyloid proteins

in the brains of aged lab mice, which also outperformed the control

group in memory-dependent maze tests.

 

Additionally, when the researchers added curcumin to human

beta-amyloid proteins in a test tube, the formation of amyloid fibers

was blocked.

 

Reporting in the Dec. 7, 2004, online edition of the Journal of

Biological Chemistry, the research team said the low molecular weight

and polar structure of curcumin allow it to penetrate the blood-brain

barrier and bind to beta amyloid, preventing the formation of amyloid

fibers that make up Alzheimer's plaques.

 

" Unlike ibuprofen, curcumin has the additional benefit of reducing

oxidative damage of the brain, which is several-fold elevated in

Alzheimer's disease and likely contributes greatly to memory loss, "

said Frautschy.

 

" We believe curcumin will do three important things: trigger clearance

of amyloid already present; reverse oxidative damage contributing to

memory loss; [and] reduce toxic substances associated with chronic

inflammation. "

 

The researchers have secured funding for a clinical trial to establish

safe and effective doses in Alzheimer's patients.

 

" The prospect of finding a safe and effective new approach to both

prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease is tremendously

exciting, " said principal investigator Gregory Cole.

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS HELP AGAINST AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S SYNDROME

 

Nordic Naturals, a leading supplier of fish oil and essential fatty

acid nutritional supplements, has announced the results of a trial

that showed beneficial effects of essential fatty acids (EFAs) on

language and learning skills in children with autism and Asperger's

syndrome.

 

The study, completed in 2004, was conducted by Louise Patrick, a

licensed speech and language pathologist, and Ronald Salik, at a

pediatric clinic in Arizona. A report of the pilot trial can be found

in the January/February 2005 issue of Autism-Asperger's Digest.

 

The three-month, open-label study provided 18 children, ranging from 3

to 10 years of age, with daily supplemental EFAs in the form of

Complete Omega, a fish oil-based EFA product from Nordic Naturals.

Complete Omega (ProEFA in the professional line) is a combination of

omega-3 EFAs from purified fish oil and omega-6 EFAs from purified

borage oil.

 

The children were evaluated for increases in language ability by study

investigators on Day 0 and Day 90 of supplementation; an adult who was

familiar with the child also conducted an evaluation at Day 45.

Language and learning skills were assessed using the Assessment of

Basic Language and Learning Skills.

 

All of the children displayed significant increases in their language

and learning skills after supplementation. Statistical analysis, which

was completed at the University of Arizona, demonstrated that the

increase in scores from Day 0 to Day 90 in each of the eight areas

measured had high statistical significance.

 

The investigators stressed the importance of fish oil purity and of

beginning with the lowest possible dose for this population.

WHAT'S IN A " SUGAR PILL " ?

 

The " placebo effect " was discovered by doctors prescribing sugar pills

to hypochondriac patients and getting positive results. " Placebo " is

Latin for " I shall please. "

 

Placebo pills are used in clinical trials to determine what part of

the test result is simply due to getting a pill from a doctor. But the

term " sugar pill " is a misnomer these days, according to a recent

Health Sciences Institute e-Alert:

 

" The fact is, drug companies make their own placebo pills for research

purposes, and for each individual study they create a unique placebo

formula – sometimes including ingredients that match ingredients in

the drugs being tested. But the contents of placebos are never revealed.

 

" Before conducting human trials for drugs, pharmaceutical companies

are often fully aware of many of the side effects of the products

they're testing. So, for instance, if a drug is known to cause

dizziness and nausea, the drug company running the test may want the

placebo to have the same side effects. And they have an explanation

for this. They say the placebo should mimic the drug being tested so

that the control group of the experiment will have side effects

similar to the placebo group. Without that, they claim, the results of

a blind study would be compromised.

 

" There are plenty of gray areas to debate in that logic, but for the

moment let's focus on the idea of what they call an `active placebo,'

designed to mimic the side effects of a tested drug. And with that in

mind let's look at an advertising campaign for a popular allergy

medication. In the TV ads, when the moment arrives to list the side

effects, the voice-over says, `The most common side effects -

including headache, drowsiness, fatigue and dry mouth – occurred about

as often as they did with a sugar pill.'

 

" A sugar pill? Really? Just what kind of `sugar pill' were the

researchers using that caused headache, drowsiness, fatigue and dry

mouth? Sounds to me like a sugar pill with a little something added.

But they want us to believe that this medication will produce side

effects no more serious than what you'd get with a TicTac. "

 

For a free e-Alert subscription, see

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guest article: THE POWER OF HEALTHY WORDS

by PATRICIA WAGNER

 

How would you like to improve how you relate to others and become more

energetic at the same time without having to purchase anything? Here's

a surprising truth - one of the most powerful weapons to enhance your

life is your own tongue!

 

A powerful pep zapper is distress over troubled relationships!

Worrying about them can quickly siphon off needed energy. So why not

try a more effective way to resolve these problems?

 

Here's a simple five-point plan for improving relationships and

increasing your energy level at the same time.

 

1. Practice speaking encouraging words instead of negative ones.

 

Concentrate on the qualities in other people that you can affirm and

dwell on those things instead of on their faults. This alone should do

wonders in relieving stress in your relationships.

 

Doctors know that prolonged anxiety harms you, but healing words can

soothe stress and a peaceful mind leads to improved physical health

too. What we say can have a permanent effect for good or for evil.

Think back in your own life when someone encouraged you. You still

remember what they said, don't you?

 

We store in our minds in a kind of mental art gallery what others have

said to us. What words of yours would you like to have permanently

installed in someone else's mind?

 

2. Avoid fueling verbal fires.

 

When someone starts to blow up all over you, be careful about your

response. Why burn your relationship house down with your own mouth?

Try spraying water on an argument with calm words instead of using a

flame-thrower.

 

How many marriages have been destroyed when in a fit of anger people

spew out hurtful accusations to one another that are never forgotten.

You might as well punch a hole in a feather pillow and let the

feathers fly all over the place and then try to collect them one by

one! You can't get back the damaging effects of those hurtful words

either.

 

Want to free yourself from an entrapping verbal situation? Practice

waiting a while before answering someone when you're angry. Then

carefully choose what you are going to say. Your reply could well be

remembered for the rest of the other person's life!

 

" A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger "

(Proverbs 15:1 NKJV).

 

3. Don't be a motormouth.

 

Listen more than you talk and think about what you're going to say

before you say it. Don't just blurt out whatever is on your mind.

People who constantly chatter on and on about themselves and their

opinions strain their relationships. If you enjoy monopolizing

conversations, think about what other people may be experiencing when

they're with you.

 

Also, the more you talk, the more likely you'll be to put your foot in

your mouth. That's known as " foot-in-mouth disease! " So think before

you let something out that you'll regret saying.

 

4. Nip hurtful speech in the bud by carefully choosing your thoughts.

 

If you could put what you're thinking on a CD, what would you entitle

it? Thought patterns will come out sooner or later in your conversations.

 

Abraham Lincoln is remembered as being one of the United States of

America's greatest presidents. But he experienced many failures along

the way. These failures were in the areas of formal education (which

was very limited), business, farming and in obtaining desired

political offices. If Lincoln had thought of himself as a loser when

he failed so many times in life, he would have been unable to fulfill

his destiny.

 

5. Pray for healing words to tap the Source of wisdom.

 

Consider praying about what you are saying. Here's a to-the-point prayer:

 

" Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips "

(Psalms 141:3).

 

Want to have a better life? Choose better words! Start afresh today to

create beautiful art-word exhibitions in other people's minds with

loving and caring words.

 

In This Issue

 

Announcements

 

Safe Harbor now in the Arabian Gulf

 

Dr. Nancy Mullan speaks at LA Support Group

 

Annual Membership Drive

 

Action alert: Legislation threatens supplement use

 

Testimonial

 

Recovery from bipolar symptoms

 

Articles

 

Herbal teas replacing sedatives in UK prisons

 

Low maternal iodine linked to " ADHD " in children

 

Cardiovascular risk factors predictive of dementia

 

Curcumin a key ingredient in Alzheimer's prevention

 

Essential fatty acids help against autism, Asperger's

 

What's in a " sugar pill " ?

 

The power of healthy words

 

 

The Editors

 

Dan Stradford, Editor

 

Alan Graham, Assistant Editor

 

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A bookstore page lists top books that cover many areas of alternative

treatments with titles like Natural Healing for Schizophrenia and

Other Common Mental Disorders and No More Ritalin.

 

AlternativeMentalHealth.com has been created to educate the public,

practitioners, and government officials on the medical conditions that

create " mental illness " and the many safe resources available for

addressing and often curing severe mental symptoms.

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be made online at our web site or mailed to the above address. We also

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