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The “chemical imbalance” myth

Feb 7, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   advertising, aggression, antidepressants, anxiety, brain, depression, diagnosis, General, MAOI, metabolism, Monoamine oxidase, paxil, psychiatry, serotonin, SSRI, stress, suicide, thyroid, zoloft  //  Comments Off on The “chemical imbalance” myth
by Chris Kresser L.Ac June 30, 2008 in Depression, Myths & Truths Source “A theory that is wrong is considered preferable to admitting our ignorance.” – Elliot Vallenstein, Ph.D. The idea that depression and other mental health conditions are caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain is so deeply ingrained in our psyche that it [...]

Making a Killing: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging

Feb 7, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   aggression, anxiety, brain, chemical imbalance, depression, General, MAIO, marketing, metabolism, money, Monoamine oxidase, mood, paxil, pharmaceuticals, psychotropic, sadness, serotonin, SSRI, suicide, thyroid  //  Comments Off on Making a Killing: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging
This video provides the facts about psychotropic drugs and the huge profits they create for the pharmaceutical industry. These drugs are not safe and have not been on the market long enough to provide sufficient long term studies regarding their effects. These drugs do cause addiction, however most “doctors” would call this dependence because you [...]

Whey, Trytophan, & Serotonin

Feb 1, 2012   //   by Team FPS   //   Alpha lactalbumin, brain, depression, gelatin, General, insomnia, metabolism, pituitary, prolactin, PUFA, Ray Peat, serotonin, sleep, SSRI, thyroid, trytophan  //  Comments Off on Whey, Trytophan, & Serotonin
Am J Clin Nutr. 2000 Jun;71(6):1536-44. The bovine protein alpha-lactalbumin increases the plasma ratio of tryptophan to the other large neutral amino acids, and in vulnerable subjects raises brain serotonin activity, reduces cortisol concentration, and improves mood under stress. Markus CR, Olivier B, Panhuysen GE, Van Der Gugten J, Alles MS, Tuiten A, Westenberg HG, [...]
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