Treatment
for “mental illness” is often ineffective. Before counseling is attempted,
patients need to address their medical conditions and take medication and
adjust their diet to restore their chemical processes to a normal range. This
can be done with a blood test and can alert us to vitamin, mineral,
neurotransmitter, adrenal support, basic element, enzyme and other
deficiencies.
Almost 99% of the mass of the human body is
made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is
composed of another five elements: potassium,
sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium.
The
endocrine system article below explains maintaining the balance of calcium and
phosphate required and the role of vitamin D and what body parts manage this
balance.
Most of
the chemicals we need are provided by the food we eat like, eggs, diary, meat,
potatoes and vegetables. Multivitamins list the percentage of daily
requirements of vitamins and minerals and may need to be supplemented.
I started
taking a 400 mg Magnesium supplement 2 years ago, became less hungry and over
time lost over 30 pounds. My
overconsumption of food was caused by my Magnesium deficiency. I also had a
potassium deficiency and have added bananas to my diet.
I didn’t
have any symptom listed for magnesium deficiency like depression, anxiety,
insomnia or irritability, but I can imagine the number of patients in
counseling for what might be a mineral deficiency. That’s why I want patients
to check their body chemistry first.
Addicts
will not get better until they decide to get better, but they are admitted to
treatment not having made that decision. The result is relapse after relapse.
I
recommend work as an activity for those who have tendencies toward addiction.
Nobody should feel useless or helpless, but all of us need to be smarter and
take responsibility for ourselves.
It costs
nothing to look up information about our body chemistry or read our
multivitamin bottles. It costs very
little to have a blood test and check our body chemistry or take an
occupational interest test. The cost is
very high if you self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. There is no reason for
anybody to become a slug, feel useless or commit suicide. We are ultimately
responsible for ourselves and our free will makes it impossible for this
privilege to pass to others. The human body is tricky and you are the only one
responsible for yours.
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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