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The second edition is twice the size of the first edition. It is fully updated and the coverage is far more comprehensive.
This should be a righ-hand reference book of no mean stature. -- Journal of Advancement in Medicine, Fall 1999, 12,3.
“Dr. Werbach’s book on nutrition and mental health contains a mass of useful information that would require years of study." -- Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine (Canada)
The book is written in the language of the health practitioner, but is quite understandable to most non-medical readers.
This is a book for anyone wanting to know how diet and nutrients can affect the development and progress of most emotional disorders. You will find yourself referring to it often.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
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A "must" for human service professionals and parents,
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This review is from: Nutritional Influences on Mental Illness 2nd edition (Hardcover)
This book contains a myriad of studies, case reports, theoretical discussions on the effects of nutrition on the major mental disorders. The author clearly points out that the book is not intended for self diagnosis and treatment. However, the ideas are so powerful that many can use some of the ideas for just that purpose. For example, ADHD children don't handle tartrazine (F&D yellow) very well. It chelates out zinc which is needed for many brain metabolic processes, including making omega-3 fatty acids available to the brain, which are also in short supply in ADHD children, in bipolar patients, in depressed patients, and alcoholics. So now we have a logical explanation why many ADHD children react poorly to food colorings and why omega-3 fatty acid supplementation doesn't necessarily help all ADHD children. Here is another one. Excess phosphorus in the diet increases aggressve behavior of ADHD children. This comes from processed meats, cheeses, and colas, among other things. The book is filled with so many mind wrenching surprises that any professional or parent who reads it with an open mind will be unable to continue with business as usual. Too bad the book didn't get published in time for Karen Carpenter. She could have increased her survival chances by simply taking a zinc supplement. After reading this book, I am convinced that the day is coming when we will be looking at today's methods of treating mental disorders and comparing it with discredited practices from a century ago. This book has changed my fundamental views of "mental" disorders which are not "mental" at all, but which are physical "central nervous system disorders."
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Worth the $$$,
By Helen (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nutritional Influences on Mental Illness 2nd edition (Hardcover)
If you have a serious interest in the type of scientific
research that has been conducted on mental health and nutrition - than this compilation of research studies is worth the big bucks. Might be helpful in working with a physician. If technical material overwhelmes you than this is not the book you want...
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This review is from: Nutritional Influences on Mental Illness: A Sourcebook of Clinical Research (Hardcover)
THey sent me the wrong edition. I'm still trying to get my money back. I think the book was too expensive, and too old.
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