Posted by jjjaspar on April 28, 2011, at 16:31:17
In reply to High potentcy vites for Schizophrenia, posted by Lao Tzu on March 8, 2011, at 17:19:47
I am very much in favor of some individualization of regimens based on a person's lifestyle, eating, nutritional profiles, etc. For that I am in favor of MDs who specialize in integrative medicine. The Life Extension Foundation (http://www.lef.org) has helped us out on more than one occasion, but a consult is not a substitute for a regular MD who can keep tabs on us.
I also understand the use of a one-size-fits-most supplement such as EMPowerplus (http://www.truehope.com) but even that may only be effective as a starting point.
Your regimen looks pretty good, although I have read some disturbing information about smoking plus vitamin C.
My doctor is using SpectraCell analyses on patients to measure nutrional levels inside cells. Some genetic variations can affect those levels such as vitamin D receptor genetic variants that hinder the passage of vitamin D into the cell. Doing a search on "Brain Health Vitamin D" or "mental health vitamin D" can show how important that one simple vitamin is (it is actually a hormone) for the functioning of the brain. I just did the search and came up with this audio:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17307601 and these articles:
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/641039.html
http://itsnotmental.blogspot.com/2010/12/brain-health-vitamin-d.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8058183.stm
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