Marijuana and Schizophrenia

For many years there have been scientific studies that connect marijuana use with the development of schizophrenia. There are two main points of view as regards the onset of schizophrenia, one being the genetic origin, chemical imbalance theories of the medical and psychiatric professions – the other being a social behavioral model by which schizophrenia is induced, in a vulnerable child, by unresolved...

Running on Empty – Child Obesity and FII

Recent reports from the United Kingdom reveal hundreds of toddlers under three hospitalized with obesity. During the past five years forty babies under one were admitted to hospital for childhood obesity, with children obese, as young as six, suffering from strokes. Children under one have weighed as much as 19 kilos. The diets that these children are on are not nutritious or healthy – food includes pureed...

Vagus Nerve, Epilepsy and Drug Addiction

Holistic support for the vagus nerve, that is part of our parasympathetic nervous system could bring about an end to epilepsy and drug addiction. Chronic stress causes the sympathetic nervous system to gear up the body in a defensive way, not optimal to good health, more a survival function. In an effort to compensate for stress factors, and bring the body back to homeostasis, the vagus nerve is activated, boosting...

Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center

There are many times when individuals face not only one addiction, but two or even possibly three. Those who are addicted to drugs also very easily become addicted to alcohol, and visa-versa. These individuals face a bigger hurdle when trying to break free of addiction. They are combating two or more addictions at the same time. When someone is addicted to drugs and alcohol, it is called a dual diagnosis. Detox, in...