Understanding OCD
Defining Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be difficult as it can overlap with ADHD, and is considered an anxiety disorder. The clinical definition of OCD under the DSM 5 an obsession is the presence of obsessions, compulsions or both. The term obsessions is defined by 1) have recurrent and persistent thoughts urges, or impulses that […]
Walking with Depression
Walking with Depression According to the DSM-5 the diagnostic criteria for, major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a common and serious mood disorder. Depression is one of the most prevalent mood disorders and millions of health care dollars are spent for treatment. There are many forms of depression such as postpartum (striking women after […]
Nutrients for Depression
The medical and psychological sciences in general target serotonin through an pharmaceutical product called Serotonin. Re-uptake Inhibitors or an SSRI. Serotonin is key neurotransmitter. What is a neurotransmitter you ask? I would describe it as a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fibre, assisting the transfer of the impulse to […]
Understanding ADHD
There has been so much research on, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There are several subtypes of ADHD and the Walsh Institute breaks these down into 3 categories: Inattentive: this person may have normal to high intelligence but have difficulty with focus and concentration. Often noted in school records as “day dreamer’ or “space cadets” […]
Getting to the Root of ADHD
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) were designation presented in the DSM, and now has been declared under one term ADHD even if the presentation of behaviours do not include hyperactivity, the designation of ADHD is assigned. But what does it all mean? According to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM), Inattentive […]
Heal Your Brain Chemistry and Heal Your Brain
A Canadian psychiatrist Abram Hoffer, pioneered nutrient therapy with schizophrenics in 1951. Hoffer started to experiment with high doses of niacin (B6 vitamin) and documented major reductions in his patients hallucinations and auditory schizophrenic symptoms. Hoffers research lead to treatment using Vitamin B12, C, Folic Acid changes in diet with great results. Further, to offering […]
The Birth of Neurotransmitters
Brain chemistry is extremely complex and there is so much we still do not know about the birth of Neurotransmitters. Originally when brain cells were discovered in early 1800 by Jan Evangelista Purkinje, and Carrillo Golgi. And others through using a high-magnification microscopes and tissue staining methods. It was first thought that brain cells (called […]
Importance of Neurotransmitters
Dr. Walsh has been a pioneer in the development of advance nutrient therapies since 1980’s. The approach recognizes that nutrient imbalances can alter brain levels of key. Neurotransmitters, disrupt gene expression of proteins and enzymes and cripple the body’s protection against environment toxins. Through the collection of data and years of research, Dr. Walsh has […]
Dig In & Understand Autism
According to the DSM 5, to receive a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) you must have persistent deficits in each of the three areas of social communication and interaction plus at least two of the four types of restricted, repetitive behaviours. These are divided into three categories of social communication: 1) deficits in social […]
Understanding Acceptance
Understanding Acceptance Understanding and accepting a mental health disorder(s) can be a struggle with an overwhelming mine field of information. I have observed many a client receive a diagnosis feel relief and then despair. The relief was always explained as receiving finally an answer to how they were feeling with possible path forward on treatment. […]
Psychiatric Diagnoses with Diagnostic & Statistical Manual
Psychiatric Diagnoses with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual This next few months I am going to blog about different psychiatric diagnoses and thought it best to start with the 2013 update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, this manual is recognized and used in the United States and in Canada and serves […]
What Do Labels Mean?
It is all on the label! But one has to learn how to read the label and what it all means so that we can be an educated consumer in nutritional facts on what we are purchasing and our personal meal planning. The nutritional facts are noted on all foods and the label is a […]