Nutrient Therapy
Mental and behavioral disorders are directly related to nutrient deficiencies and disruptions in brain biochemistry. A lack of B vitamins, vitamin C, magnesium, zinc, amino acids, and fatty acids can cause depression, anxiety, irritability, sleep disturbances, and cognitive impairments.
The authors argue that standard consumption norms do not reflect the actual needs of the brain. Therapeutic doses of nutrients are often required to restore neurotransmitter balance. Nutritional therapy is viewed as the foundation of treatment rather than an adjunctive measure.
From a Philosopher-Psychiatrist to a True Scientist
Classical psychiatry is criticized for its abstractness and disregard for physiology. Treatment based solely on symptoms and psychotropic medications does not address the root causes of disorders.
A scientific approach requires consideration of nutrition, metabolism, individual biochemical differences, food reactions, and toxic load. Mental disorders are described as functional brain disorders, rather than as inexplicable "mental illnesses."
Human Ecology and Mental Health
Mental health is shaped by the constant influence of the environment: food, water, air, chemicals, medications, and household toxins. Modern ecology creates chronic inflammatory and toxic pressure on the nervous system.
Food additives, pesticides, heavy metals, and chemical pollutants can disrupt neurotransmitter function and cause brain inflammation. Mental symptoms are often an ecological response of the body, rather than an isolated mental issue.
The Diversified Rotation Diet
The rotation diet is used to identify hidden food reactions that affect the brain and behavior. Continuous consumption of the same foods can lead to chronic immune and neurochemical reactions.
Varying food reduces inflammation, decreases sensitization, and helps identify individual triggers of anxiety, depression, irritability, and cognitive impairments. The diet is viewed as a key tool for restoring mental health.
Supernutrition and the Orthomolecular Approach
The authors introduce the orthomolecular approach as the basis for the prevention and treatment of mental and degenerative diseases. The key idea is that diseases arise not from an "irreparable defect," but from a chronic mismatch between the biochemical needs of the body and the actual intake of nutrients.
Supernutrition involves the use of optimal and therapeutic doses of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to restore normal brain function, immune system, and metabolism. The individuality of needs and the impossibility of universal norms are emphasized.
Proteolytic-Enzyme and Amino-Acid Therapy in Degenerative Disease
Degenerative diseases are viewed as a result of chronic inflammation, impaired protein digestion, and amino acid deficiencies. Insufficient proteolytic activity leads to the accumulation of toxic protein fragments and immune reactions.
Proteolytic enzymes and amino acid therapy are used to reduce inflammation, improve detoxification, and restore tissues. Amino acids are considered not only as building materials but also as regulators of neurotransmitter and immune processes.
The Healing Powers of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is presented as a key nutrient for the brain, adrenal glands, immune system, and detoxification. Its deficiency is associated with anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue, and reduced stress resilience.
The authors emphasize the need for high therapeutic doses of vitamin C, significantly exceeding standard recommendations. Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory agent, and modulator of neurochemistry, as well as enhancing the effects of other nutrients.
Understanding the Disease Process
Disease is viewed as a dynamic process rather than a static diagnosis. Symptoms are a reflection of the body's adaptive responses to deficiencies, toxins, stress, and biochemical disruptions.
Understanding disease requires analyzing cause-and-effect chains: nutrition → biochemistry → organ function → symptoms. This approach allows for not just suppressing the manifestations of the disease but eliminating root causes and supporting natural recovery mechanisms.
Preventive Self-Help
Prevention is seen as an active responsibility of the individual for their mental and physical health. The authors emphasize that early correction of nutrition, elimination of food triggers, and replenishment of nutrient deficiencies can prevent the development of chronic and mental diseases.
Self-help includes monitoring individual reactions to food, stress, and the environment, as well as consciously applying nutritional therapy before the onset of pronounced pathology.
Diabetes and Hypoglycemia: A New Look at an Old Problem
Diabetes and hypoglycemia are described as systemic metabolic disorders closely related to nutrition, stress, and adrenal function, rather than just blood sugar levels.
Glucose fluctuations are viewed as a factor that directly affects mood, anxiety, aggression, concentration, and depressive states. Correcting nutrition and nutrient status is seen as the basis for stabilizing mental state.
The Perils of Toximolecular Medicine: Drug-Induced Illnesses
The authors criticize the pharmacological approach, where medications create new diseases instead of addressing the causes of original disorders. Many psychotropic and somatic medications are seen as sources of toxic load.
Drug-induced illnesses arise from metabolic disturbances, nutrient depletion, and toxic effects on the brain and liver. The necessity for careful and conscious use of medications is emphasized.
Angela’s Chance at Life: Autism Unraveled
A clinical example shows that autism may be related to severe nutrient deficiencies, food sensitization, and impaired detoxification processes.
The authors demonstrate that individual dietary correction, allergen elimination, and the application of orthomolecular therapy can significantly improve cognitive, behavioral, and social functions, challenging the notion of autism as an immutable condition.
