Bonnie Kaplan, a University of Calgary professor of paediatrics and health sciences, is collaborating with New Zealand researchers on a study regarding the effect 3 nutrient formulas—a vitamin D supplement, a B-complex multivitamin, and a broad-spectrum vitamin and mineral formula—have on the treatment on stress and anxiety.
Researchers recently published an article in International Journal of Science and Research that recommended these 5 natural ways for dealing with sleep disorders.
A British researcher recently published a paper in which he reviewed past research to explore the connection between diet and cognitive function through the average lifespan.
Specifically, he explored how macronutrients (protein, fat, carbohydrates) affect our mental health. This is an interesting strategy given that much of the research studying mental health and diet focuses on micronutrients (vitamins and minerals).
Here are 9 of his conclusions:
Earlier this year, Canadian researcher Bonnie Kaplan and New Zealand researcher Julia Rucklidge wrote an article for Mad in America about the connection between dietary patterns and mental health.
The study of dietary patterns is different from the study of nutrient intake (amounts of various nutrients) and the study of nutrient status (serum assays of individual nutrients). Dietary pattern research takes a more holistic approach, exploring eating styles rather than specific vitamins or minerals in a single food.
Australian researchers recently published the results of a study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition regarding the connection between diet and depression.
In an issue of the Psychological Bulletin, researchers took a close look at many of the nutrients that are in EMPowerplus, linking dietary vitamins and minerals (micronutrients) to mood.
They discussed how “recent investigations with multi-ingredient formulas are especially promising. However, without a reasonable conceptual framework for understanding mechanisms by which micronutrients might influence mood, the published literature is too readily dismissed.”
Consequently, they outline 4 models to explain possible causes of mood disorders:
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What causes mental illness? You’ve heard it before: no one knows. But science is closer than ever before to unravelling this mystery, and nutrition research gives us vital clues.
A Finish researcher recently published a study investigating the connection between diet and severe depression.
The study analyzed 3 other Finnish studies that collectively had over 3000 participants, and they analyzed consumption of: folate, vitamin B12, serum concentrations of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, coffee, tea, and caffeine.
The research indicated that diet, especially a healthy diet rich in folate, and a dietary pattern rich in vegetables, fruits, berries, whole-grains, poultry, fish, and low-fat cheese, may protect against depression.
This research confirms what we continue to say: nutrition affects our mental health.
As we mentioned in an earlier post, we have sponsored a streaming radio show called Holy Hormones Honey! One of the first guests was EMPowerplus researcher, Dr. Bonnie J. Kaplan.
Kaplan is a professor in the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine. Originally from Ohio, she completed all her training in the U.S. in experimental and physiological psychology. Her interest in the biological basis of behaviour led to postdoctoral training and faculty research in neurophysiology at the West Haven (CT) VA Hospital Neuropsychology Laboratory,
A New Zealand researcher recently published a case study in the Advances in Mind-Body Medicine journal regarding the effect EMPowerplus and olive leaf extract have together on ADHD and depression.
A 24-year-old woman participated in a 2010 study that measured the effect of EMPowerplus on people with ADHD following an earthquake in New Zealand. After 8 weeks on EMPowerplus, the woman “was no longer depressed, and her ADHD scores had fallen to within the normal-average range.” She maintained these results for the 4-month follow-up period,
New Zealand researchers recently published a case study paper in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs regarding the effect of EMPowerplus on cannabis and nicotine abuse.
The case study involved a 20-year-old man who met DSM-IV criteria for ADHD combined type, major depressive disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia, and substance abuse. Brian used cigarettes and cannabis daily and had been on medications for his psychiatric symptoms (including methylphenidate, imipramine, fluoxetine, clonidine, amitriptyline, lorazepam, and clonazepam).