As you say, Debra, heavy metals and toxins can cause symptoms that mimic various psychiatric diagnoses (just as LSD can induce hallucinations) but if the source is heavy metals and toxins the diagnosis is poisoning (as should be hallucinations from LSD).
There is no evidence of physical measurable changes in a psychological/psychiatric di…
As you say, Debra, heavy metals and toxins can cause symptoms that mimic various psychiatric diagnoses (just as LSD can induce hallucinations) but if the source is heavy metals and toxins the diagnosis is poisoning (as should be hallucinations from LSD).
There is no evidence of physical measurable changes in a psychological/psychiatric diagnosis. There have been claims by drug companies of genetic basis for "mental illness" but this has never been proven through studies and the claim is a marketing tool.
It's not that there is a genetic basis for "mental illness" but rather that the specific genes such as COMT and MAO-A and others can result in the inability for one to properly eliminate specific neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin and others. For instance, there are people who epigenetically "inherit" (for lack of a better word) too much copper in their body while in the womb. That copper toxicity can be "handed down" from grandmother to mother to child and cause all kinds health issues that people believe to be "mental illness" but is actually too much copper in the brain. This is especially worse for women because estrogen and copper ride together. And, if a woman has a homogeneous COMT gene then their liver might have a harder time getting rid of estrogen causing them to retain copper. The body needs very little copper and when that copper isn't bound to specific proteins then it ends up in the tissues of the body mainly the liver and brain causing havoc. Also, when people have too much copper in their tissues and not bound to proteins, they tend to be deficient in the copper they do need and end up with too much zinc sometimes. Zinc and copper have to be in a certain ratio (8:1- zinc to bound copper) in the body or one has health issues. This goes for all minerals. Thing is heavy metals and other toxins take up the receptors on cells where the minerals need to be so in order to resolve these health issues one needs to detox the toxins and improve their mineral status (from either deficient or excessive). With regards to copper toxicity one can end up with OCD, depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer, ADHD, etc. https://www.htmaexperts.com/metals-and-health-conditions/
Many women have experienced depression and suicidal thoughts just because they had the copper IUD placed inside of them and that copper which is an anti-spermicide ends up getting into their tissues including their brain and causing these "mental illnesses". Then, since doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists don't know to look for this, these women end up on SSRIs which don't help but harm. They still have the copper toxicity problem and too often they commit suicide if they don't find a practitioner who understands copper toxicity or how other toxins effect the brain. Mold can also cause depression and suicidal thoughts.
Unfortunately, copper toxicity is often disregarded as unreal but there have been those that have studied it especially Dr. William Walsh.
As you say, Debra, heavy metals and toxins can cause symptoms that mimic various psychiatric diagnoses (just as LSD can induce hallucinations) but if the source is heavy metals and toxins the diagnosis is poisoning (as should be hallucinations from LSD).
There is no evidence of physical measurable changes in a psychological/psychiatric diagnosis. There have been claims by drug companies of genetic basis for "mental illness" but this has never been proven through studies and the claim is a marketing tool.
It's not that there is a genetic basis for "mental illness" but rather that the specific genes such as COMT and MAO-A and others can result in the inability for one to properly eliminate specific neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin and others. For instance, there are people who epigenetically "inherit" (for lack of a better word) too much copper in their body while in the womb. That copper toxicity can be "handed down" from grandmother to mother to child and cause all kinds health issues that people believe to be "mental illness" but is actually too much copper in the brain. This is especially worse for women because estrogen and copper ride together. And, if a woman has a homogeneous COMT gene then their liver might have a harder time getting rid of estrogen causing them to retain copper. The body needs very little copper and when that copper isn't bound to specific proteins then it ends up in the tissues of the body mainly the liver and brain causing havoc. Also, when people have too much copper in their tissues and not bound to proteins, they tend to be deficient in the copper they do need and end up with too much zinc sometimes. Zinc and copper have to be in a certain ratio (8:1- zinc to bound copper) in the body or one has health issues. This goes for all minerals. Thing is heavy metals and other toxins take up the receptors on cells where the minerals need to be so in order to resolve these health issues one needs to detox the toxins and improve their mineral status (from either deficient or excessive). With regards to copper toxicity one can end up with OCD, depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer, ADHD, etc. https://www.htmaexperts.com/metals-and-health-conditions/
Many women have experienced depression and suicidal thoughts just because they had the copper IUD placed inside of them and that copper which is an anti-spermicide ends up getting into their tissues including their brain and causing these "mental illnesses". Then, since doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists don't know to look for this, these women end up on SSRIs which don't help but harm. They still have the copper toxicity problem and too often they commit suicide if they don't find a practitioner who understands copper toxicity or how other toxins effect the brain. Mold can also cause depression and suicidal thoughts.
Unfortunately, copper toxicity is often disregarded as unreal but there have been those that have studied it especially Dr. William Walsh.
https://www.walshinstitute.org/william-j-walsh-phd-facn.html
https://www.mensahmedical.com/
https://www.coppertoxic.com/?r_done=1
Understanding Copper Toxicity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyV4TgXCGC0