nervous system health, depression, & the psyche

[guckenberger]

I have anxiety and depression and other psychological problems. My physical health is terrible. What do I need to eat(or not eat) and drink to help with my mental state?

[sandspoint]

Whenever I take vitamin b12 I feel great and even get horny!! true!!

[MrXSpeaks]

Dr. Weil has a new book out called "spontaneous happiness" that backs all of this stuff up.

[Wallacesnow]

I improved my wellbeing and anxiety with just eating less and more balanced, with emphasis on veggies and water while nearly eliminating red meats from my diet. I quit drinking alcohol. processed foods. decreased my medications to zero. exercise 1/2 hour of cardio every other day and gaining. doing more challenging activities that give me vitality. meditating to increase my awareness of the present as to be wholly in the NOW, Each of these I added one at a time each month.

[iworkforme]

this guy keeps me hanging on.

[BetterDoYourHomeWork]

Love your videos. Thanks.

[amigarute]

absolutely! This society is severily out of balance!

xxx :-( unfortunetely!

[linguinei]

Amazing analysis regarding central nervous system health.  In addition to diet I highly highly recommend Transcendental Meditation. I can't describe the rapid calming effects on my nervous system in a relatively few meditations.

[mrtundra45]

AMERICAN DRUG CULTURE

[Alf90100]

I wish he was still cranking out new vids!

[rich0292]

@Alf90100 Me too, I wonder whats up?

[optionsupdate]

Great Video Loren

[msdraganfly1]

Who is this guy ? He should run for president. !!!!

[mindround]

This guy seriously needs his own television show. I mean, everything he says is dead on.

[JamesB609]

Just ordered you book. Looking forward to reading it. I have found your videos on diet and nervous system health to very helpful. You are truly one of the smartest people I have ever heard. Thanks for all your videos. Best wishes always.

[goodgoodgoodful]

Many people nowadays just prefer instant, 'modern' solution, but many are not really the best choice... time to go back to nature and organic food.

By the way, I think your videos will be better with some pictures, at least for visual variation. Just a suggestion

[JustinC721]

I personally have a very negative view on humanity in general. If I ever confessed my feelings to a doctor, I would likely be diagnosed with depression.

But my feelings are what I believe to be the truth, and I'm not going to take pills to sugar coat it.

[CommittedFitness]

you are so awesome

[petragomes0608]

Very true information .Stress can destroy anyone so, it is important that we should accept we are stress if you are & then take proper remedial measure to control stress like avoiding stress sneezers , deep breathing exercise, meditation etc.Thanks for the post :)

[slw2222]

philosophical discussions do not need thumbs up/down everything is an opinion as is this sentence.

[slw2222]

Its hard to avoid depression when your in an antisocial environment if want to be happy put yourself in awkward positions that usurp the mundane life your trying to escape.

[nursecharliegirl]

I especially like the part where he talks about the people who founded and solidified psychoanalysis did not necessarily have that well-balanced of psyches to begin with...I totally agree, I think freud was the freakiest guy I've ever studied about.

[nursecharliegirl]

@MoroccanSword

Is it possible that it may be the other way around, someone begins using drugs and alcohol because of depression?

[typeclash]

u mean their reality?

[porkyo123]

Your right on the money! Get rid of da sugar,caffeine,white flour.alcohol,smoke,salt? and your brain WILL GET BETTER! I KNOW.

[ks100001]

There is no "collective psyche". There are only individuals.

[womblefree]

Dont for get Anti epilepsy drugs, they also deaden your conscientious i believe but we have no choice

[kensho3]

Most people are depressed because they feel vindicated in being so. It justifies a passive attitude. It is an infantile reaction to what they perceive as injustices perpetrated upon them. They have a picture in their mind (delusion) that, if not met, they "vow" to be depressed. This inclination is born in childhood and is rarely meaningfully reversed. They have become prisoners of their own mind-chatter that has convinced them that nothing is right and everything is wrong. QUESTION YOUR BELIEFS.

[DJBucs2005]

I agree with this general concept but am not qualified to say how prevalant this cause of depression is, but it's probably understated. I am now trying to question my beliefs and thoughts and it is helping, but it takes more than just a passive thought of saying "Everything will be OK, that's not true." It takes consideragble effort, connecting the dots, filling in the gaps and not making simple, unfounded presumptions, such as "B because of A". Because my parents are this way, I am going to.

[kensho3]

DJ-I am only speaking from personal experience. When I woke up out of ego-identification, the following emotional states virtually disappeared from my life: Self-consciousness, embarrassment, restlessness, boredom, loneliness, anger, resentment, entitlement, envy, depression, fear, sadness, pride, regret, guilt, sexual depravity, greed. What was gained?..: Peace of mind, forgiveness, unconditional love, respect, humility, faith and a connection to all living things which is beyond description.

[dfjpr6]

Once again loarax, fantastic video. You really do know your stuff and have clearly given a lot of thought to the really important topics which you have covered. What's more in western society we are increasingly becoming isolated and reliant on money as a means to be allowed to congregate, which then reinforces financial pressures and unease.

Many thanks for your videos, they truly are helpful.

[jasonmhc]

i recovered fully from depression & panic attacks by excercise, our modern lives so often throw us into to fight or flight mode and yet we invariably repress these natural feelings because of social attitudes which expect you to show no anger, weakness or sadness etc. so our physiology is constantly loaded and in tension, we forget how to relax. excericse teaches the body to relax through neccesity, you cant help but relax, after sport, sex etc.

[Boogieforme]

Modern society creates so much pressure and stress

[rruuppoo]

Modern society wants you to trap yourself in a wrong view of freedom :s.

[Boogieforme]

That's so true, it gives a sort of claustrofobic feeling to life sometimes.

[MajonezTube]

2.Since I stopped eating the poison the headaches I had for longer than I can remember went away. I'm still fighting my depression though and the sad fact I no longer know what happiness or love is... But hope that with some effort I'll find it and until then just try to make the best of the bizarre situation I'm in.

[MajonezTube]

3. If someone had proposed the diet method before drugs I might have been in another situation today and still had my entire spectra of emotions intact :/

All is not negative thought. I actually appreciate the enormous amount of time I've gotten to reanalyze life, reality and what it is.. and I appreciate that life led me to YouTube and your interesting movies. :)

[MajonezTube]

1. What you say is probably true. It has taken me two years with diet change together with quitting smoking to get the energy to go simply out again. My body was so damaged and hurting that I seriously considered "the quick way out" (to tell you the truth some days it still crosses my mind). Time for D-tox. No more processed foods and additives, soda drinks, nicotine, (basically no) alcohol, home made fast foods only sometimes, candy only once or twice a year.

[MajonezTube]

(Oh. Made a little mistake. I do eat processed foods but only those without additives)

[hiodr]

most depression is due to physical dysfunction, particularly of the thyroid, due to nerve interference. the solution is to correct the cause of the interference through upper cervical vertebral adjustment.

[Orlan54]

By all means explain to me how adjusting the cervical vertebrae will correct a tyroid dysfunction.

[hiodr]

"the nervous system controls and coordinates all organs and functions of the human body". -gray's anatomy 29ed, p4. the origin of nerve interference is most always spinal cord impingement due to a misaligned c1 (atlas) vertebra. the cord passes downward through a space in the spinal vertebrae. misalignment of atlas literally short circuits some of the nerve tracts which comprise the cord, in turn compromising the tissues served by those tracts. simple.

[Orlan54]

No hiodr it isn't that simple. You never explained the process by which "nerve interference" would cause depression. The tyroid disorder most likely to cause depression as a symptom is hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism is the excessive production of T3 &/or T4 whoses quantities are ultimately controlled by the hypothalamus. Further more T3 & T4 are released in the blood, not carried by nerves (obviously) so were does nerve interference come in? I'm not trying to be argumentative...

[Orlan54]

but I just don't see the connection.

[hiodr]

actually, it is, when you're not trying to be a mechanic. the question was not how it caused depression, but thyroid dysfunction. the physiological mechanisms of producing this particular thyroid related symptom i do not know. as i quoted, all functions are under control of the nerve system. most directly, others indirectly. it is not my profession to sort out the effects, merely to correct the cause. others, perhaps you, may trace mechanism from cause to effect if this interests them.

[jagoku3]

Hiodr keep in mind you posted a comment on a video discussing nervous system health. What sort of people do you suppose would be interested in the health of their nervous system? Presumably people with health problems; mental and physical. You offer them a causation and a cure yet don't seem to understand how such a solution would work. Its unethical and could cause some who read your comment to seek treatment from inappropriate sources, extending their suffering.

[hiodr]

you are correct in that i plainly stated i do not know the exact mechanisms. you are not correct in saying i am unethical. i apply the correction. people get better. you consider that unethical? do you suppose that anyone understands half of the workings of the human body? anyone who says they do is a liar. not to misconstrue, knowledge is good, but complete understanding(as if such exists) is not necessary to benefit us in many areas.

[Orlan54]

Its not my intention to criticize your profession or to suggest you are unethical as an individual. However, I think you must consider the possibility that cervical manipulation may simply have a placebo effect. If so, is it unethical to provide unsubstantiated (at least scientifically) treatment to patients even though they may feel better because of it? I don't know, its a difficult question. My only concern is that they may not receive treatment that could provide better & longer effects.

[hiodr]

who said anything about manipulation? i understand the general public knows little or nothing of the science of chiropractic (as compared to spinal manipulative therapy) the placebo hypothesis is an old and fallacious idea as to why chiropractic works. it is the product of ignorance and very often, prejudice. we condemn what we don't understand. genuine chiropractic functions according to tests, not symptoms. in fact, mention of them is, for the most part unnecessary to proceed with correction.

[Orlan54]

My use of the term "manipulation" was simply semantic. I never questioned chiropractics as a field but simply the notion that "correction" raises someone's level of depression beyond placebo.

[Orlan54]

Sorry I am on a computer in the library and accidently used someone elses account to post my first comment. Regardless, could nerve interference in the cervical regions cause negative health issues? Of course, all descending and ascending tracks run through there as well as ascending arteries but I don't see how interference could specifically target the tyroid without first effecting the thalamus and hypothalamus among numerous other regions.

[hiodr]

you are correct. nerve interference doesn't specifically "target" (as if it were willfully malicious) the thyroid. no, the thyroid nerve interference is only one of a characteristic (to that individual) pattern of nerve interference due to a centralized short-circuiting of the cns involving many structures, organs, glands, blood vessels, etc., with varying severity. often it is only the most severely compromised tissues which develop symptoms.

[Orlan54]

Yes but I think in case you would also find sensory &/or motor lost in the corresponding regions of the body, in severe cases respiratory failure etc etc. I just think the symptoms would be much more pronounced that simply depression. Regardless, I suppose we should just agree to disagree. It was nice talking to you and have a good night.

[hiodr]

that's about all people are aware of regarding cord interference- extreme cases involving tumors, laceration, etc.. fact is nearly everyone has cord interference, but at a level of severity much less than in these cases. it is the cause of most disease. the truth does not interest you, so i will no longer waste my time.

[Orlan54]

Fair enough just provide me with two independent double-blind studies to support the view that correction could raise the level of depression beyond placebo.

[hiodr]

were i attempting to prove something to you, i might attempt to produce what you might consider evidence. i am not. however, if you are interested in the effects of nerve interference in principle as well as in case studies, i suggest you contact palmer chiropractic college in davenport iowa and read the research of dr. b.j. palmer, d.c.

[lolland30]

it`s a symbiosis between the body and the mind working working as whole

the problems in the upper neck can be a result of habitiual tensing because of

bad posture due to sitting badly in front of a pc (thousand other causes that mighth distort natural postural mechanisms which should work mostly subconsciously)or the postural problems can be a result of triggering of neck muscles due to stress/worry e.t.c

a very natural way to avoid these postural problems is "alexander technique"

[hiodr]

while it is true that we have dual (voluntary and involuntary) control influencing skeletal muscle, the basic innervation is involuntary. in other words, normal muscle tone is the product of normal innervation. the opposite is also true. while one may train themself to assume a more balanced posture, it is not natural for them when their imbalance is the product of nerve interference. training oneself to sit staight does not unlock and realign a subluxated atlas and remove cord pressure.

[lolland30]

a sublocated atlas is not normally something that just "happens" (unless whiplash injury or similar occure) it is a result of different

tension in the sub occipital muscles, this can be a result of bad habitual tensing of these muscles, or that the tonus/length is shortened due to prolonged tightenes in

morer superficial muscles

I`m not advocating forced posture, but to learn to inhibit the bad habit which create these problems, when you inhibit bad habits you gain good posture(indirectly)

[hiodr]

while a person's habits may increase the risk of subluxation of atlas, stopping bad habits will not correct the condition once it exists.

[lolland30]

do you have any data supporting your claim?

and do have any theory on what causes subluxation, you make it sound as if it is a disease a person "just gets"

if not caused by compression from the suboccipital muscles or tension in the larger muscles in the neck, what else? (looking apart from whiplash e.t.c)

"stopping bad habits will not correct the condition once it exists. "

[lolland30]

p.s I`m not saying that there isn`t other methods to treat the condition, just that it is a good idea to get to the root of the problem

if you have bad hbits of tensioning certain muscles in everyday situaions it will only be a matter of time before the condition accures again, so the best thing to do is to retrain the nervous system so that one can avoid these unneceasary tensions in the future

of course psychology/other treatments are good aswell

[hiodr]

there is one method to correct the cause. a fixated, misaligned atlas does not spontaneously, or self-correct, nor can you "train" it to unlock itself. while straining the neck in some manner is the most common cause of onset, afferent insults, such as toxicity can also cause the problem. the system works top down to inside out. the only correction for subluxation is a carefully directed concussive type force vectored to counter the original misalignment, performed under certain conditions.

[lolland30]

"while straining the neck in some manner is the most common cause of onset"

and this is caused by bad habits, the only way to change bad habits is to consciously redirect the conditioned response to situations, to just treat the end result will not change the habit, because bad habits that are grounded well enough through conditioning

"feels natural" because the sensory impression get`s distorted the atlas is misaligned because of muscles,

muscles lengthen when you inhibit/untrigger tension

[hiodr]

for a minority, their activities may frequently involve sufficient strain as is needed for initial subluxation, but for the majority, this is not so. the initial subluxation often takes considerable stress to induce, but when it has not been corrected long not very much stress is needed.

[lolland30]

I have no idea what you mean by this, could you elaborate in which context this was made?

[hiodr]

the supporting soft tissue adapts to the position of bone. before first subluxated, in general, a considerable strain is needed to induce misalignment. however, for a person undergoing the relative beginning of correction after having been subluxated for years, not much stress is needed for a recurrence of subluxation as the soft tissue is still not yet adapted to relative normalcy.

[lolland30]

I agree, thus it is very important to get rid of bad habits wich create stress on the area

[lolland30]

"the basic innervation is involuntary."

yes,bt you can inhibit the situations where these involuntary tension occur, and the excecution/triggering of involuntary muscles are connected to how you use the voluntary muscles, if you tighten and use the voluntary muscles unnatural for example by thrusting the neck forward, then involuntary muscles in the neck will compansate by rotating the head backwards creating compression on the atlas and the nerves in this area

[lolland30]

"depression is caused by a subluxated atlas"

you agreed that the atlas can be subluxated because of muscle tension, depression causes tension in the muscles

so it can also be the other way around, "depression causes tension in the neck, which results in subluxation"

I`m not saying that your method is bad (I believe that it will be very helpful)

I`m just pointing out that it is simplistic to

say that there is a "one trick pony" sollution to such a complex problem (was that English?)

[DJBucs2005]

Thank you for sharing. I don't think you have anything to hide in terms of how you look and I recommend you get some lighting that is friendly to video recording (as it is a bit dark in your videos and some are better than others in terms of lighting). Your message is what is more important and to each his or her own if that's what you prefer but this is simply a compliment I am giving because I think the issues you simply raise and the info you provide is worth proper presentation.

[1234561989]

America is becoming retarded if in fact we where not retarded to begin with.

[DJBucs2005]

Excuse me? Look who's talking.

[ega1mann]

very interesting video.

do you have any weblinks on the subject of sunlight and omega-3 acids?

That's especially interesting for me, not eating animal products. I'm already going to start to experiment with fullspectrum daylight lamps (incl. low UV-A & UV-B emissions) for other reasons, like vitamin-D production by skin for bone health, that would be really cool if this also lessened my need for omega-3.

[lorax2013]

I highly recommend "Fats that Heal Fats that Kill" by Udo Erasmus.

[ozjthomas]

Great vid, lots of info here.

[phreakmac]

You know why this stuff is never brought up?

ITS NOT PROFITABLE!!!

Wake up people stop going to doctors that want to remedy and not cure.!

[MauriceFlower]

I agree!

[welikeitraw]

Solid Video. Thanks.

[vagabondsteve]

Thank your for speaking truth! A voice of reason in a sea of madness. I look forward to follow up videos that outline how to get back on a sane path of living. How does one live a healthy & balanced life in the big city?