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  • Ep #81: Mold & Lyme

    The Alt Psych Show Episode 81: Mold & Lyme

    Co-host: Dr. Martin Hart


    MOLD

    • Mycotoxins suppress immune system, even reduce effectiveness of antimicrobial treatments via biofilm
    • May cause cognitive impairment or “brain fog, “ with difficulty thinking, concentrating, or with memory
    • Impaired neuronal plasticity; impaired neuronal plasticity adversely affects everything from your ability to learn and retain new information to overall cognitive function
    • Mood swings, depression, anxiety, rapid weight change, chronic fatigue, respiratory issues, chronic sinusitis, headaches

      • If you suspect mold, things your provider should recommend:

      1) Remove the offending agent

      2) Lab workup

      3) Incorporate Binders (e.g. charcoal, bentonite clay, and chitosan)

      4) Calm mold-induced inflammation

      5) Assess microbiota and hormonal balance

      6) Optimal gut, liver, and gallbladder function are critical to be able to eliminate mold toxins

      7) Visual Contrast Sensitivity (VCS)

      LYME

      Classically a deer tick bite that transmits borrelia burgdorferi (bullseye rash)

      May cause the following symptoms:

      • Debilitating fatigue
      • Headaches
      • Muscle pain
      • Arthritis
      • Numbness
      • Tingling
      • Nerve pain and weakness
      • Heart problems
      • Psychiatric symptoms: anxiety, depression, irritability, psychosis, and more
      • Difficulty with thinking, memory, language and math skills
      • Sleep disturbance
      • Problems with vision and hearing

        • If you suspect Lyme, things your provider should recommend:

        1)  Antibiotics for 2-4 weeks

        2)  Lab workup

        3)  Lyme symptoms are often linked to heavy metal toxicity (Hg, Pb, Sb, Cd, etc)

        4)  Test and chelate if above found

        5)  Hyperbaric Oxygen

        6)  Saunas and steam rooms

        7)  NAD+, Melatonin, Methylene Blue

        8) Fish oil


        For more resources, visit:

        www.keystonetotalhealth.com

        www.drmartinhart.com

        59 min
      • Ep. #65 - The Placebo Effect

        Ep. #65 - The Placebo Effect

        ☞ Latin for "I shall be pleasing"

        ☞ Designed to have no therapeutic value, yet often does

        ☞ Sugar pills, saline injections, sham surgery

        ☞ Functions as a control group, but should it?

        ☞ Is psycotherapy placebo?

        ☞ The Great Awakening

        41 min
      • Ep. #80 - Melatonin: Miracle Molecule

        The Alt Psych Show Ep. #80

        Melatonin: Miracle Molecule

        Co-host: Dr. John Lieurance

        • Melatonin functions in body besides circadian rhythm (at supraphysiologic dosing)
        • GI effects (Chapter 11)
        • Cancer (Chapter 19)
        • Heavy Metal Detox (Chapter 10)
        • Pineal Calcification, fluoride, DMT, and detox (Chapter 20)
        • Importance of delivery system (suppository) plus sources
        • Methylene Blue (plus red light/photons)

          • www.ultimatecellularreset.com

          https://www.mitozen.com/

          50 min
        • Ep. #64 - "What We All Need is a Mass Awakening."

          Starting today, on weeks when there is no new episode of The Alt Psych Show, we are going to share #throwback episodes instead. Today, we are beginning with a #flashback to The Alt Psych Show Ep. #64, which originally aired on Dec. 3, 2021.

          This episode was titled, "What We All Need is a Mass Awakening."

          Special Guest: Bruce Greyson, M.D.

          About Dr. Greyson:

          (Charles) Bruce Greyson (born October 1946) is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He is author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond (2021), co-author of Irreducible Mind (2007) and co-editor of The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences (2009). Greyson has written many journal articles, and has given media interviews, on the subject of near death experiences.

          Read a longer version of his bio on the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia's website.

          https://bit.ly/DrBruceGreysonBio

          58 min
        • The Alt Psych Show Ep. #79 - Trauma Encoding

          Ep. #79 - Trauma Encoding

          Co-Host Megan Earles, LCSW

          Trauma overwhelms our capacity to cope

          State Dependent Encoding

          Repression (exclusion of ego dystonic thoughts/feelings/memories from consciousness)

          Fragmentation of self & soul (identify pieces, when they split off, what each needs)

          Integration Techniques

          Vibrational Healing (access and shift to retune your body, mind, and spirit)

          Primitive Reflexes (help access the state of the CNS where it was encoded)

          www.MeganEarlesLCSW.com

          www.altpsych.net

          #trauma #traumaencoding #altpsych #healing

          44 min
        • The Future of Mental Health
          Join Dr. Mark Sylvester and Dr. Richard Schulman as they speak with Dr. Cynthia Higgins about how we have been changed by the pandemic and the future of mental health.
          59 min
        • Astrology and Psychology
          The great physician and psychotherapist Dr. Carl Jung was very interested in astrology. Join Dr. Mark Sylvester and Dr. Richard Schulman as they interview Brian Hill, author and humanistic astrologer as he discusses the ancient study of astrology and the information it can provide for the understanding of the psyche.
          52 min
        • Sensory Deprivation and Isolation Tanks
          Join Dr. Mark Sylvester and Dr. Richard Schulman as they explore the mysteries of human consciousness. This episode examines our reaction to sensory deprivation and what happens when we go into isolation tanks.
          52 min
        • Mass Causality Events
          What is our fascination with events that involve large losses of life? Why do seven people dying on the space shuttle seem more important than seven people dying of cancer or heart attacks? Join Dr. Mark Sylvester and Dr. Richard Schulman as they continue the exploration of the depth and intracacies of human consciousness.
          53 min

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        A journey into non-ordinary therapies for non-ordinary times by Dr. Mark Sylvester and Dr. Richard Schulman. A psychiatrist and a psychologist who look at therapies and perspectives for people who…