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Nutrient Specifics Turn The Tide

Animals’ taste systems are specialized for the niche they occupy in the environment. That includes us. As hunters and foragers of the dry savannah, our earliest forebears evolved a taste for important but scarce nutrients: salt and high-energy fats and sugars. That, in a nutshell, explains the widespread popularity of junk food.

~ Mary Raoch

Dr. Art Capperauld Discusses Nutrient Specifics  

Think about junk food – as it corrupts the brain. Sugar control is essential.

Dr. Cupperauld, President of Concepts For Health, in Fresno CA, is a health and healing expert, a teacher and lecturer.  His twenty-three years of clinical experience and experience with many people asking his nutritional advice has enabled him to develop a unique system that allows people to take control of their health. With more than 12 years as a consultant to the world’s leading authority on the use of therapeutic and nutrient-dense foods, plant and glandular concentrates and extracts, as well as phytonutrients and phytochemicals, he’s been there. He’s frank, straightforward and determined to make a difference on a variety of nutrition topics.

His Perspective

My nutrient specifics work evolved from the place where I assumed that everyone wanted health in the same way I did. My clinical experience has taught me that it is very different for each person, but many show similarities of denial and misinformation. I continually support my patient’s process of healing by expanding their awareness of how nutrients affect them. One of my responsibilities to the patient is how their diet and lifestyle is perpetuating their health complaints on many levels.

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Dr. Capparauld’s Suggested References For Nutrient Specifics

* Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, DDS – Global Amazon Link

* Food and Behavior, A Natural Connection by Barbara Reed Stitt – Global Amazon Link

His Website | Connection

http://conceptsforhealth.com [Under revision at time of this publication – Will add the link when he tells me it’s up.]

His email: dart [at] conceptsforhealth [dot] com

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Our Next CoreBrain Journal Episode

033: Dr. Bill Miller – Fasten your seat belts, then run to take out your dictionary… er, forget that dictionary. Dr. Miller makes up words that aren’t in my dictionary and then interests all of us in the communication efforts of microorganisms in the evolution of humankind. Consider this concept:metadarwinism – it’s about reconsidering “survival of the fittest” as an old process that pales into insignificance when compared to the love that those microorganisms  – like our gut friends in the microbiome – have for each other, and how they get together over millennia to create… yes, us. Dr. Miller is the author of The Microcosm Within: Evolution and Extinction in the Hologenome.  A practicing physician for 30 years, now an independent researcher in evolutionary biology, a media commentator on health issues, the microbiome, and our evolution. And, he’s co-editor of The Society for the Advancement of Metadarwinism. Trust me; you will love this guy.

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Combat Stress – Misunderstood & Mistreated

Of the 2.4 million U.S. troops, who have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, 30% return home with post-traumatic stress due to combat related stress and more than 320,000 suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Many more are misdiagnosed or are not diagnosed at all. Troops who are exposed to PTSD in the form of high levels of stress and anxiety during combat are more likely to withdraw, engage in substance abuse, show signs of depression, or even commit suicide after returning home. Twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day. Simply drugging our troops is not the solution.

~ Bart Billings

Combat Stress Complexity – Detailed By Dr. Bart Billings

In this interesting CBJ/031 interview, Dr. Billings tells explicit details about his profoundly informed and moving experience based upon years of dealing with the complexity of wounded warriors, returning vets. From direct front line experience as a clinical psychologist in charge of significant PTSD and TBI programs, both on active duty and following as a civilian to the present day, Dr. Billings is one of the singular most knowledgeable medical professionals in the country – and he’s opinionated.

He’s repeatedly witnessed the added traumatic effects of imprecise medical care for vets. 

His mission: Combat Stress includes a variety of issues, a complexity overlooked with many identifiable contributions, each with specific treatment protocols. In this interview and his book, Invisible Scars, he clearly outlines necessary treatment improvements for returning vets – indeed stress-arrest at any level. 

Buckle Up 

From his beginnings with a Jesuit College philosophy of serving others, he entered a career helping others as a Clinical Psychologist with 34 years of active military service. In 1975 he became aware of the poor services provided for veterans in mental health, and for the past 41 years, he dedicated his life’s work to helping these deserving vets. Dr. Billings will provide his best-selling book, Invisible Scars, How To Treat Combat Stress And PTSD Without Medication, for a drawing below. Invisible Scars will add to any therapist’s understanding of trauma treatment throughout one’s lifetime.

Listen To His First Experience – 

Special Note: 23 years ago Dr. Billings founded the International Military & Civilian Combat Stress Conference, the largest most powerful conference designed to evolve more comprehensive diagnostic and treatment strategies for vets.

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Personal Note

This guy pulls no punches with the same ineffective diagnosis and inadequate treatment I’ve also witnessed with second opinions at our CorePsych offices here in Virginia Beach, VA. Throwing psych meds at limited behavior appearances is paleolithic medicine.

Interestingly, I was almost hooted out of the Naval Regional Medical Center here more than ten years ago when I brought these issues up in a presentation to the department of psychiatry at that time. The operant phrase for that meeting: imperious disrespect. I do think things are slowly changing, but Dr. Billings insights remain surprisingly controversial, even today.

On a more positive note: In a recent meeting with an active duty naval commander  [about his wife], in service on an aircraft carrier, he surprised me when he indicated the US Navy now provides yoga prac...

ADHD Requires More Than Guesswork

By taking the overall system as well as its parts into account, systems thinking is designed to avoid potentially contributing to further development of unintended consequences.

~ Le Châtelier’s Principle

Brain Hacks: Alan Talks Directly To Specific Street Applications

Brain Hacks For ADHD Take Participants To An Improved Level Of Thinking And Action

An entrepreneur, ADHD/productivity coach and host of Crusher™TV [www.CrusherTV.com], Alan is the creative force behind ADD Crusher™, the award-winning video series designed for ADHD teens and adults that was named a CHADD Innovative Program in 2013.

Undiagnosed for decades, Alan’s untreated ADHD manifested in underachievement, failed relationships, substance abuse, and worse. Once diagnosed, he found it difficult to learn coping strategies from books, so he developed his own unique and interesting “brain hack” strategies while building a successful advertising career and several successful start-ups. He’s a featured presenter at ADHD conferences in the U.S. and abroad, at TEDx, and co-hosts ADDA’s weekly webinars as well as his own Crusher™TV, a weekly online TV show that teaches how to “unleash the power of your brain” via productivity brain hacks.

Parker Personal Note

You will love listening to Alan’s entertaining, insightful, street-wise-maven insights with his almost-in-your-face New Jersey candor. His intelligent, common sense approach carries the passion of a serious convert from his own painful experiences. He dives deeper for details below the surface that can change your life as they have changed his.  I’ve known Alan for several years of speaking together at various ADHD conferences, and he is clearly making a difference for a wide variety of folks at many levels. Dig in and download his helpful PDF below to connect with strategy specifics.

Personal Brain Hack Notes From Alan     

I love to teach productivity brain hacks. As someone who, as an undiagnosed ADHD adult, was not in control of my thoughts, focus and often, behaviors, I have made it my mission to develop and curate ways to be more productive with less stress and drama — by simply “throwing switches” in one’s mind. And, of course, while also feeding one’s brain with the right fuels – both physical and behavioral.  

As an underachiever, drunk and drug addict until I was 29, I next struggled in the advertising business until I learned some basic “brain hacks” from Deepak Chopra, Dr. Stephen Covey and a few others. When I was diagnosed at 36 with ADHD, and properly treated, I set out to learn everything I could about my condition. 

But I found it difficult to learn coping strategies from books (30% of those who suffer with ADHD are dyslexic; most of the other 70% have poor reading comprehension). I could not understand why there were no video/audio instructional systems. As a result of the frustration of not-knowing and after even more searches, I created ADD Crusher™ — video/audio/print tools for ADHD teens and adults. I wanted to become part of the solution.

From the time that I began working basic brain hacks for focus and accessing my underlying creativity, soon after I was first diagnosed and treated, my career trajectory amplified up at warp speed. From mid-5 figures in a lower-level exec position (at age 36!) to VP and Employee of the Year with six figures…all within two years. (And during that time I co-founded a start-up on the side that was later sold for eight figures).

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Yoga & Mindfulness Practice Contribute To Recovery

As a veteran caregiver, I know that many caregivers of veterans and military service members neglect their own care. When a military caregiver or veteran comes into one of my classes, I immediately connect with them on a deeper, supportive level. I’ve been there and I get it.

~ Pam Stokes-Eggleston

In theory, practice and theory are the same. In practice they are not.

~ Yogi Berra

TBI, PTS, Combat Stress, & Life Stress All Respond To Yoga Practice

Reality Changes Everyday – Stress From Reality Change Can Create Barriers To A Full Life

Stress cam undo reality. In  this CBJ/029 Episode Pam provides a fresh perspective, a useful blueprint with specific practice tools to overcome stressful, unpredictable barriers to personal progress.  To continue growing, to keep you unstuck,  you must connect those stretched and corrupted mind-body connections. Yoga is simultaneous exercise for your mind and your body, with proven healing potential. As Yogi Berra so adroitly pointed out above: you just have to do it.

Yoga takes you to your own improved reality – one that supports your personal growth and self management skills.

Pam Looks Carefully At Options   

Pamela Stokes-Eggleston is the founder of Yoga2Sleep. She teaches yoga, meditation and wellness practices to cope with insomnia, sleep deprivation, and stress. Her classes serve unique, often underserved populations, including veterans, service members and their families. As the daughter of an Air Force veteran, and granddaughter of an Army veteran, she fully understands the downstream effects of combat stress.

But it wasn’t until she became the actual caregiver of a wounded warrior, her own husband, that she struggled with sleep deprivation and anxiety herself. Pam is quick, engaging, fun and fast on her feet as shares fresh perspectives on recovery from post trauma, TBI, and the stress of everyday life for military spouses.

In this episode she tells us details about her personal evolution and significant contributions.

How She Hit Her Wall

“I started my yoga journey 15 years ago because I wanted to manage stress. Teaching yoga was not a thought to me, even as I progressed through Yoga Teacher Training. The idea of actually teaching yoga occurred organically as I strengthened my personal practice and more importantly, as I discovered that I wanted to share more of myself and my passion with the people and communities around me. Subsequently, this journey has transformed into more than I could have imagined.

As I struggled with knee issues and sleep deprivation from living with a wounded warrior dealing with his PTSD and TBI, I began to consider yoga as more than my personal spiritual practice or a vehicle for my students. I next wanted to use yoga to cultivate change in those the larger populations I’ve worked with throughout my professional career: veteran and military families, those incarcerated for abusing drugs, and people living with mental illness.

A-Ha

However, it wasn’t until I had an “a-ha” moment about a new role in my own military family that my personal path came full circle. Interestingly, my father is an Air Force veteran and my grandfather served in the Army, but it wasn’t until my husband was injured in Iraq and began recuperating at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, that I understood the deeply personal significance of this new challenging reality, and fully recognized how yoga would change my own, our own lives.

Soon after his injury I began to use the tools of Pranakriya yoga to work more specifically with military families and the organizations supporting them.

Additionally,

Yoga & Mindfulness Practice Contribute To Recovery

As a veteran caregiver, I know that many caregivers of veterans and military service members neglect their own care. When a military caregiver or veteran comes into one of my classes, I immediately connect with them on a deeper, supportive level. I’ve been there and I get it.

~ Pam Stokes-Eggleston

In theory, practice and theory are the same. In practice they are not.

~ Yogi Berra

TBI, PTS, Combat Stress, & Life Stress All Respond To Yoga Practice

Reality Changes Everyday – Stress From Reality Change Can Create Barriers To A Full Life

Stress cam undo reality. In  this CBJ/029 Episode Pam provides a fresh perspective, a useful blueprint with specific practice tools to overcome stressful, unpredictable barriers to personal progress.  To continue growing, to keep you unstuck,  you must connect those stretched and corrupted mind-body connections. Yoga is simultaneous exercise for your mind and your body, with proven healing potential. As Yogi Berra so adroitly pointed out above: you just have to do it.

Yoga takes you to your own improved reality – one that supports your personal growth and self management skills.

Pam Looks Carefully At Options   

Pamela Stokes-Eggleston is the founder of Yoga2Sleep. She teaches yoga, meditation and wellness practices to cope with insomnia, sleep deprivation, and stress. Her classes serve unique, often underserved populations, including veterans, service members and their families. As the daughter of an Air Force veteran, and granddaughter of an Army veteran, she fully understands the downstream effects of combat stress.

But it wasn’t until she became the actual caregiver of a wounded warrior, her own husband, that she struggled with sleep deprivation and anxiety herself. Pam is quick, engaging, fun and fast on her feet as shares fresh perspectives on recovery from post trauma, TBI, and the stress of everyday life for military spouses.

In this episode she tells us details about her personal evolution and significant contributions.

How She Hit Her Wall

“I started my yoga journey 15 years ago because I wanted to manage stress. Teaching yoga was not a thought to me, even as I progressed through Yoga Teacher Training. The idea of actually teaching yoga occurred organically as I strengthened my personal practice and more importantly, as I discovered that I wanted to share more of myself and my passion with the people and communities around me. Subsequently, this journey has transformed into more than I could have imagined.

As I struggled with knee issues and sleep deprivation from living with a wounded warrior dealing with his PTSD and TBI, I began to consider yoga as more than my personal spiritual practice or a vehicle for my students. I next wanted to use yoga to cultivate change in those the larger populations I’ve worked with throughout my professional career: veteran and military families, those incarcerated for abusing drugs, and people living with mental illness.

A-Ha

However, it wasn’t until I had an “a-ha” moment about a new role in my own military family that my personal path came full circle. Interestingly, my father is an Air Force veteran and my grandfather served in the Army, but it wasn’t until my husband was injured in Iraq and began recuperating at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, that I understood the deeply personal significance of this new challenging reality, and fully recognized how yoga would change my own, our own lives.

Soon after his injury I began to use the tools of Pranakriya yoga to work more specifically with military families and the organizations supporting them.

Additionally,

The Mystery Of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome [MCAS]:

Occam’s Razor, Immunity, & Treatment Failure

Dr. Lawrence Afrin 

It’s important to understand that [Occam’s] Razor doesn’t say the simpler of two explanations is the more likely, nor does it say that the more popular, more widely believed, or easier to understand explanation is the more likely. It doesn’t even say that one explanation is necessarily more likely than two or more. All it says is that if one explanation can account for at least as much of the observed truth of a situation as two or more explanations, then it’s more likely that the one explanation is closer to the true explanation than the two or more explanations.[1]

~ Lawrence Afrin

The great thing about science is that it’s true whether you believe in it or not.

~ Neil deGrasse Tyson

Coalescent Thinking For Chronic Treatment Failure

Jennifer’s Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Story 

“Consider your life.

Now consider how your life might change if things like loud noise, heat, strong emotions or stress, odors or even being startled could cause you to have an allergic reaction. Imagine suffering allergic reactions so frequently that you prayed for just 30 seconds of real relief each day. Imagine dreading the next response, because it may bring vomiting and diarrhea, convulsions, unresponsiveness or even paralysis-like symptoms.

Jennifer Robin, who was diagnosed with mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)[2] in 2014, faced these challenges daily until she received treatment in 2015 from the University of Minnesota Health Hematologist/Oncologist Lawrence Afrin, MD, an internationally respected expert on MCAS.

‘The disease can be a life-ruiner. I was unable to work, live independently, drive, have a social life—or have much of any life,’ said Jennifer.”

Her Immunity Issues: ‘The world just wasn’t safe for me.’

Although she was always very sensitive to allergens, Jennifer’s overall health began to nose dive in her early 20s. A Maryland resident, Jen was forced to resign from her job when a variety of physical symptoms—including severe headaches, cognitive difficulties, and fever-like problems—began to affect her health.

In 2010, Jennifer was misdiagnosed with Lyme disease. Treatment for Lyme disease did not alleviate her symptoms, which became more severe over time. Jennifer began experiencing seizure-like episodes, slurred speech, insomnia and muscle weakness.

‘I was so sick and pretty much bed-bound for a couple of years. My parents had to help me to the bathroom two feet away,’ Jennifer said. ‘No doctor seemed to have any clue what was happening.’

In 2013, Jennifer was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS – a dysautonomia syndrome), which is marked by an increase in heart rate when standing. That same year, she was also diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), a group of genetic disorders that primarily affect connective tissue in skin, joints and blood vessel walls.

But neither diagnosis seemed to account for all of Jennifer’s difficulties, which continued to become more severe. At times,

The Art of Risk – Lessons From The Front

There is great benefit to taking risks in both work and play—even when they result in you falling flat on your face

— Kayt Sukel

Brief About Kaye Sukel

Kayt Sukel knows about risk.  She often addresses taboo, risky subjects in her writing, including love, sex, out of body experiences, and adventurous single mother travel. Based in Houston, her work has appeared in a wide variety of publications including the Atlantic Monthly, New Scientist, and National Geographic Traveler. She is a frequent contributor to the Travel Savvy Mom website, as well as the Dana Foundation’s scientific publications. Her first book, This Is Your Brain On Sex: The Science Behind The Search For Love, bluntly asks the age-old question, “What is love?” from a neurobiological perspective.

Kayt is an edgy neuroscientist who writes about everyday experiences to add value and meaning to otherwise incomprehensible experiences.

Change Happens

Kayt today documents ways to manage change and evolve your life. Her new book, discussed in this CBJ/027 Episode, is about the science of risk taking: The Art of Risk – The New Science of Courage, Caution, and Chance.  Viewed from her more enlightened perspective, informed risk provides multiple learning opportunities.

If you know someone stuck in life, arrested in their concerns about next steps, please forward episode to provide an easy way to reflect upon fresh directions.

Kayt’s Books:

* This Is Your Brain On Sex – The Science Behind The Search For Love  – Global Amazon Link

* The Art of Risk – The New Science of Courage, Caution, and Chance – Global Amazon Link

Kayt’s Website:

* http://kaytsukel.com

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Your Next CoreBrain Journal Episode

028: Dr. Lawrence Afrin –   This CBJ/028 episode takes on the issue of the pervasive, yet often under-recognized, medical mystery of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, it’s crippling, life-threatening effect, and it’s absolute relevance in the evolution of mind science. Dr Afrin is refreshingly articulate and passionate about his work as one of the leading authorities in the world [my perception, not his PR] on this exceedingly complex condition. You may not understand some of our conversation – as you will hear me also asking for clarifications – but this coming episode is an absolute must for anyone with a complex untreatable biomedical condition.

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Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis – Finding Cofactors That Balance Neurotransmitters, Hormones and Energy

When a series of cross-sectional samples of minerals from one individual are taken over time, it becomes possible to see more clearly some important trends which can be interpreted in reference to psychophysiological functions as well as psychoneuroimmunological processes.

~ Rick Malter

Brief About Dr. Rick Malter

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis may at first seem odd – but listen up as Rick Malter, Ph.D., from Cottonwood, Arizona fills in evidential details. Retired clinical and school psychologist, author, and researcher, he provides nutritional consultations using hair tissue mineral analysis and supplements to reduce the intensity of a person’s measured stress reactions. His unique perspective on the relationship between HTMA and specific psychological presentations provides a different, additional, treatable perspective to otherwise refractory, treatment failure, presentations.

Hard evidence, even odd-sounding and unconventional, can make a difference. See the multiple references below to consider this additional tool for evolved evaluations. HTMA reveals far more than simply heavy metal imbalances.

How He Became Interested In HTMA

“In 1980, when I was severely burned out,  with a fasting blood sugar level of 45, a friend and colleague tested my first hair mineral analysis for me. It showed a critically low magnesium level that accounted for my reactive hypoglycemia and brought me precariously close to a sudden fatal heart attack. Magnesium and other supplements normalized my glucose metabolism and drastically reduced my heart attack risk. This led me to read and learn more about hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) and how closely it relates to different aspects of the stress response including the mental aspects. My mentors in hair mineral analysis, Drs. Paul Eck and David Watts, did the pioneering research into understanding the dynamics of the nutrient mineral system and how it is related in a very valid way to both physical and mental health issues.”

Dr Malter’s Books:

* The Strands of Health: A Guide to Understanding Hair Mineral Analysis  Dr Malter’s interesting book with specific clinical presentations based upon measured imbalances. 

* Shrinking the Judge : Freeing the Inner Child  On the psychological impact and elemental imbalances that both create and dismiss the Judge – a measurable mental subset associated with mineral imbalances.

Dr Malter’s Website:

* http://www.malterinstitute.org

The Best Two Labs For HTMA

* Trace Elements Laboratory – David Watts PhD, with multiple educational and reference resources. Their reports also provide specific ratios that reveal additional nuanced, correctable clinical challenges.

* Analytic Research Laboratory – Founded by Paul Eck PhD, with additional, useful references.

Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis References:

* Malter, R, Trace Mineral Analysis and Psychneuroimmunology, http://www.orthomolecular.org/library/jom/1994/articles/1994-v09n02-p079.shtml

* For a complete list of books and studies on Hair Mineral Analysis and the implications for numerous medic...

Methylation Details For Treatment Failure

The CoreBrain Journal Walsh Molecular Series: 1 of 3

More than two-thirds of persons diagnosed with a behavior or mental disorder exhibit a methylation imbalance. A person’s methyl status is established during the first few months of in-utero development and this condition tends to persist throughout life.

~ William Walsh

Agenda: The Walsh Molecular Series 

* Methylation – CBJ/025 – Each is a 1-hour Special Interview | Update – CBJ/115

* Copper & Kryptopyrrole – CBJ/034 Active Link | Cu & Kp Update – CBJ/137

* Schizophrenia & Bipolar – CBJ/042 Active Link

* The End of Autism -CBJ/141 – Link

Methylation Overview: Two-Thirds, 66%, Is A Remarkable Number

Molecular measures change the rules of the diagnostic and treatment game. Why? Improved target recognition for contributory molecular mind variables offers increased precision and more predictable outcomes.  It’s a terrific honor for me, and for our serious team at CoreBrain Journal, to welcome Dr. Walsh for this first in a special series of three one-hour CBJ indispensable interviews.

Why one hour? – Because Bill’s message is important for many reasons:

* Fresh, Relevant Data in a rapidly rising sea of excellent biomedical insights improves mind measurement and treatment initiatives for many who suffer from treatment failure.

* Cost-Effective Measures now reveal patterns of previously under-appreciated brain functions that look on the surface as untreatable – e.g. personality disorders, autism, mood disorders, schizophrenia, cognitive deterioration, ADHD.

* Understandable insights that lead to specific biomedical resolution strategies. Read his book. His molecular view arrives in different language packaging, and yet is quite easily translated into informed, effective clinical care by many.

About Dr. Walsh               

William J. Walsh, Ph.D., FACN, president of the non-profit Walsh Research Institute, is an internationally recognized expert in the field of nutritional medicine and a key scientist paving the way for nutrient-based psychiatry and nutritional medicine.  Over the past 30 years, Dr. Walsh has developed biochemical treatments for patients diagnosed with behavioral disorders, attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder, autism, clinical depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease that are used by doctors throughout the world.

His book, Nutrient Power: Heal Your Biochemistry and Heal Your Brain [updated May 2014], describes specific findings for his evidence-based nutrient therapy system.

Dr. Walsh’s noted accomplishments include:  (a) groundbreaking studies reporting reduced violent behavior following nutrient therapy, (b) the 1999 discovery of undermethylation and copper/zinc imbalances [Coming: CBJ/034] in autism, (c) the 2000 finding of metallothionein protein depletion in autism, (d) the 2007 published study linking copper overload and post-partum depression, (e) the identification of five biochemical subtypes of clinical depression, (f) the 2011 development of the Walsh Theory of Schizophrenia [Coming: CBJ/042], and (g) the direction of the Beethoven Research Project that revealed that the composer suffered from severe lead poisoning.

His internationally acclaimed presentations,

Mindful Parenting for ADHD Children: Requires More Than Consistent Structure

The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.

– Peggy O’Mara

Brief About Dr. Bertin – Coalescent, Mindful Perspectives:

Dr. Bertin is an articulate developmental pediatrician in Pleasantville NY, and author of two important books – Mindful Parenting for ADHD and The Family ADHD Solution – which integrate mindfulness into the rest of evidence-based ADHD care. He also teaches as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College, on the faculty of the Windward Teacher Training Institute, and is on the editorial advisory board of Common Sense Media. His interesting, comprehensive blog is also available through Huffington Post, Mindful.org and Psychology Today .

Parenting Note:

External structural consistency devoid of unbalanced affect helps on day to day issues; and is best coupled with an internal, balanced, mindful parenting process improves long-term developmental outcomes  from within. Mindful parenting works  for parents at every level – far beyond ADHD.

Dr Bertin’s ADHD Mindful Parenting – His Personal Overview  

“First, I think the fact that ADHD is so overwhelming to parents is not discussed enough, and is often exacerbated by common perceptions about ADHD to begin with.   I’d be fortunate enough to be introduced to mindfulness many years ago, and when the research developed to prove it works, I realized I should start using with families. Mindful awareness is a process that can dramatically improve parenting skills.

A mindful process not only makes parents feel better, which is important enough, but really, taking care of ADHD requires lots of effort, resilience, flexible problem solving and compassion (for themselves, for starters) for parents.  ADHD causes stress in and of itself, which makes effort, internal resilience and all the rest that much harder to maintain.  If you want to be able to do everything you feel you should do to manage ADHD – even just stick to a behavioral plan – it’s going to be much easier if you practice mindfulness because your own resilience will be that much higher.

Mindful parenting practice supports both parent and child.

And then from there, mindful practice supports almost all of ADHD care.  From a research point of you, the exact interventions built through mindfulness effectively impact the worse challenges for those with ADHD.  Then there’s stress, behavioral management, changing habit, dealing compassionately with judgment (yours, the communities, grandma’s …), communication, and more. All of these contextual challenges can meaningfully improve with mindful intentionality.

Mindfulness doesn’t fix ADHD on its own, but it supports the rest of what we need to do.”

Dr Bertin’s Books:

* Mindful Parenting for ADHD – A Guide to Cultivating Calm, Reducing Stress and Helping Children Thrive

* The Family ADHD Solution – A Scientific Approach to Maximizing Your Child’s Attention and Minimizing Parental Stress

Dr Bertin’s Mindful Article And Website/Blog:

* In Mindful Magazine

* http://developmentaldoctor.com/

Dr Bertin’s Book Recommendations:

* Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain, by Patricia Begley

* The Mindful Brain,