The Neuro-Protective Lifestyle

Depression: A Novel Nutritional Neuroscientific Approach

Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

Depression can be difficult to treat.
Even with the most effective medications, a sixty percent response rate is considered exceptional. Worse yet for most people, continued treatment revolves around minimizing side-effects rather than aggressively addressing the circumstances that allowed the depression to develop in the first place.
To confound matters even more, recent studies suggest [...]

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We Are What We Eat And We Feel What We Smell…

Posted on 06. Jun, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

photo credit:johdax
Terpenoids are naturally occurring aromatic organic compounds that have been utilized in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years — we know them as aromatic or “essential oils”.
Menthol, camphor, thymol, eugenol and incensole acetate are all examples of plant terpenoids with psycho-active properties. Yep, I said psycho-active.
Apparently burning incense is [...]

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Your Brain On Accutane®

Posted on 12. May, 2008 by Kerry Friesen, M.D..

So here’s the deal, medication has its place, but this one belongs on your face – NOT in your body!
photo credit: Syma Sees
Suicide and the depression that precipitates it, is common in North America. Common enough to be the third leading cause of death for people aged 15 to 24.
Acne unfortunately, especially [...]

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