Modern Life Can Make People Crazy

[Mr Lee]

Ahhhh, I finally have an excuse why I am crazy. :th_thsmilies-29057: :any-help: So life in other countries like the Philippines might actually be much healthier?Last month, researchers found that schizophrenics were more likely to have been subjected to influenza in the womb than healthy individuals. Other common experiences can also drive away our wits, long after we are out of diapers.In fact, the typical American lifestyle teems with risk factors for mental illness, says Stephen Ilardi, a psychologist at the University of Kansas and author of "The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs" (DeCapo Press, 2009). But we can protect ourselves by adopting the habits of our distant ancestors, he said."In modern life, our environment is continually activating the brain's stress response," Ilardi said, bombarded as we are by email, tragic news and interpersonal demands. Certain circuits in the brain react to stress as if it is an infection, triggering social withdrawal, inflammation and potentially leading to brain damage in areas such as the hippocampus, the frontal cortex and the basal ganglia, Ilardi said.In many mental disorders, "inflammation is a big culprit," Ilardi said.In short bouts, inflammation is the body's way of protecting itself. But if prolonged, it can take a tremendous toll. Like heart disease and insulin resistance, mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression, autism, anxiety and bipolar disorder have all been linked to inflammation. And the prevalence of many of these illnesses has increased in lockstep with modernization, Ilardi said.The relative sanity of our distant ancestors should not imply they led stress-free lives. Hunting dangerous game does not exactly instill Zen-like breaths. But "our remote ancestors had many factors woven into the fabric of their lives that turned off the brain's stress response,"

Edited July 30, 2009 by Mr. Lee

[Mik]

The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs

What's wrong with self-medicating with drugs?

For example, if met with an impediment on a path to some succulent boar, hunter-gatherers may have vented their frustration by, say, heaving a boulder out of the way.

This is the origin of modern bowling.I agree, a high fat diet is best for good health. A low fat diet will kill you with obesity and cancer. Don't listen to the AMA. Edited July 31, 2009 by M.Morey

[Jollygoodfellow]

The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs

What's wrong with self-medicating with drugs?

For example, if met with an impediment on a path to some succulent boar, hunter-gatherers may have vented their frustration by, say, heaving a boulder out of the way.

This is the origin of modern bowling.I agree, a high fat diet is best for good health. A low fat diet will kill you with obesity and cancer. Don't listen to the AMA.

I watched a documentary sometime back about high fat intake,anyway different countries were shown and the ones with a high intake of fat were in better heath than others,for example one country that I cant remember which one it was just now would pour all the fat drippings from a chicken rotisserie into the bag with the chicken when bought.These people love it and had less heart problems etc than places that try to follow a low fat diet.

[Bruce]

There was adocumentary a few years back in the US comparing the life style of the people of Seattle Washington and New Orleans Louisiana. The people in Seattle were very athletic, very involved in good heathful eating very body consious.The people in New Orleans ate excessivly, ate what they wanted, drank to excess.The people in Seattle lived on average to 72 years.The people in New Orleans lived to an average age of 64. At the end of the documentary, the people of New orleans were interviewed with the facts that the documentary was going to show. They did not care. They were sorry that the people of Seattle did not know how to eat and enjoy themselves!

[Travis]

There was adocumentary a few years back in the US comparing the life style of the people of Seattle Washington and New Orleans Louisiana. The people in Seattle were very athletic, very involved in good heathful eating very body consious.The people in New Orleans ate excessivly, ate what they wanted, drank to excess.The people in Seattle lived on average to 72 years.The people in New Orleans lived to an average age of 64. At the end of the documentary, the people of New orleans were interviewed with the facts that the documentary was going to show. They did not care. They were sorry that the people of Seattle did not know how to eat and enjoy themselves!

interesting, can't help those who do not want to help themselves. always was always will be