Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition characterized by the chronic experience of abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea,...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Genes Are Not Destiny
We are the products of our mother's and father's genes (more Mom than Dad), but a modern understanding of genetics and biology shows us that how our genes...
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Depression 3 - Not Quite What It Used to Be
The first written records we have of depression are from Mesopotamia, in 2000 B.C. Those who were depressed were thought to be possessed by spirits,...
Saturday, June 26, 2010
The Evolution of Psychiatry
In the West a few centuries ago, mental illness was considered the result of personal or spiritual failure. Those who suffered were often considered...
Friday, June 25, 2010
Diet and Depression Again
Now I'll review the other major dietary observational studies regarding depressive disorders. Dietary patterns and depressive symptoms among Japanese...
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Diet, Depression, and Anxiety
This post will focus on a single paper, published in March 2010 in the American Journal of Psychiatry: Association of Western and Traditional Diets With...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Depression 2 - Inflammation Boogaloo
It is well known that symptoms of clinical depression are likely mediated by inflammation in the brain. A number of lines of evidence support this idea,...
Monday, June 21, 2010
Cravings and Processed Food Woo Woo
David Kessler wrote an interesting book last year called The End of Overeating, in which he examined the nature of the food industry in America today...
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Vegetable Oils and our Brave New World
A quick review of the basic premise, this new lens through which I examine nutrition, general health, and mental health: humans beings will have the best...
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Wheat and Schizophrenia
I'm in the middle of an introduction to vegetable oils post, but in the midst of tweaking that one, my youngest woke up from her nap, and I moved to the...
Friday, June 18, 2010
Depression 1
I realize this blog is titled "Evolutionary Psychiatry," and I have yet to actually mention much psychiatry. In part because my job is to stick my nose...
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Eat What You Want**, Lose Fat, and Keep it Off Forever
** except for a few foods which currently constitute 60% of the standard American diet(disclaimer again - I'm not your doctor - you may have a particular...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Beans and Grains: A Brief Introduction
In previous entries, I made mention of a paleolithic-style diet being optimal for human consumption. By "optimal" I meant you can rely on your appetite...
Monday, June 14, 2010
The Fat Post: For Heaven's Sake, Eat the Skin on your Chicken
A hundred dieters just turned their heads. "What? The SKIN? That's where all the FAT is!"Well, let me regale you with a tale of ego, bias, and misdirected...
