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Episode 25: Several ancient religions had their prophecies confirmed when exact copies of their manuscripts were discovered between 1947-1960's. Over 4 Billion Believers in the Dead Sea Scrolls Over half of the world believes in religions emanating from the Dead Sea Scrolls (Table 1). Sometimes people switch religions and other folks only partly assimilate the teachings into their lives. Because loving release of all people and things is central to healing, there is no place in the healing community for hate speech toward anyone. If you are recovering from a violent past, Biblical Psychiatry from a Dead Sea Scroll healing practice may be helpful in releasing harmful messages of childhood and the subconscious mind. I can say that from experience with Complimentary and Alternative Medicine helping with other mental health conditions such as chronic pain syndrome, memory loss, and sexual disorders. https://vimeo.com/1135228120 Download & Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Religious and Spiritual Problems in the Field of Psychiatry In 1994, the American Psychiatric Association published the DSM-IV, reconceptualizing religious and spiritual problems as a separate V-code 62.89 that could explain symptoms.1 This is significant for two reasons. First, it medicalized and pathologized spiritual and religious problems. Second, it placed spiritual and religious problems right next to mainstream psychiatric disorders on a differential diagnosis, allowing a clinician a choice between one or the other. The field of medicine and psychiatry both seek to offer effective, compassionate care to all peoples regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion or creed. It has been a privilege to offer compassionate, holistic care to patients from all walks of life since I took the Hippocratic Oath in 2003. National standardized board exams have at least one “Religious Problem” question on the multiple-choice questions along the pathway to becoming a board-certified psychiatrist. There was little to no training from mainstream medicine into ancient healing practices, however. The risk is that psychiatrists would diagnose a spiritual experience as a psychiatric condition, further confounding things for the patient. If the patient has a spiritual experience, it may be comforting but it may be terrifying depending on a whole host of different circumstances. I’ve never used V-code 62.89, but I regularly engage convesations about any ancestral healing modalities. This podcast is my attempt to improve communication between doctors and patients. What follows is an outline of common history. Prophecies Confirmed by Carbon-Dating The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) are a collection of over 25,000 fragments comprising the remains of about 1,000 ancient manuscripts found in various sites in the Judean Desert mostly between 1947 and the 1960s.2 These documents were validated by modern carbon-dating, giving undeniable archeological evidence supporting that hundreds of the ancient prophecies have already come true. For a prophecy to be true, it is expected that event take place in plain sight of all the people. Ancient prophets were serious business. The prophets were killed for any mistakes. A few were outcast, but most were advisors to kings and world leaders. The Canon of Scripture The "canon" refers to the 66 books that were selected to be in the Bible combining the Old and New Testaments. They were selected because the prophecies and cross-references are all internally consistent with each other. They have different author perspectives, of course, and the books' authorship dates are spread out over 1,500 years at least. With enough study bibles and bible studies, it is possible to learn all of the pieces necessary to prove this consistency to yourself. I highly recommend you take the time to do that as early in life as possible. For a fascinating way to get started with prophecy, I highly recommend Beth Moore's presentation of the Book of Daniel. My esoteric friends will be curious to learn that the Archangel Michael can only be in one place at a time. Modern "Religious Problems" The field of psychiatry contains clinical evaluations of people at all stages of life, including times of deep excitement or deep sorrow related to religion. Divorce, followed by trauma within the religion itself, are pretty typical. They come to our offices in tears of sadness and joy that are profound. They look to us for guidance even if we're not familiar with their religion. Please be patient with a psychiatrist from a different religion from you. In general, we are trained to diagnose that a religious or spiritual problem is occurring and to refer you to the proper religious or spiritual leader. Give them a chance to impress you with their professionalism. If they don't, book a Mindshift Assessment with me immediately. I know what it's like to see the shame-control system behind the curtains of churches. It is possible to heal-in-place. Let me help you. Eighty-nine percent of Christians haven't read the bible. The book of Psalms has wonderfully relaxing passages, providing solid comfort for millions over millenea. In 2003, 54% of pastors endorsed viewing porn. In 2024, 86% of pastors say pornography is a problem among pastors. The King James bible translation was written at a 12th-Grade reading level. Bill Combs writes a nice article about how it should have embarrassed the evil king that an 11-page disclaimer was written by the translators that were forced to work with enethical rules of translation. The New King James Bible was further dumbed down to a 7th-Grade reading level. I prefer to study a Chronological Bible and I would love to host a bible study if you're interested to keep each other accountable. The history has been watered down and obfuscated over the millennia by bygone government fact-checkers.3-6 I think the main way history gets lost is by putting the books out of order. The books in the bible are not in chronological order so, if anyone were reading it, generations might miss the absolutely most crucial piece of world history - hundreds of prophecies have come true. Table 1. The Dead Sea Scrolls Affect Multiple Religions and Cultures (some with effective healing traditions*) RELIGION or ETHNCITYSHARED BIBLE BOOKSPOPULATION SIZEJewish*First 5 books of the Old Testament15.7 MillionProtestants*Old and New Testament canon586 MillionCatholics*Old and New Testament, plus they added the non-canon Book of Wisdom from the Dead Sea Scrolls1.406 BillionIslam7*Genesis: Prophecy about the twins Essau and Jacob2.05 BillionLuciferians/SatanistsOld and New Testament canonUnknownEsoterics**Non-canon documents supported non-religious healing practices that also worked.UnknownAnti-SemitesFirst 5 books of the Old Testament2.2 Billion ** "Esoteric" here refers to those who practice the healing traditions from non-canon literature contained within the Dead Sea Scrolls. About the Author: Catholic, Protestant, & Satanist, Oh My! My religious background includes the earliest memories of Catholic masses with my grandparents. I was in the Lutheran church in elementary school around the years of my traumas. Abuse and frustration occured as a teenager and, despite the grace of a YMCA child daycare manager, I turned to Satan briefly at age 15. I sobered up at age 19 and rededicated my life to Jesus Christ at John Osteen's original Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. That's when they used to pray for you to receive the Holy Spirit after every alter call. I studied the New Testament and had a few hundred pages of notes before joining the Army two years later in 1993. For over a year prior to joining the Army the first time, I attended a Full Gospel Pentecostal-Style church in South Houston, Texas with Pastor Roy Love. He said “There’s healing in the presence of the Lord” and I felt something quicken in my chest and grab my attention. I strongly thought that the pastor was right and I decided right then to keep attending. They spoke in tongues, sang, danced and got slain in the Spirit like you see on TV. I participated in effective healings at age 20. I'm 53 now and, as a Master Healer, I think so fondly of Pastor Love's simple wisdom. He was right. It's the very presense of the Lord that replaces the trauma residue from our bodies. The discovery of a real spiritual life was the only way to make sense of some paranormal experiences I had had already by age 19, but more about that later on. My faith came to life in many ways during the 1997 humanitarian mission to Benin, Africa. It changed my life enough to cause me to pursue the field of medicine in the first place and I made a documentary about it (MEDFLAG 97-1). The biggest reason this Texan became so diverse is because at the age of 21 my first duty assignment in the U.S. Army was Germany in 1993. This was two years after the Berlin wall came down and we could see the bullet holes on all of their buildings on the East side. I wrote my own notebook on a History of Isreal while stationed overseas and attended a German-speaking church. I had two years of remote duty and did not speak the language or have any real military support in-person. I didn't even know how to buy vegetables at the grocery store. Visiting the place where Anne Frank died in the Netherlands, Bergen Belsen, really hit me hard. I earned the German Studies Certificate from the University of Maryland while I was stationed in Germany. That is where I leared about how the Nazi movement subjugated progressive causes and created the world's largest killing machine without the knowledge of the people paying for it. I still love the heavy metal music that comes from Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany and many of the European and Scandinavian countries because their ballads capture the story of the warriors from all of those lands (If any of

Episode 24: Hidden toxins surround almost every way to consume cannabis products. This is Part 3 of 3 in the Cannabis series. In Episode 21, we have covered how our own body's endocannabinoids are involved in brain recovery and learning. In Episode 23, we covered the similarity in proteins between endocannabinoids and phytocannabinoids from marijuana. We also discussed my open offer start a Support Group for Medical Cannabis Users and outlined the group princlples and a sample flyer for your consideration. Today, we're talking to the serious cannabis user. The hippies were right! Since the 1960's, we've studied the human protein Anandamide is chemically similar to THC in marijuana. The endocannabinoid system is central to homeostasis in the body, including our brain's internal healing apparatus. And the stoners are so happy the science has backed up what the hippies already knew. Here's the Bad News There are toxins that have worked their way in through industrialized methods that may be worsening your brain health. Elevated levels of lead and cadmium have been found in the blood of legal cannabis users getting thier cannabis from dispensaries.1 Popcorn lung and other diseases come from vaping cartriges.2 There are no scientifically valid studies that control for the hazards of combustible materiel (like cancer). Vaping chemicals are bad for oral health.3 https://vimeo.com/1134618094?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Download & share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. The Healthiest Approaches I've Found: Food for Thought Totally organic. I've only found this at Maggie's Farms in Colorado wins lots of awards. (When I was in Missouri, I should have asked my local dispensary to carry that for me. Instead, I grew it myself and you can learn to grow Cannabis yourself too.) Edibles preferred due to no burning papers or other combustible material. None to minimal butane exposure from lighters. Rosin, paste, concentrate without any chemical processing. Plant presses squeeze out the paste. Partially Health Approaches I've Found Water bong with ice cubes in the tube to cool the sides, keeping it very clean. Freeze Pipe stays frozen in the freezer, keeping it cool on the lungs. The spiral pattern causes some debris to stick to the sides and not be inhaled. It's nice to have a second one so one is always cold. Mine was easy to rinse out with just water. The toxic cleaning chemicals they recommend are not necessary. Cigarrettes/joints act as their own filter pretty well until they are more than half-smoked. 1Seltenrich N. Untested, Unsafe? Cannabis Users Show Higher Lead and Cadmium Levels. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Sep;131(9):94001. doi: 10.1289/EHP13519. Epub 2023 Sep 25. PMID: 37747406; PMCID: PMC10519194. 2Ebersole J, Samburova V, Son Y, Cappelli D, Demopoulos C, Capurro A, Pinto A, Chrzan B, Kingsley K, Howard K, Clark N, Khlystov A. Harmful chemicals emitted from electronic cigarettes and potential deleterious effects in the oral cavity. Tob Induc Dis. 2020 May 8;18:41. doi: 10.18332/tid/116988. PMID: 32435175; PMCID: PMC7233525. 3Appendino G. The early history of cannabinoid research. Rendiconti Lincei Scienze Fisiche e Naturali. 2020/12/01 2020;31(4):919-929. doi:10.1007/s12210-020-00956-0

Episode 23: The marijuana plant's THC and CBD mimics the human proteins Anandamide and 2-AG, namely endocannabinoid system (ECS). The Best Kept Secret in Medicine The human body makes proteins just like those found in the marijuana plant. Endocannabinoids are made within the body, while phytocannabiniods are found in the plant. Nevermind the inconsistencies with naming convention here; these people do handle a lot of pot. The ECS is directly involved with the feedback loop on cell recovery and injury. This means that if you become deficient in endocannabinoids or their receptors, exogenous (outside) phytocannabinoids may help. Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, & Migraines Dr. Ethan Russo announced in 1985 that Endocannabinoid Deficiency Syndrome may replace all three of these diagnoses. Once our internal endocannabinoid system is out of balance, then all homeostatic balance is lost. All three of these conditions are fundamentally neurological, which supports the concept that neurotrophic factors depend on endocannabinoids elsewhere throughout the body and not just in the brain. Adopting a Naturalist Lifestyle Seriously, I use terpenes and endocannabinoids on a regular basis in my custom topical remedy for pain. I tell my story because it's illegal for a physician to prescribe marijuana still. You can get a medical marijuana card in legal states, but they usually restrict your rights to buy guns when you do that. Idiots. When I lived in Colorado I tried CBN gummies and they worked for REM sleep even with nightmares, elevation sickness and sleep apnea - all at the same time. When I lived in Missouri, I got certified as a Master Gardner and a Master Grower - then started the Teaching Garden filming for a How to Grow Medicine & Food class. See the video for details and sign up while prices are ridiculously low. Join the Healing Revolution https://vimeo.com/1133396384?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Download and share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Support for Medical Marijuana Patients Marijuana consumption has been lumped into the illicit drugs and not taken seriously as a medicine in the recovery space. There are lots of socially constructed reasons that patients of medical marijuana lack access to solid, supportive community: Outlawing the import of marijuana in 1937. It used to be legal to import marijuana into the United States. Government misinformation campaign since the War on Cannabis started by President Nixon June 1971. Many VA psychologists are still very much against the use of marijuana. I have seen long essays written in response to veteran disability requests with tons of references about how harmful it is. To be fair, psychologists are not trained in such a way as to grasp how the Endocannabinoid System handles the homeostatic balance over every biochemical process in the body. Available marijuana has lots of pesticides and users of legal cannabis in the US have elevated levels of lead and cadmium in their blood. Clean Green Certification is sparsely available. Doing it yourself is totally available in a growing number of states. Support Group for Medical Marijuana Patients This would be a great Mastermind Group to get started. If you are interested, please read this article on Dopamine Dysregulation Disorder - all addiction chemistry is the same. I've already put together a sample flyer for a similar Mastermind Group so we can easily adapt and start this up for you when you're ready. There are several pitfalls when starting with cannabis products, in my experience. Recall, I've had no alcohol for over 30 years and have been the Medical Director for two world-class substance abuse programs. I have taken care of patients who have gone insane from marijuana, K2 spice, kratom, methamphetamine, and even a dirty Lavender essential oil product. So if you can get through the pitfalls and not have headaches, dizziness, syncope or an upset stomach from eating too much, then we can start talking about how marijuana can be medical. But first, you have to make sure the cannabis is pure and clean - something absent from the literature entirely from my estimation. A Support Group for Medical Marijuana Patient, in my opinion, should include a few holistic principles. In my experience as a psychiatrist, I've never seen marijuana become a problem for a patient when these principles are in place: Support Group Principles Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Emotional health is a priority. Healing sexuality, trauma, intimacy blockages are done in emotional safety. Brene Brown's viewpoint on a shame-free environment will be upheld. Helping others is everybody's group goal. Leadership Opportunities Are you needing a hobby? What about a letter of recommendation or mentorship opportunity? Leading a support group is one way that you and I could get to know each other over a long period of time and I could support your career here and there as appropriate. That's what Mastermind Groups are all about. Join the Healing Revolution for integrative training on healing research, how to grow organic medicine and food, Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning, real nutrition, real detoxification, healing intimate relations how to Mindshift your life.

Episode 21: What success in mental health looks like on Functional MRI machine images of the brain. https://vimeo.com/1133014538?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Download and Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Audio version: The "clean-up and repair" cells in the brain use Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor to repair and rebuild new nerve growth in the Central Nervous System. See Figure 1 below from an except from my first book with these images of what the hippocampus looks like before and after treatment. This area of the brain is like a muscle and can be strengthened with new nerve growth, something we were told wasn't possible when my Class of 2007 entered U.T. Houston Medical School. The Healer Protein: BDNF Excerpt, Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution (2016) How we Increase BDNF Several things increased human BDNF and most of them are lifestyle related. The area of your brain where this is most impactful is an area called the hippocampus. Unfortunately, this is your resilience center, responsible for coping with stress and incorporating new memories into your long-term memory. If you become overwhelmed with life, PTSD or develop clinical depression, you can lose so many neuron connections in the hippocampus that it will shrink. Here are some of the known ways to increase BDNF: Meditation & Stretching. Slowing down, taking time for yourself can help.1 Eating more fruit and vegetables. I recommend eating as close to an unprocessed, anti-inflammatory diet as possible (Books: Paleo Diet, Wheat Belly). Green tea. The caffeine content can be quite high so be careful.2 Resveratrol. Resveratrol is a plant polyphenolic compound.3  Weight lifting. Fatiguing muscles to the point they are tired with exercise is known to increase BDNF. It also causes the brain to release Growth Hormone at night which is associated with improved sleep.4 Talk therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy alone, without medications, has been shown to treat PTSD and increase BDNF levels.5 Antidepressant medications. Serotonin and Serotonin/Norepinephrine (adrenaline)-related antidepressant medications increase BDNF and are shown to improve PTSD, depression and anxiety.5 Social connection. Whether it’s work, school, church or volunteer service, establishing a routine with friendly, social interaction is also helpful.6 Prebiotics. Gut bacteria convert prebiotics into butyrate7, a substance that has been shown to increase BDNF.8 Magnesium.9  N-acetylcysteine.10 Taken as a supplement. The Ketogenic Diet.11 Dark chocolate.12 And more… (Special thanks to Jordan Fallis’ blog.) Buy the Book Notice the subtitle, "toward a permanent solution". A Mindshift Plan is the permanent solution. Lulu.com Print-on-Demand References 1.         Cahn BR, Goodman MS, Peterson CT, Maturi R, Mills PJ. Yoga, Meditation and Mind-Body Health: Increased BDNF, Cortisol Awakening Response, and Altered Inflammatory Marker Expression after a 3-Month Yoga and Meditation Retreat. Front Hum Neurosci. 2017;11:315. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2017.00315 2.         Gundimeda U, McNeill TH, Fan TK, et al. Green tea catechins potentiate the neuritogenic action of brain-derived neurotrophic factor: role of 67-kDa laminin receptor and hydrogen peroxide. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. Feb 28 2014;445(1):218-24. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.01.166 3.         Rahvar M, Nikseresht M, Shafiee SM, et al. Effect of Oral Resveratrol on the BDNF Gene Expression in the Hippocampus of the Rat Brain. Neurochemical Research. 2011/05/01 2011;36(5):761-765. doi:10.1007/s11064-010-0396-8 4.         Arazi H, Babaei P, Moghimi M, Asadi A. Acute effects of strength and endurance exercise on serum BDNF and IGF-1 levels in older men. BMC Geriatrics. 2021/01/13 2021;21(1):50. doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01937-6 5.         Björkholm C, Monteggia LM. BDNF - a key transducer of antidepressant effects. Neuropharmacology. Mar 2016;102:72-9. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.10.034 6.         Salinas J, Beiser A, Himali JJ, et al. Associations between social relationship measures, serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and risk of stroke and dementia. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). Jun 2017;3(2):229-237. doi:10.1016/j.trci.2017.03.001 7.         Savignac HM, Corona G, Mills H, et al. Prebiotic feeding elevates central brain derived neurotrophic factor, N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor subunits and d-serine. Neurochemistry International. 2013/12/01/ 2013;63(8):756-764. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2013.10.006 8.         Kim HJ, Leeds P, Chuang DM. The HDAC inhibitor, sodium butyrate, stimulates neurogenesis in the ischemic brain. J Neurochem. Aug 2009;110(4):1226-40. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06212.x 9.         Pochwat B, Sowa-Kucma M, Kotarska K, Misztak P, Nowak G, Szewczyk B. Antidepressant-like activity of magnesium in the olfactory bulbectomy model is associated with the AMPA/BDNF pathway. Psychopharmacology (Berl). Jan 2015;232(2):355-67. doi:10.1007/s00213-014-3671-6 10.       Dean O, Giorlando F, Berk M. N-acetylcysteine in psychiatry: current therapeutic evidence and potential mechanisms of action. J Psychiatry Neurosci. Mar 2011;36(2):78-86. doi:10.1503/jpn.100057 11. Masino SA, Rho JM. Mechanisms of Ketogenic Diet Action. In: Noebels JL, Avoli M, Rogawski MA, Olsen RW, Delgado-Escueta AV, eds. Jasper's Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies. National Center for Biotechnology Information (US) Copyright © 2012, Michael A Rogawski, Antonio V Delgado-Escueta, Jeffrey L Noebels, Massimo Avoli and Richard W Olsen.; 2012. 12.      Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO). 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Episode 20. Please support the Cure AMD Foundation (Age-Related Macular Degeneration). Prepare Your Own Food Vegetable oil and seed oils have toxic levels of omega-6. While proclaiming the virtues of omega-3 fatty acids, we crossed over the recommended 2% consumption of dietary vegetable oils a long time ago. Restaurants, processed foods, and the fast-food industry pumps the world full of it. We trusted the food we brought into our homes only to later discover that cancer, obesity, diabetes and macular degeneration blindness are all extremely strongly associated with vegetable oil. For this reason, vegetable oil is one of my Top 9 Neurotoxins in the Food and Water Supply back from episode 4 on November 20, 2024. Obesity, Diabetes, and Chronic Disease: Is it the Sugar, 'Carbs', Vegetable Oils, or All Three? What if feeling better from "diet and exercise" inadvertently caused you to avoid vegetable oils, BPA plastic, PFAS forever chemicals, and other neurotoxins? I think that may be part of the reason detoxes and diets help us feel better within a week even though our bodies are laden with toxins for years. If it is the vegetable oil that's causing us to be addicted to different foods, it would really throw off controlled studies. It turns out that the vegetable oil we’re eating is controlling our brain chemistry in many ways. Phytoestrogens are in vegetable oils we eat.1 Estradiol affects dopamine (addiction, memory, learning), serotonin (mood) and glutamate systems (excitatory stimulation).2 Estradiol specifically effects the dopamine transporter apparatus within cells.3 Obesity, diabetes, cancer, and age-related macular degeneration (blindness) are all strongly implicated in the YouTube video posted below. https://vimeo.com/1132880360?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Download and Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. We get a rush of all types of neurochemistry when we take a bite of fast food, frozen foods, restaurant foods that is enough to cause a change in behavior. Taken together, these would cause addiction-reward from eating it, remove objectivity from learning about how food impacts our bodies. We are getting a “dopamine hit” from the vegetable oil alone – even if the food is otherwise healthy for human consumption. Sadly, the largest health correlations impact is on the reproductive centers, breast cancer, menopause, perimenopause, and perhaps the future of human civilization itself. Scary Waters The same estrogenic properties in the food are present in public, aquatic environments so controlling our dietary intake is crucial to lowering our risk of disease.4 Opioids and other drugs wash off the property into wastewater and creeks, tributaries, lakes and rivers.5 Antidepressants appear in the very Rhine River in Germany that I used to visit when I was stationed there in the Army in the 1990’s.6 Genes encoded with antimicrobial resistance await you in open waters in Canada.7 “One hundred-eighteen pharmaceuticals determined in drinking water samples from 25 U.S. treatment plants.”8 These included carbamazepine, bupropion, cotinine, metoprolol, and lithium most predominantly.8 Chris A. Knobbe, MD In 2017, Dr. Chris Knobbe left his ophthamology practice to start the Cure AMD Foundation. Age-Related Macular Degeneration is a Westernized disease. He gives a great presentation about it making the case definitive that vegetable oil is more dangerous than sugar and fat. https://youtu.be/-te509vqnFs?si=BgIMAYONBJE822Cn Restaurants, fast food, and processed food at grocery stores are overloaded with vegetable oils. Some foods have vegetable oils, but it's supposed to be less than 2% of the total diet to be healthy. Therefore, cooking for yourself is unavoidable to protect your brain, body, and health. It should come as no surprise that the Communists at Harvard University would allow the ongoing recommendation of neurotoxic, carcinogenic, and blindness-causing vegetable oils to cook with for your family. The Harvard List is in direct opposition to Dr. Chris Knobbe's research at the Cure AMD Foundation (Age-Related Macular Degeneration). The healthy people of tomorrow will learn to Mindshift their sources of healthcare education. The Displacing Foods of Modern Commerce9 I highly recommend supporting the Cure AMD Foundation. Dr. Knobbe is an exemplary physician who has followed the best evidence only to uncover mass poisoning because we don't cook our own food. He left mainstream medicine in 2017 to start the Cure AMD Foundation. While he was discovering the fact that macular degeneration is a Westernized Disease, he incidentally discovered that vegetable oils also drive cancer, diabetes and obesity. Kudos, Chris. The 9-Worst Vegetable Oils: The Neuro 9 (see also The Neuro 9 in the water supply) Corn Soybean Canola Sunflower Safflower Cottonseed Rapeseed Grapeseed Rice Bran Cure Age-Related Macular Degeneration It's not only blindness that's at risk here, it's also cancer, diabetes and obesity. The same can be said of the Top 9 Neurotoxins in the Food and Water Supply. References 1.         Booth AN, Bickoff EM, Kohler GO. Estrogen-like activity in vegetable oils and mill by-products. Science. Jun 17 1960;131(3416):1807-8. doi:10.1126/science.131.3416.1807 2.         Bendis PC, Zimmerman S, Onisiforou A, Zanos P, Georgiou P. The impact of estradiol on serotonin, glutamate, and dopamine systems. Front Neurosci. 2024;18:1348551. doi:10.3389/fnins.2024.1348551 3.         Watson CS, Alyea RA, Hawkins BE, Thomas ML, Cunningham KA, Jakubas AA. Estradiol effects on the dopamine transporter - protein levels, subcellular location, and function. J Mol Signal. Dec 5 2006;1:5. doi:10.1186/1750-2187-1-5 4.         Fekadu S, Alemayehu E, Dewil R, Van der Bruggen B. Pharmaceuticals in freshwater aquatic environments: A comparison of the African and European challenge. Sci Total Environ. Mar 1 2019;654:324-337. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.072 5.         Phillips PJ, Smith SG, Kolpin DW, et al. Pharmaceutical formulation facilities as sources of opioids and other pharmaceuticals to wastewater treatment plant effluents. Environ Sci Technol. Jul 1 2010;44(13):4910-6. doi:10.1021/es100356f 6.         Schlüsener MP, Hardenbicker P, Nilson E, Schulz M, Viergutz C, Ternes TA. Occurrence of venlafaxine, other antidepressants and selected metabolites in the Rhine catchment in the face of climate change. Environ Pollut. Jan 2015;196:247-56. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.09.019 7.         Freeman CN, Scriver L, Neudorf KD, Hansen LT, Jamieson RC, Yost CK. Antimicrobial resistance gene surveillance in the receiving waters of an upgraded wastewater treatment plant. FACETS. 2018;3(1):128-138. doi:10.1139/facets-2017-0085 8.         Furlong ET, Batt AL, Glassmeyer ST, et al. Nationwide reconnaissance of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking waters of the United States: Pharmaceuticals. Science of The Total Environment. 2017/02/01/ 2017;579:1629-1642. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.128 9.         Knobbe CA, Stojanoska M. The ‘Displacing Foods of Modern Commerce’ Are the Primary and Proximate Cause of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Unifying Singular Hypothesis. Medical Hypotheses. 2017/11/01/ 2017;109:184-198. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2017.10.010

Episode 17: Part 1/2. Learn what male:female energy is, if it's not sexual, and to seamlessly balance your own. This is Part 1 of a 2-Part Series. Different variations of Male:Female Energy Healing have been a part of ancient civilization and are still taught today in the Basic Training class of One Light Healing Touch (OLHT). I'm repeating the January 2026 class - join me! What is Male:Female Energy (masculine/feminine)? Energy is not sexual, per se. Rather, masculine, male energy has been thought of for millennia as an aggressive or forceful mindset use to typically deal with challenges and threats that face the family. Feminine energy is thought of, in this context, as nurturing within the family unit. The male and female energy exist in both genders, and is not sexual in nature. We are separating out self-care and lovingkindness as a pure and ancient form of energy. This feminine nature is absent entirely from a John Wayne mentality. While there is a place to be tough and "rub some dirt on it", I've learned to see it the way of the Native Americans. The lack of nurturing and self-care accelerates aging, increases suffering, and quickens the introduction of physical and mental deterioration. https://vimeo.com/1129665794 Download and Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. I learned an interesting fact in the Basic Training class of OLHT is that in 1851 multiple native tribes agreed that it was time that they shared feedback to the white man on the male:female energy imbalances they observed since their arrival. Fourteen years later, were were in Civil War. The Ancient Male:Female Healing One of the more than 30 healing techniques taught in OLHT Basic Training was the ancient Male:Female Healing. I was the only male in the group, some please let's get some more guys to join the January 2026 class. It turns out that this technique was very popular and I witnessed remarkable transformations. There is nothing sexual about it, though a strong, healthy, opposite-sex energy may awaken one's desire to date again. I was convinced to add a couples or dating feature to the classes/healing/offering - stay tuned for upcoming registration dates on the Mindshift Calendar. Who Cares? In trauma, the ancients have always said that your chi gets scattered. Your life force energy receives a disruption in its signaling. Acupuncturists have been opening these "energy channels" for three thousand years.1 The energy of the trauma, I view as body memory, is the subconscious mind that is magnifying all of your emotions 10-fold. That is why I recommend a body release technique in my approach to healing the Mind-Body-Spirit. An ancient Male:Female Healing can be incorporated into your customized Mindshift Plan and mingles well with other holistic approaches. Complimentary and Alternative Medicine for Sexual Disorder The positive feedback from my healthy, male energy (unselfish) led me to write a protocol that works for four different sexual disorders. The protocol negates the need for risky or dangerous tantric therapy approaches out there and allows the client to simply "feel" the presence of the healthy opposite-sex energy. Normal standard of care for psychiatric practices is upheld in which the client feels free to discuss taboo or hidden sexual thoughts that are problematic. Stay tuned for Episode 18: C.A.M. for Sex & Love Addiction, Persistent Genital Arousal Syndrome and Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. 1 Hao JJ, Mittelman M. Acupuncture: past, present, and future. Glob Adv Health Med. 2014 Jul;3(4):6-8. doi: 10.7453/gahmj.2014.042. PMID: 25105069; PMCID: PMC4104560.

Episode 16: Understand how toxic culture programs the subconscious mind and gaslights it. Gerald Epstein, MD No discussion of Creative Visualization would be complete without a discussion of the incredible contribution by the late Gerald Epstein, MD. He was a psychiatrist that studied under a visualization healer in Israel for 9 years and used it to heal all sorts of things in psychiatry. A mental picture, it turns out, is a part of how we record long-term, emotional memories. These involve the amygdala and, as previously discussed, the electromagnetic body memories involved in flashbacks. The mental picture appears to be key in both unlocking the stuck, trapped emotion event as it's held in the body, AND available for clearing during body work sessions. https://vimeo.com/1129312070 Download & Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Visualization is also involved in planning the future, imagination, creativity, problem-solving and keeping yourself patient while you're waiting for something to unfold in the future. If you consume news and entertainment, the subliminal messages they're giving you are the visual images that you're internalizing into your subconscious. If you don't know how to clear it, or spend enough time in a release practice, this could feed further nightmares after watching a movie. Therefore, if you consume 3-5 hours of news and entertainment then their script is writing the script for the visual images in your head for a substantial part of your waking hours. The time wasted has opportunity cost, further reducing the time to have original thoughts and images you create. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1883148103/ref=mes-dp?_encoding=UTF8 When Fanaticism Turns to Worship The sheer number of hour spent being entertained are concerning, when you consider the importance of internalized, mental pictures. Staunch resistance to change the media-consuming lifestyle sometimes borders on religious zealotry. I know of entire families that never spend anytime in free thought. If there were evil powers behind the curtains, pulling the strings of subconscious messaging in the media... Well, let's just say it appears that the news emphasizes negativity, false politics, and trauma to control the people's feelings that just emotionally obey because they have so trained themselves to follow. https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Visualizations-Creating-Through-1997-01-31/dp/B017MYQFW8

Episode 15: Download and Share my Cheat-Sheet for Mixing Dangerous Prescription Medications. Polypharmacy is a term used to describe the interaction of multiple medications with increased risk of adverse outcomes including disability and death. The most commonly reported definition of polypharmacy was the numerical definition of five or more medications daily (n = 51, 46.4% of articles), with definitions ranging from two or more to 11 or more medicines1. Each class of medication carries different risks that can be additive and potentiate adverse events. Two Hundred Thousand – 400,000 people don’t die every year due to medical mistakes globally. Pressure from the US government led doctors to drastically cut back the use of opiates in the past several years. The next target is Benzodiazepines sometimes still necessary for relief of severe anxiety, at least until someone decides to start achieving Physical, Mental, Spiritual and Emotional balance. https://vimeo.com/1129164156?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Download & Share the Ambassador Slides Handout. The standard of care for anxiety disorders The standard of care for anxiety disorders is psychotherapy and an antidepressant. Medications such as benzodiazepine-related (alprazolam, diazepam, lorazepam, clonazepam, zolpidem, etc.), gabapentin, propranolol, hydroxyzine and buspirone are frequently used off-label for breakthrough anxiety or panic episodes. Also, chronic insomnia is best treated with a specific protocol for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Primary care prescribe approximately 90% of all psychiatric medications in the U.S.A., but they take a symptom-based approach to make the anxiety temporarily abate. In psychiatry, the goal is to overcome the emotional dysregulation and improve resiliency for future stressors. Chronic benzodiazepine use no longer has a place in the psychiatric standards of treatment. The risks of dementia, IQ point loss, insomnia, prolonged PTSD, chronic anxiety, dependency, risk of death, and avoidance of psychotherapy outweigh the temporary benefits of this class of nervous system depressants. Below is a list of contraindications (Do Not Mix) and summary of class-specific side effects in attempt to prevent harm, originally published as an excerpt from Clinical Handbook for Psychiatric Urgent Care in the USA, Daniel M. Williams, M.D., P.A. List of common side effects in acute settings of polypharmacy. This is what your doctor is worried about: Why We Fight Alcohol: Active alcohol use is a risk factor for medication adverse events. Combining medications with alcohol can result in respiratory depression, failure to maintain a secure airway, aspiration pneumonia, respiratory failure, coma and death. Benzodiazepines: Work on the GABA receptors just like alcohol. As such, they kill brain cells and are associated with insomnia, doubling the risk of dementia at any age, cognitive loss, persistent anxiety, physical and psychological dependence, and addiction. Examples: Ativan (lorazepam), Klonopin (clonazepam), Valium (diazepam), Xanax (alprazolam), Ambien (zolpidem), Temazepam, Oxazepam, Zaleplon. Benzodiazepines handoutDownload Buprenorphine: Subutex contains only buprenorphine but Suboxone contains naloxone in addition to buprenorphine (naloxone helps protect people from an inadvertent opioid overdose). So long as there is naloxone present, there is practically no abuse potential, but it makes no sense to take it with a bunch of other controlled substances. I've seen people take full opiates in the parking lot and walk-in to start the buprenorphine induction protocol. Subutex is a sublingual tablet and Suboxone is a film that you put under your tongue. Subutex was approved in 1981 and Suboxone has been available since 2002. Both Subutex and Suboxone can be initiated early by a doctor as part of an opioid treatment program. The brand name Subutex has been discontinued in the U.S. but it is available as generic buprenorphine sublingual tablets. Methamphetamine: This stimulant can cause psychosis, irritability and anger, and other forms of mood and thought disorders. Acutely, heart attacks, strokes, seizures and psychosis are some of the most dangerous interaction when mixing meth with other substances. Opiates: Opiates stop the respiratory drive so the diaphragm stops moving, the main way people die on overdoses with fentanyl and heroine, etc. Prescription opiates are just as dangerous when abused or mixed with other medications or alcohol. Stimulants: Stimulants can include prescription and nonprescription. By definition, they increase adrenaline and dopamine in the frontal cortex in the brain. Therefore, combining stimulants with some other medications can exacerbate the background risk of hypertension, palpitations, arrhythmia, even leading to stroke and death. Examples: Methylphenidate, Adderall, methamphetamine, cocaine. A good example of this is the recently outlawed Dos Locos beer that added a stimulant to an alcoholic beverage that resulted in deaths. THC. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive agent and neurologic pain relief from the cannabis plant. There are no known overdoses or deaths due to THC in the history of mankind. There are 500 endocannabinoids and terpenes with ancient, healing benefit. That said, it can cause syncope, dizziness, sleepiness, drowsiness, forgetfulness and amotivational syndrome. 1 Masnoon N, Shakib S, Kalisch-Ellett L, Caughey GE. What is polypharmacy? A systematic review of definitions. BMC Geriatr. 2017 Oct 10;17(1):230. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0621-2. PMID: 29017448; PMCID: PMC5635569.

Episode 012: Download and Share the one-page VA Disability Tracker at MindshiftCare.com/veterans. Physical and mental ailments follow veterans throughout their lives. Some things that start out relatively small turn out to be disabling as we age. Eventually the struggle causes a veteran to apply for benefits when they really, really need it. In that condition, it is difficult to stay organized when you're not sleeping enough to have memory issues caused by chronic high levels of cortisol. Well, I've created a one-page VA checklist tracker for you to keep up with the steps of the VA application process for disability compensation. Download and share with the world the VA Disability Tracker (below). This tracker is used to train new psychiatrists to do VA Disability Evaluations like an efficiency expert (see video below). Hello, I'm Dr. Daniel Williams, former Major in the Texas Army National Guard. I served as 36th Infantry Division Psychiatrist, Behavioral Health Officer and Veterinary Food Inspector Sergeant in my 16-year career. I've been doing veteran disability evaluations and wanted to discuss my lessons learned healing veterans and getting the disability compensation right. .spwidget-button-wrapper{text-align: center}.spwidget-button{display: inline-block;padding: 12px 24px;color: #fff !important;background: #de6a26;border: 0;border-radius: 4px;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;text-decoration: none}.spwidget-button:hover{background: #d15913}.spwidget-button:active{color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75) !important;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .15) inset} Book Appointment Tinnitus | Hearing Loss | Chronic Pain | Chronic Fatigue | Anger and Irritability | Social Isolation | Losing Jobs and Relationships | Night Sweats | Depression | Panic Attacks | Addictions of All Types When you first book an appointment with me, I'll go through my full psychiatric evaluation. Then, I'll spend time analyzing your Capacity/Opportunities/Motivation experiences throughout your life. Next, I'll cross-reference that information with your Physical/Mental/Spiritual/Emotional domains to come up with a customized Mindshift Plan for you. Steps to VA Disability Evaluations One-Stop-Shop in under 1 hour - listen to full video due to Semper fi - heal your comrades https://vimeo.com/1124693712?fl=pl&fe=sh Download the best Ambassador Slides HANDOUT yet. Step 1. Request an appointment for an Independent Medical Opinion and Compensation and Pension. Your approval email will come with instructions to access the HIPAA-secure portal at Mindshift Care. This will allow you to upload secure PDF copies of your medical records and paperwork needed PRIOR to the appointment. Please allow at least 2-3 weeks to gather all of the documents below. Step 2. Request a copy of medical records from healthcare agencies you visited. Upload copies into the HIPAA-secure portal at Mindshift Care. (FAQ page) Disability Packet Your DD214. If you don't have a copy, you can request one from the National Archives. Your NGB-22 if you were in the National Guard or Air Guard. The method of getting a copy depends on several factors and each state may have a different process. The National Guard Associations hosts a database with the contact information for all of the state's National Guard Headquarters where you can directly request a copy of your NGB-22. Your military medical record. All previous VA Rating Decision letters are available for download online. VA medical records online (recommended) or request a physical copy. If all of your paperwork is in PDF files, you can upload it quickly both here at Mindshift Care for your disability evaluation and to submit for your VA claim to be date-stamped faster. The first payment for VA service connections will be back-dated to the initial date of filing of your active claim, therefore I recommend doing it online so you don't waste time or risk your sensitive information in the mail. (But overnight, certified, return receipt mail should do the trick.) Civilian medical records from each clinic or hospital you've visited. Each place will have it's own forms. Be sure to request the copy to go to yourself and always keep a copy of everything organized. Any medical evidence related to your illness or injury (like doctors’ reports, X-rays, and medical test results). Step 3. Fill out the appropriate forms for your disability case. Statement in Support of Claim (VA Form 21-4138). Tell the VA what you are claiming, your story, symptoms you've had and how your life is doing in every area now. Alternatively, you can write the VA a letter directly. Simply write what you want to say onto a blank piece of paper. Keep in mind that PTSD is now accepted based upon circumstantial evidence and these forms are an important part of that, as is behavior change after trauma (addiction, self-abuse, divorce, etc.) Lay Witness Statement. Try to get a military buddy or family member to fill out a Buddy Lay Witness Statement (VA Form 21-101-10) describing what they have witnessed. Behavior change, mood swings, arguments, family dysfunction, social isolation and nightmares are helpful to psychiatrists because people frequently lack clarity when they're experiencing these things. They can write the statement on the official form or write a basic letter on a blank sheet of paper. Be sure to include the current date, relationship of the writer to the veteran and the veteran's name in the letter. (I recommend pre-fill out the form with your personal information for your buddies to speed them up in getting it done.) Step 4. Attend your Mindshift Care appointment you made in Step 1. Step 5. Immediately afterwards, upload my report and all of the records you provided me to the VA for a new or updated application here. The clock starts now for increases in service connection percentages. Steps 6-10. Go celebrate! It may take a few months to get the VA Rating Decision letter back. If you are owed back-pay, veterans tell me that they typically notice the money hit the bank prior to seeing the letter itself. So take it easy and celebrate the fact that you got some government documentation done with a steak dinner or an MRE. Implied Tasks To get all of this done, you'll need just a few items to make it smooth: A computer with file folders set up to save copies of all of these documents. A 3-Ring Binder with copies of all relevant medical records (helpful for taking to doctor appointments). Divider tabs to organize all of the forms and records you collect. Basic office supplies: three-hole punch for your binder, stapler, staple remover, pens, pencils and whatever else makes you feel happy when you do a project "right". Access to the Internet so you can download forms and files. Keep digital files backed up so that all of your work is not lost on accident. Dropbox or cloud storage options are viable and handy because you can access files from your phone for easier sharing. Healing Veterans and Growing Your Own Medicine In the last 10 minutes of my disability appointments, I like to mention any resources that I know about that might help veterans. Most of the time, I break into a discussion that goes very much like this... Flashbacks are electromagnetic waves moving around in the body. When you have an unpleasant feeling that lingers and reappears, you have dozens of things you can do about it now to help relieve the intensity down to 10-20% of what it is now. I recommend booking an appointment today, watching date night documentaries and animal therapy to get people Mindshifting absolutely as fast as possible. When you add-in complimentary and alternative self-care strategies, mainstream treatment does its finest work. There are principles in this world that will give us the best possible results. These success principles are true throughout time and apply to gardening as well. Patient, persistence, loving intention, precise nutrition, removal of toxins, etc. Classes at Mindshift Care always have a universal perspective that teaches truths about life that cross-over into lots of other areas. Know that there is a LOT of hope for healing in this world. Recruiting VA Evaluators https://vimeo.com/1127268588?share=copy Download & Share the VA Application Tracker Don't get overwhelmed, just glance at this one page sheet on the fridge and enjoy life one day at a time! You deserve it. In case no body thanked you for taking care of yourself, thank you. It means a lot to me - I can promise you that. VA Disability TrackerDownload This is the first book I wrote when I was a senior at Baylor Scott & White Psychiatry Residency. It's all the mainstream facts and figures, a quick read. Notice the subtitle, Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution, 2016. A Mindshift is the permanent solution. I believe energy healing returns us to our ancestral roots and God has provided a way for all peoples to find relief through different forms of medicine and healing. When it works for you, now that's when you see the path forward and start feeling it. Browse other Book Titles

Episode 3: PFAS comes out of the body during Ionic Foot Bath. https://vimeo.com/1055803788 Download the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT to share. Introduction Polyfluoryl-alkyl Substances (PFAS) represent 15,000 different variations of long chains of fluoride, a known neurotoxin, that bioaccumulate in plants and animals.1 In humans, they have been associated with kidney cancer, increased cholesterol, and thyroid problems to name a few.2 PFAS is commonly referred to as “forever chemicals” due to the fact they stay in the body from 3-27 years, depending on the form.3 Ongoing bioaccumulation risks remain for those working in industries with frequent exposure, dump sites, contaminated water supplies, food packaging, painting, electroplating, carpet installation, carpet treatment, serving as a firefighter, working with ski wax, waterproofing material and construction materials.1, 4 Public awareness has not yet caught up to the existing science and there is a paucity of recommendations available for the informed consumer. The available data for daily exposure for the general population to PFAS comes out of Canada and Norway.5 Daily consumption was 90% dietary with intake of 73 ng/day, on par with dust and air inhalation exposure. A follow-up study combined types of PFAS and estimated daily consumption as high as 250 ng per day. This study aims to validate ionic foot bath treatments remove PFAS from the human body, paving the way to correlate with improved health outcomes. This study analyzes the removal of PFAS from a human subject by an inexpensive ionic foot bath machine. Materials Hand-crafted copper foot basin from India Ionic Cleanse Detox machine from Better Health Company, round double coil array. Model BHC-CTRL-01, 24 W, 2A, 12V DC. One gallon per session of distilled water, steam distillation from Premium Waters, packaged 05/27/24 12:06, best by 05/27/2025. GreenPan anodized ceramic cooking pot Pink Himalayan salt, 1/4 cup per session Methods An initial serum PFAS level was obtained using the PFASure test from Any Lab Test Now. One 30-minute foot bath session was conducted with the Ionic Cleanse Detox Machine using distilled water with 1/4 cup of pink Himalayan salt. Water sample testing was conducted on both the clean and dirty foot bath water using SimpleLab. Before 15 Minutes 30 Minutes Before 15 Minutes 30 Minutes Results The initial serum PFAS result was 7 ng/mL, which falls in the Medium Risk Category (20 high risk of bad health outcomes). The clean sample of distilled water used in the initial foot bath came back from the lab totally free of PFAS. The dirty water from my very first foot bath was also sent off for 3rd party, independent testing. The PFAS results was 49.7 PPT (parts per trillion), which is over 12 times the new EPA drinking water standard (<4 PPT). The lab results is below: RESULTS of distilled water after the first foot bathDownload Initial ValuesUnit Conversions0.0000497 PPMmg/L0.0497 PPBmicrogram/L49.7 PPTng/L49,700 PPQpg/LThe total amount of excreted PFAS was 0.18813438 micrograms (188.13 ng). Discussion This study will need to be duplicated if it turns out that PFAS comes out readily during electrolysis. Recommendations Mindshift Care Protocol for PFAS Elimination The Firefighter's Detox My Recommendations are a work-in-progress as I post my progress on the Gluten-Free Psychiatry Podcast. Updated 2/11/2025 STAGE 1:Limit exposure. Filter water all the time.Ionic foot baths or sauna.Educate yourself. Creative Visualization and Meditation of being fully detoxed. STAGE 2:Ketosis to kill fat cells storing toxins. Stage 3: Eliminate toxic vegetable oils from the diet. Next Steps Stay tuned for a new curriculum to be coming out. The Mindshift Method for nutrition strings a few diets concepts in a row depending on individual health needs. References 1.            National Academies of Sciences E, Medicine, Health, et al. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up. National Academies Press (US) Copyright 2022 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.; 2022. 2.            Joglekar R, Liddie J, Olson ED, Faber S, Schnettler J. The Environmental Justice Implications of PFAS. Env't L Rep. 2024;54:10911. 3.            Williams DM. Early Potential Biomarkers of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Bioaccumulation. Chart reviews were conducted for patients attending a psychiatric urgent care in Springfield, MO in July 2024. Inclusion criteria was having had a full panel of laboratory studies within the previous 18 months. Labs had to include a Vitamin D level, full lipid panel and full thyroid panel with at least TSH, T4 (conjucated/unconjucated), and T3 . Exclusion criteria were patients missing laboratory studies for either Vitamin D, lipid panel or thyroid panel. Age, gender, number of medical diagnoses, vitamin D supplement usage, TSH, T4 (or free T4), T3, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, calculated VLDL, calculated HDL, and statin use were studied. Gluten-Free Psychiatry Podcast blog. 10/04/2024, 2024. https://mindshiftcare.com/early-potential-biomarkers-of-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas-bioaccumulation/ 4.            Snedeker SM. Toxicants in Food Packaging and Household Plastics: Exposure and Health Risks to Consumers. Molecular and Integrative Toxicology. Springer; 2014. 5.            Tittlemier SA, Pepper K, Seymour C, et al. Dietary Exposure of Canadians to Perfluorinated Carboxylates and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate via Consumption of Meat, Fish, Fast Foods, and Food Items Prepared in Their Packaging. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2007/04/01 2007;55(8):3203-3210. doi:10.1021/jf0634045

Episode 2: When to get your blood tested for PFAS. https://vimeo.com/1055803097 Download the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT to share. Introduction The globe has become polluted to such an extent that industrial contaminants can be found in the air, soil, water, food supply and is a cyclical problem in the trash and disposal industry.1-3 The processing and packaging of food itself and the agricultural contamination add these chemicals into the human dietary consumption chain.4, 5 Many contaminants can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin during bathing, showering, brushing the teeth, etc. Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) represent 15,000 different variations of chemical compounds. The known health effects from PFAS exposure can be summarized as neurotoxic, carcinogenic, and fertility threat.6-8 Clinically, patients exhibit known laboratory results, signs and symptoms when exposed to PFAS including high cholesterol, low Vitamin D,  thyroid disorders, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder9-11.  There are no studies on increasing its bioelimination, yet the media has dubbed these “forever chemicals” because the original PFOS (with 8 carbons) takes over 27 years to eliminate from the body. These chemicals are still being released into the water supply in thousands of communities according to the United States Environmental Working Group. Unfortunately, this Environmental Working Group Map is incomplete. It fails to list every environmental contamination site leaving citizens to have to test their own water and blood.  One example of a PFAS contamination site is in Springfield, Missouri where there is PFAS in the water supply due to ongoing industrial contamination.12 The PFAS is spilling into the James River that flows Southwest from Springfield to Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, which is a popular tourist destination. This water contamination is thought to be far-reaching, affecting Northwest Arkansas and is gaining the attention of tort attorneys. The PFAS level in Springfield, MO is above the limit placed by the Environmental Protection Agency at 4 parts per trillion and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources has organized a PFAS Workgroup to help the community address the contamination. In this environment, the same clinical trend in the scientific literature was visibly noticed by the staff at a busy psychiatric urgent care in Springfield, MO. Staff frequently spoke of how often otherwise healthy people had low Vitamin D, thyroid dysfunction, abnormal lipids, pain and symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder at all ages. In the majority of cases, these were the only medical problems these people had. The rates of abnormal labs and medications/supplements for Vitamin D, thyroid dysfunction and dyslipidemia in this vulnerable population are reported here. Methods Chart reviews were conducted for patients attending a psychiatric urgent care in Springfield, MO in July 2024. Inclusion criteria was having had a full panel of laboratory studies within the previous 18 months. Labs had to include a Vitamin D level, full lipid panel and full thyroid panel with at least TSH, T4 (conjucated/unconjucated), and T3 . Exclusion criteria were patients missing laboratory studies for either Vitamin D, lipid panel or thyroid panel. Age, gender, number of medical diagnoses, vitamin D supplement usage, TSH, T4 (or free T4), T3, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, calculated VLDL, calculated HDL, and statin use were studied.   Results Twenty-six patients were included in this study (n=26). Ages ranged from 8-68. Thirty-eight percent were male and 62% were female which is typical in outpatient psychiatric practice. Out of nine total lab tests, seven labs were above the expected 5% outliers of the reference range (Table 1). Over 73% of patients had elevated calculated LDL, 46.2% had abnormal total cholesterol, 38.5% had low Vitamin D, 30.8% had abnormal TSH values, 19.2% had low HDL, 15.4% had elevated triglycerides, and 7.7% had abnormal T3 triiodothyronine values. Thyroxine (T4) and calculated VLDL were the only tests that had less than the 5% of patients with abnormal results. Table 1: Number of patients with and without abnormal labs. Ratios and percentages are calculated. Percentages of patients with abnormal labs over the expected 5% are highlighted in green. Discussion Bioaccumulation of pollutants is known to cause endocrine disruption. Early detection of bioaccumulation is important for medical surveillance efforts to understand the scope of the problem, further identify at-risk populations, and contribute to reducing the current cancer epidemic. This study demonstrated the need for further research in epidemiologic studies, hazard identification, mitigation of pollutants, education for the public and researching detoxification outcomes. Limitations of this study include low sample size, lack of controls for medical problems and medications (except for Vitamin D supplementation which was studied). Recommendations The following is recommended as a Decision Tool to help guide an individual to get a PFAS blood test. The presence of the Primary Criteria is a strong recommendation for getting a blood test for PFAS. The Secondary Criteria may also be considered to increase the recommendation likelihood for a PFAS blood test. Primary Criteria High Cholesterol Low Vitamin D ADHD or Pain Secondary Criteria Neurological complaint (pain, impulsivity, autism, etc) Endocrine disorder Infertility Cancer References 1.            Pizzorno J. Fluorocarbons (PFAS)-The Forever Chemicals. Integr Med (Encinitas). Dec 2023;22(6):6-10. 2.            National Academies of Sciences E, Medicine, Health, et al. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Guidance on PFAS Exposure, Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up. National Academies Press (US) Copyright 2022 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.; 2022. 3.            Stoiber T, Evans S, Naidenko OV. Disposal of products and materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A cyclical problem. Chemosphere. Dec 2020;260:127659. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127659 4.            Snedeker SM. Toxicants in Food Packaging and Household Plastics: Exposure and Health Risks to Consumers. Molecular and Integrative Toxicology. Springer; 2014. 5.            Tittlemier SA, Pepper K, Seymour C, et al. Dietary Exposure of Canadians to Perfluorinated Carboxylates and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate via Consumption of Meat, Fish, Fast Foods, and Food Items Prepared in Their Packaging. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2007/04/01 2007;55(8):3203-3210. doi:10.1021/jf0634045 6.            Joglekar R, Liddie J, Olson ED, Faber S, Schnettler J. The Environmental Justice Implications of PFAS. Env't L Rep. 2024;54:10911. 7.            Rosato I, Bonato T, Fletcher T, Batzella E, Canova C. Estimation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) half-lives in human studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research. 2024/02/01/ 2024;242:117743. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117743 8.            Brown-Leung JM, Cannon JR. 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Episode 1: Hello World. Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Gluten-Free Psychiatry Podcast. I'm your host Daniel Williams, MD psychiatrist type that prescribes medications for mental health. Mindshift Care is an independent voice for behavioral health. https://vimeo.com/1055802050 Download the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT to share. Mindshift Care - where modern psychiatry meets quantum psychology and toxin-free living. Imagine how much better you would feel after detoxing from neurotoxins such as PFAS, BPA, Parabens, Glyphosate, Fluoride, Botulinum Toxin, and Heavy Metals (aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury). That's the ideal and expanding on the ideal circumstances for optimum cognitive health is what the Gluten-Free Psychiatry Podcast is all about. The slogan at Mindshift Care is "An Independent Voice for Behavioral Health", so we'll take a look at how these neurotoxins affect mental health without the outside influence of pharmaceutical companies or greedy employers. Medications Containing Gluten Did you know that at least half of all medications contain gluten? Have you read the book Wheat Belly? Gluten-free psychiatry involves using a specialty, compounding pharmacy that makes pure versions of medications in a vegan capsule. Generic trazodone for sleep can cost $400 (50 mg nightly x 30 day supply), but at least you could take it if you had Ulcerative Colitis or Celiac Sprue! In 2012, pharmaceutical companies were force by the U.S. Congress to reveal which medications and manufacturers are making pills with gluten. The 2013 follow up study is cited below with the top 200 most-prescribed medications.1 The results were surprising to me: “ practically all of the psychiatric medications I prescribe were on that list and half of the manufacturers of generic contained gluten and half did not. As a physician, it's impossible for me to know which manufacturer a pharmacy is using so we're all flying blind. In my practice... Most people can't afford, or won't make a priority, medications that cost hundreds of dollars per month so I don't prescribe this often, but it does exist! Patients with Alpha-GAL tick-biting, meat allergy disease have to do Gluten-Free Psychiatry, especially if anxiety causes anaphylaxis (which I have seen). I would recommend it in all auto-immune diseases as an ideal. More research is needed. If you have an auto-immune disorder and are interested in detoxing, consider doing before and after blood work to help add to the research pool on this very important topic. CLEAN MY BRAIN Join the Clean My Brain Initiative at MindshiftCare.com where we are advancing detox science for cognitive health. All 3 appointment types get instant access to the Mindshift Detox LAB ORDER set. You can book an appointment with me personally for Mindshift Life Coaching, Dementia Screening, or Medication Management (Texas, Colorado, and Missouri for medications), imagine how much better you would feel after detoxing from neurotoxins such as PFAS, BPA, Parabens, Glyphosate, Fluoride, Botulinum Toxin, and Heavy Metals (aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury). I was the first ever to demonstrate PFAS comes out of the body during ionic foot baths. REFERENCE 1 King AR; University of Kansas Drug Information Center Experiential Rotation Students, August 2012. Gluten Content of the Top 200 Medications: Follow-Up to the Influence of Gluten on a Patient's Medication Choices. Hosp Pharm. 2013 Oct;48(9):736-43. doi: 10.1310/hpj4809-736. PMID: 24421547; PMCID: PMC3857120. (Archived copy here)