Mindfulness Medication

  Hey team, I recently read Johnathan Haidts, “The Righteous Mind: Why good people are divided by politics and religion” and it was incredible and absolutely changed and advanced how I see divide in modern society. I was originally attracted to the title, specifically the word “righteous” as I recently wrote about how I am often disgusted when it is amplified in someone's behavior. I now see the word “righteous” as meaning what you, or your group, believe you are rightfully owed in addition to a belief or perspective you hold as being superior to others. This has clear implications in political and religious debates because ultimately we are arguing over what we believe ourselves, or more often our collective, is owed in terms of its laws, regulations, and support. When we assert and believe that things should be a certain way with specific attributes, we are implying that our interpretation of the world is superior to that of those who disagree with us. While we often utilize rati...

Hey team, In my last post, I introduced the work of Dr. Chris Palmer, who views and treats mental illnesses as metabolic disorders, delving into the information he presents in his book “Brain Energy”. Since then, I have continued to engage in this space and recently finished reading “Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind” by Dr. Georgia Ede and “Metabolical” by Robert Lustig MD. Today, I want to break down the pathophysiology of metabolism, including the sites of damage, causes, and consequences. I hope you find this both informative and engaging. Life runs on energy, and for biological organisms like us, this energy comes from the food we eat. Sugars (carbohydrates), fats, and proteins are the macronutrients our cells use to create energy. Essentially, we derive energy from electrons that hop from one molecule to another in a series of reactions, yielding substrates like NAD, FAD, and pyruvate. Our cells break down food into smaller components, such as glucose, fatty acids, and amino aci...