*Note:  I, Patrick the critic, am in a quasi-annual (semi-annual) manic phase that has been going on for 24 days.  Over the past seven years, since April 2003, I have had a psychiatric condition that requires medicine.  This medicine is good for the soul.  Adhering to a strict and sometimes intense medical regimen places one in a category of formal adherence to societal requirements. 

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By Andy Alt

May 23, 2010

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From all the reading I’ve done over the past couple of years with trying to help myself I’ve found that mental Health involves full body Health – physically, emotionally and intellectually.  This is the first post (hopefully of many) that talks about what I have learned.  It has mostly quotes that show that the gut and brain are connected and that the gut really is a second brain.

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Sharing the daily challenges, adjustments and stages in the acceptance process when schizophrenia is diagnosed in your family.

my blog is at http://nocasserolesforschiz-au thor.blogspot.com/ - feel free to comment!

Family memoir, Ben Behind his Voices: One Family's journey from Chaos to Hope, represented by Claire Gerus Agency.  cgerus@comcast.net. my website www.randyekaye.com  watch for publication news!!

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So here's the deal. I'm a mental Health professional, schooled in the traditional mental Health counseling method. I've been doing this for about 8 years now, and in my estimation, the traditional way doesn't work for everyone.

Some in my field would disagree, and say that we need to continue to work this way. My gut tells me that there have to be more and better ways to help people improve and get better.

So my question to you is this: If you could change something about menta... Read More

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