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Posted by SLS on June 2, 2001, at 16:10:56
In reply to Re: The issue of Harvard research on EM Power+ , posted by Elizabeth on June 2, 2001, at 14:23:33
> > I should note that Dr. Stoll did not dismiss the POSSIBILITY of the supplements having an effect
> > on manic-depression (the focus of his interest), but the basic "scientific summary" of the
> > presentation was "it will be great if it works, but we have no credible data, only SELECTED
> > testimonials, to support that conclusion".
>
> I don't know about this Truehope stuff (haven't been following the thread), but Stoll most certainly is very well aware of the efficacy of *some* "natural" remedies for mood disorders. (He's "that fish oil guy.")
>
> There has been a lot of research at McLean recently attempting to determine which "food supplements" really work and which ones are just scams. There might be more info on this at their website (www.mcleanhospital.org).
>
> -elizabeth
This is sort of a tangent, but some recent work into the effects of rapid tryptophan depletion has repeated older work that demonstrates that it can precipitate depression in some vulnerable individuals and reverse the therapeutic response to antidepressants.
- Scott
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