BPD Expert Dr. Marsha Linehan at the National Institute of Mental Health

BPD Expert Dr. Marsha Linehan at the National Institute of Mental Health

Dr. Marsha Linehan was featured in a series of lectures on Borderline Personality Disorder hosted by the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Linehan is a Professor of Psychology and Director of Behavioral and Therapy Clinics at the University of Washington in Seattle and is credited with developing Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment (CBT) for Borderline Personality Disorder.
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Atkins Diet Misconceptions: Mental Acuity and Low Carb Zombies

In this video I discuss the subject of mental acuity and emotions on the Atkins Diet and the whole "Low Carb Zombies" myth. Critics: "Low Carb Emotional Zombies" Not only may the Atkins Diet impair mental functioning, it may impair emotional functioning as well. Researchers at MIT are afraid the Atkins Diet is likely to make many people--especially women--irritable and depressed.[197] The Director of MIT's distinguished Clinical Research Center measured the serotonin levels in the brains of 100 volunteers eating different diets.[198] www.atkinsexposed.org It's not unusual for people who are changing their eating patterns or embarking on any kind of diet to experience episodes of irritability. However, according to Psychology Today, many who are trying testing low-carbohydrate regimens are reporting unusually high feelings of anger, tension and depression. Dr. Wurtman claims that that it's a very well documented response-she calls it the "Atkins attitude". www.geneva-health.com Check out the following sites: www.jonnybowden.com September issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers from Australia decided to investigate diet and mood. They put 93 overweight or obese men and women on one of two diets- high-carb low- fat, or low-carb high-fat. The diets ranged from 1400-1700 calories a day, approximately 30% less than what the participants were used to. The study lasted 8 weeks. At the beginning of the study- and for every 2 weeks afterwards-- participants ...
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