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4. Nutritional Treatments in Psychiatry ...................................... 45
A Brief History ......................................................................... 46
The Methylation Cycle ............................................................ 47
Folate: Vitamin B9 ................................................................... 49
Vitamin B12 ............................................................................. 50
Vitamin B6 ............................................................................... 51
SAM-e ........................................................................................ 51
Fatty Acids ................................................................................ 52
Omega 3s and Psychotic Disorders ........................................ 53
Fatty Acids and Depression .................................................... 54
Vitamin D ................................................................................. 55
Minerals .................................................................................... 55
Zinc............................................................................................ 56
Calcium and Magnesium ........................................................ 56
Summary .................................................................................. 57
5. The Role of Allergies, Poisons, and Toxins in Psychiatry ...... 59
Allergies and Mental Health .................................................. 60
Depression and Anxiety .......................................................... 61
Celiac Disease ........................................................................... 62
Poisons and Toxins .................................................................. 64
Summary .................................................................................. 66

6. Breathing Technique, Mindfulness, and Yoga ........................ 67
Abdominal Breathing .............................................................. 67
Physical Effects of Breathing Practices ................................ 68
The Impact of Breathing on Anxiety and Depression ......... 68
Mindfulness .............................................................................. 69
Mindfulness Meditation ......................................................... 70
Mindfulness Meditation and Anxiety Disorders ................. 71
Transcendental Meditation.................................................... 71
Physical Effects of Meditation ............................................... 72
Yoga .......................................................................................... 72
Physical Effects of Yoga .......................................................... 73