Suicidal Teens & MTHFR

I was a school counselor for 15 years, and an LPC for 30, and have counseled hundreds of students who felt suicidal, but no suicide in my practice. I have a Ph.D in Holistic Nutrition and feel we are missing the boat by not checking out the chemistry of suicidal children and teens. Many have MTHFR and don't know it, some have high histamine , some acting out children have pylouria. Parents and counselors should read "Dirty Genes," by Dr. Ben Lynch," or "Nutrition & Mental Illness," by Dr Carl Pfieffer, or "A Mind of Your Own." by Dr. Kelly Borggan, Find a naturopath or Integrative doctor that understands the chemistry of depression. 

  When I had a student come into my office I would ask, "On a scale of 1 to 10, one being bad and ten being good, where are you emotionally?" If they were below a 3 I was very concerned. Next question, "Do you ever feel like you want to die?

If that answer was yes next question was "Do you ever want to hurt your self?" If that answer was yes next question was, "Do you ever think of suicide?" if that answer was yes, next question. "Do you have a plan?"

Then I talked about some of the things that cause depression, --anger you turn in on yourself, feeling , trapped, loss...loss of love, loss of self esteem..., and last feeling guilty. I'd ask if they have any of those feelings and then I would listen and we would discuss feelings..
Then I called the parent and we discussed a plan for professional help. Then I followed up and kept in touch.
Now ,I have a Ph.D in Holistic Nutrition and my concern is the body chemistry of these children. If you are a parent with a child who talks about wanting to die or suicide, find a doctor, preferably a naturopath or D.O. who understand MTHFR or high histamine. Have their blood checked and see what is wrong and do not let them prescribe anti-depressants because sometimes they will make a child worse.

Why am I so passionate about this?  My son had MTHFR and committed suicide when he was 39.

Read "Dirty Genes," by Dr. Ben Lynch about MTHFR and how genes can effect mood and what you can do about it. Dr. Lynch has some good videos on You/Tube about MTHFR.

We need to stop teen suicide...really all suicide. It is always a cry for help.

 

 

MTHFR & Depression

 Nine months ago my husband became exhausted, depressed, had insomnia and lost a lot of interest in life. We went to his very kind general practitioner who told him he was just depressed and he needed an SSRI. She started to write out a prescription without any blood tests prior to this. I gently objected, but she insisted. He took the prescription and continued to get worse and worse and more tired and more depressed. After two weeks I was really concerned and called a psychiatric nurse practitioner who saw him right away. She did the blood tests. He had MTHFR that he had inherited from both of his parents. He also had high histamine, and inflammation, and his hormones were not balanced. He was also on another medication causing him serious problems and a blood pressure medication that contributed to depression and fatigue.
MTHFR homozygous means that your liver is 70 percent more likely not to detoxify than the average person. If you have MTHFR, you should avoid SSRI’s. They don’t work and can make you worse and even suicidal. Your body does not handle folic acid well because it blocks the pathways that methyfolate would normally use and methyfolate is a key compound for methylation. Methylation is a biochemical process involved in almost all of your body's functions and if is not working at an optimal level it will translate into many different health problems and will accelerate your aging process and also contribute to mental health problems. For more information on this check out MTHFR on You/Tube and also read the book “Dirty Genes,” by Dr. Ben Lynch.
The nurse practitioner put him on methylcobalmin sublingual vitamin B-12, also folate, and Cerenity PM. Since I have a Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition, I researched high histamine foods and took him off all dairy, some fish that is high in histamine and other high histamine foods. This also helped lower his high homocysteine. We included more leafy greens in his diet which are high in folate. We added glutathione to his supplements. He had already been taking fish oil, Barlean’s lemon swirl because it tastes like lemon pie, but we upped the dose to 3 tablespoons a day.
This protocol had amazing results and he overcame his fatigue and depression
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Read more about this in the book, "Dirty Genes." by Dr. Ben Lynch.  There are also some good presentations on You/Tube on MTHFR.

Healing Alkaline Diet

Healing Alkaline Cleansing Diet

Breakfast:

Avocado Shake, 

Mix in a blender ½ peeled lime, scoop out 1 avocado, ½ cup unsweetened almond or coconut milk and 1 packet of stevia. Blend until creamy. If too thick, add more almond milk. You can also add one tablespoon of coconut oil to this mixture.

Green juice

Juice 5 stalks celery, 1/2 bag of spinach, 1 English or two smaller cucumbers.

You may add a small slice of ginger to this mixture if desired. This can be refrigerated for a day.

Liquid chlorophyll : Drink 4 to 6 ounces or more a day. This may be added to water, and is best done two ounces three times a day.

Lunch and Dinner

Broccoli /Cauliflower Cream Soup

Braise ½ onion and three chopped garlic cloves in two tablespoons olive oil.

Cover with water and add one crown  cut up broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts if desired, or asparagus. Add only enough water to cover vegetables. Add salt and spices you like to taste. Dill, curry, basil, rosemary, are suggestions. Bring to gentle boil, reduce heat and cook on low for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool, pour in blender until creamy.

Chew plate for snacks or with soup.

Sliced cucumber, two small cherry tomatoes, guacamole

Additional shakes may be added for more calories or for those who don’t want to lose weight.

Drink juice and liquid chlorophyll throughout the day. More juice or soups may be made if you are still hungry.

L-Arginine for healthy circulation and muscle metabolism also contains magnesium chloride which strengthens bones and muscles, Co-Q10 for energy production in every cell, B-vitamins for mental health, and Vitamin D-3 as an immune booster and helps overall health, including mental health.