MP> JK>I am only too well aware of the role remedial diet can play in both
MP> JK>mental illness and addiction......have one grandson on a food
MP> JK>supplement that is designed to enhance the lousy neurotransmitters he
MP> JK>was born with.
MP> 
MP> Of course, there is absolutely no scientific evidence that ingestion of 
MP> such witches potion has the slightest effect on neurotransmitter use. 
MP> Further, even if ingesting this snakeoil did cause the production of 
MP> more neurotransmitters, the problem may be that the receptors are not 
MP> working right and that no matter how much neurotransmitter get there, 
MP> there is no change in function.
I'd like to take a moment to point out that the difference between "food 
supplement" and "drug" is FDA approval. Herbs automatically fall into the 
"food supplement" category (note St. Johns Wort) despite the fact that in 
ost
cases the active ingredient is a chemichal naturally found in high 
concentration in that herb, ie a *drug*.
MP> JK>Some kids just do not respond appropriately to certain stimuli and
MP> JK>look for ways to "have a good time" that will get through the lousy
MP> JK>brain chemicals they were born with.  The adrenalin and insulin
MP> JK>produced in some of the more dangerous stunts that they pull seems to
MP> JK>satisfy some of them.
I'd also like to call attention to Jane's reference to insulin in this 
context, because it points up her ignorance of the subject. As anyone 
rudimentarily familiar with the endocrine system knows, insulin is not 
produced as a result of "pulling stunts" unless the "stunts" include eating a 
simple carbohydrate followed by fasting, or injecting insulin via hypodermic.
Nor does an insulin rush feelparticularly pleasant, as both myself and my 
diabetic husband can attest.
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