MP> JK> MP> Suspect all you want. However, Jane, you wrote it. We know that 
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 MP> JK> I would not call the folks who are into dopamine research
 MP> JK> salescritters, nor  would I call either the Seattle Times or the Los
 MP> JK> Angeles Times, both of whom  just reported the latest findings on
 MP> JK> dopamine receptors and all kinds of  addictions, as such.
 MP> quote, a fellow with and 800 number. Remember???? That is what I
 MP> was  referring to,
Strange.  My 19 year old grandson has had two grandfathers who were from 
families with a history of alcoholism, reports that if he takes two of the 
tablets that Dr. Neher developed, he has no symptoms at all of ADD or ADHD.
I've also got all of the original research papers from the Blum etal research 
and one of Dr. Nehers.  Terry Neher is also a guest lecturer for Tacoma 
Community College on his ideas on nutrition for addicts.  My ex boss has just 
taken one and reports that it was very worth while.
So, I think it depends upon just where the original learning comes from. And 
the lousy "mental health" workers who refuse to sit on hard chairs and learn 
anything at all about brain biochemistry are going to keep insisting that 
there is no merit at all to any remedial diets.
On the other hand, the P.E.T. scans don't show any genetic changes in those 
with that diagnosis alone.  So perhaps this is all some enviornmental thing, 
or perhaps it is actually part of something else that those who are not into 
physical sciences miss completely.
You might try reading about the common link in all addictions in the Los 
Angeles Times or the Seattle Times.  That is, if you really want to help 
folsk and not just defend a very old fashioned viewpoint.
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