Orthomolecular Psychiatry
@article{Pauling1968OrthomolecularP, title={Orthomolecular Psychiatry}, author={L. Pauling}, journal={Science}, year={1968}, volume={160}, pages={265 - 271} }
The functioning of the brain is affected by the molecular concentrations of many substances that are normally present in the brain. The optimum concentrations of these substances for a person may differ greatly from the concentrations provided by his normal diet and genetic machinery. Biochemical and genetic arguments support the idea that orthomolecular therapy, the provision for the individual person of the optimum concentrations of important normal constituents of the brain, may be the… CONTINUE READING
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