The concept of megavitamin therapy was first championed by the late Linus Pauling, the Nobel Prize scientist in the physical and biological world, who also revolutionize our thinking about vitamins particularly ascorbic acid or vitamin C. He used the term "orthomolecular therapy" which meant the treatment of disease by the provision of optimal concentrations or mega doses of substances(vitamins) that are normally present in the human body...
Today, a tremendous development has transpired in the use of drugs to combat mental disease. Tranquilizers are given not only to those afflicted with mental illness, but others who merely need to be calmed down. These drugs do, of course, alleviate symptoms or modify the chemical environment of the brain, but do they get at the root of the trouble? (more...
