Gluten-Free Psychiatry

Daniel M. Williams, M.D., P.A.
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  • MENTAL HEALTH

Modern psychiatry meets toxin-free living. Imagine how much better mental health would be after detoxing from toxic people, electromagnetic radiation, PFAS, BPA, Parabens, Glyphosate (RoundUpTM), Fluoride, Botulinum Toxin, and Heavy Metals (aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury). That’s the ideal and expanding on the ideal circumstances for optimum health is what Mindshift Care is all about. Holistic examples include energy psychology, reiki, Emotion Code, acupuncture, detox protocols, cupping, ionic foot bath electrolysis, and more.

  1. 11/23/2025

    Agent Orange Dementia: Mindshift Care’s First Big Win

    Episode 26: My medical opinion won the first-ever VA Service Connection for Agent Orange Dementia. This is a big win for the entire cause of the Vietnam-era homefront. My previously published Independent Medical Opinion letter won a veteran 100% Service-Connection. This means the veteran will receive a pension and access to VA-covered healthcare. Download and Share the Historic IMO Letter for Agent Orange Dementia. https://vimeo.com/1135271851 Download & share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Historic VA Rating Decision: Translation: Agent Orange causes Dementia, which causes Depression. First VA Service-Connection for Agent Orange DementiaDownload

    4 min

  2. 11/20/2025

    Biblical Psychiatry from the Dead Sea Scolls

    Episode 25: Several ancient religions had their prophecies confirmed when exact copies of their manuscripts were discovered between 1947-1960's. Over 4 Billion Believers in the Dead Sea Scrolls Over half of the world believes in religions emanating from the Dead Sea Scrolls (Table 1). Sometimes people switch religions and other folks only partly assimilate the teachings into their lives. Because loving release of all people and things is central to healing, there is no place in the healing community for hate speech toward anyone. If you are recovering from a violent past, Biblical Psychiatry from a Dead Sea Scroll healing practice may be helpful in releasing harmful messages of childhood and the subconscious mind. I can say that from experience with Complimentary and Alternative Medicine helping with other mental health conditions such as chronic pain syndrome, memory loss, and sexual disorders. https://vimeo.com/1135228120 Download & Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Religious and Spiritual Problems in the Field of Psychiatry In 1994, the American Psychiatric Association published the DSM-IV, reconceptualizing religious and spiritual problems as a separate V-code 62.89 that could explain symptoms.1 This is significant for two reasons. First, it medicalized and pathologized spiritual and religious problems. Second, it placed spiritual and religious problems right next to mainstream psychiatric disorders on a differential diagnosis, allowing a clinician a choice between one or the other. The field of medicine and psychiatry both seek to offer effective, compassionate care to all peoples regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion or creed. It has been a privilege to offer compassionate, holistic care to patients from all walks of life since I took the Hippocratic Oath in 2003. National standardized board exams have at least one “Religious Problem” question on the multiple-choice questions along the pathway to becoming a board-certified psychiatrist. There was little to no training from mainstream medicine into ancient healing practices, however. The risk is that psychiatrists would diagnose a spiritual experience as a psychiatric condition, further confounding things for the patient. If the patient has a spiritual experience, it may be comforting but it may be terrifying depending on a whole host of different circumstances. I’ve never used V-code 62.89, but I regularly engage convesations about any ancestral healing modalities. This podcast is my attempt to improve communication between doctors and patients. What follows is an outline of common history. Prophecies Confirmed by Carbon-Dating The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) are a collection of over 25,000 fragments comprising the remains of about 1,000 ancient manuscripts found in various sites in the Judean Desert mostly between 1947 and the 1960s.2 These documents were validated by modern carbon-dating, giving undeniable archeological evidence supporting that hundreds of the ancient prophecies have already come true. For a prophecy to be true, it is expected that event take place in plain sight of all the people. Ancient prophets were serious business. The prophets were killed for any mistakes. A few were outcast, but most were advisors to kings and world leaders. The Canon of Scripture The "canon" refers to the 66 books that were selected to be in the Bible combining the Old and New Testaments. They were selected because the prophecies and cross-references are all internally consistent with each other. They have different author perspectives, of course, and the books' authorship dates are spread out over 1,500 years at least. With enough study bibles and bible studies, it is possible to learn all of the pieces necessary to prove this consistency to yourself. I highly recommend you take the time to do that as early in life as possible. For a fascinating way to get started with prophecy, I highly recommend Beth Moore's presentation of the Book of Daniel. My esoteric friends will be curious to learn that the Archangel Michael can only be in one place at a time. Modern "Religious Problems" The field of psychiatry contains clinical evaluations of people at all stages of life, including times of deep excitement or deep sorrow related to religion. Divorce, followed by trauma within the religion itself, are pretty typical. They come to our offices in tears of sadness and joy that are profound. They look to us for guidance even if we're not familiar with their religion. Please be patient with a psychiatrist from a different religion from you. In general, we are trained to diagnose that a religious or spiritual problem is occurring and to refer you to the proper religious or spiritual leader. Give them a chance to impress you with their professionalism. If they don't, book a Mindshift Assessment with me immediately. I know what it's like to see the shame-control system behind the curtains of churches. It is possible to heal-in-place. Let me help you. Eighty-nine percent of Christians haven't read the bible. The book of Psalms has wonderfully relaxing passages, providing solid comfort for millions over millenea. In 2003, 54% of pastors endorsed viewing porn. In 2024, 86% of pastors say pornography is a problem among pastors. The King James bible translation was written at a 12th-Grade reading level. Bill Combs writes a nice article about how it should have embarrassed the evil king that an 11-page disclaimer was written by the translators that were forced to work with enethical rules of translation. The New King James Bible was further dumbed down to a 7th-Grade reading level. I prefer to study a Chronological Bible and I would love to host a bible study if you're interested to keep each other accountable. The history has been watered down and obfuscated over the millennia by bygone government fact-checkers.3-6 I think the main way history gets lost is by putting the books out of order. The books in the bible are not in chronological order so, if anyone were reading it, generations might miss the absolutely most crucial piece of world history - hundreds of prophecies have come true. Table 1. The Dead Sea Scrolls Affect Multiple Religions and Cultures (some with effective healing traditions*) RELIGION or ETHNCITYSHARED BIBLE BOOKSPOPULATION SIZEJewish*First 5 books of the Old Testament15.7 MillionProtestants*Old and New Testament canon586 MillionCatholics*Old and New Testament, plus they added the non-canon Book of Wisdom from the Dead Sea Scrolls1.406 BillionIslam7*Genesis: Prophecy about the twins Essau and Jacob2.05 BillionLuciferians/SatanistsOld and New Testament canonUnknownEsoterics**Non-canon documents supported non-religious healing practices that also worked.UnknownAnti-SemitesFirst 5 books of the Old Testament2.2 Billion ** "Esoteric" here refers to those who practice the healing traditions from non-canon literature contained within the Dead Sea Scrolls. About the Author: Catholic, Protestant, & Satanist, Oh My! My religious background includes the earliest memories of Catholic masses with my grandparents. I was in the Lutheran church in elementary school around the years of my traumas. Abuse and frustration occured as a teenager and, despite the grace of a YMCA child daycare manager, I turned to Satan briefly at age 15. I sobered up at age 19 and rededicated my life to Jesus Christ at John Osteen's original Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. That's when they used to pray for you to receive the Holy Spirit after every alter call. I studied the New Testament and had a few hundred pages of notes before joining the Army two years later in 1993. For over a year prior to joining the Army the first time, I attended a Full Gospel Pentecostal-Style church in South Houston, Texas with Pastor Roy Love. He said “There’s healing in the presence of the Lord” and I felt something quicken in my chest and grab my attention. I strongly thought that the pastor was right and I decided right then to keep attending. They spoke in tongues, sang, danced and got slain in the Spirit like you see on TV. I participated in effective healings at age 20. I'm 53 now and, as a Master Healer, I think so fondly of Pastor Love's simple wisdom. He was right. It's the very presense of the Lord that replaces the trauma residue from our bodies. The discovery of a real spiritual life was the only way to make sense of some paranormal experiences I had had already by age 19, but more about that later on. My faith came to life in many ways during the 1997 humanitarian mission to Benin, Africa. It changed my life enough to cause me to pursue the field of medicine in the first place and I made a documentary about it (MEDFLAG 97-1). The biggest reason this Texan became so diverse is because at the age of 21 my first duty assignment in the U.S. Army was Germany in 1993. This was two years after the Berlin wall came down and we could see the bullet holes on all of their buildings on the East side. I wrote my own notebook on a History of Isreal while stationed overseas and attended a German-speaking church. I had two years of remote duty and did not speak the language or have any real military support in-person. I didn't even know how to buy vegetables at the grocery store. Visiting the place where Anne Frank died in the Netherlands, Bergen Belsen, really hit me hard. I earned the German Studies Certificate from the University of Maryland while I was stationed in Germany. That is where I leared about how the Nazi movement subjugated progressive causes and created the world's largest killing machine without the knowledge of the people paying for it.

    25 min

  3. 11/17/2025

    Safe Medical Cannabis

    Episode 24: Hidden toxins surround almost every way to consume cannabis products. This is Part 3 of 3 in the Cannabis series. In Episode 21, we have covered how our own body's endocannabinoids are involved in brain recovery and learning. In Episode 23, we covered the similarity in proteins between endocannabinoids and phytocannabinoids from marijuana. We also discussed my open offer start a Support Group for Medical Cannabis Users and outlined the group princlples and a sample flyer for your consideration. Today, we're talking to the serious cannabis user. The hippies were right! Since the 1960's, we've studied the human protein Anandamide is chemically similar to THC in marijuana. The endocannabinoid system is central to homeostasis in the body, including our brain's internal healing apparatus. And the stoners are so happy the science has backed up what the hippies already knew. Here's the Bad News There are toxins that have worked their way in through industrialized methods that may be worsening your brain health. Elevated levels of lead and cadmium have been found in the blood of legal cannabis users getting thier cannabis from dispensaries.1 Popcorn lung and other diseases come from vaping cartriges.2 There are no scientifically valid studies that control for the hazards of combustible materiel (like cancer). Vaping chemicals are bad for oral health.3 https://vimeo.com/1134618094?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Download & share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. The Healthiest Approaches I've Found: Food for Thought Totally organic. I've only found this at Maggie's Farms in Colorado wins lots of awards. (When I was in Missouri, I should have asked my local dispensary to carry that for me. Instead, I grew it myself and you can learn to grow Cannabis yourself too.) Edibles preferred due to no burning papers or other combustible material. None to minimal butane exposure from lighters. Rosin, paste, concentrate without any chemical processing. Plant presses squeeze out the paste. Partially Health Approaches I've Found Water bong with ice cubes in the tube to cool the sides, keeping it very clean. Freeze Pipe stays frozen in the freezer, keeping it cool on the lungs. The spiral pattern causes some debris to stick to the sides and not be inhaled. It's nice to have a second one so one is always cold. Mine was easy to rinse out with just water. The toxic cleaning chemicals they recommend are not necessary. Cigarrettes/joints act as their own filter pretty well until they are more than half-smoked. 1Seltenrich N. Untested, Unsafe? Cannabis Users Show Higher Lead and Cadmium Levels. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Sep;131(9):94001. doi: 10.1289/EHP13519. Epub 2023 Sep 25. PMID: 37747406; PMCID: PMC10519194. 2Ebersole J, Samburova V, Son Y, Cappelli D, Demopoulos C, Capurro A, Pinto A, Chrzan B, Kingsley K, Howard K, Clark N, Khlystov A. Harmful chemicals emitted from electronic cigarettes and potential deleterious effects in the oral cavity. Tob Induc Dis. 2020 May 8;18:41. doi: 10.18332/tid/116988. PMID: 32435175; PMCID: PMC7233525. 3Appendino G. The early history of cannabinoid research. Rendiconti Lincei Scienze Fisiche e Naturali. 2020/12/01 2020;31(4):919-929. doi:10.1007/s12210-020-00956-0

    24 min

  4. 11/11/2025

    GeoEngineering and Mental Health

    Episode 22: The chemical trails behind air planes contain high levels of free aluminum. It is blanketing the earth, collecting in remote areas, soaking into our environment - and it's in our brains. Heroes and Politicians: Another Puppet Show? World hero Dane Wigington from GeoEngineering Watch did an an interview with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., while he was a Presidential Candidate (watch and see how much of a politician he really is). The aluminum in the rain went from 7 ppb to 334 ppb over 18 months at his home. He lost 80% of the solar power he could absorb from the sun with his solar panels. David Keith is a featured climate engineer discussing how we are already so vulnerable that a rogue country could hack the entire world's climate and bring it down as shown in this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/bqSkbHKSnjI How to Destroy a Planet Spray Sulfuric Acid overhead to stop the planet from warming up. Watch the documentary The Dimming to see what the prophets have predicted for thousands of years.10-13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf78rEAJvhY What are the contents of Chem Trails? Neurotoxins. Aluminum1 Barium 2 Strontium3 Metalicized paper Metal Mylar polyethylene terephthalate (PET). PET is synthesized from two primary organic compounds: dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and ethylene glycol4, 5 Manganese6 Plastic Polymer fibers7 Graphene8 Surfactants9 Ocean Iron Fertilization is the approach in the oceans which also contain polymer fibers. Employees of Lockheed Martin are packing the whales with aluminum. UVC waves are now making it all the way through to the surface, with plankton decimation up to 90%. The Effect of GeoEngineering on Mental Health This explains why we don't feel well. It is an overwhelming topic and we need to awaken ancient healing practices and to study how to detox from all of these substances. All of this is enough to cause a panic attack and has sure been a somewhat frequent course of conversation in my Functional Psychiatry Clinic. https://vimeo.com/1133039714 Download and share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Another Prophecy Being Fulfilled? There are still a few patients, say less than 5%, that know about the ancient prophecies about the sky and the oceans.10-13 There are some whose education was so mainstream that it was shaped by evil empires; empires that would go on to douse the sky with toxins that kill plankton, human brains, solar power, the ozone layer and our defense against powerful solar radiation. Sounds like a conspiracy, right? Conspiracy Therapy As more and more conspiracies are coming true, it became evident that I needed a way to help my patients take care of themselves no matter what. Here's what I say to them now: "Assuming the conspiracy is true, what do you think you should be doing to prepare yourself and your family?" The Disney Illusion Example One example comes from Disney who owns Fox News. Why did Disney supposedly pay $60,000,000 to have the appearance of chem trails added to all of their old movies? To program the subconscious of the next generation. Parents already deliver the absolute best mind-control programming, so why not slip in a little more to their children and bypass parental influence altogether (almost). If the subconscious is programmed to normalize chem trails, then logical arguments of the conscious mind won't cause behavior change. Even though the science has spoken, you can't talk them out of it. That's why. Conspiracy Therapy would suggest that rather than worry about all of this, I might be better served to think about what I can do to prepare myself. Not trusting fact-checkers would be a good place to start. In my studies, I kept running across people from many different types of churches and religions that were in some way tied to the Dead Sea Scrolls. In case you don't know, many ancient scriptures were found in the Dead Sea dating back thousands of years verifying the translations and historical authenticity to hundreds of prophecies. Hundreds of the prophecies are already fulfilled and some pretty terrible ones remain. One of the prophecies involves blotting out the sky and turning the oceans red and rendering them unable to produce fish. What fascinated and surprised me most is that the worldview was irrelevant for ancient healing. The techniques shared by the healers throughout the ages all followed the same 9 steps. This explains why my feeble attempts to dabble with energy healing modalities and to pray have yielded such fantastic rewards in my life. I hope you can find some encouragement in this article. I can tell you what I do: I focus on the Great Comforter and the canon of scripture confirmed in the Dead Sea Scrolls. There were non-canon scriptures among the Dead Sea Scrolls with healing techniques that also work, but that will be covered in Episode 25: Biblical Psychiatry from all of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Conspiracy Therapy would suggest one might consider reading the Dead Sea Scrolls for oneself. References 1.         Skalny AV, Aschner M, Jiang Y, et al. Molecular mechanisms of aluminum neurotoxicity: Update on adverse effects and therapeutic strategies. Adv Neurotoxicol. 2021;5:1-34. doi:10.1016/bs.ant.2020.12.001 2.         Bhoelan BS, Stevering CH, van der Boog AT, van der Heyden MA. Barium toxicity and the role of the potassium inward rectifier current. Clin Toxicol (Phila). Jul 2014;52(6):584-93. doi:10.3109/15563650.2014.923903 3.         Wang S, Zeng F, Ma Y, et al. Strontium Attenuates Hippocampal Damage via Suppressing Neuroinflammation in High-Fat Diet-Induced NAFLD Mice. Int J Mol Sci. Jun 16 2023;24(12)doi:10.3390/ijms241210248 4.         Moore MM, Kanekar SG, Dhamija R. Ethylene Glycol Toxicity: Chemistry, Pathogenesis, and Imaging. Radiology Case Reports. 2008/01/01/ 2008;3(1):122. doi:https://doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i1.122 5.         Cheng X, Dong S, Chen D, et al. Potential of esterase DmtH in transforming plastic additive dimethyl terephthalate to less toxic mono-methyl terephthalate. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2020/01/15/ 2020;187:109848. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109848 6.         Dobson AW, Erikson KM, Aschner M. Manganese neurotoxicity. Ann N Y Acad Sci. Mar 2004;1012:115-28. doi:10.1196/annals.1306.009 7.         Prüst M, Meijer J, Westerink RHS. The plastic brain: neurotoxicity of micro- and nanoplastics. Part Fibre Toxicol. Jun 8 2020;17(1):24. doi:10.1186/s12989-020-00358-y 8.         Kim M, Eom H-J, Choi I, Hong J, Choi J. Graphene oxide-induced neurotoxicity on neurotransmitters, AFD neurons and locomotive behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans. NeuroToxicology. 2020/03/01/ 2020;77:30-39. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuro.2019.12.011 9.         Al-Asmakh M, Majdalawieh AF, Abdullah AM, et al. AEO-7 surfactant is “super toxic” and induces severe cardiac, liver and locomotion damage in zebrafish embryos. Environmental Sciences Europe. 2020/11/11 2020;32(1):149. doi:10.1186/s12302-020-00429-z 10.       Publishing SQ, Whittingham W. The Geneva Bible 1560 with Apocraphya. Goodman C. Sacred Quill Publishing; 2024. 11.       Wycliffe J. The Wycliffe Bible: John Wycliffe's Translation of the Holy Scriptures from the Latin Vulgate. Wycliffe J. LAMP PoST; 2009:800. 12.       Coogan MD. The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha. 5 ed. Oxford University Press; 2018:2416. 13.       Tyndale W, Coverdale M. The Matthew's Bible: 1537 Edition. Rogers J. 1537 ed. Hendrickson; 2009:1116.

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  5. 11/08/2025

    How the Brain Rebuilds

    Episode 21: What success in mental health looks like on Functional MRI machine images of the brain. https://vimeo.com/1133014538?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Download and Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Audio version: The "clean-up and repair" cells in the brain use Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor to repair and rebuild new nerve growth in the Central Nervous System. See Figure 1 below from an except from my first book with these images of what the hippocampus looks like before and after treatment. This area of the brain is like a muscle and can be strengthened with new nerve growth, something we were told wasn't possible when my Class of 2007 entered U.T. Houston Medical School. The Healer Protein: BDNF Excerpt, Combat PTSD in America: Toward a Permanent Solution (2016) How we Increase BDNF Several things increased human BDNF and most of them are lifestyle related. The area of your brain where this is most impactful is an area called the hippocampus. Unfortunately, this is your resilience center, responsible for coping with stress and incorporating new memories into your long-term memory. If you become overwhelmed with life, PTSD or develop clinical depression, you can lose so many neuron connections in the hippocampus that it will shrink. Here are some of the known ways to increase BDNF: Meditation & Stretching. Slowing down, taking time for yourself can help.1 Eating more fruit and vegetables. I recommend eating as close to an unprocessed, anti-inflammatory diet as possible (Books: Paleo Diet, Wheat Belly). Green tea. The caffeine content can be quite high so be careful.2 Resveratrol. Resveratrol is a plant polyphenolic compound.3  Weight lifting. Fatiguing muscles to the point they are tired with exercise is known to increase BDNF. It also causes the brain to release Growth Hormone at night which is associated with improved sleep.4 Talk therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy alone, without medications, has been shown to treat PTSD and increase BDNF levels.5 Antidepressant medications. Serotonin and Serotonin/Norepinephrine (adrenaline)-related antidepressant medications increase BDNF and are shown to improve PTSD, depression and anxiety.5 Social connection. Whether it’s work, school, church or volunteer service, establishing a routine with friendly, social interaction is also helpful.6 Prebiotics. Gut bacteria convert prebiotics into butyrate7, a substance that has been shown to increase BDNF.8 Magnesium.9  N-acetylcysteine.10 Taken as a supplement. The Ketogenic Diet.11 Dark chocolate.12 And more… (Special thanks to Jordan Fallis’ blog.) Buy the Book Notice the subtitle, "toward a permanent solution". A Mindshift Plan is the permanent solution. Lulu.com Print-on-Demand References 1.         Cahn BR, Goodman MS, Peterson CT, Maturi R, Mills PJ. Yoga, Meditation and Mind-Body Health: Increased BDNF, Cortisol Awakening Response, and Altered Inflammatory Marker Expression after a 3-Month Yoga and Meditation Retreat. Front Hum Neurosci. 2017;11:315. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2017.00315 2.         Gundimeda U, McNeill TH, Fan TK, et al. Green tea catechins potentiate the neuritogenic action of brain-derived neurotrophic factor: role of 67-kDa laminin receptor and hydrogen peroxide. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. Feb 28 2014;445(1):218-24. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.01.166 3.         Rahvar M, Nikseresht M, Shafiee SM, et al. Effect of Oral Resveratrol on the BDNF Gene Expression in the Hippocampus of the Rat Brain. Neurochemical Research. 2011/05/01 2011;36(5):761-765. doi:10.1007/s11064-010-0396-8 4.         Arazi H, Babaei P, Moghimi M, Asadi A. Acute effects of strength and endurance exercise on serum BDNF and IGF-1 levels in older men. BMC Geriatrics. 2021/01/13 2021;21(1):50. doi:10.1186/s12877-020-01937-6 5.         Björkholm C, Monteggia LM. BDNF - a key transducer of antidepressant effects. Neuropharmacology. Mar 2016;102:72-9. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.10.034 6.         Salinas J, Beiser A, Himali JJ, et al. Associations between social relationship measures, serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and risk of stroke and dementia. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). Jun 2017;3(2):229-237. doi:10.1016/j.trci.2017.03.001 7.         Savignac HM, Corona G, Mills H, et al. Prebiotic feeding elevates central brain derived neurotrophic factor, N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor subunits and d-serine. Neurochemistry International. 2013/12/01/ 2013;63(8):756-764. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2013.10.006 8.         Kim HJ, Leeds P, Chuang DM. The HDAC inhibitor, sodium butyrate, stimulates neurogenesis in the ischemic brain. J Neurochem. Aug 2009;110(4):1226-40. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06212.x 9.         Pochwat B, Sowa-Kucma M, Kotarska K, Misztak P, Nowak G, Szewczyk B. Antidepressant-like activity of magnesium in the olfactory bulbectomy model is associated with the AMPA/BDNF pathway. Psychopharmacology (Berl). Jan 2015;232(2):355-67. doi:10.1007/s00213-014-3671-6 10.       Dean O, Giorlando F, Berk M. N-acetylcysteine in psychiatry: current therapeutic evidence and potential mechanisms of action. J Psychiatry Neurosci. Mar 2011;36(2):78-86. doi:10.1503/jpn.100057 11. Masino SA, Rho JM. Mechanisms of Ketogenic Diet Action. In: Noebels JL, Avoli M, Rogawski MA, Olsen RW, Delgado-Escueta AV, eds. Jasper's Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies. National Center for Biotechnology Information (US) Copyright © 2012, Michael A Rogawski, Antonio V Delgado-Escueta, Jeffrey L Noebels, Massimo Avoli and Richard W Olsen.; 2012. 12.      Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO). "The power of cocoa polyphenols against neurodegenerative diseases." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 12 April 2013. .

  6. 11/05/2025

    Vegetable oil is more dangerous than sugar and fat

    Episode 20. Please support the Cure AMD Foundation (Age-Related Macular Degeneration). Prepare Your Own Food Vegetable oil and seed oils have toxic levels of omega-6. While proclaiming the virtues of omega-3 fatty acids, we crossed over the recommended 2% consumption of dietary vegetable oils a long time ago. Restaurants, processed foods, and the fast-food industry pumps the world full of it. We trusted the food we brought into our homes only to later discover that cancer, obesity, diabetes and macular degeneration blindness are all extremely strongly associated with vegetable oil. For this reason, vegetable oil is one of my Top 9 Neurotoxins in the Food and Water Supply back from episode 4 on November 20, 2024. Obesity, Diabetes, and Chronic Disease: Is it the Sugar, 'Carbs', Vegetable Oils, or All Three? What if feeling better from "diet and exercise" inadvertently caused you to avoid vegetable oils, BPA plastic, PFAS forever chemicals, and other neurotoxins? I think that may be part of the reason detoxes and diets help us feel better within a week even though our bodies are laden with toxins for years. If it is the vegetable oil that's causing us to be addicted to different foods, it would really throw off controlled studies. It turns out that the vegetable oil we’re eating is controlling our brain chemistry in many ways. Phytoestrogens are in vegetable oils we eat.1 Estradiol affects dopamine (addiction, memory, learning), serotonin (mood) and glutamate systems (excitatory stimulation).2 Estradiol specifically effects the dopamine transporter apparatus within cells.3 Obesity, diabetes, cancer, and age-related macular degeneration (blindness) are all strongly implicated in the YouTube video posted below. https://vimeo.com/1132880360?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Download and Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. We get a rush of all types of neurochemistry when we take a bite of fast food, frozen foods, restaurant foods that is enough to cause a change in behavior. Taken together, these would cause addiction-reward from eating it, remove objectivity from learning about how food impacts our bodies. We are getting a “dopamine hit” from the vegetable oil alone – even if the food is otherwise healthy for human consumption. Sadly, the largest health correlations impact is on the reproductive centers, breast cancer, menopause, perimenopause, and perhaps the future of human civilization itself. Scary Waters The same estrogenic properties in the food are present in public, aquatic environments so controlling our dietary intake is crucial to lowering our risk of disease.4 Opioids and other drugs wash off the property into wastewater and creeks, tributaries, lakes and rivers.5 Antidepressants appear in the very Rhine River in Germany that I used to visit when I was stationed there in the Army in the 1990’s.6 Genes encoded with antimicrobial resistance await you in open waters in Canada.7 “One hundred-eighteen pharmaceuticals determined in drinking water samples from 25 U.S. treatment plants.”8 These included carbamazepine, bupropion, cotinine, metoprolol, and lithium most predominantly.8 Chris A. Knobbe, MD In 2017, Dr. Chris Knobbe left his ophthamology practice to start the Cure AMD Foundation. Age-Related Macular Degeneration is a Westernized disease. He gives a great presentation about it making the case definitive that vegetable oil is more dangerous than sugar and fat. https://youtu.be/-te509vqnFs?si=BgIMAYONBJE822Cn Restaurants, fast food, and processed food at grocery stores are overloaded with vegetable oils. Some foods have vegetable oils, but it's supposed to be less than 2% of the total diet to be healthy. Therefore, cooking for yourself is unavoidable to protect your brain, body, and health. It should come as no surprise that the Communists at Harvard University would allow the ongoing recommendation of neurotoxic, carcinogenic, and blindness-causing vegetable oils to cook with for your family. The Harvard List is in direct opposition to Dr. Chris Knobbe's research at the Cure AMD Foundation (Age-Related Macular Degeneration). The healthy people of tomorrow will learn to Mindshift their sources of healthcare education. The Displacing Foods of Modern Commerce9 I highly recommend supporting the Cure AMD Foundation. Dr. Knobbe is an exemplary physician who has followed the best evidence only to uncover mass poisoning because we don't cook our own food. He left mainstream medicine in 2017 to start the Cure AMD Foundation. While he was discovering the fact that macular degeneration is a Westernized Disease, he incidentally discovered that vegetable oils also drive cancer, diabetes and obesity. Kudos, Chris. The 9-Worst Vegetable Oils: The Neuro 9 (see also The Neuro 9 in the water supply) Corn Soybean Canola Sunflower Safflower Cottonseed Rapeseed Grapeseed Rice Bran Cure Age-Related Macular Degeneration It's not only blindness that's at risk here, it's also cancer, diabetes and obesity. The same can be said of the Top 9 Neurotoxins in the Food and Water Supply. References 1.         Booth AN, Bickoff EM, Kohler GO. Estrogen-like activity in vegetable oils and mill by-products. Science. Jun 17 1960;131(3416):1807-8. doi:10.1126/science.131.3416.1807 2.         Bendis PC, Zimmerman S, Onisiforou A, Zanos P, Georgiou P. The impact of estradiol on serotonin, glutamate, and dopamine systems. Front Neurosci. 2024;18:1348551. doi:10.3389/fnins.2024.1348551 3.         Watson CS, Alyea RA, Hawkins BE, Thomas ML, Cunningham KA, Jakubas AA. Estradiol effects on the dopamine transporter - protein levels, subcellular location, and function. J Mol Signal. Dec 5 2006;1:5. doi:10.1186/1750-2187-1-5 4.         Fekadu S, Alemayehu E, Dewil R, Van der Bruggen B. Pharmaceuticals in freshwater aquatic environments: A comparison of the African and European challenge. Sci Total Environ. Mar 1 2019;654:324-337. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.072 5.         Phillips PJ, Smith SG, Kolpin DW, et al. Pharmaceutical formulation facilities as sources of opioids and other pharmaceuticals to wastewater treatment plant effluents. Environ Sci Technol. Jul 1 2010;44(13):4910-6. doi:10.1021/es100356f 6.         Schlüsener MP, Hardenbicker P, Nilson E, Schulz M, Viergutz C, Ternes TA. Occurrence of venlafaxine, other antidepressants and selected metabolites in the Rhine catchment in the face of climate change. Environ Pollut. Jan 2015;196:247-56. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.09.019 7.         Freeman CN, Scriver L, Neudorf KD, Hansen LT, Jamieson RC, Yost CK. Antimicrobial resistance gene surveillance in the receiving waters of an upgraded wastewater treatment plant. FACETS. 2018;3(1):128-138. doi:10.1139/facets-2017-0085 8.         Furlong ET, Batt AL, Glassmeyer ST, et al. Nationwide reconnaissance of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking waters of the United States: Pharmaceuticals. Science of The Total Environment. 2017/02/01/ 2017;579:1629-1642. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.128 9.         Knobbe CA, Stojanoska M. The ‘Displacing Foods of Modern Commerce’ Are the Primary and Proximate Cause of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Unifying Singular Hypothesis. Medical Hypotheses. 2017/11/01/ 2017;109:184-198. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2017.10.010

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  7. 11/02/2025

    Don’t Take all Memory Loss, Seriously

    Episode 19. Have your "senior moments" assessed on an objective scale, while they are still mild. Don't put up with it or minimize it. Many causes are reversible. Don't wait! Each memory is a neuron connection. You have been exposed to thousands of toxins unless you’ve filtered your water and prepared your own food your entire life. A 20-minute screening test from Canada, the home of modern Functional Medicine, has a good base of scientific evidence in detecting and monitoring subtle changes in memory loss or gain.1 I got certified in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) because the company behind it has really done their due diligence to get all of the feedback you would ever want from the scientific community.2 Book A MoCA Test now Book your appointment today. Your cognitive decline may be recoverable and will be an important part of your customized Mindshift Plan. The customization part of your Mindshift Plan can not be overemphasized here because the MoCA test has been validated in psychosis, mood disorders with electroconvulsive therapy, late-life Bipolar Disorder and Geriatric Psychiatry.3-6 Folks, these disorders are made much worse with memory loss, often culminating into a clinical picture involving extreme emotional experiences because of their lifelong accumulation of quantum drag leading to a simultaneous Accumulation Stress Injury. https://vimeo.com/1132870234 Download and Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Glymphatic System Washes Your Brain if you Sleep Our brains have a washing cycle at night. Once per minute, a small amount of adrenaline causes a small arteriole squeeze all the way through the brain.7 This creates a small amount of space around the vessels for interstitial fluid to be moved and absorbed by the cranial veins. If the Glymphatic System is interfered with that we get a build-up of amyloid proteins that are toxic to the brain – and associated with Alzheimer’s Dementia. It appears that some anti-histamines are anti-cholinergic and these mechanisms stop the Glymphatic System. The over-the-counter shelves are full of antihistamines.8 Too bad sleep medications shut it down… Some anti-histamines are anti-cholinergic also, but no one is really studying which of all these anti-histamines are ultimately neurotoxic. It would take decades and thousands or lab rats for us to catch up to this threat. From allergy pills to sleeping age, the entire world is consuming this stuff and no one realizes the risk. Do you want to research this question? Join me on a Research Mastermind Group. Our brains collect lots of exogenous toxins (outside the body) that we absorb from our environment and consume in food and water. We lack the laboratory and animal model studies to show causality, but all of these toxins act the same on humans: estrogenic, neurotoxic, carcinogenic, and anti-fertility. Here are some cutting-edge research ideas for those that would like to go to graduate school on these topics: BPA plastic in the brain is associated with a 10-fold risk in dementia.9 Tramadol is a weak opioid pain-killer associated with dementia.10 More than 2,500 medications are associated with dementia.11 Dementia MedicationsDownload The prevalence of pollution, autism, ADHD, depression and cognitive slowing has garnered more attention in recent years. My experience in Springfield, MO opened my eyes to see the connection between contaminated water and a flood of ADHD patients with high cholesterol, low vitamin D, and a lot more thyroid disease than should have been expected. It turns out the PFAS epidemic has thousands of locations. Toxic Exposures Hasten Dementia It turns out that if people actually study it, there's laboratory evidence showing dementia in rats with toxic exposures. Episode 14 Proof Agent Orange Causes Dementia discusses the fact that it took from 1961 until 2024 for researchers to actually study it. Is this a lack of science? Or a lack of will to ask tough questions? I never lacked the will to ask tough questions. Fortunately, I started asking original questions and demonstrated that neurotoxins that kill brain cells are expelled from the body during ionic foot baths and wrote a protocol for everyone, called the Firefighter's Detox. I decided to become certified in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for two reasons. First, so that I could use the dementia screening test with veterans disability evaluations. Second, the research has continued to explode supporting it's helpfulness in recent years. View the MoCA Clinic data and you'll be impressed too. Their videos are worth the time if you really want to delve deeper in preventing and reversing dementia. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735216215?psc=1&language=en_US You can be located anywhere in the world. You will need to take the results to your own physician for interpretation. This appointment type is not for diagnoses or medications. .spwidget-button-wrapper{text-align: center}.spwidget-button{display: inline-block;padding: 12px 24px;color: #fff !important;background: #de6a26;border: 0;border-radius: 4px;font-size: 0.875rem;font-weight: 600;text-decoration: none}.spwidget-button:hover{background: #d15913}.spwidget-button:active{color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75) !important;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .15) inset} Request Appointment It only takes 20 minutes and it could change your life. References 1.         Corral S, Gaspar PA, Castillo-Passi RI, et al. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) as a screening tool for cognitive impairment in early stages of psychosis. Schizophr Res Cogn. Jun 2024;36:100302. doi:10.1016/j.scog.2024.100302 2.         Dautzenberg G, Lijmer J, Beekman A. Clinical value of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in patients suspected of cognitive impairment in old age psychiatry. Using the MoCA for triaging to a memory clinic. Cogn Neuropsychiatry. Jan 2021;26(1):1-17. doi:10.1080/13546805.2020.1850434 3.         Gil-Berrozpe GJ, Sánchez-Torres AM, García de Jalón E, et al. Utility of the MoCA for cognitive impairment screening in long-term psychosis patients. Schizophr Res. Feb 2020;216:429-434. doi:10.1016/j.schres.2019.10.054 4.         Hebbrecht K, Giltay EJ, Birkenhäger TK, et al. Cognitive change after electroconvulsive therapy in mood disorders measured with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Acta Psychiatr Scand. Nov 2020;142(5):413-422. doi:10.1111/acps.13231 5.         Belvederi Murri M, Respino M, Proietti L, et al. Cognitive impairment in late life bipolar disorder: Risk factors and clinical outcomes. J Affect Disord. Oct 1 2019;257:166-172. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.07.052 6.         Gierus J, Mosiołek A, Koweszko T, Wnukiewicz P, Kozyra O, Szulc A. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment as a preliminary assessment tool in general psychiatry: Validity of MoCA in psychiatric patients. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. Sep-Oct 2015;37(5):476-80. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.05.011 7.         Buccellato FR, D'Anca M, Serpente M, Arighi A, Galimberti D. The Role of Glymphatic System in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease Pathogenesis. Biomedicines. Sep 13 2022;10(9)doi:10.3390/biomedicines10092261 8.         Hsieh M-L, Lu Y-T, Lin C-C, Lee C-P. Comparison of the target-controlled infusion and the manual infusion of propofol anesthesia during electroconvulsive therapy: an open-label randomized controlled trial. BMC psychiatry. 2021/02/04 2021;21(1):71. doi:10.1186/s12888-021-03069-6 9.         Gecegelen E, Ucdal M, Dogu BB. A novel risk factor for dementia: chronic microplastic exposure. Front Neurol. 2025;16:1581109. doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1581109 10.       Oh SN, Kim HJ, Shim JY, et al. Tramadol use and incident dementia in older adults with musculoskeletal pain: a population-based retrospective cohort study. Scientific Reports. 2024/10/11 2024;14(1):23850. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-74817-3 11.       Wilkinson T, Schnier C, Bush K, et al. Drug prescriptions and dementia incidence: a medication-wide association study of 17000 dementia cases among half a million participants. J Epidemiol Community Health. Mar 2022;76(3):223-229. doi:10.1136/jech-2021-217090

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  8. 10/30/2025

    C.A.M. for Sex & Love Addiction, Persistent Genital Arousal Syndrome and Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

    Episode 18: Part 2/2. See the commonalities in treatment approach to all things sexual, including mainstream and Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (C.A.M.). Part 1 in this series is here. What do these 4 have in common? Persistent Genital Arousal Syndrome, Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Sex & Love Addiction Whether you never want to have sex at all, have unwanted orgasms, pain during orgasm or sex addiction, most of these start under similar conditions. There is typically some combination of unhealthy male:female energy and sexual trauma during development, linking the two. They are actually separate things as previously discussed in Episode 17 and can be separated with a Mindshift. If that sounds like you, book an ancient male:female healing, read a couple of books, and visit a support groups to overcome anything and set any goal. If I can help, don't hesitate to contact me. https://vimeo.com/1130421270?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Download & Share the Ambassador Slides HANDOUT. Keep in mind, the male brain doesn't fully develop until age 33 and the female brain at age 25. Therefore, your sexual development is technically still continuing until the brain is fully mature. Of course, the younger you are when you have trauma, Adverse Childhood Event (ACE), the more the subconscious absorbed all of that energy and is carrying it forward. Fortunately, the brain can be rewired and you can learn to do it yourself. That is what a customized Mindshift Plan is all about. Sex and Love Addiction Yes, Sex and Love Addiction are two different things that often run together. For that reason there are separate 12-Step fellowships for each one: Sex Addicts Anonymous and Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous. I recommend reading the small text book for the one that fits best first. Contacting local meetings isn't highly publicized due to the anonymity, so you'll first have to actually call or email the local contact to explain you're interested in a meeting and you're not from the media. What get's missed often times is the Love Addiction. This is an addiction to intrigue, that exciting feeling you get when you first make eye with someone or think early-on in relationships that it's a fairy tale romance. Romance and the pursuit of the "new and exciting" creates the same chemical addiction to dopamine in the brain as crack cocaine, and plenty of adrenaline flows during flirtation. The body gets excited at merely the thought of the future with someone still unknown. By way of disclosure, I got clean and sober at the age of 19 myself and was exposed to 12 Steps and fellowship throughout my younger years. My training helped validate what I already knew, that the 12 Steps are still the #1 most effective approach to addiction - but our culture attacks humility, which is direly needed in recovery. For some, the strings of conformity are just too strong to muster the courage to heal and change yourself, darkening the doorway to a sexual support group and availing yourself freely of the help as if your life depends on it. You can change. https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Call-Love-Recovery-Addiction/dp/0553351389/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&sr=1-1 Mainstream Treatment for Sexual Addiction Psychotherapy is always recommended because it had yielded amazing results in so many. Intensive Outpatient Programs are helpful for long-term lifestyle change. Mainstream treatment for sexual addiction is sparse, but making an appointment for symptomatic control and general mental health in early recovery can still be very grounding. Mood stabilizers sometimes help with impulsive decisions and mood swings that predispose addicts toward an impulsive relapse. I've seen naltrexone help with cravings for alcohol, gambling, opioid addiction, and unhealthy sexual impulses . Smart Recovery Nowadays, there are two other fellowship options besides the hundreds of 12 Step groups for various addictions: Smart Recovery and Celebrate Recovery. Smart recovery is psychology-based and teaches the terminology of every day psychology. These would have probably helped me out a lot in my younger years, particularly in communication in close relationships. Celebrate Recovery These are church-based, weekly meetings. They have a unique format. The first hour is a meal together with family, the second hour is a speaker, the third hour are small groups (women's, veterans, etc). Complimentary And Alternative Approaches to Sexual Disorders As with recovery from all addictions, C.A.M. offers a wide range of self-care techniques that are crucial to maintaining a sense of balance. Homeopathy, medication classes, massage, Reiki, infrared saunas, acupuncture and Emotion Code would be a good place to start. In my practice, I've found that the ancient practice of male:female energy healing awakens an exciting energy without any addictive behaviors attached, allowing the addict to un-wire the original trauma through repeated, safe encounters of healthy male energy with standard, safe professional boundaries. In psychiatry, it is perfectly ok to discuss taboo subjects and thoughts that are hidden from society, including sexual. Thus, an appointment to make a Mindshift Plan for hypoactive sexual desire, persistent genital arousal disorder, sex and/or love addiction can help you ground this behavior faster than with the mainstream approach alone. https://www.amazon.com/Journal-Tracker-Plant-Based-Detoxification-Regeneration/dp/B085K97LP5/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&sr=1-3 https://www.amazon.com/Hypoactive-sexual-desire-disorder-repercussions/dp/3659206512/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&sr=1-5

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Modern psychiatry meets toxin-free living. Imagine how much better mental health would be after detoxing from toxic people, electromagnetic radiation, PFAS, BPA, Parabens, Glyphosate (RoundUpTM), Fluoride, Botulinum Toxin, and Heavy Metals (aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury). That’s the ideal and expanding on the ideal circumstances for optimum health is what Mindshift Care is all about. Holistic examples include energy psychology, reiki, Emotion Code, acupuncture, detox protocols, cupping, ionic foot bath electrolysis, and more.

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    Daniel M. Williams, M.D., P.A.
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    25
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    Explicit
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    © Daniel M. Williams, MD, PA, all rights reserved.
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