Due to the intense rain and wind conditions, the following providers will be out of the office today:
- Dr. Parker
- Judith Anapol
- Traci Hunter
- Jean Schlichter
- Dr. Mogosky
- Bob Newman
- Merrill Reese
- Dr. Schlichter (will be in at 2pm)

Everyone else is still seeing patients today, until further notice.
We will keep you updated as the day progresses.

There will be no administrative staff here after 4:30pm today, so prescriptions will not be available after that time. Providers will continue to see scheduled patients after that time.

Vitamin D3 Needs Attention On Several Levels

Just take the time to go through these many Vitamin D3 links, and do watch this video by Dr John Cannell. We have been hearing about the importance of D3 with depression for years, and know that it is directly connected with good thyroid function.

Harvard is now signing off on D3 for Autism, and the tide is dramatically changing from the time several years ago when I first began writing about it at CorePsych Blog, and testing our patients at CorePsych and at Parker, Schlichter & Associates in Va Beach.

Swine Flu Update on D3

Now, with the forthcoming flu season, new information and Swine flu and D3 concerns for families, children, schools and the workplace, it seems like a good time to review the D3 details.

Do pass this post along to your family and workplace colleagues, and if you are in the medical field share this with your charges. And while you’re at it, read this: it will direct you to an important review of why D3 over D2 – since that choice is a frequent question. A few summary details from this comparison piece:

The two calciferols [D2 & D3] produced similar rises in serum concentration of the native vitamin, indicating equivalent absorption. But while both produced similar initial rises in serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D over the first three days, serum 25OHD fell rapidly in the D2 treated subjects and was not different from baseline at 14 days. Meanwhile 25OHD continued to rise in the D3 treated subjects, peaking by 14 days and continuing to remain high. Calculating the difference in potency by measuring the area under the curve revealed an even greater difference with D3 more than nine times more effective than D2.

And, just in case you were wondering, you can safely give it to children:

Infants and children under the age of one, should obtain a total of 1,000 IU (25 mcg) per day from their formula, sun exposure, or supplements. As most breast milk contains little or no vitamin D, breast-fed babies should take 1,000 IU per day as a supplement unless they are exposed to sunlight. [The only exception to this are lactating mothers who either get enough sun exposure or take enough vitamin D (usually 4,000–6,000 IU per day) to produce breast milk that is rich in vitamin D.] Formula fed babies should take an extra 600 IU per day until they are weaned and then take 1,000 IU a day, as advised below.Children over the age of 1 year, and less than 4 years of age, should take 2,000 IU vitamin D per day, depending on body weight, latitude or residence, skin pigmentation, and sun exposure.

Be well this winter, physically and psychologically. Test your Vitamin D3 – your GP, your Primary Care doc is likely on top of the testing. But don’t have them write for the D2 as mentioned in these articles.

Best wishes for a healthy winter season.

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Make your reservation now!

School has started, the Fall is upon us, we are back at work with questions about just what to do with Impulsivity.

Impulsivity is, without doubt, the most frequent challenge in our daily lives – for mental health professionals, teachers, HR professionals, physicians, and anyone working with administrative challenges. Impulsivity works against administration, works against group order, works against progress – and can be downright embarrassing.

Want a recent example of Impulsivity? Lay your politics aside for a moment, and simply ask yourself this question – was it a productive contribution when Rep Joe Wilson shouted out “You lie!” at Obama’s Joint Session of Congress? No matter what you think of national health care take a look at this guy, and see which side you are on regarding good order.

Affect mismanagement, emotional dysregulation – loosing it - creates havoc in families, work sites and the world, locally and internationally. Someone’s impulsivity has impacted your life. Impulsivity, from anger to suicide, destroys both the self and relationships. Impulsivity is the hallmark of poor management and atypical of balanced leadership – just ask Jack Welch,  or read his book on Leadership.

Was Wilson’s outburst ‘just a quirk?’ Who knows… Was it a problem, you bet! – And no, I will not conjecture about his prefrontal cortex.

Wilson’s interruption, his inappropriate shout during a presidential speech,  is but a small example of a seriously overlooked problem we see everyday in any group setting. So often we write impulsivity off as ‘character,’ or ‘passion,’ or ‘immaturity,’ even with adults!

- Reminds me of a person in advertising who still lives by the adage “You’re only young once, but you can be immature for a lifetime.” He manages to live up to that creed, and has torn up his family in the process. There is a price for immaturity. There is, my friends, a biology for both impulsivity and immaturity.

The Impulsive Brain – Details on exactly what it is, why it is, and how to fix it.

If you live anywhere in the Norfolk, Va Beach, DC or Richmond area, [anywhere on the East Coast] and work in the context of human services you will appreciate this opportunity at Norfolk’s Old Dominion University to look more carefully at new brain and behavioral insights into the problem of Impulsivity.

• I will be presenting 1 full day of details there on Fri Oct 16th, just around the corner in time.
  
• ODU Registration has a discounted rate for groups, and a low fee for these challenging times
  
• 6 hr CEU & 6 hr CME,
• The fix will detail the latest in diagnostic evidence regarding Impulsivity, and
  
• Details about the right meds and
  
• The new process of actually measuring neurotransmitters to target specific interventions
  
• New advances in ADHD treatment
• New insights into Brain Injury
• Specific interventions for Bipolar Disorder
  
• The Biologic Contributions to Addiction Recovery.
  
• Without getting away from bottom line street applications.

If you can’t use it, I won’t be dwelling on it. Translation, street language and concepts are the key to informed intervention strategies.

Please forward this to your colleagues and friends and let’s make a day of it.

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