>>492892
I grew up with two parents that MET in a mental hospital. I honestly don't know the back stories all that well, but I know that both of them suffered from nutritional deficiencies.
My father spent his life on (their) drugs and he died 11 years ago with the anniversary just a few days ago. Born in 44. He never learned how to use computers, yet, I know that he would have absolutely loved being on the Chan. Very very autistic. One of his favorite things was to play on words... such as Te Lie Vision would have been something he'd love to tell people about. He also used to drink a gallon of milk every day for a number of years. Said it'd make his bones strong. 1g of milk a day gives you 96% of your daily magnesium, coincidentally....
He built 4 bookcases, all 8' tall by 33" wide that were filled with books that he'd collected, plus three more. On many topics from methane farm plants to mother earth news magazines, I have almost all of the first 200 starting at #1.
My mother is still here, by the grace of God, a very strong Christian, and having her faith is the only reason she's still alive I believe.
My great grandmother, my grandmother, my father and I all suffer from Waardenburgs. We all went grey early, with snow white hair by the time we're all 40. My father was the only one that was hospitalized for mental illness. I am the only one who is severely-profoundly deaf from it, however, my father always talked quite loudly so he may have been slightly deaf. I'm now older than my father was (from what I know) hospitalized, and I am suffering from some of the same issues that I know that he suffered from.
However, I have done my research and learned to mitigate those issues. I'm quite fortunate, because I have a generational genetic defect, which made my search for the truth much easier. I have NOT been able to duplicate this exact search on Google again, but, the basic premise that I used, was, I did my research into genetics, and I found the exact gene that causes Waardenburgs.
Then, I used the name of that gene in Google, and found out [what causes defects???] in that gene. What was the answer? Magnesium and Vitamin D deficiencies. I have suffered from chest pains that would have likely sent someone else to the hospital. I have absolutely NO interest in those SNAKES. So, I finally figured out, that if I take 2-3 magnesium pills or drink a bottle of magnesium citrate ($1 at Walmart), all my chest pains will go away and stay away for quite awhile, and this is most certainly repeatable. Cayenne pill w/ vit. C pill helps me too.
I haven't taken as much Vitamin D as I should, but when I get depressed, I use a Happy Light and sit in front of it for awhile, and it will always fix my mood.
It makes me cry to think of my father as I write this story, but I know that he's in a better place, and that it was beyond my abilities to help him at the time. I try to help my mother, but she doesn't really listen, and I know I can't save the world, I can only do what I can do. If you want to listen, here is my story.