Not So Delusional Parasitosis
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2012-06-18

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DESCRIPTION: Delusional parasitosis is a form of psychosis characterized by the false belief that one is infested with some sort of parasite. It can be triggered by a variety of brain diseases, including parasites themselves. Avoiding meat and other animal products can certainly reduce one's risk of becoming infested with parasites, but may place one at risk for vitamin B12 deficiency, which can have it's own dire cognitive consequences. See Safest Source of B12 (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/safest-source-of-b12/) for the best way to get this critical vitamin. For more on pork tapeworm brain invasion, check out Pork Tapeworms on the Brain (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/pork-tapeworms-on-the-brain/) and Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-epilepsy-through-diet/). A sampling of 50+ videos on brain health (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/brain-health/) include Reversing Cognitive Decline (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/reversing-cognitive-decline/), Improving Mood Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/improving-mood-through-diet/), and Constructing a Cognitive Portfolio (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/constructing-a-cognitive-portfolio/). That's just one of more than a thousand topics I cover (http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/).

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