Recommendations to Prevent and Treat Post�Traumatic Stress Disorder for Military Personnel

Herman Kelting

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2016

Recommendations to Prevent and Treat Post�Traumatic Stress Disorder for Military Personnel

Herman Kelting

Abstract :

The hypotheses of this article are that (1) caffeine, refined carbohydrates, lack of sleep, the absence of stress–reduction modeling, and poor air quality combine with a traumatic event to increase the incidence of post traumatic stress disorder, (2) that substantial reduction of caffeine and refined carbohydrates, increased sleep, metaphysical modeling to reduce stress, and improved air quality, would help prevent PTSD, and (3) treatment of those afflicted should include prevention options plus earthing and inspection of homes and automobiles to improve air quality and reduce electromagnetic fields. Prevention of PTSD requires elimination of non–medical caffeine and reduction of refined carbohydrates. Caffeine is an addictive drug, causes overnight withdrawal symptoms which are “corrected” with the day’s coffee, is crisis elastic, raises blood pressure particularly when one is under stress, may adversely affect cortisol, increases the fight or flight mode, is correlated with smoking, alcohol, and cocaine use, causes hallucinations and coffee allergies, exacerbates psychotic symptoms, abolishes threat–related mPFC wall activation associated with post–traumatic stress disorder, etc. Refined carbohydrates increase stress, anxiety, hyperactivity, and blood pressure. Sleep must be increased because lack thereof contributes to hallucination, headaches, confusion, anxiety disorders, irritability, seizures, mania, and high blood pressure. Metaphysical modeling would be helpful to reduce stress. Indoor and outdoor air quality should be reviewed for improvement. All Department of Defense (DOD) personnel who follow the No Caffeine Rule should be required to take exercise eaks at least every ten minutes in every–two hour period at work to increase alertness and productivity. Treatment of PTSD requires dietary intervention to improve the overall diet including eliminating caffeine and reducing refined carbohydrates, managing sleep, engaging in earthing to normalize body functions, swimming with a face mask and snorkel, and inspecting homes and automobiles for poor air quality and electromagnetic fields.