http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/ice.htm
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Ice Water for Temporary Relief of Mania or Depression
The following comes from the American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990501ap/quantum.html
Need a lift? Try a little ice water in the right ear. According to The
Brain in the News, an Australian researcher believes that people with
manic depression have a "sticky switch" in their brain, which keeps the
left and right hemispheres from switching into the dominant position
during various mental tasks. Normally, the left and right sides of the
brain take turns throughout the day, each performing separate tasks. A
sticky "switch" may cause one hemisphere be locked in position during
periods of depression and the other hemisphere to be locked in position
during periods of mania. Ice water in the ear is a traditional
neurologic test, which activates orientation pathways connected to
regions on the opposite side of the brain. Researchers found that cold
water in the right ear can temporarily alleviate depression and cold
water in the left ear can ease the symptoms of mania.
More on this can be found at http://bipolarodyssey.com/PostPubdata.htm
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The rest of the articles at the International Guide to the World of
Alternative Mental Health seem a little more....reasonable. The thing is
I don't actually know enough about it and I'm too lazy today to read
further into it.
The rest of the article on the site can be found here.
http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/default.htm
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