Since 1996, several scientific researchers and doctors in clinical practice have been studying the effects of EMPowerplus on mental disorders such as bipolar disorder. Although the sample sizes were small, the results have been very encouraging and significant. In all of the seven published studies, more than 80 percent of the participants saw a major improvement in symptoms. By comparison, only a fraction of people who are prescribed psychiatric drugs show improvement.
Dr. Bonnie Kaplan, a respected behavioural research scientist and one of the principle researchers on several of the published studies says, “If substantiated in controlled trials, the normalization of the mentally ill via nutrient supplementation would be the most significant breakthrough in the field of mental illness since the beginning of time.”


As encouraging as these studies are, however, the results need to be proven in a large scale, double-blind placebo controlled study. Then science will have hard proof that EMPowerplus really does what thousands of users over several years says it does. Several studies by qualified researchers across the United States and Canada are also currently underway, with others in the planning stages. There are also studies underway in other countries such as New Zealand and Holland. We welcome research and will continue to compile data that proves the nutrition link to mental illness.

Rucklidge, JJ, Taylor, MR, Whitehead, KA. (2009). Effect of micronutrients on behaviour and mood in adults with ADHD: Evidence from an 8-week open label trial with natural extension    
Journal of Attention Disorders. Published Jan 13, 2010 electronically; print version will follow soon.

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Rucklidge, J. J. (2009). Successful treatment of OCD with a micronutrient formula following partial response to CBT: A case study.     
Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23: 836–840

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Frazier, E.A., Fristad, M., Arnold, L.E. (2009). Multinutrient Supplement as Treatment: Literature Review and Case Report of a 12-year-old Boy with Bipolar Disorder.     
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 19:453-460.

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Successful treatment of OCD with a micronutrient supplement following partial response to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): A case study    
Journal of Anxiety Disorders 2009

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Database analysis of adults with bipolar disorder consuming a micronutrient formula    
Clinical Medicine: Psychiatry, 2009,4:3-16;

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Improved mood and behavior during treatment with a mineral-vitamin micronutrient treatment: an open-label case series of children
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Spring 2004; 14(1):115-22.

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Nutritional Approach to Bipolar Disorder
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.; (2003) 64, 338.

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Treatment of Mood Lability and Explosive Rage with Minerals and Vitamins: Two case Studies in Children
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2002 Fall;12(3):205-19

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Effective mood stabilization with a chelated mineral micronutrient treatment: an open-label trial in bipolar disorder.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2001 Dec;62(12):936-44

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Do Vitamins or Minerals (Apart From Lithium) Have Mood-Stabilizing Effects?
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 2001 Dec; 62, 933-935.

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