Pig Treatment Used to Treat Mentally Ill People

A mineral supplement developed for calming

aggressive pigs has been modified to treat children and adults with

serious mental disorders, a Canadian scientist said on Tuesday.

The concoction of minerals, initially dismissed by the scientific

establishment as “snake oil,” was developed by the owner of an

animal feed company in Canada to help a friend with children

suffering from severe psychological disorders.

David Hardy used his knowledge of animal nutrition to create the

treatment made up of 36 components, most of them minerals, and

the effects on the children were dramatic enough to encourage him to

develop it further.

While stressing the research was preliminary, a leading pediatrician

from Alberta Children’s Hospital in western Canada said it was

convincing enough to conquer her skepticism. Reuters