Lado Healing Institute

11/24/2025

What if obesity is not what we think?

Today I’m sharing a perspective that bridges psychiatry, metabolism, and oxidative stress.
For years we’ve viewed obesity as a problem of willpower or calories. But emerging science tells a different story.

Obesity may actually be a redox-driven homeostatic disorder.
Meaning: chronic oxidative stress disrupts the circuits that regulate hunger, satiety, metabolism, and energy balance.

Here is the key insight:
It begins in adipose tissue but ends in the brain.

• Oxidative stress alters leptin, insulin, and adipokine signaling
• The hypothalamus becomes inflamed and stressed
• Satiety circuits weaken
• GLP-1 and incretin pathways become blunted
• Hunger increases even when the body doesn’t need food
• Energy expenditure drops

As a psychiatrist, I see this daily.
Some of the most effective psychiatric medications also worsen oxidative stress and metabolic syndrome.
We treat one problem but may worsen another.

I’m not claiming expertise in obesity research.
But I’ve spent years studying oxidative stress across many areas of medicine, and the patterns are impossible to ignore.

I’m sharing this to spark curiosity—and to encourage researchers who may want to explore this model further.
Because if obesity is truly a redox disorder, the future of treatment and drug development will look very different.

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11/23/2025

Fear, anxiety, and insomnia are three of the most powerful forces shaping emotional suffering and addiction today. Yet many people never learn the core truth: danger is real, but fear is not.
Fear is a thought. And thoughts have profound biological consequences.

Across spiritual traditions, humanity has been warned about the creative power of the mind:

“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” — Torah/Bible (Proverbs 23:7)
“In the beginning was the Word.” — Bible (John 1:1–3)
“Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves.” — Quran 13:11

Modern neuroscience now confirms what ancient wisdom always taught: thoughts activate biology.
Chronic fear drives cortisol, damages neurons in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, and disrupts memory, emotional regulation, and decision-making.
This is why fear leads to insomnia, panic, emotional instability, and ultimately addiction. People don’t reach for substances because they’re weak—they’re trying to silence fear taking over the nervous system.

In my practice, medication is used only to quiet the storm, to help the frontal lobe regain control so the brain can heal through neuroplasticity. But medication is not the cure.
Stillness, intention, prayer, meditation, and cognitive discipline are the real long-term therapies.

Psychiatry must evolve.
We need a model that integrates ancient wisdom with modern neuroscience, oxidative stress biology, and the science of consciousness.
That has been my mission for the past three to four years—connecting the dots so patients and professionals can finally see how healing truly works.

References:
Proverbs 23:7; John 1:1–3; Quran 13:11
McEwen (1999); Sapolsky (2000); Lupien et al. (2009); Arnsten (2009)
IQVIA Sleep Market Reports (2022–2024); CDC Sleep Statistics (2023)
Koob & Volkow (2016); Sinha (2008)
Tiller Conscious Acts of Creation; Davidson (PNAS 2004); Tang (2015)

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11/13/2025

Phanquinone: A Forgotten Molecule With New Potential

Once explored as an anti-amoebic agent, phanquinone (4,7-phenanthroline-5,6-dione) has resurfaced in the scientific and patent literature for its possible role in memory enhancement and neuroprotection.

Early 2000s patents by P.N. Gerolymatos S.A. proposed phanquinone for improving learning, boosting memory, and even preventing cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Its activity as a redox-active molecule suggests it may influence key mechanisms involved in neurodegeneration:

• Enhanced cortical arousal and memory consolidation
• Antioxidant effects through redox cycling
• Modulation of metal ion imbalance (Cu²⁺/Zn²⁺), a known contributor to Alzheimer’s pathology

Despite its promise, peer-reviewed research remains limited, and no major clinical trials have followed. Still, its unique profile—combining metal chelation, antioxidant defense, and potential circuit-level effects—deserves renewed attention in today’s landscape focused on oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.

Sometimes, the overlooked molecules are the ones worth revisiting.

References:
Gerolymatos PN. US20030055078A1 (2003).
Gerolymatos PN. US6670369B2 (2003).
Gerolymatos PN. EP1007040B1 (2002).
Cummings JL et al., 2019.
Perry G et al., 2002.

11/10/2025

Truth doesn’t need a title.

When I published my paper in Frontiers (link in bio: https://www.frontiersin.org/), I learned that science is not about ego—it’s about humility.
Precision. Patience. Transparency.

Einstein was a patent clerk.
Mendel was a monk.
Karikó’s ideas were rejected for years.
And yet—they all changed the world.

Today, too many chase credit instead of truth.
But truth doesn’t care who finds it first—it only cares that it’s found.

The real prize in science is not being first.
It’s being right.
It’s sharing knowledge that helps humanity grow.

Science moves forward when ego steps aside.
And when we work from both the mind and the heart, the world changes for everyone.

10/26/2025

The Future of Mental Health Is Electric

For decades, psychiatry focused on chemistry — neurotransmitters, pills, and receptors.
Today, we’re discovering that healing the mind begins with restoring the brain’s circuits, not just balancing its chemistry.

At Lado Healing Institute, we bridge psychiatry and neuroscience — using transcranial magnetic stimulation, pharmacogenetics, and integrative medicine — to help the brain rebuild itself through neuroplasticity.

Every thought, emotion, and memory arises from energy, rhythm, and connection.
When those circuits are restored, healing becomes possible — not just symptom control.

This is the future of psychiatry — electrical, personalized, and transformative.

10/11/2025

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09/25/2025

Back to my training, stomping ground after 8 years

08/21/2025

08/10/2025

¡Bienvenidos a SzavaLado! Próximamente en este canal para adultos, exploraremos juntos el fascinante mundo de las fantasías sexuales, la sexualidad y la salud mental. Con la guía experta de Ildikó Szava, reconocida especialista en sexualidad, y el Dr. Leonard Lado, renombrado psiquiatra, abordaremos temas que muchas veces son tabú pero forman parte esencial de la experiencia humana. Síguenos en Instagram y Facebook para no perderte ningún contenido y acompáñanos a romper estigmas, aprender y crecer en un espacio seguro y respetuoso. ¡Prepárate para descubrir y hablar sin miedo!