Research

Our first goal at TrueHope Institute is to raise funds for additional scientific studies in the area of nutritional supplementation for the treatment of mental illnesses. Many advances have already been made in this new and exciting area of study and we are dedicated to supporting this ongoing effort.

In 1997, Dr. Bonnie J. Kaplan, a behavioral research scientist with the University of Calgary began studying a nutrient formulation called EMPowerplus that was specifically designed to support the central nervous system.  After years of extensive study, she made the following statement: “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.”

>> Click here to read summaries of the published studies to date >>

Dr. Kaplan has been joined by, Dr. Bryan Kolb, published author and leader in the study of brain cell regeneration, Dr. Charles Popper, a well published Harvard University researcher, Dr. Miles Simmons, clinical psychologist and published researcher and others in spearheading research that has been published in refereed medical journals. Dr. Kaplan and her colleagues have shared their published studies and independent clinical trial results with medical professionals around the world and continue to be directly involved with researching the effects of EMPowerplus. There is a groundswell of support for their work and the inroads they are making in this revolutionary treatment of mental illness.

We are assisting in the expansion of the research effort but need considerable financial support to accomplish this task.  Performing randomized controlled trials and other types of research studies cost approximately two million dollars per study. Our goal is to sponsor several studies to add to and complete the body of evidence that could change the face of mental illness forever.

» Find out how to donate to the research effort

» Learn more about the published research studies

» Learn more about the Synergy House

» Learn more about the Mental Wellness Fund