Here's Why Functional Medicine and Naturopathic Doctors Do NOT Need to Pull Serotonin Precursors off their Supplement Shelves for Mood Disorders. Introduction: Should We Consider Serotonin When Dealing with Depression? It’s become obvious that we can’t treat depression solely based on serotonin levels. Yet, does that mean we shouldn’t consider it all? [...]
Introduction- Much Ado About Bashing Serotonin’s Link to Depression… Recently, a hot debate on the efficacy of antidepressants and the accuracy of the serotonin hypothesis of depression was once again stirred up. With the release of the results from a new analysis of a review of studies, the media’s headlines proclaimed that the [...]
Introduction: You’re Not Just Human Not to make you paranoid, but scientifically speaking, your “gut-feelings” may not be solely of human origin! Rather, they may be mediated by the microorganisms that are inhabiting your gastrointestinal (GI) tract just as much, if not more, than your brain. It may sound creepy, but it’s true! [...]
More on What Health Anxiety Is As usual for me, I tend to take on a subject and dig into it so deeply it becomes many subtopics too vast to cover in one article. This occurred for me again on the topic of health anxiety. Anxiety is so prevalent, and so many are [...]
The Vicious Hamster Wheel in Your Head… Do you experience brain fog, fatigue, heart palpitations, sweating, muscle tension, and digestive issues? Are you having these and/or other continual symptoms only to run to the doctor and find everything is normal? If every ache and pain causes a whirlwind of thoughts to run through [...]
After all that we have gone through for the past two years, it's hard not to be hyper-focused on bodily symptoms. What if it's ruling your life, though? What if even after having a clean bill of health, it’s not enough to calm your mind? You may be constantly worrying… Every grumble, rumble, heartbeat, [...]
Recently, I’ve been sharing how we can change our mindset and alter our biochemistry and brain functioning to shift our genetic destiny. Through integrative medicine (IM) and mindful-based practices, we have the ability to “turn on” genes that are health promoting and “turn down” molecular signals that are harmful. In fact, several mind-body practices [...]
Did you meditate or do yoga today? If you did, you not only benefited your mind-body by inducing a more relaxed state, but you also changed your genetic expression for the better! It may sound strange, but it’s true. Various lifestyle and integrative medicine practices have been shown to “turn on” genes that are [...]
Did you know that what you think about and your state of being can alter your physiology at the level of your DNA!? If you’ve been following my articles for a while, you’re probably now familiar with how fear and stress can perpetuate a negative cascade of biochemical alterations on the mind and body. [...]
