The Benefits and Dangers of the Sun For those in the Northeast, summertime is in full swing. It signifies warmth (at last!), longer daylight hours, and increased time in nature. Along with the mood uplifting boost gained from more leisure time outdoors, sunshine has various other wellness advantages. However, there’s downsides too. Excess [...]
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 [...]
In last week’s edition of our health feedback, I covered two common underlying causes of mood disorders: 1. Neurotransmitter imbalance & its relation to nutrient deficiencies 2. Digestive impacts on brain function through the enteric nervous system This week, I will discuss a hormonal link in mood disorders, specifically focusing on the impact of Estrogen [...]
Welcome to Part I of my weight loss & cravings newsletter series. This topic is an important one to me. As an integrated practitioner, it frustrates and saddens me that I have seen many people berate themselves for “being bad” and “eating the wrong foods”, when from a biochemical standpoint, their body was only trying [...]
If we take into account last week’s feedback, your mind is not only affected by your heart, but also your gut! You mean everything is connected?? Shocking!! The reference article provided on irritable bowel syndrome discusses the role of various medications on serotonin receptor subtypes for its treatment. Although, conventionally, it is recognized that SSRIs [...]
