Today, we're joined by Dr. Georgia Ede, psychiatrist specializing in nutritional and metabolic psychiatry. Dr. Ede founded diagnosis:Diet to explore the critical link between diet and mental health, advocating for dietary changes as a powerful tool to potentially reduce or eliminate the need for psychiatric medications. With over two decades of experience, she challenges conventional … Continue reading Psychiatrist Links Diet to Depression
Magnesium and Mental Health
Today’s blog is republished from my friends at TheAlternativeDaily. The original article can be found here: Signs of magnesium deficiency Here are just a few signs that you may be magnesium deficient: Anxiety Depression Muscle cramps High blood pressure Hormone problems Sleep issues Low energy Low vitamin D Low vitamin K Depression Magnesium is essential for proper … Continue reading Magnesium and Mental Health
Oregano Oil Improves Mental Health
We've heard that "food is medicine" but there's not much easily available about it. Studies show that oregano oil extracts can help alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety in humans and animals. Taking carvacrol, a potent medicinal compound found in oregano oil, has been shown to increase levels of dopamine and serotonin in certain parts of the brain, reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression
This will Heal Your Brain
Award-winning psychiatrist, Dr. Daniel Amen tells us what we should should and should not do for maximum brain and mental health. How some some common food substances, practices, and preventable conditions affect your brain are just plain scary. Surprising what obesity and or diabetes does to the brain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIW5Ycgdjyo
Why ADHD is NOT a Psychiatric Disorder or a Brain Disease
ADHD has skyrocketed in recent years, but ADHD is just a name given to peope who share a collection of symptoms; what are the causes?
These FOODS & HABITS Boost Brain Health & REDUCE INFLAMMATION |
At every meal, we make choices of what to feed our bodies—and our brains. Too much sugar and refined carbs, not enough good fats, inadequate intake of the right nutrients, and exposure to toxins can have a negative effect on our brains and even contribute to disorders ranging from brain fog to depression to Alzheimer’s. Nutrients are the fertilizer for the brain. When we get the right kinds, our brain can flourish and grow, even generating new cells in older age, long after science previously thought was possible.
The Horrible Things That Happen In Your Body Within Minutes of Drinking a Soda
Mental Health starts with physical health. Most of us are aware that sodas are not good for us but did you know that it directly impacts or causes mental illnesses?
Potatoes not Prosac – Nutrition for Depression
This book ties in with the book Sugar Blues, also reviewed on this blog. Potatoes Not Prozac by Kathleen DesMaisons, PhD, the national bestseller that started the sugar-free revolution, is now fully revised and updated with the latest scientific information and success stories for a new generation of readers. Can't say no to fattening foods, carbs, … Continue reading Potatoes not Prosac – Nutrition for Depression
SUGAR BLUES: SUGAR AND MENTAL HEALTH
Mental illness may be a myth and emotional disturbance can be merely the first symptom of the obvious inability of the human system to handle the stress of sugar dependency.
A multitude of common physical and mental ailments are strongly linked to the consuming of ‘pure’, refined sugar. “The great confinement of the insane”, began in the late 17th century, after sugar consumption in Britain had zoomed in 200 years from a pinch or two in a barrel of beer, here and there, to more than two million pounds per year. By that time, physicians in London had begun to observe and record terminal physical signs and symptoms of the“sugar blues”.
Grapevine Center 