Welcome to my new series on treating anxiety and depression the natural way. If you or someone you know struggles with bipolar disorder, this is also for you.
We’ll be exploring the book “Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind” by Dr. Georgia Ede, MD, a Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist. Dr. Ede brilliantly explains what goes wrong in the brain to cause anxiety and depression, and how to fix it with the right lifestyle, nutrition, vitamins, and supplements.
As a functional medicine Medical Doctor, I’ve worked with patients suffering from anxiety and depression and used to find it frustrating because so many of the drugs don’t really work.
We all know that serotonin and dopamine are crucial for happiness. When there’s a shortage of these chemicals, we become anxious and depressed. There are three primary factors that cause anxiety and depression:
- Insulin resistance (see my post about this HERE)
- Oxidative stress
- Inflammation in the brain
Over the next few weeks, we’ll dive into these topics. Thanks for joining me on this journey to better mental health!
