Do you have one or more of the following symptoms?

• Unexplained weight gain or loss
• Swelling, puffiness
• Low energy, depressed mood
• Racing heart, anxiety
• Lethargy, sleeplessness
• Digestive distur
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The translation of emotions to physiology is becoming less and less “woo woo” and more and more scientifically validated. A landmark study¹ of women with breast cancer was recently published that prov...

What Is Depression?

Is depression a flat mood, an inability to participate in ‘normal life activities,’ or unexplained bouts of sadness? In spite of its singular clinical classification, depression l...

We have been conditioned to look upon the tender topic of suicide with horror. Perhaps because it represents a failure of our varied systems of control. Perhaps because we are, collectively, far fro...

Psychoneuroimmunology is a scientific effort to break down the wall between the mind and the body. But there is something that rat studies of the immune and endocrine features of emotional states can’...

Did your doctor or friendly pharmacist tell you that the flu vaccine could put your mental health at risk?

According to the latest research, the notoriously ineffective,^{1 2 3} illness-inducing,^{4 5} p...

“The most powerful path to our brain—and peace of mind—is through our gut.”

Today, millions of people have gut dysbiosis that leads to poor digestion and mood as well as a constant state of low-grade...

Ever have an extreme reaction to someone’s behavior? Like your husband is eating crackers, and just the sound of his chewing made you want to strangle him?

We all have different buttons to be pushe...

Have you been told that your mental illness is a chronic condition?

Have you been diagnosed with an ‘incurable’ disease like depression? Were you told that your only hope is to manage your symptoms...

The food you eat directly affects your brain

Food is the best medicine. All your cells, bones, signaling molecules, and tissues are built from what you eat. For example, dietary fats are the buildi...

Have 30 minutes? Sit down with Marie Forleo and Dr. Kelly Brogan to talk about myths and truths when it comes to depression — what it is, what it isn’t, and how to heal it.

The new biology of depression

The old story is that depression is caused by a deficiency of neurotransmitters like serotonin. This ‘serotonin model’ led to widespread treatment using selective seroto...