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What You Don't Know About Depression

Adapted from A Mind of Your Own by Kelly Brogan, MD

If you’re diagnosed with depression, then chances are you can relate to any of the following: persistent distress, malaise,...

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So Long Coffee, Hello Turmeric Latte

Turmeric "Coffee" Alternative

In the height of my residency training, I was up to 6 cups of coffee a day. Granted, at least once a week, I was awake for a forced-all-nighter, but I took any...

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A Leap Forward in Medicine - Functional Forum

I spent years feeling overwhelmed and even hopeless about the state of affairs on this planet, and in this country. All that was exposed to me through my research into the truth about medicine,...

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Vaginal Swabs: Benefits for C-Section Babies

Game Change: Macro Implications of the Microbiome

We are almost a decade and a half into a new paradigm. One that decenters the gene-centric model of our flesh-robot existence. We are no longer...

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Dr. Frank Lipman Shares Anti-Aging Science

The following post was written by my friend and colleague, Dr. Frank Lipman. A New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Lipman has written 4 books: Total Renewal – 7 Key Steps to Resilience...

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Health Coach Ali Shapiro: How to Be the Boss of Your Health Choices

The following guest post was written by my friend, Ali Shapiro. I hope her thoughts empower you to take ownership of your health and take on a new “Boss” mindset. Enjoy!

Twelve years...

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Functional Medicine Podcast: Leaders of the kNEW School

I recently had the privilege of recording this functional medicine podcast with James Maskell from the Evolution of Medicine, Functional Forum, as the first speaker in a new series called Leaders...

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Is It Her Hormones? A Case of Psychiatry Missing the Mark

Every Saturday, I sit down to review somewhere in the neighborhood of 75-100 scientific abstracts and pull papers that pique my interest. This 11-year-old ritual has kept my finger on the...

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The Continuum Concept: Realigning with Intuition

Sleep: Every Modern Parent’s Fantasy

I remember the feeling, the sheer desperation coursing through me as I woke up, as mothers do, anticipating her cry from the co-sleeper next to our bed. I...

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Postpartum Depression Screening: Prevention or Problem?

Medicine, in it’s truest form is a beautiful testament to the human condition. We are in this together. When one struggles, others support. We are fundamentally compassionate, loving beings,...

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The Truth is Out: Gardasil Vaccine Coverup Exposed

Grassroots Awareness

At lunch with publishing wheeler-dealers discussing the state of affairs in women’s mental health, a soft-spoken pregnant woman seated to my left turned to me and said:...

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Yoga of Eating: Lose the Dogma, Find Yourself

My sordid past

My patients look at me with a mixture of incredulity and disbelief when I try to explain that I’ve been there. I was raised on modern Italian food – pasta, lasagna,...

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