On a recent webinar with Julie Matthews, I shared how healthy foods that are high in oxalates caused me excruciating foot pain: Oxalates and leaky gut for Anxiety. We also mentioned how oxalates can be a factor in vulvodynia and someone asked this question on the blog: I just listened to the webinar talking about […]
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GABA takes some of the anxiety edge away and now I want to add tryptophan: how do I do this?
GABA and tryptophan are both calming amino acids with GABA helping more with physical anxiety, tension-in-the-body type of anxiety and tryptophan with anxiety-in-the-head, worrying and ruminations. Many of my clients do really well with both but I like to have them use one at a time to really make sure they are seeing all the […]
Oxalates and leaky gut for Anxiety: Webinar replay
Just a quick reminder in case you missed this over the New year weekend. You can still listen to the webinar replay from last week: Live Case studies, Q & A, and Special Diet Strategies for Anxiety – with myself and Julie Matthews Tune in to hear live case studies on how we use special […]
I am on 5-HTP for anxiety and I am wondering about trying tryptophan instead
Both 5-HTP and tryptophan help to boost serotonin levels so you can feel happy, calm, sleep well and not crave carbs. I typically have my clients who have low serotonin symptoms start with a trial of tryptophan because it I see such excellent results with this amino acid. That being said, some people simply do better […]
Low zinc and low GABA contributing to anxiety in children and women
Dr. Nicole Beurkens and I sit down together at the end of the recent Integrative Medicine for Mental Health conference to talk about anxiety and the impact of both low zinc and low GABA. Nicole shares her perspectives on working with children and I share what I see with the adult women I work with. We […]
Reduced anxiety in forensic inpatients – long-term intervention with Atlantic salmon
Seafood is a great source of amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, iodine, iron, calcium, selenium, and vitamins B12, A, and D, many of which are beneficial for mood disorders. Fish in the diet has a positive impact on depression A number of studies have found that including fish in the diet has a positive […]