You’ve heard me talking about using targeted individual amino acids with my clients but what do we really mean by targeted and individual? “Targeted” means the amino acids are very specific for a person who may have anxiety, or low mood, or feelings of negativity or worry or overwhelm or experience emotional eating. The big […]
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Amino acids for anxiety – which ones and for how long?
The targeted use of individual amino acid supplements will balance brain chemistry to alleviate anxiety, fear, worry, panic attacks, and feeling stressed or overwhelmed. They can also be helpful in addressing other problems that contribute to or exacerbate anxiety, such as sugar cravings and addictions. In addition, they can help with depression and insomnia, which […]
Kindness and oxytocin: a mystery memory box of treasured memories
This is a story of kindness and warm and fuzzy feelings all around. There is plenty of oxytocin-boosting happening here! On Tuesday around 6:30pm I received excited emails from Anxiety Summit fans in San Diego about a story that had just aired on the CBS8 show: Return to Sender The Mystery Memory Box. Here is […]
Microbiome: A New Frontier in Mental Health with Dr. David Perlmutter
Dr. David Perlmutter, MD, is author of the cutting-edge new book Brain Maker and one of the many excellent speakers on the upcoming Mental Wellness Summit Here are some snippets from Dr. John Dempster’s excellent interview with Dr. David Perlmutter, MD – Microbiome: A New Frontier in Mental Health with respect to brain health […]
Oxytocin and variations in the OXTR gene: postpartum depression and anxiety
Research published in 2014 shows that: genetic variation in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) has been implicated in anxiety, depression and related stress phenotypes You can read more about this and other research on oxytocin, social anxiety and depression in this blog post: Oxytocin and social anxiety, pyroluria and depression? New research published in the […]
The Mental Wellness Summit starts soon!
The Mental Wellness Summit, online, August 10-17, 2015. An online educational and empowering experience that explores better ways to approach and treat mental health from a root cause perspective. Today’s powerful treatment options, including specialized diet and improved nutrition, targeted supplementation, integrative medicine, naturopathy and functional medicine, somatic therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, yoga and meditation, […]