Why nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment

A lack of essential nutrients is known to contribute to the onset of poor mental health in people suffering from anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and ADHD. Nutritional psychiatry is a growing discipline that focuses on the use of food and supplements to provide these essential nutrients as part of an integrated or alternative treatment for mental health disorders. …

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Getting outside is a great recovery tool!

There is more and more evidence that getting outside improves our mental health and happiness. I have experienced that in my own life. Even in the winter, I will layer up and go for a walk or hike even if the weather is cold. When I am done, I feel accomplished and invigorated! I try …

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Meet my Therapy dog, Greta!

A year ago I had a dream of adding a therapy dog to my practice. I had researched several breeds that were considered gentle and mellow, hypoallergenic and did not shed. The Portuguese Water Dog came up as one of the favorites. So I set out to find a breeder in Colorado. On February 1, …

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