by Dr. Josh Friedman | Jan 4, 2018 | Amino Acids, Anxiety, Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
I’d been studying for a doctorate in psychology for four years before I had any idea that nutritional deficiencies could cause mental health symptoms. I wasn’t enlightened by a lecture or a clinical supervisor but from casually flipping through my cousin’s...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Dec 22, 2017 | Amino Acids, Anxiety, Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine, Yoga |
One of the hardest things about having mental health symptoms is that you feel lost…and stuck. When I was depressed and anxious, I had no idea what to do or where to turn to for help. It was as if I were frozen. What people with mental health symptoms usually do...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Dec 1, 2016 | Amino Acids, Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
When mental health practitioners and doctors learn that I help people with depression and anxiety by using targeted supplements, they often ask: “When someone’s having really bad anxiety or depression, don’t they NEED medicine??” The truth is that sometimes they...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Nov 23, 2016 | Amino Acids, Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
Are you one of the 20 million people who dreads the fall? While many people love the changing leaves and cooler days, for people with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), fall feels like the curtain is coming down on them. If you have SAD, the shorter days means...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Nov 17, 2016 | Amino Acids, Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
Many people who find the Alternative Mental Health Solution’s community are just like you: They have struggled with mental health symptoms for years and have had treatment but don’t feel like they’ve gotten all the help they need from conventional approaches. Most...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Oct 6, 2016 | Amino Acids, Depression |
In part I of this blog, I covered the neurotransmitters of mood and the type of depression I see most often in my practice, low Serotonin “anxious depression.” I also addressed the dietary and amino acids suggestions most helpful in addressing this deficiency. If you...
