by Dr. Josh Friedman | Jan 19, 2017 | Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
At the end of 2006, I fell off a cliff. It wasn’t a real cliff, but it sure felt like one. After four years supporting my daughter through a medical crisis that ended up with her surviving a three-organ transplant while also struggling with my own pending divorce, I...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Dec 8, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
If you have been following the field of integrative mental health for a while, you know that changing your diet is one of the most important steps in recovery. You might also be aware that there is a pretty solid consensus on what you should be eating (and avoiding)...
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 3, 2016 | Depression, Functional Medicine |
What if I told you that there’s a 90 percent chance of figuring out the root cause of your depression from 4 simple lab tests (3 blood and 1 urine) that any doctor can order? If you’ve been struggling for years with symptoms, I’m sure you’re more than a little...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Oct 26, 2016 | Anxiety, Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
“The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.” -Ann Wigmore The most important thing the conventional model of mental health misses is how big an impact the wrong foods can have on your mental...