by Dr. Josh Friedman | Nov 10, 2016 | Depression, Diet, Functional Medicine |
This is a follow up to the blog I did last week about the 5 most common biochemical biotypes of depression. This week I’m going to share which lab tests you need to get done to figure out which depression biotype(s) are at the root of your symptoms....
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...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Oct 12, 2016 | Functional Medicine |
I’m just flying home from a four-day gathering of 475 warriors, and I am energized and hopeful. The gathering was the Integrative Medicine for Mental Health’s (IMMH) annual conference, and the warriors were mental health providers from around the world. These medical...
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...