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...
by Dr. Josh Friedman | Sep 29, 2016 | Amino Acids, Anxiety, Depression |
While uncovering the root cause of depression can often be complicated, there are times when one supplement just saves the day. That’s what happened when Annie came to see me: Annie was only 24 years old and already a veteran of the mental health system. She had been...
