Nutrition and supplements for antidepressant withdrawals Nutrition and supplements for antidepressant withdrawals Can I make my antidepressant withdrawal symptoms better with nutrition and supplements? Planning your titration from antidepressants is important. There are core nutritional supports that include b-complex, amino acids, DHA and EPA, and other micronutrients that should be initiated 1 to 3 months prior to attempting titration. Experienced cliniciansContinue reading “Nutrition and supplements for antidepressant withdrawals”
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) How could a ketogenic diet help treat the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Ketogenic diets are able to modify at least four of the pathologies we see in PTSD brains. These pathologies include glucose hypometabolism, neurotransmitter imbalances, inflammation, and oxidative stress. A ketogenic diet is a powerful dietary therapy that has been shown toContinue reading “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)”
How do ketogenic diets help anxiety disorders? Ketogenic diets help anxiety disorders How could a ketogenic diet help my anxiety? Or improve my symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder (PD), Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Ketogenic diets help anxiety disorders by mediating the underlying pathologies of mental illness that are primarily metabolicContinue reading “How do ketogenic diets help anxiety disorders?”
How is a ketogenic diet complementary to psychotherapy? How is a ketogenic diet complementary to psychotherapy? The standard of care for mental disorders is medication and therapy. Even in what are considered to be primarily neurological conditions that are generally treated with medication, psychotherapy is always considered an excellent adjunct that improves outcomes for the patient. For example, the American Psychological Association listsContinue reading “How is a ketogenic diet complementary to psychotherapy?”
