On August 21, 2017 a dramatic celestial event will take place. A total solar eclipse will traverse the United States from coast to coast. It will make landfall in Oregon at 10:15 AM and progressively diagonally cut a 60-70 mile wide swath of darkness across the states until it reaches South Carolina at 2:36 PM. It will be… [Continue reading]
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The Ketogenic Diet and Mental Health
Inflammation is one of the most powerful factors which determines health and illness. Levels of inflammation in the body are very strongly influenced by dietary choices. In my holistic practice of psychiatry, one of the most important conversations which I have repeatedly with my patients, is the fundamental importance of following a non-inflammatory diet. This conversation must… [Continue reading]
Toxic Mold and Psychiatric Symptoms
Illness related to mold exposure is something that I had heard of, but did not take to heart until recently. This fall I started Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training which required a daily home practice. I set up my yoga props in a cozy corner of the carpeted finished basement and practiced there for at least an hour every day. Kundalini… [Continue reading]
Creating Peace, Balance and Protection Through Breathing
Many patients who come to see me are suffering from a wide variety of auto-immune and psychiatric conditions, which are due in part to an inability to truly relax. A constant state of low level fear exacerbates their symptoms and erodes their sense of safety, leaving them feeling self critical and focused on what is wrong with themselves… [Continue reading]
The Heart of Psychiatric Holistic Health
The foundation of cultivating psychiatric holistic health is attending to the reality that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Western medicine treats the body as a piece of flesh to manipulate with pharmaceuticals and procedures, without any consideration or inclusion of the Sacred. The prevailing paradigm in the West, which divorces Spirit from Matter, is… [Continue reading]
