As any doctor can tell you, the most crucial step toward healing is having the right diagnosis. If the disease is precisely identified, a good resolution is far more likely. Conversely, a bad diagnosis usually means a bad outcome, no matter how skilled the physician. … [Continue reading]
Mysterious Chronic Illness
Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS): Medicine for Our Transformative Times
One of the most frequent suggestions that I make to patients who consult me in my holistic psychiatry practice is that they learn the Dynamic Neural Retraining System, (DNRS), a program designed to rehabilitate the limbic system of the brain. I make this recommendation to patients suffering from a wide variety of conditions including depression,… [Continue reading]
Brain Health, the Immune System and Cultivating Resilience
Given my conviction that the vast majority of psychiatric conditions are caused by inflammation of the brain, most of the recommendations that I make to patients in my practice of holistic psychiatry are designed to support the immune system which decreases inflammation. Depression, anxiety, attentional difficulties, brain fog, and other cognitive changes are all mediated… [Continue reading]
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS): A Common Cause of Brain Fog, Anxiety, Depression and Insomnia
Recently it has become increasingly clear that many patients who call requesting an initial psychiatric consultation are suffering from a common condition known as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS). MCAS can present with extremely diverse fluctuating symptoms. Brain fog, anxiety, depression and insomnia are among the most common symptoms, and thus it is truly unfortunate… [Continue reading]
Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS): A Therapy for the Trauma of Living with Chronic Illness
It is not uncommon for individuals with severe chronic health conditions, such as Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Fibromyalgia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity to develop a post traumatic syndrome. They literally experience damage to the area of the brain called the limbic system, the deep structure in the brain responsible for feeling and reacting. The structures which… [Continue reading]
