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Judy Tsafrir, M.D.

Holistic Adult and Child Psychiatry in Newton, MA

Judy Tsafrir, M.D.

Adventures in Holistic Adult and Child Psychiatry

"The stars are like letters that inscribe themselves at every moment in the sky. Everything in the world is full of signs. All events are coordinated. All things depend on each other. Everything breathes together." —Plotinus

"One only sees what one looks for, one only looks for what one knows." —Goethe

"I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better." —Maya Angelou

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." —Margaret Mead

Auto-Immunity

Use of Low Dose Naltrexone in Psychiatric Practice

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I just returned from Florida where I attended the Annual International Conference 2018 sponsored by the Institute for Functional Medicine entitled, “Solving the Puzzle of Autoimmunity: the Interplay of Gut, Genes and the Environment. “  Though the conference was not officially about psychiatric disorders, I am convinced that most of what was discussed  is directly relevant… [Continue reading]

Adult Auto-Immunity and Childhood Trauma

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Dysregulation of the immune system is at the heart of much of chronic medical and psychiatric illness. Causal factors include overuse of antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, hormones, toxins, infections, the degraded food supply, life style and emotional stress, combined with genetic vulnerability. What is not sufficiently recognized or treated is the impact that repetitive overwhelming adverse childhood experiences have upon… [Continue reading]