This is a picture of a sand mandala, a traditional Tibetan Buddhist symbol of transience. Tibetan Buddhist monks perform a ritual of meticulously creating beautiful intricate mandalas from colored sand, which they then ceremonially destroy, symbolically representing and reminding us of the doctrinal Buddhist belief that impermanence is the quintessential quality of our lives. My… [Continue reading]
nutrition and mental health
Myth Buster
Today I had the deep pleasure of meeting Dr Georgia Ede, another Boston area psychiatrist, creator of a fascinating website entitled Diagnosis: Diet, that I recommend to all of my readers. It is unfortunately exceedingly rare for me to meet a like minded psychiatrist, one who shares my conviction about the centrality of nutrition’s power to… [Continue reading]
GAPS, FODMAPS and Histamine Intolerance
Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall. Yesterday at 10:59 AM EST was the Autumnal Equinox, marking the beginning of Autumn. The word equinox comes from the Latin “aequus” meaning equal and “nox” meaning night. The Earth’s axis is neither tilted toward nor away from the Sun, the center of the Sun being in the same plane as… [Continue reading]
Thank God for the Power of a Low Carb Diet
This summer my diet went to hell and I began to eat way too many carbs. My weight climbed rapidly and I did not feel well at all, with decreased energy, low mood, high anxiety, bloating and cravings. I have a renewed respect for the reality of carbohydrate addiction, because though I was aware that I… [Continue reading]
Iodine Art and Hijiki
In the GAPS healing protocol, Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride recommends that we get obtain our nourishment from whole foods sources, and in general is very mistrustful of supplementation with isolated vitamins and minerals. Supplements that she does regularly prescribe are fish oil, cod liver oil and iodine, when needed. Iodine is a non metallic mineral that… [Continue reading]
