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]
Paleo Auto Immune Protocol
A Holistic Approach to Mysterious Chronic Illness
Sue Wang’s compelling account of her holistic healing journey, Messages from the Black Recliner, is a poignant and inspiring narrative that will resonate with many of my readers, particularly those suffering from chronic mysterious illness. She describes the way life as she knew it, was utterly derailed by terrifying and debilitating symptoms which began five… [Continue reading]
Humble Maintenance
Lately I have been trying to shift my perspective about maintenance. I am trying to love it more and to be grateful for its rewards. It’s really the best possible approach, because it’s not going away. Maintenance refers to all those activities that we must constantly attend to on a regular basis, if we want to feel… [Continue reading]
TACA, GAPS vs. Paleo AIP
The pomegranate, with its many seeds, is an ancient symbol of fertility. It is often eaten on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which we just celebrated. One meaning of the custom is that we wish that our good deeds in the ensuing year will be as plentiful as the seeds of the pomegranate. On Rosh… [Continue reading]
GAPS and the Paleo Auto Immune Protocol
The Autumnal Equinox will occur on Tuesday, September 22, 2014 at 10:29 PM EST. The equinox is a point of balance during the year, when the number of hours of darkness and day light are exactly equal. It signals the beginning of Fall, and is synonymous with the entry of the Sun into Libra, a sign… [Continue reading]
