Every day, millions of American struggle with debilitating anxiety, which causes not only mental symptoms such as thought rumination, depression, and irritability, but also physical symptoms like digestive distress, shakiness, headaches, weight gain, adrenal or thyroid dysfunction, chronic fatigue, and even autoimmune diseases. Luckily, there is now a scientifically based nutritional way to manage your […]
Nutritional Lithium: A Cinderella Story
In a nation plagued with chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, a different predator is the single greatest reason for disability in the United States: mental disorders. Our fast-paced and frenetic lifestyle, coupled with a grossly polluted environment, has created the perfect breeding ground for mental instability. With the spread of brain […]
Brain Food
Like our bodies, our brains have very specific food requirements. And in this eye-opening book from an author who is both a neuroscientist and a certified integrative nutritionist, we learn what should be on our menu. Dr. Lisa Mosconi, whose research spans an extraordinary range of specialties including brain science, the microbiome, and nutritional genomics, […]
Hunger Hormones and Fattening Foods
Researchers claim they are closer to understanding why stressed people tend to indulge in chocolate, ice cream, fried foods, and other high-calorie, high-fat comfort foods. The study found that that ghrelin — dubbed the “hunger hormone” — is involved in triggering a reaction to high stress situations. According to the researchers, this may explain certain […]