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A Felt Sense of Safety – From Disassociation to Embodiment

Mad in America

My lovely psychiatrist, Dr. Volls, advised me on the concept of “mood management.” A nutrition geek and nature fanatic who loved learning about the healing power of food, I could not wrap my mind around how I needed prescriptions to balance my brain. Teaching classes was meditative and kept me centered in the present moment.

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Is Ondansetron Safe for Women With Mental Health Conditions?

Lightwork

The medication’s interaction with serotonina neurotransmitter crucial for mood regulationcreates unique challenges when combined with common mental health medications. Cancer Treatment Support Prevents chemotherapy-induced nausea Helps patients maintain nutrition during treatment Enables completion of necessary therapy cycles 2.

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ARFID Elevates Risk for ADHD, Autism in Youth: New Study

ADDitude

They also demonstrated an increased risk for OCD, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), depression, learning disorders, conduct disorder, and more. ARFID is characterized by a failure to meet appropriate nutritional and/or energy needs.

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Sex and Psychiatry: The Sizzling, Steamy, Neglected Topic

Psychiatric Times

She also wished to stress the importance of a holistic approach that includes exercise, sleep, nutrition, and connectedness. Poster session presented at US Psych Congress Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Poster session presented at US Psych Congress Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. September 2017. Rollin D, Blakely L, Tran C, et al.

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Dear Mr. Kennedy

ADDitude

2, 3, 4 Lifestyle factors such as nutrition, exercise, and sleep exert epigenetic changes on DNA that influence how strongly or weakly ADHD genes are expressed. Levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin also increase with exercise, thus improving focus, working memory, and mood to enable better learning. Int J Eat Disord.

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Day # 145: Anorexia Nervosa Part 2

Bullet Psych

Today we will continue our current theme of eating disorders as we discuss anorexia nervosa. Body weight and shape become an obsessive and all-consuming preoccupation of thoughts, behaviors, and mood. Patients may hide symptoms or present somatic complaints. Comorbidities : 75% report lifetime mood disorder (usually MDD).