Nutritional Treatments to Improve Mental Health Disorders : Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar & ADHD

by Anne Procyk

Overview

Nationally-recognized naturopathic doctor, Anne Procyk, ND, has created the go-to reference for anyone looking to improve their wellbeing. Using nutrition and non-pharmaceutical interventions, Dr. Procyk presents a biology-based approach to think more holistically about assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues. Correct the vitamin and mineral deficiencies that contribute to mental health symptoms, How to feed your brain the right food to optimize focus and performance, Strategies to improve sleep, Identify common hormonal imbalances misdiagnosed as mental illness, Case studies, Handouts to empower clients

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683731610
Publisher:	Pesi Inc
Publication date:	10/02/2018
Sales rank:	507,944
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Anne Procyk, ND, is a naturopathic physician and the founder of Third Stone Health, an integrative health center in Connecticut. She has been practicing as an integrative primary care physician for two decades, seeing thousands of patients and advancing a deeper understanding of the complex relationships between physical and mental health.

Table of Contents

About the Author v

Introduction vii

Section 1 Beyond DSM-5: Functional Medicine to Understand and Treat the Underlying Cause

1 Functional Medicine: A New Way of Approaching Health, Disease, Diagnosis, and Treatment 3

2 Asking the Right Questions: Assessment and Interview 13

3 Breaking the Vicious Cycles of Disease 23

4 The Mental Health Clinician's Role in Integrative Medicine: Scope of Practice Issues 29

Section 2 The Physical Basis of Mental Health: Sleep, Activity, and Food

5 Helping Your Client Get Adequate Sleep 33

6 Optimal Physical Activity for Mental Health 45

7 Food & Nutrition for Mental Health 53

Section 3 Specific Nutrient Deficiencies that Commonly Contribute to Mental Health Symptoms

8 Fats: Discerning the Good from the Bad for Mental Health 75

9 Protein: Tips to Enhance the Brain & Body 85

10 B-vitamins for Handling Stress 89

11 B12 and Folic Acid for Anxiety, Depression and Fatigue 99

12 Vitamin D for Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder 105

13 Magnesium and Calcium: Minerals for the Body and Mind 107

Section 4 Putting it all Together: Functional Medicine Diagnoses

14 Blood Sugar Dysregulation and Reactive Hypoglycemia 119

15 Hormone Imbalances: A Hidden Cause of Mental Health Symptoms 123

16 Balancing Inflammation for Better Health 129

17 Treating Chronic Pain 133

Section 5 Find and Treat the Cause: The Questions to Answer, Organized by Diagnosis

18 Treating Depression 137

19 Treating Anxiety 145

20 Treating Bipolar Disorder 151

21 Treating ADHD 161

22 Treating Irritability/Anger 165

A Lifelong Journey 173

References 175

Resources 177