Dr. Kelly Brogan: Depression, the Food-Mood Connection and Quitting Numbing Out
Episode 223: Kelly Brogan, M.D. is a Manhattan-based holistic women’s health psychiatrist, author of the International and NY Times bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression . She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a B.S. from MIT in Systems Neuroscience.She is board certified in psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and integrative holistic medicine, and is specialized in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms. She is on the board of GreenMedInfo, Functional Medicine University, Pathways to Family Wellness, NYS Perinatal Association, Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, Mindd Foundation, the peer-reviewed, and indexed journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. She is Medical Director for Fearless Parent and a founding member of Health Freedom Action. She is a mother of two.Show notes:
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How being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease made her seek out a naturopath.
Her main reason for shifting away from the pill-based model.
Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America by Robert Whitaker
Why she hasn't prescribed medication to a patient in years.
How to know if you’re in a state of depression.
Why she believes we need to stop looking at depression as a disease.
Why you can't have total wholeness through the medication model.
The power of nutrition and why it works so well.
Her no-excuses 3-minute meditation.
Coffee enema: Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez
"The foundation of mindset and belief is the single most non-negotiable element of healing."
The contributing factor that she believes has led the world to depression.
Children are taught to believe that their feelings are a problem.
The first thing to do when someone is suicidal.
Why it’s important to make room for a breakdown.
When people are having an emotional day, don’t say, “I’m sorry.” Let them feel their feelings.
Free tool: The Symptom Checker
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