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Can My Therapist Give Me Diet Tips? Understanding Their Role

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

General Discussions: Therapists can talk about the impact of nutrition on mental health, such as how certain foods might influence mood or energy levels. Supplementary Training: Some therapists have additional certifications in nutrition or functional medicine, which allows them to offer more targeted advice.

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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. It was the perfect way to start my senior year of high school.

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MPS Members Actively Taking New Patients: Appointments Within 1-2 Weeks

The Maryland Psychiatric Society

Mostly sees patients with a Mood Disorder: Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder. RecoverED, LLC is a specialty psychiatric practice for adult patients struggling with eating and body image concerns. I provide expert, evidence-based treatment for patients with all eating disorders, of all body shapes and sizes.

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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. These medical disorders usually do not manifest as an intense fear of weight gain or disturbed body image.