Mental Health

While pinpointing the actual cause or causes of autism remains elusive, more and more research is indicating that environmental issues may play an important role. To be clear, there are certain genetic marke...

Among the many recommendations that seem like good ideas, we’ve often heard that getting out in nature is a healthy practice. But our mission is not to simply recapitulate what may represent common beliefs, ...

December of 2019 marks the publication of a new medical textbook, The Microbiome and the Brain (CRC Press). The text features chapters focused on a number of important topics, among them the role of gut bact...

By: Austin Perlmutter, M.D. Depression is a global epidemic, a leading cause of disability that affects over 300 million people worldwide. Unfortunately, rates of diagnosed depression are continuing to rise...

It's an all-too-common scenario. Too many restless nights resulting in a visit to the doctor where you confess that you're "not sleeping well." In many cases, this results in your doctor writing a prescripti...

Anxiety has become exceedingly widespread in adult Americans. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, over 18% of American adults - 40 million people - suffer from anxiety at any given moment w...

Are you feeling down or blue? If you are then one thing's for sure: you've likely encountered any number of natural products being promoted for their potential ability to benefit and improve your mood. Every...