Can Exercise Really Treat Anxiety? Here’s What the Evidence Shows
Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people visit their doctor, yet treatment options in general practice are often limited to medication or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Many patients would prefer to avoid the side effects of medication and want practical, lifestyle-based alternatives. A 2018 systematic review and meta-analysis published in BMC Health Services […]
Is Metabolic Psychiatry the Next Revolution in Mental Health?
For decades, psychiatry has focused primarily on balancing brain chemicals. But what if we’ve been missing one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle? A global scientific movement is now challenging the way we think about mental illness. Researchers from leading institutions including Stanford, Harvard, the University of Edinburgh, UCSF, McLean Hospital, James Cook University […]
The Brain on Ketones: Metabolic Psychiatry & Mental Health
Most conversations about the ketogenic diet and mental health focus on mood. But a 2022 review from Stanford’s Dr. Shebani Sethi and UCSF’s Dr. Judith Ford, published in the Journal of Psychiatry and Brain Science, makes a more ambitious case: that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may be, at their core, disorders of brain metabolism and […]
Beyond Medication: Integrative Psychiatry for Depression & ADHD
About the Author Stephanie Schabel, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at SKS Psychiatry specializing in functional and integrative psychiatry. She holds nursing degrees from the Texas State University and Gonzaga University, and is a member of Psychiatry Redefined, one of the nation’s leading training programs in functional and integrative psychiatry. Stephanie’s […]
