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Winter Wellbeing

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

Posted in Blog, Fitness & Exercise, Healthy Lifestyle, Integrative Medicine, Knowledge Base, Meditation & Spirituality, Mental Health, Pain Management, Respiratory Health, W — 2 Comments ↓

It’s hard to overstate the degree (minus 11 F tomorrow here in Chicago) to which the Midwest has settled into the dead of winter. With the rush of the holidays behind us, two dark, cold months lie ahead. Snowstorms, sub-zero temps, and icy pavement prompt many of us to stay indoors when we’d rather be out walking or spending time with friends and family. Not Read More

Tagged with: anxiety, depression, light box, mental health, seasonal affective disorder, seasonal change

Depression, Inflammation, and You

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

Posted in Alternative Therapies, Blog, D, Healthy Lifestyle, Inflammation, Integrative Medicine, Knowledge Base, Mental Health, Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, Vitamins, & Herbal Remedies — 7 Comments ↓

You might not immediately think conditions as apparently disparate as depression and inflammation could be linked. Right up front, let me say if you’ve got a history of depression or anxiety, you’re not alone. With 11% of Americans over age ten taking antidepressants daily, we can probably triple that percentage to estimate the number who have depression or anxiety but aren’t taking medication. When you’re Read More

Tagged with: anti-inflammatory, depression, inflammation, mental health, psychotherapy, therapy, yoga therapy

Preparing for Less Daylight and Seasonal Depression (SAD)

Posted on October 9, 2017 by

Posted in Alternative Therapies, Blog, Healthy Lifestyle, Integrative Medicine, Knowledge Base, Meditation & Spirituality, Mental Health, P — 3 Comments ↓

My staff and I brace ourselves for the autumn day when clocks are set back an hour and the already dwindling sun-filled days diminish to darkness at 5 p.m. Add the overcast skies of winter and the “I’m NOT going outside” bitter cold, and we all may wonder why we’re not living in Santa Barbara. If you’re affected by seasonal affective disorder (SAD), start soon Read More

Tagged with: anxiety, depression, SAD, seasonal affective disorder

Tired All The Time? Useful Info and Two Supplements

Posted on October 24, 2016 by

Posted in Blog, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue, Knowledge Base, Mental Health, T — 4 Comments ↓

As you might expect, fatigue is a fairly common reason people visit doctors. Feeling tired is vague symptom and can be linked to dozens of possible diagnoses, plus there’s a need to differentiate between physical fatigue and mental fatigue (brain fog) or consider both. When your doctor or nurse practitioner starts to ask questions, she’s looking for associated symptoms that will narrow down the diagnostic Read More

Tagged with: adrenal fatigue, Corvalen, dehydration, depression, fatigue, fibromyalgia, heart disease, hypothyroid, K-PAX MitoNutrients

The Benefits of Mindfulness

Posted on May 9, 2016 by

Posted in Blog, Knowledge Base, Mental Health, T — 1 Comment ↓

More than ever before, researchers and scientists are studying the health benefits of mindfulness practices for a wide variety of conditions. And they’re discovering overwhelmingly similar results: mindfulness decreases mood disturbances, enhances coping skills, and promotes wellbeing. Enter “benefits of mindfulness meditation” into your search engine and you’ll find dozens of articles and studies published in The New York Times, Forbes Magazine, and Psychology Today, Read More

Tagged with: anxiety, autoimmune diseases, chronic disease, chronic pain, depression, fibromyalgia, gentle yoga, Lyme disease, mindful meditation, mindfulness, mindfulness training, restorative yoga, stress, stress reduction, thyroid, workshop, yin yoga, yoga, yoga therapy

A Baffling Mystery: Treating Pain and Depression

Posted on November 16, 2015 by

Posted in A, Blog, Knowledge Base, Mental Health, Pain Management — 4 Comments ↓

We definitely treat a lot of patients with chronic pain and chronic depression at WholeHealth Chicago. I could list the potential sources of all this pain, all this depression, but why bother? If pain or depression melt away your joie de vivre, we try to help. Depending on personal preferences, we offer a variety of treatment combinations: prescription medication if needed, along with complementary therapies Read More

Tagged with: alternative medicine, anti-depressants, Big Pharma, chronic pain, clinical psychologists, depression, health insurance, integrative medicine, lifestyle medicine, pain, pharmaceuticals, placebo, psychiatric drugs, psychotherapy, randomized clinical trials

Depression, Anxiety, Probiotics, and Camel’s Milk

Posted on August 31, 2015 by

Posted in Blog, D, Digestion, Knowledge Base, Mental Health — 13 Comments ↓

Most thoughtful people who take medication for depression, anxiety, or both do so with mixed emotions. The symptoms of these conditions can be pretty horrible, and when you’re tossed a life preserver in the form of an effective prescription med, you’re thankful to be living at a time when they’re are available. Of course, good things like symptom relief rarely come without a price. While Read More

Tagged with: anti-depressants, anxiety, depression, microbiome, probiotic, probiotic enemas, probiotics, snri, ssri

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

Posted on February 23, 2015 by

Posted in Blog, C, Knowledge Base, Mental Health — 6 Comments ↓

If you’re troubled by chronic anxiety, panic attacks, or depression, you may be put off by pill-popping treatments. Maybe you had a bad experience in the past or you’re concerned about side effects. All in all, you’d rather not feel nostalgic about your libido or gain a single ounce. You know that psychotherapy makes the most sense, that having someone to talk to just feels Read More

Tagged with: anxiety, CBT, cognitive behavior therapy, depression, EMDR

Winter Without Depression: A Workshop

Posted on January 18, 2015 by

Posted in Blog, Knowledge Base, Mental Health, W — 4 Comments ↓

As the clocks roll back and the first snow falls, you pull out winter gear right along with your annual dread of the bone chilling, windy darkness of a typical Chicago winter. Walking and other outdoor activities are challenging if not impossible. Driving, parking, and waiting for public transportation are a real annoyance, and many of us stay inside when we’d otherwise be out and Read More

Tagged with: depression, flower essence therapy, healing touch, light therapy, psychologist, SAD, seasonal affective disorder

Depression, Inflammation, and You

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

Posted in Blog, D, Digestion, Inflammation, J, Knowledge Base, Mental Health — 8 Comments ↓

Posted 11/03/2014 You might not immediately think conditions as apparently disparate as depression and inflammation could be linked. Right up front, let me say if you’ve got a history of depression or anxiety, you’re not alone. With 11% of Americans over age ten taking antidepressants daily, we can probably triple that percentage to estimate the number who have depression or anxiety but aren’t taking medication. Read More

Tagged with: depression, inflammation, leaky gut syndrome, mediterranean diet

Tag: depression

Winter Wellbeing

Depression, Inflammation, and You

Preparing for Less Daylight and Seasonal Depression (SAD)

Tired All The Time? Useful Info and Two Supplements

The Benefits of Mindfulness

A Baffling Mystery: Treating Pain and Depression

Depression, Anxiety, Probiotics, and Camel’s Milk

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

Winter Without Depression: A Workshop

Depression, Inflammation, and You

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