Dr. Emily Deans' Evolutionary Psychiatry blog has quickly become one of my favorites over the past year. It's rare to find a psychiatrist that acknowledges the role of nutrition in mental and behavioral health at all, much less one that approaches these topics from an evolutionary perspective. This week Dr. Deans joins us on the podcast to discuss the role of Paleo nutrition in mental health. Topics covered include: The link between diet and Alzheimer's Can nutritional ...
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Dr. Emily Deans' Evolutionary Psychiatry blog has quickly become one of my favorites over the past year. It's rare to find a psychiatrist that acknowledges the role of nutrition in mental and behavioral health at all, much less one that approaches these topics from an evolutionary perspective. I'm excited to announce that Dr. Deans will be joining us on the podcast to discuss nutrition and mental health and answer your questions. We'll be recording the ...
"A theory that is wrong is considered preferable to admitting our ignorance." - Elliot Vallenstein, Ph.D. The idea that depression and other mental health conditions are caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain is so deeply ingrained in our psyche that it seems almost sacrilegious to question it. Direct-to-consumer-advertising (DCTA) campaigns, which have expanded the size of the antidepressant market (Donohue et al., 2004), revolve around the claim that SSRIs (the most popular class of antidepressants) ...
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