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Depression, Creatine, and the Gut: Why Your Nutrition Might Matter More Than You Think

There’s a tendency in mental health to jump straight to neurotransmitters, diagnoses, and medications. And sometimes that’s appropriate. But more often than we’d like to admit, we’re stepping over something far more foundational, how the brain is fueled in the first place . A recent randomized controlled trial published in Cell Metabolism journal, highlighted and broken down by Nick Norwitz, adds an important layer to that conversation. It suggests that depression, at least i

Nutrition

Ryan Sheridan, NP

Healthy Social Media Use: When to Log On, When to Log Off, and What “Normal” Actually Looks Like

Social media has become one of the most powerful behavioral environments humans have ever created. It shapes mood, attention, beliefs, and even identity. And yet most people treat it like neutral background noise. It isn’t. In my work in integrative psychiatry—especially with patients struggling with ADHD , anxiety, burnout, and attention dysregulation. I see the same pattern repeatedly: social media isn’t just something people use. It’s something that uses them. The key vari

Ryan Sheridan, NP

Why Alcohol, Cannabis, “Sleep Pills,” and Benzodiazepines Are Messing With Your Sleep (and What Actually Works)

Sleep isn’t just “something we do at night.” It’s a biologically essential process that repairs the brain, consolidates memory, balances mood, regulates appetite, and clears the brain’s metabolic waste. When sleep goes sideways, everything else goes sideways: mood, focus, resilience, and yes, health. It's fairly common to rely on substances to “hack” sleep, and while these may feel helpful in the short term, they throw your brain’s natural sleep architecture out of whack. L

Longevity

Ryan Sheridan, NP