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Deprescribing: Reclaiming Health, Reclaiming Power
In the world of psychiatry today, we hear a lot about starting medications. Less often do we hear about stopping them. We live in a...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Asking Questions About Vaccines Isn’t Anti-Science. It’s Smart.
One of the things I see nearly daily now, whether I’m working with patients or families in St. Louis, D.C., Colorado, or beyond, is that...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Psychological Wellness is Longevity: If Your Brain Isn’t Thriving, Neither Are You
Let’s get something straight: if your body is a dumpster fire, your brain isn’t miraculously thriving in the middle of it. That’s not how...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Advanced Longevity & Integrative Psychiatry Lab Testing in Washington, D.C.: The Labs Your Doctor Won’t Order (But Should)
Most primary care doctors don’t actually optimize your health—they just check for disease. If you’re not actively dying, they’ll call...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Metabolic Psychiatry FAQ: How Metabolism Shapes Mental Health (and Why Data-Driven Care Is the Future)
Most people think of mental health as a brain issue. You feel anxious? It must be your GABA, and we reach for Xanax. You’re struggling...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Metabolic Psychiatry: Where Mental Health Meets Metabolic Health
Metabolic psychiatry is changing the way we think about mental health. For too long, psychiatry has been stuck in a chemical imbalance...
Ryan Sheridan, NP
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