Integrative Psychiatry & Longevity Blog in St. Louis, MO & Washington DC 

Most people have heard omega-3s are “good for your heart.” Fewer people understand why they matter for the brain. That is unfortunate, because the brain is not just a bag of neurotransmitters floating around waiting for a medication to fix everything. The brain is tissue. It is made of cells, membranes, fats, mitochondria, inflammatory signaling molecules, and electrical networks. When we talk about mental health from an integrative psychiatry perspective, we have to talk abo

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