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Kickstarting Health in the Gottfried Home: Our Morning Rituals

By Dr. Sara and David Gottfried | December 11, 2017

Do you race out of bed to get your morning caffeine, or do you meditate quietly for thirty minutes? Do you take the time to eat a nutritious breakfast, or consciously skip it as you rush out the door? What measurements or supplementation, if any, do you perform or take each morning? In the Gottfried…

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Next in my anxiety series: what are brain/body bot Next in my anxiety series: what are brain/body botanicals and nutrients that can help you chill out? [If you are on prescription medications, talk to your pharmacist about any drug interactions first.] 🌿Lavender - in BRAIN BODY DIET I recommend an oral softgel that has been shown in multiple clinical trials to reduce anxiety. Dose: Lavender oil in a softgel 80 mg once to twice per day, or when anxiety hits. ☘️Cannabis, or marijuana, can be used for medicinal purposes to relieve anxiety and pain. CBD seems to calm down the limbic system and shows benefit in social anxiety (Crippa J, 2011). I’d prefer you take medical marijuana (versus recreational), ideally in tincture form extracted with carbon dioxide (instead of solvents) and only organic. The content of edible marijuana products and the timing of the drug’s effect can vary so widely that I don’t recommend edibles for anxiety—stick to oral use, such as a tincture that you can carefully dose for your situation. Doses vary depending on species. Do not drive after taking medical marijuana, for up to eight hours after use. 🍋Lemon balm. An extract of the medicinal plant lemon balm reduced anxiety symptoms in patients with anxiety disorders. More research is needed, but this lemon-scented herb is safe to try. Dose: 300 mg twice daily for fifteen days. 🌸Passion flower. Taking an extract of passion flower reduces anxiety. Two trials of passion flower compared to benzodiazepines (oxazepam or Serax, and mexazolam or Sedoxil) showed that they are similar in efficacy (Mori, 1993 & Akhondzadeh, 2001), Dose: 200 mg of a dried, alcoholic extract of passion flower taken in a dose of two capsules twice daily for two to eight weeks, or liquid extract forty-five drops once daily for four weeks. 🌼Rhodiola has been shown in a small study to decrease anxiety and depression. Dose: 170 to 200 mg twice daily for two to ten weeks. In addition to the supplements I detail in BRAIN BODY DIET, you can take a look in THE HORMONE CURE to learn about additional supplements including L-theanine, ashwagandha, chasteberry, and bioidentical progesterone. Link in bio @saragottfriedmd to purchase books Save, tag and share 🙏
Rest In Power, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 💔 Blessed i Rest In Power, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 💔 Blessed is the true judge. From a friend’s dialogue group: Tonight starts Rosh Hashanah, in which the shofar (ram’s horn) is blown, making piercing sounds. Tekiah, the sharpest note, is meant to be held; it is supposed to act as a jolt, something that shocks us from complacency and—as Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote—brings us into a momentary encounter with the sublime that exists beyond us. Justice Ginsburg was a Tekiah of her time. I was lucky to bring some groups to meet with her, and when we asked what makes a change-maker, she said, “Courage. Patience. Humor.” She certainly exhibited all three. Sending you all much love, and wishing you joy and justice in this new year. May each of you be a Tekiah of change. #riprbg #ruthbaderginsburg #genderequality #feminism #feminist #feministicon
I don't know how you feel but everyday stresses ca I don't know how you feel but everyday stresses can make me feel ridiculously vulnerable, traumatized, and tense. It’s as if the factory forgot to install my shock absorbers, so I’ve had to come up with my own over the years. Your daily choices and actions have a direct and measurable impact on anxiety—on the genetic, cellular, and regulatory level (homeostasis). Make the right choices, and you can restore balance, peace, and calm. What are those daily actions? Let's start with food. Food is at the core of all of my protocols. There are common metabolic processes in the body that exist within every cell. If you take a medicine, like a pill for anxiety, you’re targeting just one metabolic process, whereas if you make a change in the food you eat, you can influence a broad variety of systems like the brain, gut, liver, pancreas, muscle cells, blood vessels—all with one intervention. Swipe through the carousel above for what to eat for calm and reduce anxiety. Unfortunately, the typical American diet sets you up for chronic low-grade inflammation that often leads to anxiety. If you struggle with anxiety, the following are foods to reduce or avoid: 🔸caffeine, as it raises cortisol and amplifies the fight-flight-freeze response, and can rob you of restful sleep if you metabolize it slowly 🔸sugar and refined carbohydrates, as they set you up for a roller coaster of anxiety-triggering blood sugar spikes. Instead, eat one square of extra dark chocolate (85 percent cacao or higher). 🔸processed and packaged foods, which are high in refined sources of inflammatory omega-6 🔸alcohol 🔸lectins, particularly wheat, rice, spelt, legumes, and soy 🔸genetically modified foods (eat organic) 🔸conventional cow milk Save this post to your collection. More solutions coming soon❤️
If you suffer from anxiety, consider this list of If you suffer from anxiety, consider this list of hormonal imbalances that can cause symptoms of anxiety. Sex hormones and neurotransmitters in the brain interact, contributing to imbalances. I always advise addressing the root cause before resorting to medication. Hormonal Causes of Anxiety: 🔺Dysregulated cortisol—high or low, or both within the same day 🔺Insulin resistance—high insulin and high blood sugar 🔺Thyroid dysfunction—usually high, but low thyroid function can also mimic anxiety symptoms 🔺Low estrogen 🔺Low progesterone Women in perimenopause and menopause with hot flashes and night sweats are more likely to develop anxiety, more fears, decreased memory and concentration, poor sleep, and somatic complaints (like muscle pain) when they are experiencing symptoms of low estrogen and low progesterone. Poor sleep can then exacerbate other hormonal problems, such as dysregulated cortisol and insulin resistance. Evaluation of anxiety and depression during the menopausal transition is tricky because of the overlap between symptoms of anxiety and depression and symptoms of menopause. Certainly, lifestyle-based approaches like removing caffeine, eliminating foods that may trigger a stress response (gluten, dairy), exercise, and cognitive behavioral therapy are warranted, and if not helpful, a trial of bioidentical estrogen and/or progesterone may help. You can read more about the safety and risk factors of bioidentical hormones on my website blog at the link in my bio @saragottfriedmd I want you to know that you’re not doomed to be anxious, burned out, overly sensitive, in survival mode, or depressed for the rest of your life. How do you soothe the emotional tension? Coming up in the next posts, I will share how you can eat for calm, how to improve your sleep, what are my favorite chill-out brain/body botanicals and nutrients as well as yoga exercises that can help.
A clear, calm mind is a sign of healthy homeostasi A clear, calm mind is a sign of healthy homeostasis. Anxiety is not a mental disease that has to be treated with a pharmaceutical. It is a sign of imbalance in the body. It is something that invites us to address what is the root cause. Is the root cause hormones that are out of balance? Is it the food the patient is eating? Is it the lack of movement, or the lack of touch or connection? Is it a lack of spiritual meaning? Is it the way their hormones are talking to the brain chemicals? All of these things need to be considered, especially the gut-brain axis, and it's on us, as integrative and functional medicine clinicians, to have a collaborative relationship with our patients so we can figure out what those root causes are. I experienced a bout of anxiety when I was prescribed several long courses of wide-spectrum antibiotics for multiple surgeries in 2017. Antibiotics wipe out the bad bacteria, but they also kill the good bugs that can keep you calm and content. Repeated courses of antibiotics are associated with a 17 to 44 percent increased risk of anxiety, and 23 to 56 percent greater rate of depression. I believe disease begins in the gut, and anxiety is no exception. Cutting-edge research shows that gut bugs can change the actions of your amygdala (the brain’s center of fear), hippocampus (the center of emotional regulation and memory), and prefrontal cortex (the CEO of your brain). So if we assume that anxiety begins in the gut, then it must be healed in the gut first, as well as by directing thought to achieve an anxiety-free state of mind. The upcoming series of posts will cover the various causes of anxiety, why women experience a markedly greater prevalence of anxiety disorders than men, and of course, solutions. Tag, like or share🙏 #brainbodydiet #GABA #perimenopause #menopause #anxiety #anxietydisorders #anxietyrelief #anxietyproblems #precisionmedicine #CalmingTheStorm #anxietyawareness #anxietysupport #anxietysucks #anxietyproblems #anxietyattacks #anxietyhelp #anxietyfighter #anxietytips #anxietymanagement #anxietyfree
One in three Americans are plagued by anxiety or d One in three Americans are plagued by anxiety or depression. Women are affected twice as often as men. Hormones may be involved includibg cortisol, insulin, estrogen, progesterone, and/or testosterone. How does anxiety show up for you? #anxiety #stress #anxietyrelief #anxietysupport #anxietyawareness #mentalhealth #mentalillness #health #healthy #nutrition #precisionmedicine #hormones #cortisol #insulin #estrogen #progesterone #testosterone #bioidenticalhormones #bioidenticalhormonetherapy #Repost @what.is.mental.illness ・・・ For an anxiety protocol, get my book BRAIN BODY DIET #linkinbio
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