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Notably, vegan and vegetarian diets (popular among many adolescents as they explore who they want to be by making conscious eating choices) can be bereft of essential nutrients.

I recommend that those following these diets work with a medical professional to ensure proper supplementation is received – especially between early childhood and early 20s as well as in reproductive years.

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Are you at a higher risk for an eating disorder? A lack of nutrients such as amino acids, B vitamins, and zinc can create challenges for hormone regulation, growth and development, and neurotransmitter synthesis pathways – which can all lead to an increased risk of eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder.

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In addition to body image and environmental factors (like low self-esteem and social media) and personality type, a nutrient deficiency may be in part to blame.

Did you know? During intense growth periods (such as puberty and pregnancy), the body needs an abundance of nutrients. If it doesn’t receive enough, it can trigger a biological pre-disposition for eating or other mental health disorders.

A New Approach to Treating Eating Disorders -

A New Approach to Treating Eating Disorders Considering around 24 million Americans suffer from one or more, it’s an epidemic all its own and one that I am dedicated to helping treat.

A New Approach to Treating Eating Disorders: Over the past few years, I have taken an in-depth look into eating disorders.

Everything from diagnosis to bio-chemical causes to naturopathic treatment is now part of my repertoire and I want to share knowledge that may surprise you.

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It's mental health awareness month and we have been talking about functional psychiatry. What questions do you have? Message me and let me know if you want to schedule some time to discuss how functional psychiatry might be right for you.

Understanding that mental illness may have a direct relation to a chemical imbalance and/or genetic pre-disposition can change the way we not only look at mental health but how it is treated as well.

If you or someone you know in the Boulder or Denver metro area is suffering from a mental disorder and could benefit from testing and functional medicine care, please call me at (720) 340-0193 or contact me here: https://harmonyfamilymed.com/contact/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com"

If you, or someone you know in the Boulder or Denver metro area is suffering from a mental disorder and could benefit from testing and functional medicine care, please call me at (720) 340-0193 or contact me here: https://ed.gr/d1ptz

Mental illness can be particularly noticeable during or after such life experiences as puberty, pregnancy, and menopause (not to mention outward stress such as moving, job change, and death of a loved one).

Such times in life can require an increase in nutrient demand (think of the body growing and changing). This can leave the brain depleted and susceptible to pre-disposed genetic weaknesses, triggering a mental disorder.

During and after such events, functional psychiatry can help replenish nutrients that have waned. If there is a family history of mental health issues, a preventive educational approach may go a long way towards avoiding full manifestation of a mental illness.

If you, or someone you know in the Boulder or Denver metro area is suffering from a mental disorder and could benefit from testing and functional medicine care, please call me at (720) 340-0193 or contact me here: https://ed.gr/d1nta

In addition, functional psychiatry can help mitigate the side effects of psychiatric drugs, which for some may be significant and lead to a person not taking their medications.

For some, medication may be necessary to function each day.

Rather than being an either/or type of practice, functional psychiatry respects that prescriptions may be necessary in some cases and works to complement it.

In addition, it can help mitigate side-effects of psychiatric drugs, which for some may be significant and lead to a person not taking their medications.

Functional psychiatry is for all ages and mental disorders.

If you, or someone you know in the Boulder or Denver metro area is suffering from a mental disorder and could benefit from testing and functional medicine care, please call me at (720) 340-0193 or contact me here: https://ed.gr/d07nn

If you are interested in learning more about your bio-chemistry and how it affects your mental health, schedule time with Dr. Meghan Van Vleet ND to learn more: https://ed.gr/d02dg

Interested in learning more about Functional Psychiatry?
Here is one insight about this type of mental health care:
🌱It’s all about an individual’s bio-chemistry.🌱

Here are some interesting statistics about mental illness in the US:

Mental Illness An overview of statistics for mental illnesses. Mental illnesses are common in the United States. One in six U.S. adults lives with a mental illness (43.4 million in 2015). Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe.

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A type of functional medicine practice, functional psychiatry searches for the root cause of an individual’s mental illness and then treats that underlying issue in addition to symptoms.

Here are just a few issues that can be addressed through functional psychiatry:
✔️ anxiety
✔️ depression
✔️ eating disorders
✔️ ADHD
✔️ autism
✔️ obsessive-compulsive behavior
✔️ substance use disorder
✔️ cognitive decline

Functional psychiatry strives to discover why mental health challenges are present (yes, it searches for an actual reason!) and then treats the condition appropriately; many times, biochemical mediators (specific nutrients) and herbal supplements are recommended to support pathways and receptors in the brain (in addition to medication if needed).

There are many different things that can manifest mental illness.

Functional psychiatry maintains that a bio-chemical imbalance in the body (sometimes paired with genetic pre-disposition) may be responsible for the development of an individual’s mental disorder and that addressing the cause(s) properly can lead to a more successful outcome.

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A type of functional medicine practice, functional psychiatry searches for the root cause of an individual’s mental illness and then treats that underlying issue in addition to symptoms.

If you, or someone you know in the Boulder or Denver metro area is suffering from a mental disorder and could benefit from testing and functional medicine care, please call me at (720) 340-0193 or contact me here: https://ed.gr/dz5as

Mental health is becoming a mainstream topic these days and for good reason.

It’s estimated that over 50 million adults and 5 million children in the United States suffer from mental illness, making it a serious issue for our growing population and the happiness of it.

So what can we do about it?

One answer may surprise you and it’s called functional psychiatry. Read more about it here: https://harmonyfamilymed.com/2022/03/31/functional-psychiatry/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com"

Functional Psychiatry: Treating the root cause of mental illness Mental health is becoming a mainstream topic these days and for good reason. It’s estimated that over 50 million adults and 5 million children in the United States suffer from mental illness, making it a serious issue for our growing population and the happiness of it. So what can we do about it? ...