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Mental Health

Diet and Depression: An Updated Perspective

Diet and Depression: An Updated Perspective

By Dr. Austin Perlmutter In conventional medical practice, the connection between diet and mood seems barely, if ever, mentioned. Depression is deemed a disease of the mind, or of the brain, treatable with p...
Ketogenic diet as a metabolic treatment for mental illness

Ketogenic diet as a metabolic treatment for mental illness

The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, M.D., and Dr. Uma Naidoo

The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, M.D., and Dr. Uma Naidoo

 What an exciting and important presentation we have for you today. For many years we have been providing information focused on the pivotal role of nutritional choices as they relate to the brain, mostly i...
The Empowering Neurologist: Psychedelics & Psychotherapy – David Perlmutter, M.D. and Dr. Ingmar Gorman

The Empowering Neurologist: Psychedelics & Psychotherapy – David Perlmutter, M.D. and Dr. Ingmar Gorman

Integration Psychotherapy, pioneered by our guest, Dr. Ingmar Gorman, is a fascinating technique that brings a powerful level of therapeutic efficacy to the use of psychedelics. Psychedelic experiences are ...
3 Ways to Care for Your Brain in a Pandemic

3 Ways to Care for Your Brain in a Pandemic

By Dr. Austin Perlmutter In the wake of the global spread of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19), many of us have started to think more carefully about our health. How can we reduce our risk of infection and of...
Posttraumatic Growth After MDMA‐Assisted Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Posttraumatic Growth After MDMA‐Assisted Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, M.D., and Dr. Lisa Mosconi

The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, M.D., and Dr. Lisa Mosconi

Why are most Alzheimer’s patients women? It may come as a surprise to you, but women outnumber men when it comes to Alzheimer's disease sufferers by a ratio of 2 to 1. Why Alzheimer's affects women so adv...
The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, MD, and Dr. Daniel Amen

The Empowering Neurologist – David Perlmutter, MD, and Dr. Daniel Amen

Why do we not generally discuss the fact that there is an epidemic of mental illness in our society? Or that our lifestyle choices may have an impact on our risk for these conditions (like depression, anx...
Defining Disconnection Syndrome

Defining Disconnection Syndrome

By: Austin Perlmutter, M.D. As we enter the 2020s, we’re faced with a strange paradox. Despite widespread access to all the things that are supposed to make us happy, we’re lonely, anxious and depressed. We...
Should antidepressants be used for major depressive disorder?

Should antidepressants be used for major depressive disorder?