Nutrition & Holistic Approaches

An Online Course:
Holistic and Nutritional Approaches to Treating Psychological Disorders

Websites

• Amen Clinics
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Learn more about naturopathy and find a certified naturopathic physician.
• Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
• Robert Hedaya’s Facebook page, The National Center for Whole Psychiatry is open access
• Family Doctor.org offers consumer-oriented information on nutrition and mental health
• Food for the Brain
• Integrative Medicine. The website of psychiatrist James Greenblatt contains information on integrative medicine and a changing list of free webinars.
• Integrative Medicine for Mental Health features articles and a registry of integrative physicians
• The Mental Health Foundation
• The Mind-Body Clinic. The website for Stephen Ducat has resources and fact sheets for consumers and clinicians.
• The Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts
• www.HelpGuide.org in collaboration with Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School
• Nutrition for Mental Health
• Jonathan Prousky, ND, MSc. Prousky’s website contains an extensive list of publications outlining his approach to a list of specific disorders, including anorexia, anxiety, depression, autism, migraines, and many others, as well as a list of organizations to support patients with various disabilities.
• TrueHope: Leaders in Brain Health

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Journals & Articles

• Alternative Medical Review
• Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
• Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
• Natural Medicine Journal
• Nutrition Journal

General – Mental Health and Nutrition

• Benefits of Omega-3
• Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health – Nutrition and Mental Health
• The Importance of Magnesium
• Kaplan, Bonnie - The Relationship Between Nutrition and Mental Disorders
• Low Dog, T (2010) The role of nutrition in mental health, Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine 16 (2) 42-48
• Rao, TS et. al. (2008) Understanding nutrition, depression and mental illnesses, Indian Journal of Psychiatry
• Shaheen Lakhan SE, Vieira KF. Nutritional therapies for mental disorders. Nutr Jr. 2008;7:2.
• Vitamin B - The importance of B12 for brain development and mood (video)
• Vitamin Cure (Truehope) in Discover Magazine (2005)
• Vitamins a Waste of Time and Money? Ask a nurse
• Truehope Research Studies
• Nutritional therapies for mental disorders

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Resources for Specific Conditions

ADHD

• ADHD Is on the Rise: How to Use Nutrition to Treat Attention Deficit
• Outcome-Based Comparison of Ritalin® versus Food-Supplement Treated Children with AD/HD
• Balanced Meals, Better Behavior: Treating ADHD with Diet
• Foods to Treat ADHD
• Study: Diet May Help ADHD Kids More Than Drugs (article and short audio)

Alzheimer’s/Memory

• The Best Vitamins for Memory Improvement
• Fortifying Your Memory With Supplements
• Supplements for Improving Memory

Anxiety

• Anxiety and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• The Best 7 Anti Anxiety Foods
• Natural Remedies – Seredyn
• Lavender: An Effective Non-Drug for Anxiety and Depression
• Nutrition for Anxiety: An Anti Anxiety Diet?

Bipolar

• Treating Bipolar Disorder with Nutrition and Diet
• TrueHope

Chronic Fatigue, Adrenal Fatigue

• Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
• Fatigue, B12, and Folic Acid Deficiency
• Zinc and Adrenal Fatigue

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Depression

• Depression and Diet
• How to Treat Depression with Nutrition
• Is Depression an Inflammatory Disorder? [NIH Page]
• Natural Remedies – Amoryn
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids for the Treatment of Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• St. John’s Wort for Depression – with Dr. Weil
• Supplements for Depression: What Works, What Doesn’t
• Tarnow Center for Self Management
• Understanding Nutrition, Depression and Mental Illnesses
• The Vitamin C Dosage for Depression
• Vitamin Deficiencies that Cause Depression

Pediatric Mood Disorders

• Shannon, Scott (2009). Integrative Approaches to Pediatric Mood Disorders, Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine 15 (5)

Schizophrenia

• About Schizophrenia and Psychosis
• The Best Vitamins for Schizophrenics
• Experience Life, a health and fitness magazine explores integrative health and nutritional treatment for schizophrenia

Critique and Caution in the Use of Supplements in the Treatment of Mental Health Conditions

• Patterns: An Omega-3 Fatty Acid Shows a Risky Side
• Vitamin D Could Cure Your Depression – But Also Make You Miserable
• Vitamins That Cause Anxiety
• Truehope or Truehype? An analysis of EM Power
• Tech Clash Between Social Media and FDA Regarding Supplements: FDA Says Facebook ‘Likes’ Equals Illegal Medical Advice and Health Claims

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