Evidence-Based Natural Remedies for Depression in Men Depression

Evidence-Based Natural Remedies for Depression in Men

Depression in men can feel heavy, isolating, and often invisible. Social pressures encourage men to “tough it out,” suppress emotions, or express only anger, leaving…

James Greenblatt, MD10/10/2025

Vitamin D and Bioindividuality: Why Testing is Critical Nutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Vitamin D and Bioindividuality: Why Testing is Critical

The Rise of Vitamin D Vitamin D has become one of the most popular and commonly purchased dietary supplements over the past decade, with the…

James Greenblatt, MD10/09/2025

Thiamine for Depression: The Overlooked Link to POTS, Mold, and Energy Metabolism DepressionInfections & Inflammation

Thiamine for Depression: The Overlooked Link to POTS, Mold, and Energy Metabolism

In 2024, a striking case challenged traditional thinking about depression. A 58-year-old woman with advanced cancer presented with severe depressive symptoms—palpitations, insomnia, appetite loss, and…

James Greenblatt, MD10/07/2025

Lithium Supplementation in Functional Medicine Explained Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Supplementation in Functional Medicine Explained

Lithium—a mineral born in the stars and essential to life on Earth—is one of the most misunderstood elements in human health. Often reduced to its…

James Greenblatt, MD10/02/2025

How Environmental Toxins Influence Mental Health Depression

How Environmental Toxins Influence Mental Health

We’re surrounded by chemicals every day—from the air we breathe and the food we eat to the products we use at home. These harmful substances…

James Greenblatt, MD09/30/2025

Functional Psychiatry: Effective Supplements for ADHD ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Functional Psychiatry: Effective Supplements for ADHD

It seems that ADHD is being discussed (and diagnosed) more than ever and as a result, providers, patients, and families are looking to expand the…

James Greenblatt, MD09/30/2025

Lithium Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Treatments Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Treatments

When we think of essential minerals, we usually focus on well-known ones like magnesium, calcium, and zinc. But there’s another critical mineral that rarely gets…

James Greenblatt, MD09/29/2025

How Exercise Boosts Happiness and Overall Well-being Depression

How Exercise Boosts Happiness and Overall Well-being

When people think about exercise, they often focus on the physical benefits — stronger muscles, a healthier heart, and perhaps a slimmer waistline. But the…

James Greenblatt, MD09/28/2025

Lithium Microdosing for Beginners: The Safe Way to Start Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Microdosing for Beginners: The Safe Way to Start

The concept of microdosing has gained traction in health and wellness circles, with people exploring the use of small, safe doses of various substances to…

James Greenblatt, MD09/27/2025

How Sleep Quality Impacts Your Mental Health Depression

How Sleep Quality Impacts Your Mental Health

In our fast-paced world, sleep is often sacrificed for productivity, yet the consequences of this trade-off can be severe. In my three decades as a…

James Greenblatt, MD09/26/2025

Lithium’s Role in Managing Anxiety Naturally AnxietyNutritional Lithium

Lithium’s Role in Managing Anxiety Naturally

Anxiety can feel like an endless loop of worry, unease, and restlessness, affecting not only your mental health but also your ability to enjoy life.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/25/2025

Integrative Psychiatry Approaches to Geriatric Depression DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Integrative Psychiatry Approaches to Geriatric Depression

Depression in older adults is both common and often overlooked. While it may be dismissed as a “normal part of aging,” geriatric depression is a…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2025

Lithium’s Impact on Genes and Emotional Well-being Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Lithium’s Impact on Genes and Emotional Well-being

Your mental health is influenced by more than just experiences or brain chemistry; it’s written into your DNA. But here’s the twist: the expression of…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2025

Depression Treatment: Why Conventional Psychiatry Fails & What We Can Do About It Depression

Depression Treatment: Why Conventional Psychiatry Fails & What We Can Do About It

For decades, conventional psychiatry has offered hope to millions of people suffering from depression. The advent of antidepressant medications, particularly Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs),…

James Greenblatt, MD09/23/2025

How Adaptogens Tackle Stress and Support Mental Health DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

How Adaptogens Tackle Stress and Support Mental Health

Life can sometimes feel like a never-ending race, where you’re constantly juggling responsibilities, deadlines, and personal pressures. The world around us moves fast, and stress…

James Greenblatt, MD09/22/2025

Low-Dose Lithium for Mental Health Nutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium for Mental Health

A Surprising Protective Mineral A major 2020 study in the British Journal of Psychiatry looked at 15 different regions and found the same thing again and again:…

James Greenblatt, MD09/22/2025

The Protective Role of Lithium Against Alzheimer’s Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

The Protective Role of Lithium Against Alzheimer’s

The statistics are sobering: every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. Globally, this neurodegenerative condition is on track to affect nearly…

James Greenblatt, MD09/21/2025

Decoding the Complex Biology of Depression Depression

Decoding the Complex Biology of Depression

Far too often in today’s media, depression is treated as the idea of someone just having a case of the Mondays, having the blues, or…

James Greenblatt, MD09/20/2025

Unlocking the Power of Lithium for a Healthy Brain Nutritional Lithium

Unlocking the Power of Lithium for a Healthy Brain

Your brain is your most complex and vital organ, tirelessly managing everything from memories and emotions to basic survival functions. But what happens when your…

James Greenblatt, MD09/19/2025

Finding More Restful Sleep with Low-Dose Lithium Nutritional Lithium

Finding More Restful Sleep with Low-Dose Lithium

Sleep isn’t just about recharging—it’s a cornerstone of mental and physical health. Yet, millions of people struggle with falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up…

James Greenblatt, MD09/18/2025

What is Functional Psychiatry for Geriatric Depression? DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

What is Functional Psychiatry for Geriatric Depression?

Depression is one of the most common mental health challenges faced by older adults, yet it is often overlooked, misdiagnosed, or treated only with medications…

James Greenblatt, MD09/08/2025

Low Dose Lithium & Anxiety AnxietyNutritional Lithium

Low Dose Lithium & Anxiety

Anxiety rates are climbing worldwide (Wang et al., 2025). As demand grows for safer, integrative solutions, research is shining a light on an overlooked trace…

James Greenblatt, MD09/04/2025

Nutritional Psychiatry vs. Integrative Psychiatry Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Nutritional Psychiatry vs. Integrative Psychiatry

What’s the Difference? In recent years, more and more clinicians have recognized that mental health is deeply connected to the body, lifestyle, and environment. At…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2025

Lithium Orotate Benefits Alzheimer's & DementiaDepressionNutritional Lithium

Lithium Orotate Benefits

Lithium is commonly prescribed for mood disorders. Research out of Canada’s McGill University has found that microdoses of the supplement — 400 times lower than…

James Greenblatt, MD09/01/2025

How Functional Psychiatry Empowers PMHNPs Integrative & Functional Medicine

How Functional Psychiatry Empowers PMHNPs

Findings from a large retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open revealed that 7,252 patients treated within a functional medicine model at the Cleveland…

James Greenblatt, MD08/29/2025

Mast Cells & Mental Health: Bridging Immune–Neuropsychiatric Connections Infections & InflammationIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Mast Cells & Mental Health: Bridging Immune–Neuropsychiatric Connections

Emerging evidence highlights Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)—a complex immune disorder involving cells embedded throughout every tissue in the body—as a potential driver of treatment-resistant…

James Greenblatt, MD08/26/2025

Lithium, Alzheimer Disease, and a Turning Point in Mental Health Care Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium, Alzheimer Disease, and a Turning Point in Mental Health Care

Alzheimer disease remains one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine. It is a black hole that consumes memory, independence, dignity, and time. Despite decades…

James Greenblatt, MD08/22/2025

Lithium and Alzheimer’s: From an Ancient Element, a New Hope Nutritional Lithium

Lithium and Alzheimer’s: From an Ancient Element, a New Hope

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a black hole—a force that consumes memory, independence, health, dignity, time, and energy, pulling everything beyond the point of return. The…

James Greenblatt, MD08/15/2025

OCD & Inflammation: An Overlooked Link in Mental Health Infections & InflammationOCD

OCD & Inflammation: An Overlooked Link in Mental Health

Rethinking OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), characterized by obsessional thinking and compulsive behaviors, has been largely attributed to psychological factors, however evidence is increasingly telling…

James Greenblatt, MD08/13/2025

Lithium Deficiency and Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium Deficiency and Alzheimer’s Disease

This week’s article in Nature, Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer's disease, highlights groundbreaking findings on lithium’s potential to protect brain health—research that deserves…

James Greenblatt, MD08/08/2025

Functional Psychiatry: Effective Supplements for ADHD ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Functional Psychiatry: Effective Supplements for ADHD

It seems that ADHD is being discussed (and diagnosed) more than ever and as a result, providers, patients, and families are looking to expand the…

James Greenblatt, MD09/30/2025

Solutions for ADHD: A Perspective on Natural Approaches ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Solutions for ADHD: A Perspective on Natural Approaches

As a globally recognized pioneer in functional and integrative psychiatry, I was pleased to contribute to an article recently published in Woman’s World titled “The…

James Greenblatt, MD07/16/2025

The Role of Neurotransmitters in Attention, Focus and Behavior ADHD

The Role of Neurotransmitters in Attention, Focus and Behavior

The following article from PURE Encapsulations offers a solid introduction to key biological factors in ADHD—an important reminder that ADHD is more than just behavior;…

Psychiatry Redefined05/12/2025

The ADHD Conversation Is Evolving—But Are We Still Missing the Full Picture? ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

The ADHD Conversation Is Evolving—But Are We Still Missing the Full Picture?

The New York Times Magazine article, Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? by Paul Tough (April 13, 2025), dives into the complexities of…

James Greenblatt, MD04/15/2025

The Silent Minority: Understanding ADHD in Girls & Women ADHD

The Silent Minority: Understanding ADHD in Girls & Women

The Silent Minority: Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women When ADHD is mentioned, the most common image is often of a young boy who can’t…

James Greenblatt, MD04/03/2025

Holistic ADHD Treatment for Kids ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Holistic ADHD Treatment for Kids

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD for short, is a common problem in children that can present both challenges and opportunities. While medication can be useful for…

James Greenblatt, MD02/20/2025

Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids for Pediatric ADHD ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids for Pediatric ADHD

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Stimulant medications like Adderall, Ritalin, and all of their subtly different…

Psychiatry Redefined02/12/2025

ADHD and Sleep Disorders: Understanding the Connection and Exploring Integrative Solutions ADHDSleep Disorders

ADHD and Sleep Disorders: Understanding the Connection and Exploring Integrative Solutions

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric condition characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. While its effects on occupational, academic, and social functioning…

Psychiatry Redefined01/28/2025

Reclaim Your Focus With Functional Medicine for Adult ADHD ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Reclaim Your Focus With Functional Medicine for Adult ADHD

For adults living with ADHD, life can feel like a never-ending juggling act. Deadlines slip through the cracks, relationships strain under impulsivity, and focus feels…

James Greenblatt, MD01/20/2025

Revealing ADHD Root Causes Through Functional Medicine ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Revealing ADHD Root Causes Through Functional Medicine

The diagnosis was ADHD, and the solution seemed almost too simple: a daily dose of medication. At first, it worked like magic—there was quiet in…

James Greenblatt, MD01/18/2025

Functional Medicine Treatment for ADHD: Adults vs. Children ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Functional Medicine Treatment for ADHD: Adults vs. Children

Imagine sitting down to focus on a simple task—paying a bill, reading an email, or helping your child with homework. For those with ADHD, whether…

James Greenblatt, MD01/16/2025

The Importance of Iron in ADHD: A Functional Psychiatry Perspective ADHD

The Importance of Iron in ADHD: A Functional Psychiatry Perspective

ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, affecting millions of children and adults worldwide. Depending on the specific subtype, individuals with ADHD can…

James Greenblatt, MD10/26/2024

What is Functional Medicine for ADHD? ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What is Functional Medicine for ADHD?

Imagine sitting in class, staring at the math problem in front of you, but no matter how hard you try, your mind keeps drifting off…

James Greenblatt, MD10/19/2024

Exploring OPCs as a Safe, Effective Alternative for ADHD ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Exploring OPCs as a Safe, Effective Alternative for ADHD

For many living with ADHD, focusing on even the simplest task can feel like trying to catch smoke with your hands—it’s frustrating and impossible to…

James Greenblatt, MD10/17/2024

The Links Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder & Binge Eating ADHDBinge-Eating

The Links Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder & Binge Eating

While it doesn’t often receive a lot of attention, obesity is a common comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). An analysis from 2024 found that having…

James Greenblatt, MD08/06/2024

Are We Gender-Biased When Diagnosing and Treating ADHD? ADHD

Are We Gender-Biased When Diagnosing and Treating ADHD?

Who do you picture when you think of someone with ADHD? If you’re like most of us, your first thought is probably of a hyperactive,…

James Greenblatt, MD06/11/2024

New Study Finds Rates of ADHD Increased in US: Why Do Rates Keep Rising? ADHD

New Study Finds Rates of ADHD Increased in US: Why Do Rates Keep Rising?

A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics outlines the latest survey data around attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses in the United States (Reuben…

James Greenblatt, MD03/28/2024

Is Excess Copper Causing Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms? ADHD

Is Excess Copper Causing Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms?

The trace minerals copper and zinc must be in balance. Frequently, in children with ADHD, they are not. A Potential Source of Toxic Copper Exposure:…

James Greenblatt, MD02/12/2024

Are You Prescribing Vitamin N? ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Are You Prescribing Vitamin N?

There’s the green pill and the blue pill—and they’re both very potent. “N” stands for nature—and I’m hardly the first person to suggest that spending…

James Greenblatt, MD01/26/2024

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders ADHDEating DisordersSuicide Prevention

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders

ADHD and Mental Health Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the United States. The diagnosis…

James Greenblatt, MD09/06/2023

An Easy Guide to Mindfulness and Meditation Techniques for Your Child’s ADHD ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

An Easy Guide to Mindfulness and Meditation Techniques for Your Child’s ADHD

Mindfulness and meditation are effective alternatives to medication for many mental disorders like ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). This is one such disorder with many…

James Greenblatt, MD05/03/2022

Why Low-Dose Nutritional Lithium Should Be an Option for ADHD ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional Lithium

Why Low-Dose Nutritional Lithium Should Be an Option for ADHD

Most people haven't heard about the connection between lithium and ADHD. Lithium is a mineral—albeit an unusual one so soft you can cut it with…

James Greenblatt, MD05/02/2022

Studies Show a Positive Effect from Supplementing Magnesium and Vitamin B in Treating ADHD ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Studies Show a Positive Effect from Supplementing Magnesium and Vitamin B in Treating ADHD

Most doctors believe proper diet and nutrition is fundamental in helping treat ADHD symptoms in both adults and children. In recent years, science has started…

James Greenblatt, MD04/26/2022

The Intriguing Connection Between Gut Bacteria and ADHD ADHDGut-Brain Connection

The Intriguing Connection Between Gut Bacteria and ADHD

ADHD and your gut health are an incredibly important connection. That's because bacteria are almost literally everywhere around us. From desert sands to Antarctic ice,…

James Greenblatt, MD04/23/2022

Understanding How Neurotransmitter Precursors Can Help Your ADHD Child ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Understanding How Neurotransmitter Precursors Can Help Your ADHD Child

Today I want to discuss the relationship between ADHD and neurotransmitter precursors. If there is one thing I have learned from my decades of experience…

James Greenblatt, MD04/21/2022

14 Signs Your ADHD Child Has Too Much Copper in Their System ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

14 Signs Your ADHD Child Has Too Much Copper in Their System

Copper is considered an essential mineral in the diet. But too much copper is a toxic ticket to misery and can lead to headaches and…

James Greenblatt, MD04/14/2022

Why Your ADHD Child Needs More Vitamin D ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Why Your ADHD Child Needs More Vitamin D

In ADHD, dopamine is often too low. So is GABA. And so is serotonin. The likely results of low levels of those neurotransmitters? Activity becomes…

James Greenblatt, MD04/13/2022

What the Studies Say About Lithium and ADHD ADHDGut-Brain Connection

What the Studies Say About Lithium and ADHD

Most people have never heard of the idea of using low-dose lithium as a supplement — for any disorder, including ADHD. But high-dose, pharmaceutical lithium…

James Greenblatt, MD04/13/2022

ADHD Diet for Kids: 7 Reasons To Say No To Soda ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

ADHD Diet for Kids: 7 Reasons To Say No To Soda

Everyone knows soda is full of sugar and sugar leads to weight gain. But causing your child to be extra “husky” is not the only…

James Greenblatt, MD04/12/2022

The 10 Things to Do When Starting Your Child on ADHD Medication ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The 10 Things to Do When Starting Your Child on ADHD Medication

As an integrative psychiatrist who’s treated behavioral, mental and emotional problems with drug and non-drug therapies for over 30 years, I always look to address…

James Greenblatt, MD04/12/2022

How Pine Bark Extract (Pycnogenol) Can Help Regulate ADHD Symptoms ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

How Pine Bark Extract (Pycnogenol) Can Help Regulate ADHD Symptoms

I have treated ADHD patients for over 30 years with great success by combining not only a medicinal approach, but also by first helping patients…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2022

How the ADHD Brain Processes Sugar Differently ADHDGut-Brain Connection

How the ADHD Brain Processes Sugar Differently

There is the old belief that all hyperactivity comes from giving your child too many sweets. While some research does claim that chronic sugar, or…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2022

Dairy and ADHD ADHDGut-Brain Connection

Dairy and ADHD

Is Milk Worth It? Many children with ADHD often suffer from an associated milk allergy, too. That's why I often tell the parents of my…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2022

Magnesium Supplementation: A First Step Towards Treating a Child With ADHD ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Magnesium Supplementation: A First Step Towards Treating a Child With ADHD

I’ve treated thousands of ADHD children for more than 30 years—and I can’t remember a single ADHD child who didn’t benefit from taking a magnesium…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2022

How the ADHD Brain Processes Sugar Differently ADHDGut-Brain Connection

How the ADHD Brain Processes Sugar Differently

There is the old belief that all hyperactivity comes from giving your child too many sweets. While some research does claim that chronic sugar, or…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2022

A Lack of Magnesium is Hurting Our ADHD Children ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

A Lack of Magnesium is Hurting Our ADHD Children

The sources of food we eat looks drastically different from our beginning way back in the stone age. Even though scientists aren’t 100% sure what…

James Greenblatt, MD04/08/2022

An Obscure Allergy May Be Causing Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms: Immunoglobulin G ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

An Obscure Allergy May Be Causing Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms: Immunoglobulin G

When parents think of food allergies affecting their children, peanut allergies are often the number one contender. It’s when a child inadvertently eats a peanut-containing…

James Greenblatt, MD04/03/2022

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Your ADHD Child ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Your ADHD Child

As a clinical psychiatrist, parents often bring their children to me expecting to be told that their child has some serious mental disorder only for…

James Greenblatt, MD03/30/2022

Is Poor Sleep Exacerbating Your Child’s ADHD? ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Is Poor Sleep Exacerbating Your Child’s ADHD?

Good sleep and good health are like night and day—you can’t have one without the other. Unfortunately, a lot of us have lost the ability…

James Greenblatt, MD03/24/2022

How to Treat Sleep Issues in ADHD Children ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

How to Treat Sleep Issues in ADHD Children

As a parent of an ADHD child, do you ever stop to wonder if your child has problems sleeping? If so, don’t worry, you’re not…

James Greenblatt, MD03/13/2022

Why Mindfulness Works So Well for ADHD ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Why Mindfulness Works So Well for ADHD

Being a psychiatrist doesn’t only involve ensuring my patients have the proper nutrients for healthy brain function and prescribing medication when needed. I also need…

James Greenblatt, MD03/13/2022

The Important Role of Copper and Zinc in Children With ADHD ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

The Important Role of Copper and Zinc in Children With ADHD

Getting too much copper in your diet or environment can hurt the brain. Getting enough zinc is a must for a healthy brain. But nearly…

James Greenblatt, MD03/11/2022

Is There A Link Between ADHD & Eating Disorders? ADHDBinge-EatingEating Disorders

Is There A Link Between ADHD & Eating Disorders?

ADHD on the Rise ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the U.S. The diagnosis rate…

James Greenblatt, MD02/15/2022

Effective Psychosocial Approaches for Children with ADHD ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Effective Psychosocial Approaches for Children with ADHD

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James Greenblatt, MD02/03/2022

Endocrine Dysfunction and ADHD ADHD

Endocrine Dysfunction and ADHD

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James Greenblatt, MD02/03/2022

ADHD Treatment Plan (Lifestyle) ADHD

ADHD Treatment Plan (Lifestyle)

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James Greenblatt, MD02/03/2022

Understanding ADHD: 4 Ways to Support a Loved One ADHD

Understanding ADHD: 4 Ways to Support a Loved One

Your loved one is scrambling to find their keys in their disorganized bag, and you’re already running late. Or, you’re in the middle of a…

James Greenblatt, MD01/12/2022

The Ultimate (ADHD) Brain Food ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

The Ultimate (ADHD) Brain Food

By James M. Greenblatt, MD, and Bill Gottlieb, CHC   Most people who have been diagnosed with ADHD have heard all about the benefits of omega-3…

James Greenblatt, MD01/05/2022

Dietary Influences on Behavioral Problems in Children ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Dietary Influences on Behavioral Problems in Children

It is well known that our food choices play a role in our long-term physical health. It is less recognized that nutrition can have profound…

James Greenblatt, MD01/02/2022

Back to School and ADHD: New Research ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Back to School and ADHD: New Research

The practice of medicine is amazing, insightful and powerful—when it’s accurate. When it relies on falsehoods or incorrect interpretations, it leads patients and their families…

James Greenblatt, MD01/02/2022

Trouble Focusing? Here’s What to Do & What to Avoid ADHD

Trouble Focusing? Here’s What to Do & What to Avoid

After three decades of treating thousands of children and adolescents with ADHD, I’ve learned this essential fact about the disorder: ADHD is not a "behavior…

James Greenblatt, MD01/02/2022

Women and ADHD: An Un-Recognized and Under-Treated Problem ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

Women and ADHD: An Un-Recognized and Under-Treated Problem

Sarah, age 33, an editor working for a food magazine in Massachusetts, has difficulty making friends because of her “flighty” and overly emotional behavior. She…

James Greenblatt, MD01/02/2022

New Research on ADHD Suggests Clearer Genetic Link ADHD

New Research on ADHD Suggests Clearer Genetic Link

The practice of medicine is amazing, insightful and powerful—when it’s accurate. When it relies on falsehoods or incorrect interpretations, it leads patients and their families…

James Greenblatt, MD01/02/2022

A Functional Medicine Approach to ADHD: Using OPCs ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

A Functional Medicine Approach to ADHD: Using OPCs

From the Desk of Dr. James Greenblatt There is a growing body of unequivocal empirical evidence that validates ADHD as a neurologic, brain-based disorder, represented…

James Greenblatt, MD08/20/2021

OPCs for the Treatment of ADHD: A Functional Medicine Approach ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

OPCs for the Treatment of ADHD: A Functional Medicine Approach

By James Greenblatt, MD, Jennifer Dimino, Winnie T. Lee It was 1534, and the crew of French explorer Jacques Cartier were in trouble. They had…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2020

Omega-3: The Ultimate (ADHD) Brain Food ADHDNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Omega-3: The Ultimate (ADHD) Brain Food

Most people who have been diagnosed with ADHD have heard all about the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for managing symptoms. But the book Finally…

James Greenblatt, MD08/12/2019

Magnesium & Other Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD, and Tics ADHDOCD

Magnesium & Other Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD, and Tics

A Q&A with Dr. James Greenblatt Question: In a recent lecture, you made it clear that there is not a one-size-fits-all answer for treating these…

James Greenblatt, MD08/12/2019

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part II ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part II

Magnesium Deficiency In part 1 of this series, we discussed the importance of correcting trace mineral imbalances of copper and zinc to reduce behavioral symptoms…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part I ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Finally Focused: Mineral Imbalances & ADHD Part I

Zinc Deficiency & Copper Excess in ADHD Patients What if there was a safe, effective, inexpensive, and simple way to help treat one of the…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics ADHDAnxietyChild & Adolescent PsychiatryOCD

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics

Nutrient Advice from Dr. James Greenblatt An interview with ACN (Association for Comprehensive Neurotherapy) Latitudes   Thank you for offering to share your expertise with…

James Greenblatt, MD06/24/2018

Integrative Treatments for Behavioral Problems in Children ADHDGut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Integrative Treatments for Behavioral Problems in Children

There are many underlying causes of ADHD including genetic, neurological, environmental, and nutritional influences. Nutritional factors are often overlooked, yet imbalances of many minerals are…

James Greenblatt, MD03/05/2018

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs) ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryGut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs)

Upward Trend of ADHD Diagnoses Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder in the United States. An estimated 6.4…

James Greenblatt, MD01/20/2018

The Protective Role of Lithium Against Alzheimer’s Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

The Protective Role of Lithium Against Alzheimer’s

The statistics are sobering: every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. Globally, this neurodegenerative condition is on track to affect nearly…

James Greenblatt, MD09/21/2025

Lithium Orotate Benefits Alzheimer's & DementiaDepressionNutritional Lithium

Lithium Orotate Benefits

Lithium is commonly prescribed for mood disorders. Research out of Canada’s McGill University has found that microdoses of the supplement — 400 times lower than…

James Greenblatt, MD09/01/2025

Lithium, Alzheimer Disease, and a Turning Point in Mental Health Care Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium, Alzheimer Disease, and a Turning Point in Mental Health Care

Alzheimer disease remains one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine. It is a black hole that consumes memory, independence, dignity, and time. Despite decades…

James Greenblatt, MD08/22/2025

Lithium Deficiency and Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium Deficiency and Alzheimer’s Disease

This week’s article in Nature, Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer's disease, highlights groundbreaking findings on lithium’s potential to protect brain health—research that deserves…

James Greenblatt, MD08/08/2025

Lithium and Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium and Dementia

Nearly six million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's disease, and levels are projected to increase (AA 2023). It's estimated that one…

James Greenblatt, MD01/06/2024

Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease

One of the more important—and often overlooked—nutrients for brain health is vitamin D. In my own experience with thousands of patients, optimizing vitamin D levels…

James Greenblatt, MD11/14/2023

Could Lithium Be Key to Preventing Dementia? Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Could Lithium Be Key to Preventing Dementia?

Some medical conditions are so feared and widespread that a diagnosis can devastate individuals and families. The distress and dread caused by a diagnosis of…

James Greenblatt, MD05/19/2023

Lithium: The Cinderella Story About a Mineral That May Prevent Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium: The Cinderella Story About a Mineral That May Prevent Dementia

Every four seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Worldwide, an estimated 35.6 million people already live with a form of this neurodegenerative disorder, and…

James Greenblatt, MD12/21/2022

The Benefits of Lithium for Dementia Treatment Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

The Benefits of Lithium for Dementia Treatment

For the last few decades, research has been building that shows lithium may be a disease-modifying treatment and preventative agent for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.…

James Greenblatt, MD04/06/2022

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet Alzheimer's & DementiaGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, officially the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (CDC 2022). And rates are…

James Greenblatt, MD02/28/2022

Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health – What Does the Research Say? Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional & Metabolic PsychiatrySchizophrenia & Psychosis

Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health – What Does the Research Say?

What is the Ketogenic Diet? Ketosis is a state where the body is forced to rely on fat rather than carbohydrates for energy production. Think…

James Greenblatt, MD01/31/2022

Two Simple Approaches for Prevention of Cognitive Decline & Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Two Simple Approaches for Prevention of Cognitive Decline & Dementia

Dear friends, Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is a devastating illness. And the latest research suggests things are only getting worse. Currently,…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2021

Alzheimer’s: A Biological Model of Prevention – Finally! Alzheimer's & DementiaInfections & Inflammation

Alzheimer’s: A Biological Model of Prevention – Finally!

Alzheimer’s: A Biological Model of Prevention – Finally! (Part 1) Dr. James Greenblatt News media are replete with alarming statistics about the current and future…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Why Lithium Should Be Part of the Alzheimer’s Solution Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Why Lithium Should Be Part of the Alzheimer’s Solution

There are certain medical conditions we all fear because of their devastating symptoms and the huge numbers of people they affect. They deserve major public…

James Greenblatt, MD01/24/2019

A Functional Medicine Approach for Alzheimer’s Alzheimer's & DementiaIntegrative & Functional Medicine

A Functional Medicine Approach for Alzheimer’s

We pour billions of dollars into medical research on specific diseases each and every year. But, sometimes, despite all of that time and all of…

James Greenblatt, MD12/20/2018

Lithium in Drinking Water May Reduce Incidence of Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium in Drinking Water May Reduce Incidence of Dementia

In psychiatry it has been well-documented that lithium has brain-protecting results when used at highly concentrated therapeutic doses. Pharmaceutical lithium (600-1200mg) has long been considered…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2017

A Functional Psychiatry Response to the ‘No Treatment’ Narrative on Anorexia Anorexia Nervosa

A Functional Psychiatry Response to the ‘No Treatment’ Narrative on Anorexia

There Is Treatment A recent New York Times article on anorexia among older women made a statement that should alarm us all: that “there is no treatment”…

James Greenblatt, MD06/03/2025

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Original article published in Psychiatric Times.Our model for treating anorexia nervosa (Anorexia Nervosa) is broken. Treatments are so poorly effective that it has been labeled…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2024

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a treatable condition, especially when you focus on the underlying nutritional and biochemical…

James Greenblatt, MD10/02/2024

Precision Medicine in Anorexia Nervosa: A New Approach to Treatment Anorexia Nervosa

Precision Medicine in Anorexia Nervosa: A New Approach to Treatment

In the realm of eating disorder treatment, much of the focus has predominantly concentrated on caloric intake and weight restoration. While attaining metabolic stability and…

James Greenblatt, MD08/21/2024

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is a treatable condition, especially when you focus on the underlying nutritional and biochemical causes. Having worked in the field of eating disorders…

James Greenblatt, MD08/19/2024

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment

In a recent article published in The New York Times, author Jillian Weinberger recalls the fear she felt when she was told by the ultrasound…

James Greenblatt, MD08/08/2023

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves

It is great to shine the spotlight on Anorexia Nervosa, highlighted this week by The New York Times. The article focused on the science and the…

James Greenblatt, MD04/21/2023

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa

Your family sits down to dinner one evening and your fourteen-year-old daughter looks with disgust at the plate of chicken placed in front of her.…

James Greenblatt, MD02/07/2023

Anorexia and Malnutrition: Malorexia – Redefined for the Modern Age Anorexia NervosaNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Anorexia and Malnutrition: Malorexia – Redefined for the Modern Age

Anorexia is not simply “a desire to be thin” taken to the extreme. It is a complex, multi-faceted disorder with physical, mental, social, nutritional, and…

James Greenblatt, MD02/06/2023

Infection & Autoimmunity in Patients with Anorexia Anorexia NervosaInfections & Inflammation

Infection & Autoimmunity in Patients with Anorexia

Research has slowly been accruing that suggests a significant subset of patients with anorexia nervosa may have a neuroinflammatory condition caused by an infection or…

James Greenblatt, MD03/09/2022

Lithium’s Role in Managing Anxiety Naturally AnxietyNutritional Lithium

Lithium’s Role in Managing Anxiety Naturally

Anxiety can feel like an endless loop of worry, unease, and restlessness, affecting not only your mental health but also your ability to enjoy life.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/25/2025

Low Dose Lithium & Anxiety AnxietyNutritional Lithium

Low Dose Lithium & Anxiety

Anxiety rates are climbing worldwide (Wang et al., 2025). As demand grows for safer, integrative solutions, research is shining a light on an overlooked trace…

James Greenblatt, MD09/04/2025

The Unseen Battle: How Fourth of July Fireworks Can Trigger PTSD & the Promising Role of NAC AnxietyIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The Unseen Battle: How Fourth of July Fireworks Can Trigger PTSD & the Promising Role of NAC

The Fourth of July, a day associated with celebration, freedom, and spectacular fireworks, can unexpectedly cause deep distress for people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2025

Photobiomodulation and Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Balanced Review AnxietyDepression

Photobiomodulation and Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Balanced Review

Photobiomodulation (PBM) refers to a range of therapies that use low-level light—typically red or near-infrared—to influence cellular function. Red light therapy (RLT) is one of…

James Greenblatt, MD06/23/2025

A Parent’s Guide to Holistic Anxiety Treatment for Kids AnxietyChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

A Parent’s Guide to Holistic Anxiety Treatment for Kids

As parents, it’s easy to recognize that during childhood, feeling worried, anxious or scared from time to time is a normal experience. However, when these…

James Greenblatt, MD03/05/2025

Integrative Therapies for OCD: Functional Medicine & CBT AnxietyIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Integrative Therapies for OCD: Functional Medicine & CBT

It starts with a whisper of doubt—a fleeting thought you can’t shake. But soon, it’s a roar, drowning out everything else. You try to let…

James Greenblatt, MD01/15/2025

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry AnxietyDepression

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry

Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC As a functional psychiatric nurse practitioner, inositol is one of my favorite supplements to recommend to patients. It is…

Psychiatry Redefined08/30/2024

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach AnxietyIntegrative & Functional MedicineOCD

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach

Introduction to NAC and OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a challenging mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Individuals with OCD struggle with…

James Greenblatt, MD07/17/2024

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine AnxietyDepressionNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine

Precision medicine is the future of modern psychiatry. At Psychiatry Redefined, we’ve already been training health-care providers in a precision, whole-person treatment approach – far…

James Greenblatt, MD11/29/2023

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome? AnxietyDepression

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome?

Decades of reporting by patients, small studies, and large surveys have shown that antidepressant withdrawal is indeed a real risk factor for taking the medicine,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/11/2022

Are SSRI Antidepressants the New Valium? AnxietyDepression

Are SSRI Antidepressants the New Valium?

For nearly a century, the American pharmaceutical industry has been at the leading edge of creating new lifesaving medications for patients all around the world.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/04/2022

A Brief History of Antidepressants and SSRIs AnxietyDepression

A Brief History of Antidepressants and SSRIs

Depression has been around since the first days of humankind. For centuries, if not millennia, doctors and physicians treated “melancholia” as simply a depressed mood,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/01/2022

The Problem With Current Treatment Approaches for SSRI Withdrawal AnxietyDepression

The Problem With Current Treatment Approaches for SSRI Withdrawal

More than 37 million adults in America are currently taking antidepressants. These rates have more than tripled since 2000, an astoundingly high number for any…

James Greenblatt, MD10/29/2022

Why is Vitamin B6 Ignored as a Potential Treatment in Psychiatry? AnxietyDepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Why is Vitamin B6 Ignored as a Potential Treatment in Psychiatry?

A recent study highlights the potential of vitamin B6 as a tool for improving mental health. In the study of 478 young adults, it was…

James Greenblatt, MD10/13/2022

Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression & Anxiety AnxietyDepression

Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression & Anxiety

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In honor of this, Psychiatry Redefined is offering our Suicide Prevention online course FOR FREE through the end of…

James Greenblatt, MD05/16/2022

Deprescribing and Child Psychiatry Anxiety

Deprescribing and Child Psychiatry

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James Greenblatt, MD02/03/2022

Treating Stress and Anxiety with Functional Medicine AnxietyIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Treating Stress and Anxiety with Functional Medicine

Unfortunately, the state of our collective mental health has been deteriorating. While normal, external stressors are still taking a toll, when combined with a global…

James Greenblatt, MD01/17/2022

Functional Therapies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder AnxietyIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Functional Therapies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

While it is human nature to occasionally ruminate or overanalyze important decisions, these thought patterns normally dissipate quickly freeing us of those fleeting moments of…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics ADHDAnxietyChild & Adolescent PsychiatryOCD

Key Nutrients for ADHD, OCD and Tics

Nutrient Advice from Dr. James Greenblatt An interview with ACN (Association for Comprehensive Neurotherapy) Latitudes   Thank you for offering to share your expertise with…

James Greenblatt, MD06/24/2018

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health Bipolar DisorderDepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health

Imagine decreasing depression symptoms in patients by one-third, or achieving large improvements in treatment-resistant bipolar disorder without using antidepressant medications or mood stabilizers. Results like…

James Greenblatt, MD12/14/2023

Lithium & Inflammation Bipolar DisorderInfections & InflammationNutritional Lithium

Lithium & Inflammation

For as long as lithium has been used in medicine, we still don’t have a complete understanding of its underlying effects on our physiology. It…

James Greenblatt, MD04/03/2020

Telomeres & the Anti-aging Effects of Lithium Bipolar DisorderNutritional Lithium

Telomeres & the Anti-aging Effects of Lithium

As research has continued to unfold around our understanding of lithium, some fairly interesting effects are starting to be revealed. While benefits for bipolar disorder,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/20/2019

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium Bipolar DisorderGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional Lithium

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium

When most people think of lithium, they may think of an old, potentially side-effect prone treatment for bipolar disorder. Yet, many people don’t realize lithium…

James Greenblatt, MD08/27/2019

Lithium: Viral Infections & Low White Blood Cell Counts Bipolar DisorderInfections & InflammationNutritional Lithium

Lithium: Viral Infections & Low White Blood Cell Counts

As a medical treatment for bipolar, lithium has a tarnished reputation. Many patients and providers view the drug as side-effect prone or downright dangerous. And…

James Greenblatt, MD03/12/2019

Lithium Carbonate as a Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Bipolar DisorderNutritional Lithium

Lithium Carbonate as a Treatment for Bipolar Disorder

A Brief Overview of the History and Research   Early History Lithium has been used in medicine almost since its discovery in the early 1800s.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/22/2018

Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health with Integrative Psychiatry Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health with Integrative Psychiatry

Pediatric mental health is in crisis. Over the past decade, there’s been a steady rise in rates of anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders in…

James Greenblatt, MD05/22/2025

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in Children’s Mental Health Child & Adolescent PsychiatryOCD

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in Children’s Mental Health

Finding the safest and most effective support for a child's mental health can be challenging. While medications are frequently prescribed, their benefits are often modest…

James Greenblatt, MD04/21/2025

Nutritional Psychiatry in Pediatrics: Unlocking the Mind-Body Connection Child & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Nutritional Psychiatry in Pediatrics: Unlocking the Mind-Body Connection

Pediatric mental health challenges are rising at an alarming rate, with increasing numbers of children and adolescents presenting with anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral dysregulation, and…

James Greenblatt, MD04/18/2025

The ADHD Conversation Is Evolving—But Are We Still Missing the Full Picture? ADHDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

The ADHD Conversation Is Evolving—But Are We Still Missing the Full Picture?

The New York Times Magazine article, Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? by Paul Tough (April 13, 2025), dives into the complexities of…

James Greenblatt, MD04/15/2025

Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health with Integrative Psychiatry Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health with Integrative Psychiatry

Are you seeing more complex mental health conditions in children? Do you need more effective treatment options? Enroll now in the Certified Pediatric Functional Psychiatry…

James Greenblatt, MD04/14/2025

CME Opportunities for Pediatricians in Functional and Integrative Psychiatry Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

CME Opportunities for Pediatricians in Functional and Integrative Psychiatry

Are you seeing more complex mental health conditions in children? Do you need more effective treatment options? Join Psychiatry Redefined’s Certified Pediatric Functional Psychiatry Fellowship!…

James Greenblatt, MD04/07/2025

The Benefits of Integrative Psychiatry Training for Pediatricians Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The Benefits of Integrative Psychiatry Training for Pediatricians

In the United States, pediatricians stand at the forefront of an evolving healthcare landscape where nearly one in five children experiences mental illness (Tkacz 2021).…

James Greenblatt, MD04/04/2025

Depression in Children and Adolescents vs. Adults: Recognizing the Differences Child & Adolescent PsychiatryDepression

Depression in Children and Adolescents vs. Adults: Recognizing the Differences

Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting millions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, children and adolescents are not spared when it comes to…

Psychiatry Redefined03/11/2025

Sudden Onset of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Other Mental Health Conditions in Children: An Overview of PANS/PANDAS Child & Adolescent PsychiatryOCD

Sudden Onset of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Other Mental Health Conditions in Children: An Overview of PANS/PANDAS

Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) are conditions that many health-care providers are unfamiliar with, yet…

Psychiatry Redefined03/07/2025

A Parent’s Guide to Holistic Anxiety Treatment for Kids AnxietyChild & Adolescent Psychiatry

A Parent’s Guide to Holistic Anxiety Treatment for Kids

As parents, it’s easy to recognize that during childhood, feeling worried, anxious or scared from time to time is a normal experience. However, when these…

James Greenblatt, MD03/05/2025

Evidence-Based Natural Remedies for Depression in Men Depression

Evidence-Based Natural Remedies for Depression in Men

Depression in men can feel heavy, isolating, and often invisible. Social pressures encourage men to “tough it out,” suppress emotions, or express only anger, leaving…

James Greenblatt, MD10/10/2025

Thiamine for Depression: The Overlooked Link to POTS, Mold, and Energy Metabolism DepressionInfections & Inflammation

Thiamine for Depression: The Overlooked Link to POTS, Mold, and Energy Metabolism

In 2024, a striking case challenged traditional thinking about depression. A 58-year-old woman with advanced cancer presented with severe depressive symptoms—palpitations, insomnia, appetite loss, and…

James Greenblatt, MD10/07/2025

How Environmental Toxins Influence Mental Health Depression

How Environmental Toxins Influence Mental Health

We’re surrounded by chemicals every day—from the air we breathe and the food we eat to the products we use at home. These harmful substances…

James Greenblatt, MD09/30/2025

How Exercise Boosts Happiness and Overall Well-being Depression

How Exercise Boosts Happiness and Overall Well-being

When people think about exercise, they often focus on the physical benefits — stronger muscles, a healthier heart, and perhaps a slimmer waistline. But the…

James Greenblatt, MD09/28/2025

How Sleep Quality Impacts Your Mental Health Depression

How Sleep Quality Impacts Your Mental Health

In our fast-paced world, sleep is often sacrificed for productivity, yet the consequences of this trade-off can be severe. In my three decades as a…

James Greenblatt, MD09/26/2025

Integrative Psychiatry Approaches to Geriatric Depression DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Integrative Psychiatry Approaches to Geriatric Depression

Depression in older adults is both common and often overlooked. While it may be dismissed as a “normal part of aging,” geriatric depression is a…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2025

Depression Treatment: Why Conventional Psychiatry Fails & What We Can Do About It Depression

Depression Treatment: Why Conventional Psychiatry Fails & What We Can Do About It

For decades, conventional psychiatry has offered hope to millions of people suffering from depression. The advent of antidepressant medications, particularly Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs),…

James Greenblatt, MD09/23/2025

How Adaptogens Tackle Stress and Support Mental Health DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

How Adaptogens Tackle Stress and Support Mental Health

Life can sometimes feel like a never-ending race, where you’re constantly juggling responsibilities, deadlines, and personal pressures. The world around us moves fast, and stress…

James Greenblatt, MD09/22/2025

Decoding the Complex Biology of Depression Depression

Decoding the Complex Biology of Depression

Far too often in today’s media, depression is treated as the idea of someone just having a case of the Mondays, having the blues, or…

James Greenblatt, MD09/20/2025

What is Functional Psychiatry for Geriatric Depression? DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

What is Functional Psychiatry for Geriatric Depression?

Depression is one of the most common mental health challenges faced by older adults, yet it is often overlooked, misdiagnosed, or treated only with medications…

James Greenblatt, MD09/08/2025

Lithium Orotate Benefits Alzheimer's & DementiaDepressionNutritional Lithium

Lithium Orotate Benefits

Lithium is commonly prescribed for mood disorders. Research out of Canada’s McGill University has found that microdoses of the supplement — 400 times lower than…

James Greenblatt, MD09/01/2025

Saffron: An Old Spice with Exciting Mental Health Benefits DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Saffron: An Old Spice with Exciting Mental Health Benefits

You may know saffron as the expensive spice (it’s actually one of the most expensive foods in the world!) with a vibrant red hue, but…

James Greenblatt, MD07/22/2025

Sunlight and Mental Health—More Than a Wellness Trend DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Sunlight and Mental Health—More Than a Wellness Trend

Psychiatry Redefined Response to the New York Times Article on sunlight exposure (July 8, 2025) This week’s, "NYT Article: What Are the Health Benefits of…

James Greenblatt, MD07/10/2025

Zinc and Suicide: The Overlooked Link in Depression Treatment DepressionSuicide Prevention

Zinc and Suicide: The Overlooked Link in Depression Treatment

What comes to mind when you think of 'zinc’? Materials engineering? Sunscreen? Immune-health-boosting? All of these are good answers! Zinc is a linchpin of industrial…

James Greenblatt, MD07/07/2025

Photobiomodulation and Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Balanced Review AnxietyDepression

Photobiomodulation and Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Balanced Review

Photobiomodulation (PBM) refers to a range of therapies that use low-level light—typically red or near-infrared—to influence cellular function. Red light therapy (RLT) is one of…

James Greenblatt, MD06/23/2025

Depression in Children and Adolescents vs. Adults: Recognizing the Differences Child & Adolescent PsychiatryDepression

Depression in Children and Adolescents vs. Adults: Recognizing the Differences

Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting millions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, children and adolescents are not spared when it comes to…

Psychiatry Redefined03/11/2025

Holistic Depression Treatment for Kids Child & Adolescent PsychiatryDepression

Holistic Depression Treatment for Kids

Holistic Treatment of Depression in Kids Having a child struggling with depression can feel overwhelming. While counseling and medication have their place, many parents are…

James Greenblatt, MD02/24/2025

Diet & Depression: An Often-Overlooked Connection DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Diet & Depression: An Often-Overlooked Connection

In psychiatry, we often fail to ask our patients a simple but profoundly important question: "What are you eating?" Yet, evidence continues to mount that…

Psychiatry Redefined01/02/2025

The Crucial Link Between Testosterone and Depression: Why It Matters for Both Men and Women Depression

The Crucial Link Between Testosterone and Depression: Why It Matters for Both Men and Women

When treating patients who are struggling with depression, it can be critical to identify and address the root causes that are contributing to their symptoms.…

Psychiatry Redefined11/28/2024

Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Brief History Depression

Antidepressant Withdrawal: A Brief History

Antidepressant Withdrawal A Brief History The newest generation of antidepressant medications was heralded as a breakthrough in depression treatment when Prozac was introduced in 1988.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/26/2024

Running on Empty: Subclinical Thiamine Deficiency is Common and Causes Depression Depression

Running on Empty: Subclinical Thiamine Deficiency is Common and Causes Depression

article by Michelle T. To, MD There’s been a lot of talk about the importance of vitamin B6, B12, and folate for mental health. Although…

Psychiatry Redefined11/13/2024

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness

Original article published in Psychiatric Times. Revisiting Vitamin D in Psychiatry Of the many researched integrative medicine interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions,…

James Greenblatt, MD10/18/2024

Curcumin: A Potent Ally in Functional Psychiatry DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Curcumin: A Potent Ally in Functional Psychiatry

Curcumin is a go-to herbal supplement for integrative and functional medicine providers due to its broad spectrum of well-studied health benefits. Traditionally used in Ayurvedic…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2024

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry AnxietyDepression

Rediscovering Inositol: A Hidden Gem in Functional Psychiatry

Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC As a functional psychiatric nurse practitioner, inositol is one of my favorite supplements to recommend to patients. It is…

Psychiatry Redefined08/30/2024

Suicide Prevention Redefined: New Opportunities for Saving Lives DepressionSuicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention Redefined: New Opportunities for Saving Lives

By the time you finish reading this article, a person somewhere in America will have committed suicide. If you read this article again a year…

James Greenblatt, MD05/27/2024

Antidepressant Withdrawal DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Antidepressant Withdrawal

A Functional Medicine Approach to Antidepressant Withdrawal Second generation antidepressant medications, including fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft) and venlafaxine (Effexor)  are widely…

James Greenblatt, MD05/11/2024

Unveiling the Complexity of Depression: Moving Beyond the Serotonin Hypothesis Depression

Unveiling the Complexity of Depression: Moving Beyond the Serotonin Hypothesis

For decades, the narrative surrounding depression has centered on "chemical imbalances" in the brain. When the first antidepressants were discovered, it was unknown how they…

James Greenblatt, MD03/27/2024

The Power of Omega-3 Fatty Acids DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Power of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Confused about the sea of conflicting information around fish oil's health benefits? You're not alone. One minute, it's hailed as the holy grail for heart…

James Greenblatt, MD03/05/2024

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health Bipolar DisorderDepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Insulin Resistance: An Often Overlooked Component of Mental Health

Imagine decreasing depression symptoms in patients by one-third, or achieving large improvements in treatment-resistant bipolar disorder without using antidepressant medications or mood stabilizers. Results like…

James Greenblatt, MD12/14/2023

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine AnxietyDepressionNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine

Precision medicine is the future of modern psychiatry. At Psychiatry Redefined, we’ve already been training health-care providers in a precision, whole-person treatment approach – far…

James Greenblatt, MD11/29/2023

Expand Your Practice with Metabolic & Nutritional Psychiatry DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Expand Your Practice with Metabolic & Nutritional Psychiatry

Metabolic Psychiatry Research has clearly linked mental health with physical health. And the latest findings in metabolic psychiatry help highlight the connection. Improving metabolism by…

James Greenblatt, MD10/30/2023

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy DepressionGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy

Therapeutic ketosis is not just a diet, but a powerful treatment tool for some of the most challenging mental illnesses.  The Ketogenic Diet and Ketosis…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2023

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression

For any mental health condition, it is always worth stepping back and taking a functional view of what could be underlying a patient’s symptoms. One…

James Greenblatt, MD06/14/2023

Teenage Mental Health Crisis DepressionSuicide Prevention

Teenage Mental Health Crisis

Dear friends, Psychiatry Redefined was created to address the deficiencies in mainstream psychiatry’s standard approach to treatment. More than ever, the latest CDC survey on…

James Greenblatt, MD02/21/2023

Lithium & Depression DepressionNutritional Lithium

Lithium & Depression

Lithium has been used medicinally since the days of Ancient Greece, and over much of the last century it has enjoyed a prominent position within…

James Greenblatt, MD01/11/2023

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome? AnxietyDepression

Quitting Antidepressants: Why Is It Called Discontinuation Syndrome?

Decades of reporting by patients, small studies, and large surveys have shown that antidepressant withdrawal is indeed a real risk factor for taking the medicine,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/11/2022

Anti-Inflammatory Medication for Depression DepressionInfections & Inflammation

Anti-Inflammatory Medication for Depression

Psychiatry Redefined began as an effort to address the deficiencies in modern psychiatry’s approach to mental health care. Treating patients with medications based almost exclusively on an…

James Greenblatt, MD11/08/2022

Are SSRI Antidepressants the New Valium? AnxietyDepression

Are SSRI Antidepressants the New Valium?

For nearly a century, the American pharmaceutical industry has been at the leading edge of creating new lifesaving medications for patients all around the world.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/04/2022

A Brief History of Antidepressants and SSRIs AnxietyDepression

A Brief History of Antidepressants and SSRIs

Depression has been around since the first days of humankind. For centuries, if not millennia, doctors and physicians treated “melancholia” as simply a depressed mood,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/01/2022

The Problem With Current Treatment Approaches for SSRI Withdrawal AnxietyDepression

The Problem With Current Treatment Approaches for SSRI Withdrawal

More than 37 million adults in America are currently taking antidepressants. These rates have more than tripled since 2000, an astoundingly high number for any…

James Greenblatt, MD10/29/2022

Why is Vitamin B6 Ignored as a Potential Treatment in Psychiatry? AnxietyDepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Why is Vitamin B6 Ignored as a Potential Treatment in Psychiatry?

A recent study highlights the potential of vitamin B6 as a tool for improving mental health. In the study of 478 young adults, it was…

James Greenblatt, MD10/13/2022

Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression & Anxiety AnxietyDepression

Mental Health Awareness Month: Depression & Anxiety

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In honor of this, Psychiatry Redefined is offering our Suicide Prevention online course FOR FREE through the end of…

James Greenblatt, MD05/16/2022

The Ketogenic Diet: An Underutilized Tool in Fighting Depression? DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Ketogenic Diet: An Underutilized Tool in Fighting Depression?

A recent literature review led by Adam Włodarczyk, MD, from the Medical University of Gdansk, explores the idea of promoting a ketogenic diet as a…

James Greenblatt, MD02/14/2022

Depression Redefined: Taking a Functional Medicine Approach DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Depression Redefined: Taking a Functional Medicine Approach

The following is an adaption from the book, Integrative Medicine for Depression: A Breakthrough Treatment Plan that Eliminates Depression Naturally, by Dr. James Greenblatt.   Depression…

James Greenblatt, MD09/10/2021

Functional Medicine for Depression DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Functional Medicine for Depression

Depression is a disabling illness that can strangle one’s life and spirit and severely reduce both psychological and physical well-being. It is surprisingly common, affecting…

James Greenblatt, MD03/07/2020

Magnesium: The Missing Link in Mental Health? DepressionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Magnesium: The Missing Link in Mental Health?

Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 325 enzymatic reactions—in DNA and neurotransmitters; in the bones, heart and brain; in every cell of the body. Unfortunately,…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

Magnesium in Mental Health: The Missing Link DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Magnesium in Mental Health: The Missing Link

Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 325 enzymatic reactions—in DNA and neurotransmitters; in the bones, heart and brain; in every cell of the body.…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

A New Way Forward for Anorexia Nervosa Treatment

Embracing a New Treatment Model for Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a treatable condition, especially when you focus on the underlying nutritional and biochemical…

James Greenblatt, MD10/02/2024

5-HTP, Appetite and Binge Eating Binge-EatingEating Disorders

5-HTP, Appetite and Binge Eating

With all the excitement over weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, it’s become increasingly obvious that there are important biochemical mechanisms that influence appetite. These…

James Greenblatt, MD08/05/2024

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders ADHDEating DisordersSuicide Prevention

ADHD and the Risk of Other Mental Health Disorders

ADHD and Mental Health Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the United States. The diagnosis…

James Greenblatt, MD09/06/2023

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Embracing a New Era in Anorexia Treatment

In a recent article published in The New York Times, author Jillian Weinberger recalls the fear she felt when she was told by the ultrasound…

James Greenblatt, MD08/08/2023

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Girls Are Taking Their Pain Out On Themselves

It is great to shine the spotlight on Anorexia Nervosa, highlighted this week by The New York Times. The article focused on the science and the…

James Greenblatt, MD04/21/2023

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa

Your family sits down to dinner one evening and your fourteen-year-old daughter looks with disgust at the plate of chicken placed in front of her.…

James Greenblatt, MD02/07/2023

Mental Health Awareness Month: Eating Disorders Eating Disorders

Mental Health Awareness Month: Eating Disorders

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In honor of this, Psychiatry Redefined is offering a 50% discount on FIVE of our online courses, now through…

James Greenblatt, MD05/17/2022

Is There A Link Between ADHD & Eating Disorders? ADHDBinge-EatingEating Disorders

Is There A Link Between ADHD & Eating Disorders?

ADHD on the Rise ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, is one of the most common mental health conditions among children in the U.S. The diagnosis rate…

James Greenblatt, MD02/15/2022

The Essential Role of Amino Acids in Combating Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

The Essential Role of Amino Acids in Combating Anorexia

People with anorexia nervosa commonly experience profound distortions in how they view their own bodies. They often see themselves looking in the mirror as fat,…

James Greenblatt, MD02/09/2022

A Small Study Examining the Effects of Ketogenic Diets on Binge Eating Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

A Small Study Examining the Effects of Ketogenic Diets on Binge Eating

A small-scale study was published in the Journal of Eating Disorders looking at the effect of a ketogenic diet on three obese patients who experienced…

James Greenblatt, MD02/03/2022

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings Binge-EatingEating DisordersIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings

It’s been said the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who live to eat and those who eat to live. Those who…

James Greenblatt, MD01/25/2022

Binge Eating: Controlling Appetite with Medications Binge-EatingEating DisordersIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Binge Eating: Controlling Appetite with Medications

Suggesting medicine as a treatment for food addiction raises a red flag with many professionals. They argue that the solution to our nation’s weight problems…

James Greenblatt, MD01/12/2022

As America’s Eating Disorders Increase, What Role Does Social Media Play? Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

As America’s Eating Disorders Increase, What Role Does Social Media Play?

In their December 2021 article, “The Corpse Bride Diet,” investigators of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) describe an experiment they recently conducted to plumb the…

James Greenblatt, MD12/29/2021

Controlling Appetite with an Un-Diet Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Controlling Appetite with an Un-Diet

Dr. William Beaumont, known as the “Father of Gastric Physiology,” first met patient Alexis St. Martin in 1822 when he was accidentally shot in the…

James Greenblatt, MD12/18/2021

Anorexia and the Holidays Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Anorexia and the Holidays

Article originally published on Altenative Medicine, December 2021. Before even discussing the holidays, there is a critical piece of the anorexia nervosa puzzle that needs…

James Greenblatt, MD12/10/2021

What is Orthorexia? Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What is Orthorexia?

We all know a healthy diet is one of the best ways to live a great life. But sometimes our minds lead us down paths…

James Greenblatt, MD11/15/2021

Anorexia Nervosa: Why We Are Failing Our Starving Children Anorexia NervosaChild & Adolescent PsychiatryEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Anorexia Nervosa: Why We Are Failing Our Starving Children

Psychotherapy has been the first-line treatment for anorexia nervosa for more than a century. While of demonstrated utility in many psychiatric disorders, psychotherapy alone has…

James Greenblatt, MD11/11/2021

What Not to Eat? High Fructose Corn Syrup Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What Not to Eat? High Fructose Corn Syrup

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is made from corn that is spun at a high velocity and combined with three different enzymes to create thick,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/01/2021

Preventing Relapse in Anorexia Nervosa: The 5-Step Plan Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Preventing Relapse in Anorexia Nervosa: The 5-Step Plan

All too often, after an individual with anorexia reaches a stable, healthy weight and appears to be enjoying eating more normally, he or she suddenly…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2021

Eating Disorders, Self-Harming Behavior & Suicide Binge-EatingEating DisordersSuicide Prevention

Eating Disorders, Self-Harming Behavior & Suicide

Eating Disorders and Suicide Anorexia is the most lethal diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. On average, between 5% and 10%…

James Greenblatt, MD10/18/2021

Controlling Appetite With Vitamin & Mineral Supplements Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Controlling Appetite With Vitamin & Mineral Supplements

Nutrient deficiencies often contribute to the stranglehold of appetite disturbances and can intensify devastating patterns of disordered eating. When your body is provided with the…

James Greenblatt, MD10/05/2021

Essential Fatty Acids: A Common Nutritional Deficiency in Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Essential Fatty Acids: A Common Nutritional Deficiency in Anorexia

The importance of dietary fat and essential fatty acids (EFAs) in maintaining mental and physical health cannot be underestimated. Although dietary fat has been much…

James Greenblatt, MD09/20/2021

Controlling Appetite with Amino Acid Supplements Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Controlling Appetite with Amino Acid Supplements

Appetite control does not have to entail a lifelong battle. To control appetite, you need to experience a sense of fullness rather than a continuous…

James Greenblatt, MD09/13/2021

Zinc: An Essential but Overlooked Element in the Fight Against Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Zinc: An Essential but Overlooked Element in the Fight Against Anorexia

I have been practicing child and adolescent psychiatry for more than thirty years, and I have become increasingly convinced there is a connection between zinc…

James Greenblatt, MD09/06/2021

Diet Alert: Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Diet Alert: Vegetarianism and the Risks of Anorexia Nervosa

Your family sits down to dinner one evening and your fourteen-year-old daughter looks with disgust at the plate of chicken placed in front of her.…

James Greenblatt, MD08/30/2021

Breaking Down Anorexia: Lessons From Decades of Treating Patients Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Breaking Down Anorexia: Lessons From Decades of Treating Patients

When I first met Elise, she was 25 years old and had a 13-year-long history of restrictive eating behaviors. She was first put on a…

James Greenblatt, MD08/16/2021

Food Addiction: The Science of Sugar AddictionBinge-EatingEating Disorders

Food Addiction: The Science of Sugar

Sugar is a term of endearment. It helps us cope with the painful realities of life. To make it more palatable, we may “sugar-coat” a…

James Greenblatt, MD06/24/2021

You Are Extraordinary: The Genetics of Appetite and Weight Control Binge-EatingEating Disorders

You Are Extraordinary: The Genetics of Appetite and Weight Control

This is about you. You are unique. Specifically, you have biochemical uniqueness, a concept which extends to anatomy, the metabolism of vitamins and minerals, and…

James Greenblatt, MD05/13/2021

Is There a Role for Medications in Anorexia Treatment? Anorexia NervosaEating Disorders

Is There a Role for Medications in Anorexia Treatment?

Anorexia nervosa is a complex disease that requires a carefully coordinated, personalized program for diagnosis and treatment. While conventional psychiatrists rely on medications to cure…

James Greenblatt, MD04/05/2021

Malorexia: Anorexia Nervosa in the Modern Age Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Malorexia: Anorexia Nervosa in the Modern Age

Anorexia is not simply “a desire to be thin” taken to the extreme. It is a complex, multi-faceted disorder with physical, mental, social, nutritional, and…

James Greenblatt, MD02/22/2021

Food Addiction: The Chemistry of Dairy & Wheat Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Food Addiction: The Chemistry of Dairy & Wheat

Cakes, crackers, and ice cream—there are good reasons we reach for these foods during a binge. Both wheat and dairy are broken down into small…

James Greenblatt, MD01/15/2021

Answers to Anorexia: Malnourished Minds Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Answers to Anorexia: Malnourished Minds

I’m sure you’ve heard of the old adage, “You are what you eat.” When it comes to anorexia, our children are what they DON’T eat.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/01/2020

Addicted to Food: My Dopamine Made Me Do It Binge-EatingEating DisordersGut-Brain Connection

Addicted to Food: My Dopamine Made Me Do It

Addiction is a powerful word. It unleashes feelings of helplessness, anxiety, and chaos. For many of us, the word evokes the image of a particular…

James Greenblatt, MD08/28/2020

Malorexia: Anorexia Nervosa Redefined Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Malorexia: Anorexia Nervosa Redefined

Anorexia nervosa is a serious and potentially life-threatening disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight, weight loss, distorted body image, and amenorrhea. Ninety…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Functional Therapies for Binge Eating Disorder Binge-EatingEating DisordersNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Functional Therapies for Binge Eating Disorder

Integrative Therapies for Binge Eating Disorder As a society, we are bombarded by food daily, and while most of us can regulate our occasional indulgences…

James Greenblatt, MD06/25/2019

Lithium and Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional LithiumSuicide Prevention

Lithium and Anorexia

Anorexia is a challenging condition to treat effectively. Currently, there are no approved medications for treating anorexia nervosa and most of the latest research does…

James Greenblatt, MD07/20/2018

Hidden Epidemic: Why We’re Missing Vitamin B12 Deficiency Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Hidden Epidemic: Why We’re Missing Vitamin B12 Deficiency

In the world of integrative medicine and functional psychiatry, we talk a lot about the importance of nutrition and micronutrient status for mental health. Yet,…

Psychiatry Redefined03/31/2025

Ultra-Processed Foods: A Catalyst for Addiction & Recovery? AddictionGut-Brain Connection

Ultra-Processed Foods: A Catalyst for Addiction & Recovery?

The old adage about snack foods—“you can’t eat just one”—turns out to be more accurate than we ever imagined. Acknowledging Ultra-Processed Food Addiction Reading the…

James Greenblatt, MD12/02/2024

Heal the GI Microbiome to Improve Mental Health Gut-Brain Connection

Heal the GI Microbiome to Improve Mental Health

The Gastrointestinal Microbiome Should be a Consideration in  any Mental Health Treatment Plan Have you noticed how many patients with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and…

James Greenblatt, MD11/17/2023

Unraveling the Causes of Long COVID Gut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Unraveling the Causes of Long COVID

Long COVD can be devastating for those it affects. Symptoms typically include fatigue, brain fog and memory problems that worsen after physical or mental exertion.…

James Greenblatt, MD11/16/2023

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy DepressionGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Ketosis as a Mental Health Therapy

Therapeutic ketosis is not just a diet, but a powerful treatment tool for some of the most challenging mental illnesses.  The Ketogenic Diet and Ketosis…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2023

Celiac Disease’s Impact on the Brain Gut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Celiac Disease’s Impact on the Brain

Celiac disease is often described as an inflammatory gastrointestinal condition caused by a reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other related grains,…

James Greenblatt, MD06/22/2023

Nutritional Psychiatry: The Link Between Diet and Mental Health Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Nutritional Psychiatry: The Link Between Diet and Mental Health

When I first started medical school, I was convinced that I could cure all of mankind’s ills with brown rice and kale. And while I…

James Greenblatt, MD05/22/2023

What Is Metabolic Psychiatry? Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

What Is Metabolic Psychiatry?

Can a change in diet cure depression, anxiety, or schizophrenia? Some of the latest research suggests the answer is YES! - - - A Metabolic…

James Greenblatt, MD04/20/2023

The Intriguing Connection Between Gut Bacteria and ADHD ADHDGut-Brain Connection

The Intriguing Connection Between Gut Bacteria and ADHD

ADHD and your gut health are an incredibly important connection. That's because bacteria are almost literally everywhere around us. From desert sands to Antarctic ice,…

James Greenblatt, MD04/23/2022

What the Studies Say About Lithium and ADHD ADHDGut-Brain Connection

What the Studies Say About Lithium and ADHD

Most people have never heard of the idea of using low-dose lithium as a supplement — for any disorder, including ADHD. But high-dose, pharmaceutical lithium…

James Greenblatt, MD04/13/2022

How the ADHD Brain Processes Sugar Differently ADHDGut-Brain Connection

How the ADHD Brain Processes Sugar Differently

There is the old belief that all hyperactivity comes from giving your child too many sweets. While some research does claim that chronic sugar, or…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2022

Dairy and ADHD ADHDGut-Brain Connection

Dairy and ADHD

Is Milk Worth It? Many children with ADHD often suffer from an associated milk allergy, too. That's why I often tell the parents of my…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2022

How the ADHD Brain Processes Sugar Differently ADHDGut-Brain Connection

How the ADHD Brain Processes Sugar Differently

There is the old belief that all hyperactivity comes from giving your child too many sweets. While some research does claim that chronic sugar, or…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2022

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet Alzheimer's & DementiaGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with a Ketogenic Diet

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, officially the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (CDC 2022). And rates are…

James Greenblatt, MD02/28/2022

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How Gut Bacteria Affects Mood, Anxiety, and Weight

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James Greenblatt, MD02/08/2022

Grape Seed Extract Increases Lifespan of Older Mice: The Health Benefits of OPCs for the Body & Brain Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Grape Seed Extract Increases Lifespan of Older Mice: The Health Benefits of OPCs for the Body & Brain

I want to connect with you about a subject that has fascinated me since 1990, and which has also become a key component of my…

James Greenblatt, MD12/21/2021

Amino Acids & Mental Health: Part 1 Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Amino Acids & Mental Health: Part 1

Free form amino acids are one of the most consistent and powerful tools available for supporting depression and other aspects of mental health. Proteins are the…

James Greenblatt, MD11/29/2021

New Case Report: Reading Difficulties & Vitamin B12 Deficiency Gut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

New Case Report: Reading Difficulties & Vitamin B12 Deficiency

From the Desk of Dr. James Greenblatt The International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine (ISOM) just published a new case report about B12 and reading difficulties.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2021

Addicted to Food: My Dopamine Made Me Do It Binge-EatingEating DisordersGut-Brain Connection

Addicted to Food: My Dopamine Made Me Do It

Addiction is a powerful word. It unleashes feelings of helplessness, anxiety, and chaos. For many of us, the word evokes the image of a particular…

James Greenblatt, MD08/28/2020

Medical Heresy: Low Cholesterol is Dangerous! Gut-Brain ConnectionNutritional & Metabolic PsychiatrySuicide Prevention

Medical Heresy: Low Cholesterol is Dangerous!

Misleading Messages: What is the Truth about Cholesterol? The cultural dogma is that cholesterol is an evil villain that needs to be eradicated for true…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

A Functional Perspective on Gluten, Psychosis, and Schizophrenia Gut-Brain ConnectionInfections & InflammationSchizophrenia & Psychosis

A Functional Perspective on Gluten, Psychosis, and Schizophrenia

The National Institutes for Mental Health provide a succinct definition for schizophrenia as periods of psychosis characterized by disturbances in thought and perception and disconnections…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium Bipolar DisorderGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional Lithium

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium

When most people think of lithium, they may think of an old, potentially side-effect prone treatment for bipolar disorder. Yet, many people don’t realize lithium…

James Greenblatt, MD08/27/2019

Psychiatry Redefined: The Evolution of Functional Psychiatry Gut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Psychiatry Redefined: The Evolution of Functional Psychiatry

Measuring the Mind Measurement is the basis of all scientific medicine. Clinical diagnoses, treatments, and success rates all rely on definitive, quantifiable data that can…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Integrative Treatments for Behavioral Problems in Children ADHDGut-Brain ConnectionInfections & Inflammation

Integrative Treatments for Behavioral Problems in Children

There are many underlying causes of ADHD including genetic, neurological, environmental, and nutritional influences. Nutritional factors are often overlooked, yet imbalances of many minerals are…

James Greenblatt, MD03/05/2018

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs) ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryGut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs)

Upward Trend of ADHD Diagnoses Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder in the United States. An estimated 6.4…

James Greenblatt, MD01/20/2018

Integrative Psychiatry Approaches to Geriatric Depression DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Integrative Psychiatry Approaches to Geriatric Depression

Depression in older adults is both common and often overlooked. While it may be dismissed as a “normal part of aging,” geriatric depression is a…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2025

Lithium’s Impact on Genes and Emotional Well-being Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Lithium’s Impact on Genes and Emotional Well-being

Your mental health is influenced by more than just experiences or brain chemistry; it’s written into your DNA. But here’s the twist: the expression of…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2025

How Adaptogens Tackle Stress and Support Mental Health DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

How Adaptogens Tackle Stress and Support Mental Health

Life can sometimes feel like a never-ending race, where you’re constantly juggling responsibilities, deadlines, and personal pressures. The world around us moves fast, and stress…

James Greenblatt, MD09/22/2025

What is Functional Psychiatry for Geriatric Depression? DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

What is Functional Psychiatry for Geriatric Depression?

Depression is one of the most common mental health challenges faced by older adults, yet it is often overlooked, misdiagnosed, or treated only with medications…

James Greenblatt, MD09/08/2025

Nutritional Psychiatry vs. Integrative Psychiatry Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Nutritional Psychiatry vs. Integrative Psychiatry

What’s the Difference? In recent years, more and more clinicians have recognized that mental health is deeply connected to the body, lifestyle, and environment. At…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2025

How Functional Psychiatry Empowers PMHNPs Integrative & Functional Medicine

How Functional Psychiatry Empowers PMHNPs

Findings from a large retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open revealed that 7,252 patients treated within a functional medicine model at the Cleveland…

James Greenblatt, MD08/29/2025

Mast Cells & Mental Health: Bridging Immune–Neuropsychiatric Connections Infections & InflammationIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Mast Cells & Mental Health: Bridging Immune–Neuropsychiatric Connections

Emerging evidence highlights Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)—a complex immune disorder involving cells embedded throughout every tissue in the body—as a potential driver of treatment-resistant…

James Greenblatt, MD08/26/2025

Saffron: An Old Spice with Exciting Mental Health Benefits DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Saffron: An Old Spice with Exciting Mental Health Benefits

You may know saffron as the expensive spice (it’s actually one of the most expensive foods in the world!) with a vibrant red hue, but…

James Greenblatt, MD07/22/2025

Supplements for OCD: Natural Solutions to a Debilitating Condition Integrative & Functional MedicineOCD

Supplements for OCD: Natural Solutions to a Debilitating Condition

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder marked by intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. In the media, OCD is often portrayed as merely…

James Greenblatt, MD07/16/2025

Solutions for ADHD: A Perspective on Natural Approaches ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Solutions for ADHD: A Perspective on Natural Approaches

As a globally recognized pioneer in functional and integrative psychiatry, I was pleased to contribute to an article recently published in Woman’s World titled “The…

James Greenblatt, MD07/16/2025

Sunlight and Mental Health—More Than a Wellness Trend DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Sunlight and Mental Health—More Than a Wellness Trend

Psychiatry Redefined Response to the New York Times Article on sunlight exposure (July 8, 2025) This week’s, "NYT Article: What Are the Health Benefits of…

James Greenblatt, MD07/10/2025

The Unseen Battle: How Fourth of July Fireworks Can Trigger PTSD & the Promising Role of NAC AnxietyIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The Unseen Battle: How Fourth of July Fireworks Can Trigger PTSD & the Promising Role of NAC

The Fourth of July, a day associated with celebration, freedom, and spectacular fireworks, can unexpectedly cause deep distress for people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2025

The Overlooked Link: How Vitamin D Could Be the Missing Key to Women’s Mental Health Integrative & Functional Medicine

The Overlooked Link: How Vitamin D Could Be the Missing Key to Women’s Mental Health

When we think of vitamin D, we usually picture strong bones, fortified milk, and maybe a little sunshine. But what if this humble “sunshine vitamin”…

James Greenblatt, MD06/09/2025

Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health with Integrative Psychiatry Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health with Integrative Psychiatry

Pediatric mental health is in crisis. Over the past decade, there’s been a steady rise in rates of anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood disorders in…

James Greenblatt, MD05/22/2025

Bridging the Gap in Mental Health Education FeaturedIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Bridging the Gap in Mental Health Education

You’ve heard about functional medicine. Now learn how to apply it in practice. Every week, I hear from clinicians who feel both inspired and overwhelmed. They’ve…

James Greenblatt, MD05/21/2025

They’re Finally Talking About the Problem. But Where Are the Solutions? FeaturedIntegrative & Functional Medicine

They’re Finally Talking About the Problem. But Where Are the Solutions?

We were encouraged to see The New York Times shed light on the long-overdue conversation around antidepressant withdrawal in a recent opinion piece: "When the Antidepressant Doesn’t Let You Go."…

James Greenblatt, MD05/09/2025

Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health with Integrative Psychiatry Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Revolutionizing Pediatric Mental Health with Integrative Psychiatry

Are you seeing more complex mental health conditions in children? Do you need more effective treatment options? Enroll now in the Certified Pediatric Functional Psychiatry…

James Greenblatt, MD04/14/2025

CME Opportunities for Pediatricians in Functional and Integrative Psychiatry Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

CME Opportunities for Pediatricians in Functional and Integrative Psychiatry

Are you seeing more complex mental health conditions in children? Do you need more effective treatment options? Join Psychiatry Redefined’s Certified Pediatric Functional Psychiatry Fellowship!…

James Greenblatt, MD04/07/2025

The Benefits of Integrative Psychiatry Training for Pediatricians Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The Benefits of Integrative Psychiatry Training for Pediatricians

In the United States, pediatricians stand at the forefront of an evolving healthcare landscape where nearly one in five children experiences mental illness (Tkacz 2021).…

James Greenblatt, MD04/04/2025

Reclaim Your Focus With Functional Medicine for Adult ADHD ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Reclaim Your Focus With Functional Medicine for Adult ADHD

For adults living with ADHD, life can feel like a never-ending juggling act. Deadlines slip through the cracks, relationships strain under impulsivity, and focus feels…

James Greenblatt, MD01/20/2025

Revealing ADHD Root Causes Through Functional Medicine ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Revealing ADHD Root Causes Through Functional Medicine

The diagnosis was ADHD, and the solution seemed almost too simple: a daily dose of medication. At first, it worked like magic—there was quiet in…

James Greenblatt, MD01/18/2025

Functional Medicine Treatment for ADHD: Adults vs. Children ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Functional Medicine Treatment for ADHD: Adults vs. Children

Imagine sitting down to focus on a simple task—paying a bill, reading an email, or helping your child with homework. For those with ADHD, whether…

James Greenblatt, MD01/16/2025

Integrative Therapies for OCD: Functional Medicine & CBT AnxietyIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Integrative Therapies for OCD: Functional Medicine & CBT

It starts with a whisper of doubt—a fleeting thought you can’t shake. But soon, it’s a roar, drowning out everything else. You try to let…

James Greenblatt, MD01/15/2025

Beyond the Prescription Pad: Practical Applications of the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship Integrative & Functional Medicine

Beyond the Prescription Pad: Practical Applications of the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship

By Josh Habansky, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC When I began the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship, I was eager to expand my clinical toolbox and approach mental health…

Psychiatry Redefined01/05/2025

Homocysteine & Mental Health: A Test With Powerful Insights Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Homocysteine & Mental Health: A Test With Powerful Insights

As a clinician, you're always looking for ways to better understand and address the root causes of your patients' mental health challenges. In the world…

James Greenblatt, MD11/26/2024

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia NervosaIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Think Zinc: Micronutrient Supplementation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

Original article published in Psychiatric Times.Our model for treating anorexia nervosa (Anorexia Nervosa) is broken. Treatments are so poorly effective that it has been labeled…

James Greenblatt, MD10/25/2024

Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment

Rethinking Lithium Treatment Lithium has long remained at the forefront of effective treatments for bipolar disorder.1 However, due to safety concerns, a stigma often hangs…

James Greenblatt, MD10/20/2024

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Mental Health in the Sun: The Role of Vitamin D Deficiency in Mental Illness

Original article published in Psychiatric Times. Revisiting Vitamin D in Psychiatry Of the many researched integrative medicine interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions,…

James Greenblatt, MD10/18/2024

Integrative Medicine in Psychiatry Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Integrative Medicine in Psychiatry

Original article: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/integrative-medicine-in-psychiatry Since the introduction of chlorpromazine in 1954, pharmaceutical approaches have been the mainstay treatment for mental health conditions. And although these agents are…

James Greenblatt, MD08/28/2024

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach AnxietyIntegrative & Functional MedicineOCD

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) for OCD: A Functional Approach

Introduction to NAC and OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a challenging mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Individuals with OCD struggle with…

James Greenblatt, MD07/17/2024

Low Hanging Fruit: Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies in Functional Psychiatry Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Low Hanging Fruit: Addressing Nutrient Deficiencies in Functional Psychiatry

Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Participating in the Psychiatry Redefined Fellowship has been a transformative experience, not only in terms…

Psychiatry Redefined06/26/2024

Antidepressant Withdrawal DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Antidepressant Withdrawal

A Functional Medicine Approach to Antidepressant Withdrawal Second generation antidepressant medications, including fluoxetine (Prozac), citalopram (Celexa), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft) and venlafaxine (Effexor)  are widely…

James Greenblatt, MD05/11/2024

Finding My Footing in Functional Psychiatry Integrative & Functional Medicine

Finding My Footing in Functional Psychiatry

Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Article by Josh Habansky, MSN, PMHNP-BC Even before completing my graduate psychiatric nurse practitioner program, I knew I wanted to move…

Psychiatry Redefined05/10/2024

How to Support Your Patients’ Spirituality Integrative & Functional Medicine

How to Support Your Patients’ Spirituality

Whole-person care for your patient includes caring for their mind, emotions, and body. It also includes caring for their spirit. Spirituality is “the way individuals…

James Greenblatt, MD02/08/2024

Are You Prescribing Vitamin N? ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Are You Prescribing Vitamin N?

There’s the green pill and the blue pill—and they’re both very potent. “N” stands for nature—and I’m hardly the first person to suggest that spending…

James Greenblatt, MD01/26/2024

How to Get Started with Integrative Psychiatry FeaturedIntegrative & Functional Medicine

How to Get Started with Integrative Psychiatry

The traditional model of prescribing medication first, on trial and error has not been sufficient in our current treatment of mental illness. The rates of…

James Greenblatt, MD12/21/2023

Fish Oil and Mental Health: A Quality Product Provides the Best Results Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Fish Oil and Mental Health: A Quality Product Provides the Best Results

Most health-care providers have heard of using omega-3 fatty acids, or fish oil, for supporting mental health. However, if you prescribe fish oil to your…

James Greenblatt, MD12/13/2023

Checklist Medicine: Has Psychiatry Gone Too Far? Integrative & Functional Medicine

Checklist Medicine: Has Psychiatry Gone Too Far?

Psychiatry Redefined was founded on the understanding that numerous quantifiable genetic and biochemical components underlie mental illness. For many years, research has been building that…

James Greenblatt, MD11/22/2023

Identify Root Causes of Mental Illness with Lab Diagnostics Infections & InflammationIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Identify Root Causes of Mental Illness with Lab Diagnostics

Laboratory Diagnostics and Functional Psychiatry If you are frustrated from leaning on the same toolbox of medications and therapies that mostly just provide symptom management,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/05/2023

A Tale of Two Conferences Integrative & Functional Medicine

A Tale of Two Conferences

I was at a mental health conference in Chicago two weeks ago. At the conference, there was a wide variety of specialists touting innovations in…

James Greenblatt, MD10/30/2023

Practical Training & Mentoring to Advance Patient Care Integrative & Functional Medicine

Practical Training & Mentoring to Advance Patient Care

Functional and integrative medicine for mental health can profoundly improve outcomes. And we should know, as we’ve been using and educating on these methods for…

James Greenblatt, MD10/27/2023

The Link Between Mold and Mental Health Infections & InflammationIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The Link Between Mold and Mental Health

“Research has increasingly shown that toxic mold is much more dangerous than was previously recognized.”    A recent University of Texas study on 10,000 participants…

James Greenblatt, MD10/16/2023

Using the Power of Genetics to Transform Psychiatric Treatment Integrative & Functional Medicine

Using the Power of Genetics to Transform Psychiatric Treatment

One of the miracles of life is that no two humans are the same, although we inherit many traits from our ancestry. These traits have…

James Greenblatt, MD10/13/2023

Precision Medicine and Mental Health Care Integrative & Functional Medicine

Precision Medicine and Mental Health Care

Precision medicine is rapidly transforming current medical practices. As a treatment approach, precision medicine typically uses genetic testing to better understand a patient’s medical condition.…

James Greenblatt, MD10/04/2023

Elevate Your Practice with Functional Medicine Integrative & Functional Medicine

Elevate Your Practice with Functional Medicine

Fewer and fewer doctors are choosing to specialize in psychiatry these days. One obvious reason is the poor efficacy of standard treatments. We become health-care…

James Greenblatt, MD09/18/2023

Psychedelics and Mental Health Integrative & Functional Medicine

Psychedelics and Mental Health

Psychedelics: The Next Panacea? Psychedelics are the latest in a long line of treatments that are being touted as game-changing solutions for mental illness. While…

James Greenblatt, MD08/01/2023

Why I Practice Functional Psychiatry Integrative & Functional Medicine

Why I Practice Functional Psychiatry

Functional Psychiatry: A Personalized Approach to Mental Health As a Functional Psychiatrist, I apply fundamental concepts of Functional Medicine to a mental health practice. As…

James Greenblatt, MD05/01/2023

A Nurse Practitioner’s Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship Experience Integrative & Functional Medicine

A Nurse Practitioner’s Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship Experience

Annie Grummel Ward, PMHNP, is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who has been in private practice in Portland, OR since 2004. Annie offers…

Psychiatry Redefined04/27/2023

The Need for More Training Programs in Functional Medicine for Mental Health Integrative & Functional Medicine

The Need for More Training Programs in Functional Medicine for Mental Health

The Current State of Mental Health Care When patients seek standard care for depression or other mental health conditions, only between 55% and 75% feel…

James Greenblatt, MD04/18/2023

What is Integrative Medicine? Integrative & Functional Medicine

What is Integrative Medicine?

What is Integrative Medicine? Integrative medicine is a healthcare model that blends conventional medical disease state treatment with complementary, whole-person-focused treatment. Integrative medicine essentially “integrates”…

Psychiatry Redefined03/27/2023

The Revolution of Modern Psychiatry: A Call to Action Integrative & Functional Medicine

The Revolution of Modern Psychiatry: A Call to Action

Join the Revolution of Modern Psychiatry: A Call-to-Action for All Mental Health Clinicians  Are current psychiatric medications not working for your patients? Are you ready…

James Greenblatt, MD12/29/2022

Why Mental Health Professionals Need More Functional Medicine Training Integrative & Functional Medicine

Why Mental Health Professionals Need More Functional Medicine Training

Our current mental health care system isn't addressing patient needs and concerns. Of patients seeking standard care for depression or other mental health conditions, only…

James Greenblatt, MD12/02/2022

The Moral Imperative to Changing Mental Health Treatment Integrative & Functional Medicine

The Moral Imperative to Changing Mental Health Treatment

Are current treatments or medications not working for you or your patients? Are you sick of managing symptoms and not treating root causes? It’s time…

James Greenblatt, MD06/16/2022

The 10 Things to Do When Starting Your Child on ADHD Medication ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The 10 Things to Do When Starting Your Child on ADHD Medication

As an integrative psychiatrist who’s treated behavioral, mental and emotional problems with drug and non-drug therapies for over 30 years, I always look to address…

James Greenblatt, MD04/12/2022

How Pine Bark Extract (Pycnogenol) Can Help Regulate ADHD Symptoms ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

How Pine Bark Extract (Pycnogenol) Can Help Regulate ADHD Symptoms

I have treated ADHD patients for over 30 years with great success by combining not only a medicinal approach, but also by first helping patients…

James Greenblatt, MD04/11/2022

Why Mindfulness Works So Well for ADHD ADHDIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Why Mindfulness Works So Well for ADHD

Being a psychiatrist doesn’t only involve ensuring my patients have the proper nutrients for healthy brain function and prescribing medication when needed. I also need…

James Greenblatt, MD03/13/2022

Integrative Health & Medicine: Today’s Answer to Affordable Health Integrative & Functional Medicine

Integrative Health & Medicine: Today’s Answer to Affordable Health

This Article was originally published elsewhere.  Download the Article below.

James Greenblatt, MD02/03/2022

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings Binge-EatingEating DisordersIntegrative & Functional Medicine

The New Hope Model: Eliminating Binge Eating and Food Cravings

It’s been said the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who live to eat and those who eat to live. Those who…

James Greenblatt, MD01/25/2022

Treating Stress and Anxiety with Functional Medicine AnxietyIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Treating Stress and Anxiety with Functional Medicine

Unfortunately, the state of our collective mental health has been deteriorating. While normal, external stressors are still taking a toll, when combined with a global…

James Greenblatt, MD01/17/2022

Binge Eating: Controlling Appetite with Medications Binge-EatingEating DisordersIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Binge Eating: Controlling Appetite with Medications

Suggesting medicine as a treatment for food addiction raises a red flag with many professionals. They argue that the solution to our nation’s weight problems…

James Greenblatt, MD01/12/2022

Depression Redefined: Taking a Functional Medicine Approach DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Depression Redefined: Taking a Functional Medicine Approach

The following is an adaption from the book, Integrative Medicine for Depression: A Breakthrough Treatment Plan that Eliminates Depression Naturally, by Dr. James Greenblatt.   Depression…

James Greenblatt, MD09/10/2021

New Case Report: Reading Difficulties & Vitamin B12 Deficiency Gut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

New Case Report: Reading Difficulties & Vitamin B12 Deficiency

From the Desk of Dr. James Greenblatt The International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine (ISOM) just published a new case report about B12 and reading difficulties.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2021

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Redefined: A Call for Help Child & Adolescent PsychiatryIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Redefined: A Call for Help

From the Desk of Dr. James Greenblatt Dear friends, We are facing an unprecedented crisis of mental illness in today’s youth. Mental health and neurological…

James Greenblatt, MD08/27/2021

Functional Medicine for Depression DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Functional Medicine for Depression

Depression is a disabling illness that can strangle one’s life and spirit and severely reduce both psychological and physical well-being. It is surprisingly common, affecting…

James Greenblatt, MD03/07/2020

Functional Therapies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder AnxietyIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Functional Therapies for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

While it is human nature to occasionally ruminate or overanalyze important decisions, these thought patterns normally dissipate quickly freeing us of those fleeting moments of…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

Magnesium in Mental Health: The Missing Link DepressionIntegrative & Functional Medicine

Magnesium in Mental Health: The Missing Link

Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 325 enzymatic reactions—in DNA and neurotransmitters; in the bones, heart and brain; in every cell of the body.…

James Greenblatt, MD10/14/2019

Psychiatry Redefined: The Evolution of Functional Psychiatry Gut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Psychiatry Redefined: The Evolution of Functional Psychiatry

Measuring the Mind Measurement is the basis of all scientific medicine. Clinical diagnoses, treatments, and success rates all rely on definitive, quantifiable data that can…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

A Functional Medicine Approach for Alzheimer’s Alzheimer's & DementiaIntegrative & Functional Medicine

A Functional Medicine Approach for Alzheimer’s

We pour billions of dollars into medical research on specific diseases each and every year. But, sometimes, despite all of that time and all of…

James Greenblatt, MD12/20/2018

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs) ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryGut-Brain ConnectionIntegrative & Functional MedicineNutritional & Metabolic Psychiatry

Optimizing ADHD Treatment with Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins (OPCs)

Upward Trend of ADHD Diagnoses Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become the most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder in the United States. An estimated 6.4…

James Greenblatt, MD01/20/2018

Lithium and Cancer Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Lithium and Cancer

While lithium is typically considered just a treatment for mental health conditions, evidence has slowly been building suggesting protective effects against cancer. An early study…

James Greenblatt, MD01/16/2018

Lithium: The Untold Story of the Magic Mineral Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Lithium: The Untold Story of the Magic Mineral

By James Greenblatt, MD, and Kayla Grossmann, RN Originally published in the Townsend Letter, October 2015 The Magic Mineral That Charges Cell Phones and Preserves…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2017

Lithium’s Billion Year Journey Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Lithium’s Billion Year Journey

A Cinderella Story for Brain Health Article adapted from Nutritional Lithium: The Cinderella Story written by James Greenblatt, MD, and Kayla Grossman, RN. As far…

James Greenblatt, MD08/19/2017

Lithium Supplementation in Functional Medicine Explained Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Supplementation in Functional Medicine Explained

Lithium—a mineral born in the stars and essential to life on Earth—is one of the most misunderstood elements in human health. Often reduced to its…

James Greenblatt, MD10/02/2025

Lithium Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Treatments Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Deficiency: Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Treatments

When we think of essential minerals, we usually focus on well-known ones like magnesium, calcium, and zinc. But there’s another critical mineral that rarely gets…

James Greenblatt, MD09/29/2025

Lithium Microdosing for Beginners: The Safe Way to Start Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Microdosing for Beginners: The Safe Way to Start

The concept of microdosing has gained traction in health and wellness circles, with people exploring the use of small, safe doses of various substances to…

James Greenblatt, MD09/27/2025

Lithium’s Role in Managing Anxiety Naturally AnxietyNutritional Lithium

Lithium’s Role in Managing Anxiety Naturally

Anxiety can feel like an endless loop of worry, unease, and restlessness, affecting not only your mental health but also your ability to enjoy life.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/25/2025

Lithium’s Impact on Genes and Emotional Well-being Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Lithium’s Impact on Genes and Emotional Well-being

Your mental health is influenced by more than just experiences or brain chemistry; it’s written into your DNA. But here’s the twist: the expression of…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2025

Low-Dose Lithium for Mental Health Nutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium for Mental Health

A Surprising Protective Mineral A major 2020 study in the British Journal of Psychiatry looked at 15 different regions and found the same thing again and again:…

James Greenblatt, MD09/22/2025

The Protective Role of Lithium Against Alzheimer’s Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

The Protective Role of Lithium Against Alzheimer’s

The statistics are sobering: every 67 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. Globally, this neurodegenerative condition is on track to affect nearly…

James Greenblatt, MD09/21/2025

Unlocking the Power of Lithium for a Healthy Brain Nutritional Lithium

Unlocking the Power of Lithium for a Healthy Brain

Your brain is your most complex and vital organ, tirelessly managing everything from memories and emotions to basic survival functions. But what happens when your…

James Greenblatt, MD09/19/2025

Finding More Restful Sleep with Low-Dose Lithium Nutritional Lithium

Finding More Restful Sleep with Low-Dose Lithium

Sleep isn’t just about recharging—it’s a cornerstone of mental and physical health. Yet, millions of people struggle with falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up…

James Greenblatt, MD09/18/2025

Low Dose Lithium & Anxiety AnxietyNutritional Lithium

Low Dose Lithium & Anxiety

Anxiety rates are climbing worldwide (Wang et al., 2025). As demand grows for safer, integrative solutions, research is shining a light on an overlooked trace…

James Greenblatt, MD09/04/2025

Lithium Orotate Benefits Alzheimer's & DementiaDepressionNutritional Lithium

Lithium Orotate Benefits

Lithium is commonly prescribed for mood disorders. Research out of Canada’s McGill University has found that microdoses of the supplement — 400 times lower than…

James Greenblatt, MD09/01/2025

Lithium, Alzheimer Disease, and a Turning Point in Mental Health Care Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium, Alzheimer Disease, and a Turning Point in Mental Health Care

Alzheimer disease remains one of the greatest challenges in modern medicine. It is a black hole that consumes memory, independence, dignity, and time. Despite decades…

James Greenblatt, MD08/22/2025

Lithium and Alzheimer’s: From an Ancient Element, a New Hope Nutritional Lithium

Lithium and Alzheimer’s: From an Ancient Element, a New Hope

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a black hole—a force that consumes memory, independence, health, dignity, time, and energy, pulling everything beyond the point of return. The…

James Greenblatt, MD08/15/2025

Lithium Deficiency and Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium Deficiency and Alzheimer’s Disease

This week’s article in Nature, Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer's disease, highlights groundbreaking findings on lithium’s potential to protect brain health—research that deserves…

James Greenblatt, MD08/08/2025

Lithium & Autism: Emerging Insights from Research and Relevance to Psychiatry Redefined Nutritional Lithium

Lithium & Autism: Emerging Insights from Research and Relevance to Psychiatry Redefined

A Landmark Lithium Study and Its Implications for ASD A recent animal study published in Neuroscience News has brought attention to lithium’s potential in modulating behaviors associated…

Psychiatry Redefined01/03/2025

Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium: A New Frontier in Mental Health Treatment

Rethinking Lithium Treatment Lithium has long remained at the forefront of effective treatments for bipolar disorder.1 However, due to safety concerns, a stigma often hangs…

James Greenblatt, MD10/20/2024

Lithium and Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium and Dementia

Nearly six million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's disease, and levels are projected to increase (AA 2023). It's estimated that one…

James Greenblatt, MD01/06/2024

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine AnxietyDepressionNutritional Lithium

Low-Dose Lithium, Genetic Markers and Precision Medicine

Precision medicine is the future of modern psychiatry. At Psychiatry Redefined, we’ve already been training health-care providers in a precision, whole-person treatment approach – far…

James Greenblatt, MD11/29/2023

Could Lithium Be Key to Preventing Dementia? Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Could Lithium Be Key to Preventing Dementia?

Some medical conditions are so feared and widespread that a diagnosis can devastate individuals and families. The distress and dread caused by a diagnosis of…

James Greenblatt, MD05/19/2023

Lithium and Autism: Does A Recent Study Suggest a Potential Link? Nutritional Lithium

Lithium and Autism: Does A Recent Study Suggest a Potential Link?

Autism rates have been increasing at a disturbing clip and scientists still don’t have a firm understanding of the causes or contributing factors that lead…

James Greenblatt, MD04/25/2023

Lithium for Irritability Related to Autism Nutritional Lithium

Lithium for Irritability Related to Autism

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD or, commonly, “autism”) are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impaired communication, challenges with social interactions and social cue processing, and repetitive behaviors.1…

James Greenblatt, MD01/12/2023

Lithium & Depression DepressionNutritional Lithium

Lithium & Depression

Lithium has been used medicinally since the days of Ancient Greece, and over much of the last century it has enjoyed a prominent position within…

James Greenblatt, MD01/11/2023

Lithium Side Effects Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Side Effects

As the Renaissance physician Paracelsus famously wrote, “All things are poison / and nothing is without poison / the dosage alone makes it so a…

James Greenblatt, MD01/10/2023

Lithium Dosing Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Dosing

Despite being one of the oldest elements in the known universe, lithium remains, to this day, shrouded in mystery. What is lithium? Is it a…

James Greenblatt, MD01/09/2023

Lithium: The Cinderella Story About a Mineral That May Prevent Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium: The Cinderella Story About a Mineral That May Prevent Dementia

Every four seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Worldwide, an estimated 35.6 million people already live with a form of this neurodegenerative disorder, and…

James Greenblatt, MD12/21/2022

Symptoms of Lithium Deficiency: Irritability, Anger, and Rage Nutritional Lithium

Symptoms of Lithium Deficiency: Irritability, Anger, and Rage

Irritability and anger are often not well addressed in standard psychiatry. Usually, they are seen as a component of a diagnosis, such as bipolar disorder…

James Greenblatt, MD10/01/2022

Why Low-Dose Nutritional Lithium Should Be an Option for ADHD ADHDChild & Adolescent PsychiatryNutritional Lithium

Why Low-Dose Nutritional Lithium Should Be an Option for ADHD

Most people haven't heard about the connection between lithium and ADHD. Lithium is a mineral—albeit an unusual one so soft you can cut it with…

James Greenblatt, MD05/02/2022

The Benefits of Lithium for Dementia Treatment Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

The Benefits of Lithium for Dementia Treatment

For the last few decades, research has been building that shows lithium may be a disease-modifying treatment and preventative agent for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.…

James Greenblatt, MD04/06/2022

Nutritional Lithium

New Information on Nutritional Lithium (IMMH 2018)

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James Greenblatt, MD02/08/2022

Two Simple Approaches for Prevention of Cognitive Decline & Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Two Simple Approaches for Prevention of Cognitive Decline & Dementia

Dear friends, Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is a devastating illness. And the latest research suggests things are only getting worse. Currently,…

James Greenblatt, MD09/24/2021

Lithium As a Nutrient in Food & Water Nutritional & Metabolic PsychiatryNutritional Lithium

Lithium As a Nutrient in Food & Water

FREE webinar on October 21st! Join Dr. Greenblatt to learn how low dose lithium can improve addiction treatment outcomes. While most people think of lithium…

James Greenblatt, MD01/04/2021

Lithium Mining & Indigenous Populations Nutritional Lithium

Lithium Mining & Indigenous Populations

Demand for lithium continues to grow at a rapid pace. Due to its use for energy storage in lithium batteries, companies have been working to…

James Greenblatt, MD12/14/2020

The Commercial Uses of Lithium: Lithium-Ion Batteries & White Lithium Grease Nutritional Lithium

The Commercial Uses of Lithium: Lithium-Ion Batteries & White Lithium Grease

Lithium, in its pure form, is a reactive, light-silver colored, alkali metal. It is the lightest metal with the lowest density, having half the density…

James Greenblatt, MD09/25/2020

The Rise & Fall of a Patent Medicine: Lithia Water Nutritional Lithium

The Rise & Fall of a Patent Medicine: Lithia Water

The Discovery of Lithium’s Effects on Uric Acid Crystals Before its use as a medication for bipolar, lithium had a fairly storied history as a…

James Greenblatt, MD06/11/2020

Lithium & Inflammation Bipolar DisorderInfections & InflammationNutritional Lithium

Lithium & Inflammation

For as long as lithium has been used in medicine, we still don’t have a complete understanding of its underlying effects on our physiology. It…

James Greenblatt, MD04/03/2020

3 Meta-Analyses in 2020 Report that Naturally Occurring Lithium in Drinking Water Associated with Lower Suicide Rates Nutritional LithiumSuicide Prevention

3 Meta-Analyses in 2020 Report that Naturally Occurring Lithium in Drinking Water Associated with Lower Suicide Rates

Every 10.9 minutes, someone in America fatally harms themselves, with suicide ranking as the 10th leading cause of death in the United States.. Worldwide, suicide…

James Greenblatt, MD02/16/2020

A Nobel-Winning Technology Reaffirms a Noble Nutritional Nutritional Lithium

A Nobel-Winning Technology Reaffirms a Noble Nutritional

Since its discovery in 1817, researchers in the physical sciences have gained a deeper appreciation of lithium, an alkali earth metal. In October 2019, The…

James Greenblatt, MD01/12/2020

Telomeres & the Anti-aging Effects of Lithium Bipolar DisorderNutritional Lithium

Telomeres & the Anti-aging Effects of Lithium

As research has continued to unfold around our understanding of lithium, some fairly interesting effects are starting to be revealed. While benefits for bipolar disorder,…

James Greenblatt, MD11/20/2019

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium Bipolar DisorderGut-Brain ConnectionNutritional Lithium

Potential Gastrointestinal Benefits of Lithium

When most people think of lithium, they may think of an old, potentially side-effect prone treatment for bipolar disorder. Yet, many people don’t realize lithium…

James Greenblatt, MD08/27/2019

Nutritional Lithium and Memory Preservation Nutritional Lithium

Nutritional Lithium and Memory Preservation

Lithium: The Untold Story of the Magic Mineral That Charges Cell Phones and Preserves Memory by James Greenblatt, MD, and Kayla Grossmann, RN As far…

James Greenblatt, MD07/01/2019

Lithium: Viral Infections & Low White Blood Cell Counts Bipolar DisorderInfections & InflammationNutritional Lithium

Lithium: Viral Infections & Low White Blood Cell Counts

As a medical treatment for bipolar, lithium has a tarnished reputation. Many patients and providers view the drug as side-effect prone or downright dangerous. And…

James Greenblatt, MD03/12/2019

Lithium and the Treatment of Cluster Headaches Nutritional Lithium

Lithium and the Treatment of Cluster Headaches

Cluster headaches are a severe form of headache that typically occurs on one side, centered around or above the eye. The headaches last up to…

James Greenblatt, MD02/17/2019

Why Lithium Should Be Part of the Alzheimer’s Solution Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Why Lithium Should Be Part of the Alzheimer’s Solution

There are certain medical conditions we all fear because of their devastating symptoms and the huge numbers of people they affect. They deserve major public…

James Greenblatt, MD01/24/2019

Lithium Carbonate as a Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Bipolar DisorderNutritional Lithium

Lithium Carbonate as a Treatment for Bipolar Disorder

A Brief Overview of the History and Research   Early History Lithium has been used in medicine almost since its discovery in the early 1800s.…

James Greenblatt, MD09/22/2018

Lithium and Anorexia Anorexia NervosaEating DisordersNutritional LithiumSuicide Prevention

Lithium and Anorexia

Anorexia is a challenging condition to treat effectively. Currently, there are no approved medications for treating anorexia nervosa and most of the latest research does…

James Greenblatt, MD07/20/2018

Lithium and Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Nutritional Lithium

Lithium and Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a growth factor for neurons. Discovered in 1982 in samples of brain tissue from pigs, the growth factor has…

James Greenblatt, MD05/06/2018

Lithium and Cancer Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Lithium and Cancer

While lithium is typically considered just a treatment for mental health conditions, evidence has slowly been building suggesting protective effects against cancer. An early study…

James Greenblatt, MD01/16/2018

Nutritional Lithium: Orchestrating Our Genes & Optimizing Our Moods Infections & InflammationNutritional Lithium

Nutritional Lithium: Orchestrating Our Genes & Optimizing Our Moods

Adapted from Nutritional Lithium: The Cinderella Story written by James Greenblatt, MD, and Kayla Grossman, RN. Epigenetics & Psychiatry The field of epigenetics has far-reaching…

James Greenblatt, MD09/10/2017

Lithium in Drinking Water May Reduce Incidence of Dementia Alzheimer's & DementiaNutritional Lithium

Lithium in Drinking Water May Reduce Incidence of Dementia

In psychiatry it has been well-documented that lithium has brain-protecting results when used at highly concentrated therapeutic doses. Pharmaceutical lithium (600-1200mg) has long been considered…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2017

Lithium: The Untold Story of the Magic Mineral Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Lithium: The Untold Story of the Magic Mineral

By James Greenblatt, MD, and Kayla Grossmann, RN Originally published in the Townsend Letter, October 2015 The Magic Mineral That Charges Cell Phones and Preserves…

James Greenblatt, MD09/03/2017

Lithium’s Billion Year Journey Integrative & Functional MedicineNutritional Lithium

Lithium’s Billion Year Journey

A Cinderella Story for Brain Health Article adapted from Nutritional Lithium: The Cinderella Story written by James Greenblatt, MD, and Kayla Grossman, RN. As far…

James Greenblatt, MD08/19/2017