by clearpathadmin | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog, Copper, Functional Medicine, Holistic Psychiatry, Supplements
Copper is a trace essential mineral. It is involved in many physiologic processes, such as angiogenesis (development of blood vessels); neurohormone homeostasis; and regulation of gene expression, brain development, pigmentation, and immune system functioning. In...
by clearpathadmin | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog, Cognitive Optimization, Copper, Functional Medicine, Holistic Psychiatry, Supplements
Copper is an essential trace mineral. This means you must obtain it through your diet or supplementation since your body can not synthesize it. And only a small amount is needed. Copper in incorporated into multiple proteins and metalloenzymes which are responsible...
by clearpathadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog, Depression, Functional Medicine, Supplements, Zinc
Zinc is an essential trace mineral. This means you must obtain it through your diet or supplementation since your body can not synthesize it. And only a small amount is needed. Zinc is needed in over 100 enzymatic reactions in the body. It helps in protein synthesis,...
by clearpathadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Functional Medicine, Holistic Psychiatry, Supplements, Vitamin D
I’d like to share an all too typical story about a client of mine. Mary, a 26-year-old single woman, came to see me for what would be her 4th medical opinion. She had been suffering from depression off/or for the previous 2 years. At one point she had to be...
by Clear Path Staff | Jan 27, 2020 | Anxiety, Blog, Functional Medicine, Supplements, Vitamin D
Vitamin D is helpful for bones, mood and inflammation reduction. Vitamin D helps calcium to be absorbed from the intestines and to mineralize bone with it, thereby helping with bone growth and remodeling. Vitamin D also helps cell growth, neuromuscular and immune...
by clearpathadmin | Jan 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Fatty Acids, Functional Medicine, Supplements
So, omega 3 fatty acids are good for you. What about omega 6 fatty acids? Well, they might not be so good for you but they are important. Omega6 fatty acids are Pro-Inflammatory while omega3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory. We need both inflammatory processes to...
