Miscellaneous
In this special episode, Lynne interviews Dr Pam Shervanick, an American psychiatrist who argues that the key to solving mental illness lies with your body's other systems. Pinpointing where mental issues originate requires looking upstream—far upstream. Several elements are common to many health problems, both physical and mental: inflammation, nutritional imbalances or deficits, environmental toxicity, problems with cellular communication, and lifestyles that do not promote health. Although Western medicine likes to compartmentalize aspects of health, especially distinctions between the mind and body, ultimately, everything is actually part of the same overall system. A so-called domino effect occurs in the body no matter where the problem starts. For example, severe anxiety, agitation and other potential symptoms of mental health issues may be the result of a problem in the formation of hemoglobin (which occurs in the spleen). Without remembering that the person is one holistic structure, it's difficult to find the root of any illness. Read more on this episode here: https://www.wddty.com/magazine/2019/april/mental-illness-may-not-all-be-in-the-mind.html