by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jul 11, 2020 | Anxiety, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Psychotherapy, PTSD |
Targeting Anxiety at its Core: The Clinical Emergence of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy In 2018, researchers from Johns Hopkins University recommended that psilocybin (the active compound in magic mushrooms) be reclassified for medical use, paving the way for the...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jun 16, 2020 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Nutrition |
You’ve probably heard all the statistics about obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in some states, more than 35 percent of adults are obese. The World Health Organization (WHO) explains that globally, obesity prevalence...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | May 11, 2020 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression |
Just as suicide rates are spiking and a national conversation has begun on to how to fight depression, a disease that impacts 16 million adults in the U.S., more and more research shows that exercise may be a key weapon in the battle. In fact, exercise may be just as...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 16, 2020 | Anxiety, Communication, Marriage, Relationships |
A global, novel virus that keeps us contained in our homes—maybe for months—is already reorienting our relationship to government, to the outside world, even to each other. Most of us are accustomed to driving to our place of work, be it our own business or place of...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 14, 2020 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Nutrition |
You may think of caffeine as the jolt in your coffee or the much-needed accelerator included in a medication to help you feel relief quicker. This plant-based substance may also help some people deal with the effects of depression. The risk of depression appears to...
