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Starving the Disease: Valter Longo’s Research Into Fasting and Alzheimer’s

by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 14, 2026 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dementia, Fasting, Nutrition

For decades, the dominant narrative around Alzheimer’s disease has been one of inevitability — a slow, relentless unraveling with no meaningful way to intervene. Pharmaceutical research has poured billions into amyloid-clearing drugs with discouraging results, and the...

Short Term Extended Fasting: The Difference Between Three-day and Five-day Fasts

by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Mar 14, 2026 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Fasting, Nutrition

Water-only fasting is one of the oldest practices in human history — undertaken across every major civilization for spiritual, medicinal, and ritual purposes long before science had any framework for understanding what it was doing to the body. Today, that framework...

Can Sugar Aggravate Anxiety?

by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Dec 13, 2025 | Addiction, Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Eating Disorders, Nutrition

It’s no secret that sugar can wreak havoc on your body when you indulge a little too much. The harmful effects it can have on your physical health are well-studied, which is why researchers talk so much about reducing sugar to lower the risk of having anxiety....

Carbohydrates and Nocturnal Hypoglycemia

by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Feb 17, 2025 | Anxiety Treatment, Nutrition, Sleep

Hypoglycemia occurs when blood sugar levels are low at night time, causing insomnia. Eating a whole grain snack or small piece of cheese 30 minutes before going to bed can help to reduce occurrences of this scenario. Nocturnal hypoglycemia can be influenced by...

Uncovering the Causes of Depression in Older Adults

by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jun 13, 2024 | Counseling, Dementia, Depression, Grief, Happiness, Nutrition, Psychotherapy, Sleep, Stress Management

If you or someone you’re closed to has experienced depression, then you already known that it’s a serious mood disorder. It affects the way a person feels, acts, and thinks. Although depression is common among older adults, clinical depression is not considered a...

Traumatic Stress Increases Risk of Obesity

by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jan 13, 2024 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Eating Disorders, Nutrition, PTSD, Stress Management | 0 comments

There’s so many things that can help improve your overall mental health, but probably no more important than maintaining a healthy weight. Although obesity is not a mental health problems it can trigger a host of psychiatric disorders. It’s not easy to talk about...
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RANDI FREDRICKS, PH.D.

Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist, best-selling author, and published researcher specializing in communication, human connection, and relationship dynamics. For more than three decades, she has developed innovative therapeutic approaches integrating psychology, emotional resilience, and meaningful personal change. She is the author of multiple books and research on relationships, mental health, and complementary and alternative approaches to healing.

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