Why is a healthy gut important? There is an interrelationship between our brain and our gut. With the gut microbiome, the food choices we make contribute to healthy neurotransmitter production, such as serotonin and dopamine, which are necessary for good mental health.  It’s surprising for most people to realize that serotonin is almost exclusively created in the gut – 95%,

You may have heard of intermittent fasting and you may have even heard some common myths about this increasingly popular lifestyle choice. People often start out fasting to lose weight but stick with it because it makes them feel good.  Intermittent fasting is used to improve physical, mental, and brain health by both men and women. Many women fast because

Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge’s newest book, “It’s Gonna Be OK!: Proven Ways to Improve Your Child’s Mental Health is an Amazon bestseller and resource that every parent should have. As a parent of a child or teen struggling with behavioral or mental health issues, whether due to the pandemic or because of long-term issues, you know all too well the sleepless nights,

When we consider treatments for anxiety and depression, there is a pervasive false belief that pharmacological interventions are the only effective treatment. The truth is that other potentially more effective treatments than medication do exist and the central nervous system (CNS) can be regulated through these clinically valid therapies.* Addressing how the CNS responds to stress is an important first