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Dr. Ellen Vora (IG: @ellenvoramd) is a holistic psychiatrist, acupuncturist, yoga teacher and author of The Anatomy of Anxiety. She takes a functional medicine approach to mental health, considering the whole person and addressing imbalance at the root.

I really appreciate Ellen's unique approach to helping people dealing with anxiety and other mental health challenges. If you're suffering mentally, this conversation is going to give you new ways of working through your challenge.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The root causes of anxiety
• Defining false anxiety vs. true anxiety
• Is low blood sugar causing your anxiety?
• Focus on eating nutrient-dense foods
• The role inflammation plays in chronic mental health issues
• If psychiatric meds aren't working for you... there's still hope
• The silent epidemic
• The physiology of withdrawal symptoms
• Ways to increase GABA naturally
• What is the vagus nerve + why it's important
• Practice breathwork to stimulate your vagus nerve
• Shamanic shaking: using your body as a healing tool
• Common factors of false anxiety
• Is your birth control pill causing anxiety?
• How hormones can impact your mood
• How Ellen got into holistic psychiatry
• How to find a holistic psychiatrist to work with
• What is the limbic system?
• What's your version of a fulfilling life?
• Flow into your emotions
• Pay attention to true anxiety
• Psychedelics as a tool for mental health challenges
• Integrating the use of plant medicines and therapy together
• The benefit of social connection + how to become more social
• Why is it so hard for humans to be vulnerable?

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Dr. Caroline Leaf on Eliminating Anxiety, Depression, and Intrusive Thoughts by Managing Your Mind (#402)

Dr. Jud Brewer on Unwinding Anxiety (#397)

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