Depression is one of the leading causes of disability world-wide, ahead of diabetes, arthritis and other ailments. Our medications are limited and outcomes are not great for the masses.

Looking at the gut and the way it communicates with the brain is one of the missing pieces to restore mental health, says Dr. Greenblatt, MD. 

Greenblatt offers us 3-4 suggestions for all of us to help restore and rebalance the gut-brain connection. You don't want to miss this information, including Vitamin D. 

James M. Greenblatt, MD, has treated patients since 1988. After receiving his medical degree and completing his psychiatry residency at George Washington University, Dr. Greenblatt completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Dr. Greenblatt currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA and serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine.

An acknowledged integrative medicine expert, educator, and author, Dr. Greenblatt has lectured internationally on the scientific evidence for nutritional interventions in psychiatry and mental illness. Through three decades of practice and research, Dr. Greenblatt is a leading contributor to helping physicians and patients understand the role of personalized medicine for mental illness.

He is the author of seven books, including Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD; Nutritional Lithium: A Cinderella Story; Answers to Anorexia; Integrative Medicine for Alzheimer’s; Integrative Medicine for Binge Eating; and Integrative Medicine for Depression.  You can find out more about Dr. Greenblatt's work on his website.

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