Blog Header

By: Dr. Bruce Kehr

  1. Home
  2. Dr. Bruce Kehr's Blog

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 2
How “Messages from Bugs” Affect Our Mental Health

Various bacteria found in your microbiome can exert epigenetic effects on your DNA, through a complex set of “messages from bugs.”

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 1
Your Microbiome – An “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”?

In our new series, “Your Mighty Moody Microbiome,” you will learn how the DNA in these microorganisms is an extremely important “manufacturing plant” that also helps regulate the DNA in your body’s cells, and how you can use that information to improve your emotional health.

Treatment Resistance and the Biopsychosocial Model

According to the biopsychosocial model, mental health and wellness exists at the intersection between our biology, our psychology, and our environment.

Treatment-Resistant?: What to Do When Your Medication is Not Working

Treatment-resistant is a clinical term used to describe the situation when your condition doesn’t respond to a prescription medication as expected – it may work partially, or not at all.

The DNA of Emotional Health – Part 8
Inflammaging – ”Unzip” Your DNA to Prevent
32 Trillion Cells from Screaming for Relief

One of the most common ways in which we forget (or deny) that our actions have consequences is in the process of aging… or for some, “inflammaging”.

The DNA of Emotional Health – Part 7
OCD: A Soul Possessed by Satanic Firefights

Nobody should be stuck inside their nightmarish inner worlds forever. Genetic testing can provide a way out, and a roadmap for the journey back into the light.

PTSD – The Wounds that Just Won’t Heal

Second Opinion: Session Four

The DNA of Emotional Health – Part 6
Fatty Arteries Make Skinny, Shrinking Brains

One of the greatest sources of regret stems from arriving at a crucial, life-changing understanding when it’s too late to do anything about it.

The DNA of Emotional Health – Part 5
You Eat What You Are: How Genes in 32 Trillion Cells Can Sabotage Your Self-Esteem

You Eat What You Are: How MCR4, FTO, and PPARG Gene Variants May Lead to Unhealthy Mind-Body Outcomes

The DNA of Emotional Health – Part 4
Should “an Orchid” become “a Dandelion”?

Biohacking Your Orchid Genes SLC6A4, COMT, and OXTR. Maintain your beautiful orchid personality and develop the resiliency of a dandelion.