
PTSD – The Wounds that Just Won’t Heal
- November 11, 2020
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- DepressionGeneticsPost-TraumaSecond Opinion
Why do some combat veterans develop PTSD, while others with comparable experiences do not? Their genetic predispositions may provide a clue.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 9
Zombie Gut Bugs – Can You Eat Your Way out of a “Microbiome Depression”?
- October 9, 2019
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- ADHDAnxietyDepressionDNA... Nurture Your NatureDNA: I Am Who I AmGeneticsGenie & Moody MikeGut-Brain Connectionleaky gutMicrobiomePersonalized Medicine
Exciting new research suggests sometime in the not-too-distant-future, depression and other mental illnesses could be targeted and treated not in the brain… but in the gut

The DNA of Emotional Health – Part 8
Inflammaging – ”Unzip” Your DNA to Prevent
32 Trillion Cells from Screaming for Relief
- July 15, 2019
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- DNA... Nurture Your NatureDNA: I Am Who I AmGeneticsPersonalized Medicine
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 6
Fatty Arteries Make Skinny, Shrinking Brains
- June 26, 2019
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- DNA... Nurture Your NatureDNA: I Am Who I AmGeneticsPersonalized Medicine
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 3
Biohacking OXTR: the “I Feel Comforted” Gene
- June 5, 2019
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- Bipolar DisorderDepressionDNA... Nurture Your NatureDNA: I Am Who I AmGeneticsPersonalized Medicine
The OXTR Gene with Two Variants Can Affect Your Psychological Wellbeing. Learn how biohacking OXTR variants can lead to very positive outcomes.

The DNA of Emotional Health – Part 2
Biohacking Your Genes by Altering Your Environment
- May 29, 2019
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- DNA... Nurture Your NatureDNA: I Am Who I AmGeneticsPersonalized Medicine
Epigenetics, Fate, and the Certain Uncertainty of our Genetic Code

Graduation Blues: How DNA Almost Sabotaged a Promising Future
- May 8, 2019
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- AddictionADHDDNA... Nurture Your NatureDNA: I Am Who I AmGeneticsPersonalized MedicineSuicide
Analyze Your Genes to Overcome Existential Crises

“It’s Not Me, Dad, It’s My DNA”: How SLC6A4, CACNA1C, and ANK3 Genes Restored a Father’s Respect
- April 24, 2019
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- ADHDDepressionDNA... Nurture Your NatureDNA: I Am Who I AmFor ParentsGeneticsPersonalized Medicine
Sometimes learning how our DNA affects our prospects can help ease the burden of unrealistic expectations… for all parties involved.

OMG! How SLC6A4, CACNA1C, COMT, MTHFR, BDNF, ABCA7, CD33, CHRNA5/3, FTO, LRP1, PPARG, CHRNA5/3, FKBP5, HLADQB1, and CRP Genes Predicted Treatment Response
- April 17, 2019
- Dr. Bruce Kehr
- AnxietyBipolar DisorderDepressionDNA... Nurture Your NatureDNA: I Am Who I AmGeneticsMemory and ConcentrationPersonalized Medicine
A story about a patient's perseverance—and one that I hope will encourage you to stick with therapy until you become whole, too.