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When You’re Not Really Bipolar After All: Anatomy of the Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder

For the first few years after I arrived in the DC area, I took call at two local hospital emergency rooms...

Thirteen Reasons Why Not

A Personal Message from Bruce Alan Kehr, M.D., for High School and College Students

Genetic Testing and Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder: Could a Simple Cheek Swab be the Missing Link in Your Mental Health Treatment?

DNA: I Am Who I Am… or Am I? – Session Ten

Surf’s Up: Use Your Genetic Code to Ride the Stress Wave with Ease
The COMT Gene Featuring “DNA 4 KIDS" With "GENiE"

Holiday Blues: 7 Steps to Lift Your Mood

It may be a time when stress and anxiety run higher than usual. This time of year can exacerbate preexisting financial strains, family conflicts and shame.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 17
Do Gut Bugs Love Genetic Testing?

Many moving pieces play a role in determining the health of our gut bugs, and those microbes in turn play a significant role in the health of both our bodies and our minds.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 13
Autistic Gut Bugs?

The Great Mystery of Autism Spectrum Disorder—and How One’s Microbiome May Play a Role

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 12
“Don’t Shoot the Messenger!” How Microbiome Crosstalk Influences Your Emotional Health

How Your Microbiome’s Messenger Microbes Play a Role in Epigenetics

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 11
Villainous Gut Bugs Bedevil Bipolar Patients?

The gut bugs living within us may have an insidious effect on our mental health… but take heart. Even this villain can be conquered through personalized medicine and targeted care.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 10
“Powerful Superhero—Mr. Probiotic—Kills Evil Depression Bugs!”

By bolstering your microbiome, probiotic supplements may just play a critical role in fighting off the hydra of depression once and for all.