10- Integrative Psychiatry with McCall McPherson

We have been on a role lately talking about neurological issues and how to go about correcting dysfunction. But not often do we have the opportunity to have a TEDx speaker come on to talk about their approach to integrative psychiatry! McCall McPherson has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to mental health from a physiological and biochemical perspective. She takes the time to actually listen to what her patients need, and uses this type of practice to discover the root cause for the mental health. Granted, she isn't just extremely knowledgeable in the mental health realm, she is also great at discovering thyroid issues, which is why she will be opening her thyroid clinic in the upcoming few weeks. You can listen in as we pick her brain in this episode of Integrative Psychiatry with McCall McPherson! Shownotes 6:26 – How did an integrative psychiatry and functional medicine approach begin for McCall9:18 – Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Conference12:03 – Online practitioner locator for Integrative Medicine for Mental Health12:40 – Presenting for TEDx13:55 – Topic of helping out Humanity14:20 – Working best with patients by treating them as friends and people15:50 – Healing has an emotional component to it as well as physical16:27 – Length of time with each patient17:30 – Conventional approach to depression, and how to change that model20:45 – Integrative approach utilizes natural remedies and supplements to heal the body, such as magnesium for anxiety or b12 for depression21:35 – Common reasons leading to depression22:00 – Hormones and Thyroid interaction with mental health 24:12 – stopthethyroidmadness.com, hypothyroidmom.com24:20 – If you have a thyroid problem that is not treated, depression will not go away25:10 – Many men in their 20s and 30s are showing very low testosterone, and high estrogen25:40 – Plastics raise estrogen levels27:10 – Does high estrogen in our environment contribute to premature puberty in women28:10 – Tests to check for hypothyroid30:00 – Inflammation and its role within the body to impact depression31:45 – Inflammatory responses can have a half-life of 26 days, so you can be inflammed for months at a time32:20 – Most common inflammatory foods (grains, dairy, and beans)35:22 – Once inflammatory foods are removed and inflammation still occurs, look at the microbiome36:50 – How to tell if you have inflammation issues at home38:18 – Adrenal dysfunction and depression41:55 – Lifestyle changes to lower stress responses43:15 – Use meditation in your daily lives, Head Space app44:45 – How micronutrient depletion and methylation impacts mental health48:00 – Why do so many people show the mutation for methylation?49:35 – How to stimulate stomach acid production52:10 – Love is the Real Medicine Group Learn More About McCall McPherson Website: mccallmcpherson.com,