& DEPRESSION

Who is Dr. Garrett?

Dr. Patrick GarrettChiropractic College / Medical School12 Years of Functional Lifestyle Practice Specializing in reversing acute & chronic conditions naturallyPatients / clients all over the country & worldClinical focus on reversing diabetes, asthma, allergies, eczema, psoriasis, migraines and epigenetic food therapy.

Physician

Postgraduate Educator300 Hour / 2 Year Diplomate Functional Medicine / Clinical Nutrition Program in Denver, Colorado

National Speaker Internal DisordersFunctional MedicineApplied Nutrition & Clinical ChemistryClinical NutritionFunctional Approaches to Reversing Diseases

National Speaker

Lifestyle Medicine ProgramCeliac DiseaseLifestyle Medicine – Metabolic Syndrome & NutritionLifestyle Medicine – Stress ManagementLifestyle Medicine – Weight ManagementLifestyle Medicine – Prescribing ExerciseLifestyle Medicine – OsteoporosisLifestyle Medicine – The Biology of Normal Sleep & Consequences of Insufficient SleepInfertility & Endocrinology & More

 

Postdoctoral Education

Lifestyle Medicine ProgramLifestyle Practices for Weight Management & Health PromotionModels of Behavior ModificationThe Pressure System Model of Lifestyle Counseling in Primary CareRationale for Lifestyle & Weight Management CounselingWeight Bias in Clinical Settings: Improving Health Care Delivery for Obese Patients

 

Postdoctoral Education

 

Diplomate of the American Board of Functional Medicine

Board Certified in Integrative Medicine

Diplomate of the American College of Clinical Nutrition

Senior Fellow of the American Academy of Functional Medicine

Diplomates & Certifications

 Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Association– Member

American Academy of Integrative Medicine – Member

Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine - Member

American Board of Functional Medicine - Past President

American Academy of Functional Medicine - Chairman of the Board of Directors

Green Med Info – Board Member

Bloodid - Medical Director

Leadership / Membership

The Anxiety / Depression Cure

The anxiety – depression connection Dietary induced Medication induced Lifestyle induced

Type of anxiety

Panic disorders Agoraphobia GAD Social Anxiety Phobias – specific PTSD

Rates of anxiety

Anxiety disorders 1 out of 5 40 million Americans

Rates of depression

1 out of 10 More likely women 30 million Americans

Rates around the world

America is #1again Why Americans?

Hours worked Paid vacation Paid sick time Paid maternity leave Work emails during work Education as a right Healthcare as a right Banned foods Productivity vs. presenteeism

The anxiety – depression connection

You have limited ingredients Stress hormones Anxiety hormones Feel good hormones Antiaging hormones Sex drive hormones The progesterone steal The cortisol steal The epinephrine steal

What do you want to make?

The cortisol steal

Stress exhaustion leads to anxiety / depression

Where are you? Anxiety is life out of balance Depression is life out of balance

Epinephrine / Cortisol / Thyroid

Dietary Induced Anxiety / Depression

Dietary induced

The chronic cycle of dietary induced anxiety that leads to depression

Eating Your way out of depression / anxiety

Eating Your Way out of depression / anxiety

Healthy food rules Low glycemic Nutrient dense Eat the rainbow Fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, berries & lots of greens Drink ½ of your body weight in ounces of water Green tea, lemon water, herb water, fruit water Herbal medicinal teas

CHANGE YOUR FOOD TO CHANGE YOUR MOOD

The resiliency of choice

Chaos will always come Disappointment will come Frustration will come

Life is 10% of what happens to you & 90% how you react to it.

Choose Happy

Happiness is a choiceHappiness is freeHappiness is a daily ritual Happiness may be awkwardHappiness is a constant pursuit

Anger is a choice too

Anger is a loss of control Anger is a choice Anger is often a habit Anger only hurts Anger leads to anxiety Anger leads to depression & Vice Versa!

Choose less stress

De-stressing techniques

Stress will always be How do you bring the stress down?

Learning from success

Move Purpose Meditate Moderation Diet Wine / Green tea Family Faith Social engagement

Questions