Frequently Asked Questions

1) What do you think about [my personal medical condition] and [lab results] and [symptoms]?

If you live nearby, make an appointment. My office is in Norwood, MA. There is often a bit of a wait.

2) Do you do phone consultations?

Legally I can do phone consultations at the request of your physician. I can make recommendations for the benefit of you and your licensed personal physician but cannot practice medicine in another state. These phone consultations are not covered by insurance and are billed at our going "intake" rate. In general I would require a consult letter from your primary care doctor or psychiatrist and any recent laboratory and medical records.

3) I'm just going to email you my history and hope for the best.

I care about you as a human being, but my email volume is incredible, and I simply do not have the time to respond. My apologies in advance.

4) What should I eat?

I'm in favor of the most liberal whole foods prescription so far as diet, to reduce risk of nutrient deficiencies and increase the ability to stick to a whole foods diet. I'm leery of soy, wheat, peanuts, refined vegetable oils, refined sugars, and processed food in general. I'm friendly to many "unpaleo" foods such as white baked potatoes, white rice, and most cooked legumes, and plenty of fruit. I prefer the judicious inclusion of "expensive" sugar such as precious raw honey procured from a seasonal roadstand or real maple syrup bought at a premium. Also high fat/fermented dairy, though I don't eat it myself very much. You might have diabetes or fructose intolerance or histamine intolerance or lactose intolerance etc. and your personal dietary prescription will vary. Good luck navigating the difficult waters of the nutrition blogosphere.



9 comments:

  1. I have Huntington's Disease. I was just told I have 44 repeats. I wonder since I am 32, and not symptomatic, how can I eat now to slow the on set as much as possible?

    M x palkamarianna@gmail.com

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    1. I'm not sure why I didn't see this comment until now. Try getting in touch with Robb Wolf. He knows a lot about this topic. He thinks going gluten free will help due to the prolamine connection with HD.

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  2. Do you have any information on BPD and paleo?

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    1. Hi Brandy,
      If you do not mind hearing from those of us who have BPD and are eating Paleo, here are a few blogs to look at: I find that Paleo diet allows me to treat my bipolar disorder (I assume that is what you mean by BPD?) You can see my blog at www.bipolarspirit.com and there is another blogger who has/was bipolar and eats Paleo at http://ibeefree.com/.

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  3. Hello! Great blog! Just wanted to let you know that some of your thoughts are featured on my blog:
    http://askdoctorlou.com/evolutionary-psychiatry/

    Thanks!

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  4. Can you please create a "condition" collection for addiction and/or alcoholism, like you have for depression/ADD, etc? I love your site and I assume some of your information is relevant to addiction, but it isn't aggregated as such. I have a client I would love to be able to send a link to your site map and say "Read all the addiction stuff. See, it isn't just me saying that sugar is not good for you and fat is." Etc.

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  5. Have you done any writing or studies on conversion disorder?

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    1. Yes and no. I've participated in research about hypochondriasis and as a result of some interest in somatization disorders and by having a mentor who is a world expert, I've seen many conversion disorders, but I haven't written about it in the blog. I doubt there is any lifestyle/nutritional data about conversion disorders...there are therapies that work (for example physical therapy for conversion disorders involving a limb).

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  6. Can you give advice for someone with a B.S in Psychology to pursue a career in Evolutionary Psychology? I follow your work, as well Chris Kresser's and the like. I would very much like to help people find health and happiness through natural means when possible.

    Thanks!!!
    Elizabeth, Virginia Beach, VA

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