Children’s Mental Health: A Holistic and Integrative Perspective

Children’s Mental Health: A Holistic and Integrative Perspective

Children’s Mental Health: A Holistic and Integrative Perspective

A critical review of the BBC article: “Teen mental health: When to seek help and what parents can do.”

The BBC’s recent article brings much-needed attention to the rising rates of anxiety, depression, and emotional distress among young people. It highlights the importance of open communication, emotional support, and timely access to mental health services. However, several limitations become apparent when viewed through a holistic, naturopathic, and functional medicine lens, especially its omission of nutrition, gut health, and lifestyle medicine, as practitioners and parents increasingly seek holistic solutions. These factors are now recognised as foundational pillars in both preventing and addressing mental health challenges in children and adolescents.

Read the fully-referenced article here.

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Stress – How To Survive This 21st-Century Pandemic

Stress – How To Survive This 21st-Century Pandemic

Stress – How To Survive This 21st-Century Pandemic.

APRIL was Stress Awareness Month and May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so it is quite fitting to shine a light on this growing issue, which is in danger of becoming the worst pandemic in the history of mankind.

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Detoxification: Key Roles of Magnesium. Should I Supplement with Magnesium?

Detoxification: Key Roles of Magnesium. Should I Supplement with Magnesium?

Detoxification: Key Roles of Magnesium.

Should I Supplement with Magnesium?

The role of magnesium in our health is indisputable. Magnesium is vital for our cells and liver detoxification. A tsunami of studies shows that it can help with energy and prevent damage caused by toxins, heavy metals and other pollutants.

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