Christina Veselak is a psychotherapist and nutritionist, specialising in addiction recovery, relapse prevention and mental health. She is the Founder and Director of the Academy for Addiction & Mental Health Nutrition. In this compelling interview she explains that nutrient and neurotransmitter depletion in the brain can cause addictive behaviours and other mental health symptoms, and outlines the ways diet, amino acid and nutrient therapy, and psychotherapy can significantly help prevent...

In this fascinating interview, Dr. Michelle Veneziano, DO and clinical professor of osteopathic medicine at Touro University, discusses her work with the nervous system, embodiment and brain health. Detailing how tongue position, posture and circulation have a significant impact on mental health, she explains how osteopathy can initiate a mechanical body-release which helps to reset the nervous system, and enable recovery from symptoms such as depression, anxiety and insomnia.

In this inspiring and comprehensive interview, the tables are turned as Cressida Bonas interviews Kirkland Newman, our very own founder and editor of MindHealth360, and discuss the key factors that impact our mental health, and integrative solutions to common mental health issues.

Dr. Kyrin Dunston is a Board Certified OBGYN and Functional Medicine Specialist and host of Stop the Menopause Madness Summit. In this interview she discusses her all-natural journey to losing 100 pounds and healing from anxiety, depression, chronic exhaustion, IBS and fibromyalgia. She outlines how to sustainably recover from poor mental health, with a focus on correcting hormonal imbalances. She explains that by treating mental and physical health simultaneously, we can not only heal, but...

In this interview, Nick Pineault, investigative health journalist and author of Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs, reveals the effects of EMFs (electromagnetic fields) emitted from our mobile phones, wifi and wireless devices. Using scientific research, he outlines why EMFs are NOT safe and explains how they could be affecting our physical and mental health. He suggests the solution to the problem lies in changing how we use our gadgets in order to reduce EMF pollution, rather than in rejecting these...

Behavioural Neuroscientist Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk is a specialist in functional brain health. In this captivating interview, she explains what neuroplasticity is and how to use it to rewire your brain for the prevention and treatment of cognitive decline. She shows how neurological and psychological health are interrelated, and outlines ways to fortify your brain, optimise your cognition and sustainably heal other mental health symptoms by addressing both biochemical and psychospiritual...

Classically trained board certified psychiatrist and integrative physician Dr. Mary Ackerley is a summa cum laude graduate from Harvard University, having completed her residency at Johns Hopkins. In this stimulating interview, she reveals the incredible ways integrative medicine can heal psychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline, by addressing their most common root causes – biotoxin illness, poor diet and neuroinflammation – to leave you feeling better than...

Dr. Kat Toups, known as the Godmother of functional medicine psychiatry, author of Dementia Demystified is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. In this rich and complex interview, she tells us that psychiatric care for dementia cannot be found in a pill, and shows how dementia and cognitive decline can be prevented and reversed by attending to the factors that affect brain function—including diet, exercise, toxins, infections, hormone deficiencies, stress and...

Richie Bostock, AKA ‘The Breath Guy’, author of Exhale: How to Use Breathwork to Find Calm, Supercharge your Health and Perform at Your Best, is one of the world's leading practitioners of breathwork. In this fascinating interview, Richie explains how to breathe to regulate our nervous system, feel calmer and recover from panic attacks, depression and anxiety, and how we can use breathwork to heal trauma and reach higher states of consciousness.

Dr. Felice Gersh, author of "PCOS SOS”, is a multi-award winning physician and renowned expert in OB-GYN (obstetrics and gynecology) and integrative medicine. In this rich and stimulating interview she tells us how to optimise our hormones, circadian rhythms and lifestyle for better mental health, and explains why an integrative approach is so much more effective in improving mental and physical health compared to conventional medicine.

Dr. Neil Nathan is a board-certified family physician, founding diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, and expert in chronic illness. Dr. Jill Crista is a naturopathic doctor and world renowned expert in neuroinflammatory conditions. In this hugely insightful interview, they discuss the widespread and devastating role mould can play in mental health, causing neuroinflammation, hormone imbalances, cognitive decline, severe anxiety and depression, and outline ways to heal from...

In this fascinating interview with Dr. Emeran Mayer, gastroenterologist and Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, find out about the factors that impact our gut microbiome, and how our gut plays an essential role in neurodegenerative diseases, neurodevelopment disorders, anxiety and mood, and how we can improve our gut microbiome for better mental health.

In this interview, addiction therapist Mandy Saligari, co-founder and clinical director of Charter, talks about our increased use of devices during lockdowns. Discover the subtle differences between tech addiction and escalated dependence on tech, and find out about the benefits of allowing our kids more tech freedom during this unprecedented time of social disconnect.

No Going Back? COVID-19 has changed the future of home-working and home-learning. In this interview with media-psychologist Dr. Don Grant, learn healthy ways to cope with our increased dependence on technology due to social restrictions and lockdowns. Discover some useful ways to set screen boundaries, normalise the abnormal, find human connection and optimise our mental health in an increasingly digital world.

In this fascinating interview with Emma Beswick, founder of Lifecode Gx, learn about how our genes impact our mental health via key biochemical pathways. Discover some of the genetic variants that are particularly important for mental health, and some of the key nutrients and lifestyle habits that can support your genetic expression for optimal mental health.

In this interview, Patrick Holford explains why mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, dementia and addiction are on the rise in our societies, while IQ is going down (a combination of poor nutrition and over-stimulation from social media and technology). He teaches us about the key vitamins, fats, and amino acids we need for better mental health, and how to support the key nutritional systems to fix our brains.

One of only 1% of people who have survived a suicide attempt from the Golden Gate bridge, listen to Kevin Hines’ extraordinary story of miraculous survival, his ongoing struggles with mental health and suicidal ideation, and the daily habits and mindset which have kept him, and thousands of others, alive.

In this interview with integrative child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, learn about some of the basic biochemical imbalances which can contribute to suicidality, and what you can do to fix them.

In this fascinating conversation between one of the world’s pre-eminent trauma experts, psychiatrist Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, and psychotherapist Benjamin Fry, learn how traumatic stress, especially from childhood, can impact our brain, body, behaviour, relationships and mental health, even long after the traumatic stress is over.

In this fascinating interview with Ray Griffiths, lecturer at The College of Naturopathic Medicine in the UK, learn how tiny organelles in every cell, called mitochondria, are vital to rebuilding and powering our brains and emotions, but can also backfire when they get damaged, contributing to suicidal depression, anxiety, loss of memory, concentration and neurodegeneration. And discover concrete strategies to keep them working FOR your mental health rather than against it.

In this interview, addiction psychiatrist Dr. Arwen Podesta and functional medicine GP Dr. Joe Mather discuss a groundbreaking approach to treating addiction for sustainable results. By working together and using medication-assisted treatment in conjunction with healing the biochemistry through work on the gut, detoxification & nutrition; on lifestyle habits; and on the nervous system and psychological trauma, they are leading the way to reduce the shocking failure rates of conventional...

In this interview, certified nutritionist Trudy Scott, author of “The Antianxiety Food Solution” explains how imbalances in our neurotransmitters can lead to anxiety, and how to treat them with targeted amino acid therapy. She shows us that toxins, infections, medications, hormone imbalances, gut issues, and of course poor nutrition can all contribute to these neurotransmitter imbalances, and what we can do to feel calm, relaxed, grounded and happy.

In this interview with leading child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, find out about the root causes of ADHD, how to test for them, and how to improve ADHD symptoms and drug side effects with safe, effective and proven nutritional and lifestyle interventions.

In this conversation with Professor Robert Lustig and Dr. Don Grant, learn about the causes and biochemistry of addiction to substances and behaviours (especially tech addiction), understand why addiction and depression are increasing in our societies, and find out what we can do about it.

Professor Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory shows how the state of our nervous system determines our mental (and physical) health. He proposes a new paradigm in which mental illness is the result of our bodies’ reaction to a prolonged experience of threat, provoking a biochemical cascade which reduces our capacity for health, growth and repair. He urges us to listen to our bodies as much as our minds, and to build more nervous-system informed relationships and institutions, for better...