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Depression
Healing the Modern Brain

Drew Ramsey M.D. on March 19, 2025

If depression isn’t just a chemical imbalance, what drives it? A psychiatrist unpacks the latest research, why SSRIs still work, and how mental fitness can transform mental health.

If depression isn’t just a chemical imbalance, what drives it? A psychiatrist unpacks the latest research, why SSRIs still work, and how mental fitness can transform mental health.

SSRIs
Farmacology: New Book Holds Secrets for Your Health

Drew Ramsey M.D. on September 2, 2013

Do small farms hold a secret to your health? In her new book Farmacology, Dr. Daphne Miller tours American farms, talks to top researchers and takes lessons learned into her clinic to find the answer.

Do small farms hold a secret to your health? In her new book Farmacology, Dr. Daphne Miller tours American farms, talks to top researchers and takes lessons learned into her clinic to find the answer.

Diet
The Vegan Dialogues

Drew Ramsey M.D. on June 19, 2012

My brief essay, “Meat is Brain Food,” on a New York Times Room for Debate brought about plenty of comment from readers on strict animal-free vegan diets. While many comments were a little too specific for general interest, I’ve compiled here the seven most common vegan objections I’ve heard about the essay and my nutrition and brain-health oriented answers

My brief essay, “Meat is Brain Food,” on a New York Times Room for Debate brought about plenty of comment from readers on strict animal-free vegan diets. While many comments were a little too specific for general interest, I’ve compiled here the seven most common vegan objections I’ve heard about the essay and my nutrition and brain-health oriented answers

Ethics and Morality
Do Happy, Healthy Brains Need Meat?

Drew Ramsey M.D. on May 10, 2012

If the human brain requires animal nutrients for healthy functioning, how can it be ethical to deprive the brain of what nature says it needs?

If the human brain requires animal nutrients for healthy functioning, how can it be ethical to deprive the brain of what nature says it needs?

Memory
Mussel Up Your Brain!

Drew Ramsey M.D. on May 1, 2012

Mussels are a perfect brain food. Packed with DHA and vitamin B-12, two key nutrients that are vital to protecting your brain health and preserving your memory as you age, they also offer up a dose rare brain essential trace nutrients like iodine and selenium.

Mussels are a perfect brain food. Packed with DHA and vitamin B-12, two key nutrients that are vital to protecting your brain health and preserving your memory as you age, they also offer up a dose rare brain essential trace nutrients like iodine and selenium.

Depression
Holiday Brainfood Swaps

Drew Ramsey M.D. on December 21, 2011

Keep your Ho Ho Ho free of Boo Hoo Hoo with these Holiday Farmacy BrainFood Swaps. Holiday Holidays!

Keep your Ho Ho Ho free of Boo Hoo Hoo with these Holiday Farmacy BrainFood Swaps. Holiday Holidays!

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Being overly polite might seem kind, but it often leads to problems anyway, in relationships, with friends, and at work.

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