Mental health issues are incredibly prevalent, and many factors can affect well-being and mental health, including early childhood adverse events, genetics, hormones, nutrition, activity level and other modifiable lifestyle factors. In this functional medicine blog, we will discuss what can be done to boost mental health.

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Kate Salama, an integrative psychiatrist practicing here in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Salama and I share similar views about how taking a holistic approach to health care is desperately needed in our modern, broken system. Functional medicine doctors and your Tendwell providers do a great job of treating the whole person to promote relief from chronic illness and improved well-being across many domains, physical as well as mental. But sometimes patients need a sharper and deeper focus on the mental and emotional aspects of health. In those cases your care team should include an integrative psychiatrist, like Dr. Salama.