Posts by Bliss Lewis
Fighting Fatigue: Energy Strategies for Antidepressant Users
Fatigue is one of the most common complaints among people taking SSRIs, yet it is also one of the most complex to address. The challeng...
A Practical Guide to Vitamin D: Food, Sunlight, and Supplements
Now that we have covered the science, let us get practical. If you have determined that improving your vitamin D status makes sense, yo...
Vitamin D, Pregnancy, and Brain Development: Implications for ADHD and Autism
Some of the most compelling evidence linking vitamin D to mental health comes not from adult supplementation studies but from research ...
Vitamin D and Antidepressants: Can Supplementation Improve Treatment?
If you are taking an antidepressant and wondering whether adding vitamin D might help, you are asking exactly the right question. The r...
How Vitamin D Affects Your Brain: The Neuroscience of the Mood Connection
If vitamin D affects depression, there should be biological mechanisms that explain how. The good news for those who want to understand...
Should You Test Your Vitamin D Levels? A Psychiatrist’s Perspective
There is an ongoing debate in medicine about vitamin D testing. Some guidelines recommend against routine testing in most populations. ...
Vitamin D Dosing for Mental Health: Levels, Amounts, and Duration
"Take some vitamin D" is advice so vague it borders on useless. How much? What blood level are you aiming for? How long should you take...
Who Benefits Most from Vitamin D for Mental Health?
One of the most important things I want you to understand about vitamin D and mental health is that the average effect across all studi...
Can Vitamin D Help Anxiety? An Honest Look at the Evidence
If you live with anxiety, you know how exhausting it can be. The constant vigilance, the racing thoughts, the physical tension. It make...
Vitamin D Deficiency and Depression: What 31 Clinical Trials Found
Depression affects over 300 million people worldwide, and the search for effective treatments extends well beyond traditional antidepre...









