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The Anxiety Summit Season 3 speakers and topics

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20+ of the World’s Experts and Opinion Leaders Share Powerful Nutritional Solutions for Your Anxiety, So You Can Feel Calm, Joyful and On Top Of The World Again!
Join Food Mood Expert and Certified Nutritionist Trudy Scott as She Interviews Researchers, Doctors, Psychiatrists, Nutritionists, Consumer Advocates, Psychologists.
Discover the Very Powerful Connection Between Food and Mood!
Hear the Science and Learn Practical Tools You Can Start to Use NOW!
Be Empowered, Take Charge and Feel Hopeful!
Practitioners… Get Solutions to Help Your Clients and Patients.

There will be a speaker blog for each speaker with links to studies, snippets from the interview, related articles and blogs, videos if they are available and a speaker gift. This will be a place for you to comment and ask your questions during the summit.

Here is the complete speaker line-up and some snippets from a few speakers.

Wednesday, May 6th
Trudy Scott CN, “New 2015 Food/Nutrient Research on Anxiety and Speaker Highlights”
Dr. Daniel Amen MD, “The Brain Warriors Way to Attacking Anxiety, Depression and Aging”

Here are a few snippets from my wonderful interview with Dr. Daniel Amen, THE brain doctor!

  • women’s brains are more active and we make less serotonin
  • testosterone boosts GABA and sugar consumption can drop your testosterone by 20%
  • benzodiazapines reduce blood flow to the brain (and we know that they can cause pseudo-dementia
  • Amen proposed that the BCP (birth control pill) is likely the reason that 23% of women 28-60 are taking anti-depressants
  • eat real food, plenty of organic produce, healthy fats and grass-fed red meat

Thursday, May 7th
Julia Rucklidge PhD, “What if… Nutrition could Treat Anxiety and Depression?”
Rebecca Katz MS, “Your Brain on Food: The Science and Alchemy of Yum for Alleviating Anxiety!”

Here are a few snippets from my interview with Rebecca Katz, the queen of yum!

  • Pumpkin seeds are “nature’s smallest antidepressant next to a snowflake”
  • Pumpkin seeds are a source of iron which has been shown to boost cognitive performance, especially in women of childbearing years. Iron is also a co-factor for making our neurotransmitters
  • Parlsey and mint are so accessible and eating them “is like eating oxygen” (I recently shared the delicious pomegranate olive mint salsa recipe from Rebecca’s new Healthy Mind Cookbook

Friday, May 8th
Summer Bock, “Sauerkraut for Gut Healing and Reducing Anxiety”
Dr. Peter Osborne DC, “Grainflammation – How Grain Consumption Contributes to Anxiety and other Mood Disorders”

Saturday, May 9th
Lierre Keith, “Anxiety, Depression, and the Vegetarian Diet”
Kaayla T. Daniel PhD, “Real Food for Anxiety: Butter, Broth and Beyond”

Sunday, May 10th
Dr. Allison Siebecker ND, “Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Anxiety”
Ann Louise Gittleman PhD, CNS, “The Parasite/Anxiety Connection”

Here are a few snippets from my interview with the legendary Ann Louise Gittleman PhD, CNS, grande dame of nutrition!

Monday, May 11th
Dr. Eva Selhub MD, “How to Heal Anxiety with Nature and the Body, not just with the Mind”
Dr. Jill Carnahan MD, “Is Toxic Mold the Hidden Cause of Your Anxiety?”

Tuesday, May 12th
Joe Tatta DPT, “Nutritional Influences on Anxiety and Musculoskeletal Pain”
Magdalena Wszelaki, “Foods to balance your hormones and ease anxiety – part 1”

Wednesday, May 13th
Dr. Benjamin Lynch ND, “How Methylfolate can make you Feel Worse and even Cause Anxiety, and What to do about it”
Magdalena Wszelaki, “Foods to balance your hormones and ease anxiety – part 2”

Thursday, May 14th
Mira Calton CN and Jayson Calton PhD, “Micronutrients for Eliminating Anxiety”
Yasmina Ykelenstam, “Histamine-containing Foods: their Role in Anxiety, Depression and Schizophrenia – part 1”

Friday, May 15th
Dr. Peter Bongiorno ND, “Serotonin and Anxiety, Happiness, Digestion and our Hormones”
Yasmina Ykelenstam, “Histamine-containing Foods: their Role in Anxiety, Depression and Schizophrenia – part 1”

Saturday, May 16th
Karla A Maree CNC, “Pyroluria, Amino Acids and Anxiety: Real Cases, Real Solutions”
Trudy Scott CN, “Pyroluria, Amino Acids and Anxiety: Troubleshooting when you are not getting results”

Sunday, May 17th
Dr. Kim D’Eramo DO, “How to use MindBody Medicine to Reverse Anxiety in 3 Minutes or Less”
Lebby Salinas, The Fooducator®, “How Gluten Elimination Healed Me and Eliminated my Anxiety”

Monday, May 18th – you’ll vote for your favorites to be replayed

Tuesday, May 19th
Dan Stratford, “My Anxiety-Zinc Story and the Message of Hope We Offer”
Trudy Scott CN, “Closing call: 30+ Nutritional & Biochemical Causes/Solutions and Recommended Supplements”

Wednesday, May 20th  you’ll vote for your favorites to be replayed

I have not yet interviewed Dr. Ben Lynch ND, on “How too much methyfolate may actually make you more anxious”. [4/24/15 interview has now been done]

Nor have I interviewed Dr. Peter Bongiorno ND, on “Serotonin and Anxiety, Happiness, Digestion and our Hormones” [4/24/15 interview has now been done]

Let me know if you have questions you’d like me to ask these doctors.

I hope you can join us! And do let us know which speakers and topics are of particular interest in the comment section below.

The Anxiety Summit site has officially launched! Yay! You can now see all the incredible speakers and topics at www.theanxietysummit.com

I am just so excited to kick this off Wednesday May 6 at 9am PST. It will run thru May 20 with 2 speakers per day available for viewing at no charge.

You will, of course, have the option to upgrade and purchase digital audios or digital audios/transcripts. And now for the first time we’re offering physical CDs with audios/transcripts.

This will be over 25 hours of top-notch anxiety nutritional solutions from people I have hand-picked! Plus 3 talks I will be doing on new research, amino acid and pyroluria troubleshooting, 60+ nutritional causes of anxiety and the supplements I recommend.

If you signed up for either season 1 or season 2, or pre-registered for season 3 there is no need to sign up again – you will get the season 3 daily emails announcing speakers, gifts, fun drawings and special offers.  If you’re not sure if you are signed up, you can sign up again no problem. If you use the same email address you won’t get duplicate emails.

Register here www.theanxietysummit.com 

 

3rd Annual Scattergood Foundation Innovation Award

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I’m excited to share that I’m one of the nominees for the 3rd Annual Scattergood Foundation Innovation Award sponsored by the Scattergood Foundation (a non-profit Advancing Innovative Strategies for Change in Behavioral Health) and The Kennedy Forum (a non-profit founded by Patrick Kennedy to advance mental health treatment/prevention and reduce stigma).

Here is the link to my nomination http://scattergoodfoundation.org/innovideas/anxiety-summit

I have a favor to ask you. I’d really love your comments please!

The commenting and judging period ends 3/27/2015 and I’d so appreciate comments on the above link. If you attended either of the Anxiety Summits please share what you loved about them and how they helped you. Even if you didn’t hear any of my Anxiety Summit interviews, a comment about how food and nutrients have helped your anxiety/depression or your patient’s or client’s anxiety/depression would be wonderful!

The prize is $25,000 which I’ll use for future summit scholarships and to help a non-profit run a summit. For me, the real prize is the exposure and bigger impact I can have. I see this as a wonderful opportunity to get the powerful food-mood message out in an even bigger way so more people can be helped. Thanks so much!  

PS. And do check out other nominees – there are so many people doing great work in the field of mental health!

 

MTHFR and methylation: mood, anxiety, depression, and resources

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Methylation polymorphisms (also called defects or mutations or SNPs) can impact mood. I’d like to share a few studies on some of the mood issues, other health conditions where we may see impacts and some resources for you to learn more.

If you have one of the MTHFR polymorphisms, the BH4 cycle may be affected and may impact how we make serotonin and dopamine. Here is some of the research:

There is much evidence on the methylation polymorphisms and these health conditions:

Resources for further learning

The two practitioners who I have learned the most from are Dr. Ben Lynch ND and Coleen Walsh, a nutritionist who has been dubbed the “methyl queen”.    

Just remember this great quote from Coleen Walsh during our interview on the Anxiety Summit:

Our DNA is not set in stone! Diet and lifestyle can go a long way to change our health destiny

The good news is that we can change our health, our disease outcomes and how we feel by eating real whole good quality organic food, getting chemicals and toxins out of our diets and environment, reducing stress, supporting the liver and our natural detox processes.

Certain key nutrients can also be very help for many people with polymorphisms. I’ll share more on folate and other nutrients and other SNPs in a later blog post. I’ll also share more on genetic testing.

I’d love to hear if you’ve done genetic testing and how making changes (supplement, diet, lifestyle) have helped. Be sure to post questions too.

 

The Anxiety Summit: Rooibos – A Functional Food in the Management of Stress

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Amanda Swart, associate professor from the Department of Biochemistry at Stellenbosch University in South Africa was interviewed on the Anxiety Summit by host of the Anxiety Summit, Trudy Scott, Food Mood Expert and Nutritionist, author of The Antianxiety Food Solution.

Rooibos: A Functional Food in the Management of Stress

  • The role rooibos plays in the maintenance of normal cortisol levels
  • The influence of rooibos on cytochrome P450 enzymes
  • The polyphenols and flavonoids found in rooibos
  • Other health benefits of rooibos

I am such a research nerd, and I like to keep up with the latest research on anxiety and stress and mood. I immediately contacted the author when I came across this study, “Rooibos Influences Glucocorticoid Levels and Steroid Ratios In Vivo and In Vitro: A Natural Approach in the Management of Stress and Metabolic Disorders.” For you research nerds out there, this was published in March this year, 2014, in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.

Here are some great gems from my interview with Amanda:

The plant world is amazing, that’s where our medication comes from usually. The drug companies base most of their drugs on what is available in nature, and they just change structures a little bit.

If you can remember… back in the seventies and eighties, people weren’t really that stressed out yet. Stress is a very modern disease.

In the human study, they drank rooibos for six weeks, and they had six cups and they soaked the teabag for ten minutes. We didn’t see that cortisol levels decreased significantly, but what we did see is that the ratio of active to inactive was vastly improved.

If the ratio active cortisol to inactive cortisol is high, this is normally associated with metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and hypertension.

Here is a link to the rooibos publications on Amanda’s ResearchGate site

Here is the prostate cancer study that Amanda discussed – how one of the adrenal androgens – 11 hydroxy androstenedione, may be implicated in castration resistant prostate cancer. (This in unrelated to rooibos consumption but Amanda’s rooibos cortisol work lead her to this work)

If you are not already registered for the Anxiety Summit you can get live access to the speakers of the day here www.theAnxietySummit.com

UPDATE: the summit concluded on Tues 6/24 – season 2 of The Anxiety Summit will be in November 2014. If you’d like to be on the notification list just sign up here www.theAnxietySummit.com

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The Anxiety Summit: All the speakers and topics

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The Anxiety Summit June 9-22, 2014.

Nutritional Solutions for anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks and OCD.

Hosted by Trudy Scott, Food Mood Expert and Nutritionist, author of The Antianxiety Food Solution.

Here are all the speakers, their topics and blog posts with additional information, links to studies and more (missing blog posts will be added for each speaker)

Trudy Scott – Food Mood Expert, author of The Antianxiety Food Solution and host of The Anxiety Summit: “Anxiety: Stats, Trends and Gems from each Speaker”

This is the blog announcing the summit and week 1 speakers

Dr. Kelly Brogan M.D., Holistic women’s health psychiatry: “Misunderstood and Mistreated: Reinventing Psychiatry.”

Dr. Felice Jacka – Principal Research Fellow at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia: “The research: food for the treatment and prevention of anxiety and depression?“

Esther Blum – Integrative Dietitian and bestselling author of Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat: “How to Live Gorgeously and Rock Your Inner Cavegirl”

Julie Matthews – Certified Nutrition Consultant and author of award winning book, Nourishing Hope for Autism: “BioIndividual Nutrition for Anxiety: How special diets and avoiding certain foods can Support individuals with anxiety.“

Mira Dessy – Certified Nutrition Educator, Real Food Advocate, and author of The Pantry Principle: “How additives in your food can make you anxious.”

Amanda Swart – Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, South Africa: “Rooibos: a functional food in the management of stress“

Dr. Stephanie Seneff – Senior Research Scientist at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory: “How aluminum and Glyphosate (Roundup) collaborate to cause anxiety, depression, Autism and celiac disease“

Margaret Floyd – Nutritional therapist, writer, real food advocate and author of Eat Naked: “Comfort food or sweet misery? How sugar controls your mood and how to get it out of your diet.“

Julia Ross, MFT – Pioneer in the field of Neuro-nutrient Therapy and the author of the best sellers The Mood Cure and The Diet Cure: “Eliminating Anxiety: Amino Acid Therapy and Adrenal Balancing.“

Dr. Hyla Cass – Board-certified in psychiatry and integrative medicine and the author of Natural Highs: “The Addicted Brain and How to Break Free.”

Dr. Josh Friedman, Psy.D., CHHC – Integrative Psychotherapist: “Integrative Psychotherapy: My Journey from Psychoanalysis to Whole Person Mental Health”

Trudy Scott – Food Mood Expert, author of The Antianxiety Food Solution and host of The Anxiety Summit: “How zinc and vitamin B6 prevent pyroluria and social anxiety“

Dr. Anna Cabeca, DO – Gynecologist and Obstetrician, co-creator of Sexy Younger You: “The role of our hormones and neurotransmitters in anxiety”

Dr. Amy Day, ND – Specialist in stress, fatigue and Women’s hormonal issues: “Adrenal health for more energy, less anxiety and balanced hormones“

Dr. Izabella Wentz – PharmD, author of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: “Hashimoto’s And Anxiety.”

Corey Schuler, MS, DC – Board-certified nutrition specialist, chiropractic physician: “Roots, Leaves, and Vitamin Bs for Anxiety.”

Coleen Walsh – Functional Nutritionist, Master Nutrition Therapist, the “methyl queen”: “Are Your Genes Depressing You?: MTHFR and your mood.”

Catherine M. Pittman, Ph.D – Clinical psychologist, psychology professor, co-author of Extinguishing Anxiety: “Benzodiazepines in the Treatment of Anxiety: Weighing Risks and Benefits.“

Dr. Nicole Beurkens, PhD – Licensed Psychologist, Certified Brain Injury Specialist: “Nutrition as a Foundation for Other Therapies.“

Christa Orecchio – Clinical and holistic nutritionist, co-host of the nationally syndicated health talk show, “The Randy and Christa Show: “Preventing and Quelling Post-Partum Anxiety”

James M. Greenblatt, MD – Pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, author of The Breakthrough Depression Solution: “Integrative Therapies for The Treatment of OCD and Anxiety.”

Client success stories – Elizabeth and Carolyn. Two clients saw transformational changes in their mood and anxiety when they made food changes, added in nutrients, addressed digestive issues and food intolerances.

Robin Nielsen – Certified Nutrition Consultant and co-creator of Sexy Younger You: “Sleep Your Way to Better Moods“

Meme Grant success story – Amazing Amino Acids for emotional eating and panic attacks

Trudy Scott – Food Mood Expert, author of The Antianxiety Food Solution and host of The Anxiety Summit: “Anxiety: coffee, chocolate, fish, water and more – and where to go next”

Thank you for joining us on The Anxiety Summit! I hope you’ll join us again in November for season 2 of The Anxiety Summit!

If you’d like to be on the notification list for season 2 just sign up here www.theAnxietySummit.com

If you are already on my list and stay subscribed you’ll get details about season 2 as we get nearer to the date.

Missed the summit? And want these incredible interviews for your learning library? Purchase the MP3s or MP3s + transcripts + interview highlights and listen when it suits you.

Remember don’t tolerate how you feel. You deserve to feel your absolute best, and you can and should feel on top of the world always. You can completely eliminate your anxiety symptoms. Don’t give up hope, and just keep looking for answers until you have zero anxiety ~ Trudy

 

The Anxiety Summit: BioIndividual Nutrition and Special Diets

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Julie Matthews, Certified Nutrition Consultant and author of award winning book, Nourishing Hope for Autism, is interviewed by host of the Anxiety Summit, Trudy Scott, Food Mood Expert and Nutritionist, author of The Antianxiety Food Solution.

BioIndividual Nutrition for Anxiety: How special diets and avoiding certain foods can support individuals with anxiety

  • how the body and brain are connected
  • opiates, salicylates, amines, glutamates and oxalates
  • how special diets can help: GFCF, GAPS, low oxalate diet, FODMAPs
  • how to support biochemical pathways such as sulfation and methylation

Here are some great gems from my interview with Julie:

the brain is not this isolated island all by itself: it is connected to the body and all the biochemistry in the body affects what’s going on in the brain

different people might have similar biochemical pathways that are impaired, but they may manifest that differently – for some, with anxiety, some might have ADHD, some might have autism

gut flora is a really important factor in mood

I highly recommend Julie’s book Nourishing Hope for Autism: Nutrition and Diet Guide for Healing Our Children

And Julie shared this about her book and her work

My book is called Nourishing Hope for Autism, but a lot of people that have other conditions get my book, particularly because I call kids with autism the canaries in the coalmine. They’re the ones that are telling us that our world is too toxic, there’s too many stressors, it’s too deficient in nutrients, and we need to change our ways by adding more nutrition, more absorbable forms of supplements, getting supplements in general, eating good foods that are nutrient dense. These principles are principles that apply, in my experience, to almost all healing. So we learn a lot from the kids with autism on how it might apply to anxiety and other conditions.

We discussed the overlaps we see in autism and mood disorders: digestive issues, neurotransmitter deficiencies, gluten issues, low blood sugar, pyroluria etc.

Here is an article on Dr MacFabe’s work on gut bacteria: Spotlight on the Gut Bacteria-Brain Connection in Autism

Get your free gifts from Julie:

Using Food and Nutrition to Improve Autism and ADHD (includes info on some of the special diets even though title is about autism/ADHD)

Two hour oxalate interview and transcript (for Practitioners)

If you are not already registered for the Anxiety Summit you can get live access to the speakers of the day here www.theAnxietySummit.com

UPDATE: Season 1 of The Anxiety Summit concluded on Tues 6/24/14. If you’d like to be on the notification list for the next summit just sign up here www.theAnxietySummit.com

Missed this interview and want this and the other great interviews for your learning library? Purchase the MP3s or MP3s + transcripts + interview highlights and listen when it suits you