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Psychological Wellness is Longevity: If Your Brain Isn’t Thriving, Neither Are You
Let’s get something straight: if your body is a dumpster fire, your brain isn’t miraculously thriving in the middle of it. That’s not how...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Stop Messing with the Clocks: Why Changing Time is Ruining Our Health and What to Do About It
Let’s talk daylight saving time. Seriously, what exactly are we “saving”? It’s time to pick one time system and stick with...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


The Metabolic Psychiatry Revolution: Why Exercise Should Be the First Treatment for Mental Health
A New Wave of Mental Health Research: Exercise as a First-Line Treatment For decades, mental health treatment has followed a predictable...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


SSRIs, Dementia, and the Case for Metabolic Psychiatry: Why We Need to Rethink Mental Health Treatment
A massive new cohort study just confirmed what many of us have suspected for years: SSRIs accelerate cognitive decline in dementia...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Fructose, Metabolic Psychiatry, and Longevity: How Hidden Sugars Impact Your Mind and Your Health and What to Do Instead
Most people think all sugar is the same. That whether you get it from fruit, honey, or a Snickers bar, it all comes down to calories in...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Advanced Longevity & Integrative Psychiatry Lab Testing in Washington, D.C.: The Labs Your Doctor Won’t Order (But Should)
Most primary care doctors don’t actually optimize your health—they just check for disease. If you’re not actively dying, they’ll call...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Metabolic Psychiatry FAQ: How Metabolism Shapes Mental Health (and Why Data-Driven Care Is the Future)
Most people think of mental health as a brain issue. You feel anxious? It must be your GABA, and we reach for Xanax. You’re struggling...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Why is ADHD So Common? ADHD Isn’t the Problem—The System Is
ADHD isn’t a disorder. Not really - so screw what the DSM says. It’s a mismatch between how your brain works and what society expects...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Longevity Medicine vs. Biohacking: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters
We live in an age where people are willing to push the boundaries of human performance, health, and lifespan. From hyper-personalized...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Metabolic Psychiatry: Where Mental Health Meets Metabolic Health
Metabolic psychiatry is changing the way we think about mental health. For too long, psychiatry has been stuck in a chemical imbalance...
Ryan Sheridan, NP


Longevity Psychiatry & Cognitive Optimization: The Future of Mental Wellness
Cognitive health is a long game. For most of medicine until now, health and mental health have been reduced to symptom management—treat...
Ryan Sheridan, NP
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