by Dr Teralyn | Aug 31, 2026 | Body
Somewhere along the way, 10,000 steps became a health rule. Walk less than that and it can feel like you didn’t quite do enough. Hit 10,000 and you’ve had a “good” day. But there’s a problem with that number: 10,000 steps was never established as the magic threshold...
by Dr Teralyn | Jun 21, 2026 | Body, deprescribing medication, medication tapering, medication titration, Medicine
SSRIs are commonly described as medications that “fix” serotonin levels in the brain. What is talked about far less is how SSRIs affect the brain’s energy system. Mitochondria are the parts of cells that make energy, and the brain depends on them more than any other...
by Dr Teralyn | May 19, 2026 | Body, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, Nutrition
When people start thinking about brain health or mental health, diet often comes up. Two of the most talked-about diets are the Mediterranean diet and the ketogenic (keto) diet. Both are often described as “good for the brain,” but they work in very different ways....
by Dr Teralyn | Mar 17, 2026 | antidepressants, Being Human, Body, BRAIN HEALTH, chemical imbalance theory, deprescribing medication, Health and Wellness, medication tapering, medication titration
Both the addiction community and the mental health community rely on the same core idea: that some people are born with a broken brain. This belief is often called the broken brain theory or chemical imbalance theory. It suggests that people develop addiction,...
