The Biomarkers Every Doctor Should Test In Their Suicidal Patients

In today's episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, we discuss suicide prevention and the role of biomarkers in mental health with Dr. James Greenblatt. You’ll hear us dive into:

1. The urgent need to rethink suicide prevention approaches

2. Overlooked biomarkers behind depression and suicide

3. The link between low cholesterol and suicide risk

4. Why low omega-3 and vitamin D levels are hurting your mental health

5. The connection between sleep deprivation, inflammation, and suicide

Dr. James Greenblatt is the Founder and Medical Director of Psychiatry Redefined. In addition to his leadership role there, he holds the title of Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. A prolific writer, Dr. Greenblatt has authored numerous books on integrative medicine. Throughout his distinguished career, he has been dedicated to investigating the complex relationship between mental health and nutrition, consistently pursuing alternative and complementary methods to conventional psychiatric therapies.

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