Labs
For so long, fatigue, anxiety, and depression have been completely separated from your nutrition, hormones, and physical health. By understanding what’s going on under the surface, you can take simple steps to heal your brain and body and restore your energy.
Physicians often minimalize labs to rule out physiological causes of anxiety and depression. The buttons below connect you to resources to help you advocate for more extensive lab testing to rule out physiological causes that may contribute to depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, skeletal pain, and just not being your best self.
We encourage you to educate yourself on the possible physiological causes of your symptoms and to advocate for more complete healthcare.
This material is provided for educational and informational purposes only. As Dr. Allott is also a licensed medical practitioner, we must make it clear that none of the products are intended to constitute medical advice, consultation, recommendation, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are concerned about your health, please seek appropriate care in your area.
Resources
Blog Posts
Videos
The below video explains the physiology of anxiety and fatigue.
A FUELED BRAIN IS A SMARTER BRAIN - UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSIOLOGY OR ANXIETY (35:40)
Podcasts
Handouts & Worksheets
Talking To Your Health Care Provider about Labs (template letter)
Snapshot of Anxiety (worksheet)
What Impacts Anxiety (worksheet)
Monitoring Your Power Supply (worksheet)
A Three-Day Protein Experiment (handout)
Proteina versus carbohidratos (Spanish handout)
I Need Help Now! (handout)
Emergency Food Plan (worksheet)
Be At Your Best For High Stake Events (handout)
Storytelling
You might also be interested to read a story to see how some of this information plays out in daily life:
Store
Our Workbook: Fuel Your Brain, Not Your Anxiety Available from:
Pre-Recorded Online Training from PESI for continuing education credits: 2-Day Certificate in Nutrition for Mental Health Disorders: Non-Pharmaceutical Treatment Strategies that Work! (Available for purchase in digital format).
Other digital products available from Dr. Allott:
Understanding Labs for Mental Health
Serum Ferritin (pdf)
C Reactive Protein (pdf)
Surviving the Holidays: How to Reduce Anxiety & Weight Gain (pdf)
Pre-Recorded Online Training: Addressing the Physical Causes of Anxiety