Mood Disorders
Anxiety, low mood, and brain fog can have physical causes. We test for them and work alongside your mental health care, not in place of it.
Anxiety, depression, ADHD, insomnia, and brain fog are often treated as separate problems. Research shows they can be connected to how your body makes brain chemicals, your hormones, your gut health, and inflammation. At EvoHealth, we look at these factors together and treat what is contributing. This care does not replace psychiatric care.
Your gut and brain are closely connected, and most of your serotonin is made in the gut, so gut problems can affect your mood. Stress hormone imbalances and thyroid problems can also play a role, and thyroid disease is often mistaken for depression. Other contributors include inflammation, low levels of magnesium, B vitamins, vitamin D, omega-3s, or zinc, and poor sleep.
We correct any nutrient levels that are low and confirm the results with follow-up testing. Your plan may also include eating to reduce inflammation and keep blood sugar steady, hormone treatment if your thyroid or sex hormones are involved, and support for sleep, stress, and regular exercise. We share everything we find with your prescriber.
Correcting a nutrient deficiency will not cure depression, and lab results do not replace a psychiatric diagnosis. What this care can do is address physical factors that may be making your other treatment less effective. If you are on stable medication, better sleep is often the first change you notice. Our providers are not psychiatrists. If you are in crisis, do not wait for test results. Call or text 988, available 24 hours a day.
Mood care is part of our Functional Health program and works alongside your psychiatrist or therapist, not in place of them. Start with a free 15-minute consultation.
What this covers
Mood Disorders spans several presentations. Each one has its own workup.
Burnout
Burnout is an occupational syndrome and a physiological one, with measurable changes in cortisol, sleep, thyroid and nutrient status underneath it.
Insomnia
Chronic insomnia has a first-line treatment and it is CBT-I rather than medication, with cortisol, glucose, hormones and ferritin deciding whether it holds.
Common questions
The ones we are asked most about mood disorders.
Yes, and most patients do. We will never ask you to stop an antidepressant, ADHD medication, or sleep aid. We focus on nutrient, hormone, and inflammation issues, and we share everything we find with your prescriber.
Anxiety and depression are real, and they are not only psychological. They are closely linked to brain chemistry, hormones, gut health, and inflammation. Finding which factors apply to you gives us more to work with, and may help explain why medication alone has not been enough.
We help with anxiety, depression, ADHD, chronic stress, insomnia, and brain fog for patients in Kansas and Missouri. This care is designed to work alongside psychiatric care.
Ready to start with a clear clinical picture?
Start with the fifteen-minute consultation. No cost, and a straight answer on whether this model fits your case.