Kelly Rompel on ADHD, Anxiety, and Don’t Tell Me to Relax

Episode Highlights With Kelly

• Why she transitioned from a pharmacist to a functional medicine specialist and why she now works with ADHD and anxiety patients
• The common root causes she sees for these chronic issues
• Dopamine connection and why ADHD is not just a dopamine deficiency
• Common gut issues and how they present in problems in the body and the brain
• Other factors that contribute to these issues that people don’t always realize
• Why ADHD and anxiety often go hand in hand
• The vitamin and mineral deficiencies that often play a role in why we see these issues together
• Importance of asking why, when there is a chemical imbalance or diagnosis instead of just treating the symptom
• Why ice baths help with dopamine production
• The importance of protein consumption for producing neurotransmitters
• What to understand about caffeine consumption, especially with ADHD and anxiety
• Another reason to get protein in the morning before caffeine and why its so important for women
• How underlying infections can be a huge source of stress on the body
• The way certain exercises boost GABA and can help reduce some of these symptoms

Resources We Mention

• Book a time with Kelly here
• Depression Is Not Caused by Chemical Imbalance in the Brain article
• Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
• Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon by Joe Dispenza
• B-Complex
• Magnesium Glycinate

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