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Integrative Center for Wellness • Dr. Samoon Ahmad

Slow and Steady: Safely Ending and Adjusting Psychiatric Medications

by Samoon Ahmad • January 29, 2016

Since 2013, multiple articles and surveys have reported that around one in five Americans take at least one psychiatric medication daily as part of their treatment plans. But what happens when someone decides they no longer want to take their current medication?  Every year, a number of individuals make the decision to stop taking their […]


Weight, Resolutions, And Stress: Why New Year Weight Loss Goals Often Fail

by Samoon Ahmad • December 31, 2015

 “I want to lose weight.” Every December, this single sentence becomes a goal for an upcoming New Year. Polls confirm that weight loss is the most common New Year’s resolution. Yet, every year, the majority of hopeful people who pledge to drop a few pounds don’t succeed in doing so. Why does this happen? There […]


Gut microbiota, inflammation and immunity

by Samoon Ahmad • May 31, 2015

Scientific research continues to emphasize the importance intestinal microbiome plays in the health and immunity of the host organism. The food we consume is metabolized by the gut microbiota into small molecules that we absorb. Over the past decade, a dysbiosis in the composition of gut microbiota has been found in patients suffering from inflammatory […]