What Skin Symptoms Can Tell Us About Brain Symptoms

What Skin Symptoms Can Tell Us About Brain Symptoms

From Holistic Psychiatry Podcast by Courtney Snyder MD

August 26, 2024 · 10 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the relationship between skin symptoms and brain-related conditions, emphasizing shared underlying causes.

Skin conditions are common in those with brain-related conditions. Most of what you’ll find about this relationship is the suggestion that one is causing the other. It is believed, for example, that the stress of having a skin condition can cause depression and anxiety, which makes sense… ..or that the stress of the mental health condition is causing an increase in stress hormones or inflammation that then leads to skin symptoms. This also makes good sense. In this podcast, I’ll argue that skin and brain symptoms have shared common roots - one in particular. By brain symptoms, I’m referring to depression, anxiety, panic, OCD symptoms, brain fog, inattention, hyperactivity, mood swings, psychosis, and cognitive decline. I’ll address: * the many ways zinc (important in brain health) impacts the skin * skin symptoms associated with specific “roots” of brain symptoms, including: * low zinc and high pyrroles * high copper * mast cell activation * candida and mold * methylation imbalances * Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) * Bartonella * how traits such as flushing, early graying, or a pale complexion can suggest vulnerabilities to the brain symptoms (Obviously, not everyone with…

People in this episode

Host: Courtney Snyder MD

Topics covered

  • skin symptoms
  • brain health
  • mental health
  • zinc
  • inflammation
  • shared root causes

Keywords

  • skin conditions
  • brain symptoms
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • zinc
  • mast cell activation
  • methylation imbalances
  • electromagnetic hypersensitivity

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