Okay, here's an update on episodes 5-9 (currently watching #9) of Jonathan (and Lori) Otto's Depression, Anxiety and Dementia Secrets.
In episodes 8 and 9, Jonathan's wife Lori joins him and their testimonies of nutritional intervention and functional medicine are very moving. They are Christians. They went from chronic health and marriage trouble, including possible infertility (implied, not stated) to feeling much better and now are a family of three. That was really neat and I'm glad they got a little bit personal yet still are private people. They researched this stuff and have benefited from it.
Here's one of the practitioners recommended. I've not looked into his website very much, yet he seems intelligent.
https://drjaydavidson.com/about/
Edited: Actually, he's one of those coffee enema guys. More power to him, but why not just eat more fiber, drink a lot of water, exercise and take some Magnesium Citrate?
What really has benefited me is realizing that gluten is a culprit for me. I feel bad when I eat bread, even communion or challah bread. As weird as this sounds, I feel a little intoxicated by it. I've been tested and do not have celiac disease. Most traditional doctors don't seem to understand that there is such a thing as gluten sensitivity. Even just having a little once a week can keep the cycle of leaky gut going and even affect one's mood! I've had intestinal issues throughout my life, nothing major just annoying as all get out. I could probably take some pills for it, but choose not to. Natural solutions such as diet, water, exercise, and taking Magnesium Citrate work much better. So I really can't afford to cheat and have a bit of bread because I really don't like feeling bad afterward. Episode 9 talks a lot about this, about how dietary interventions have helped many people. One young man gave his testimony of how quitting gluten, and he's gluten sensitive without celiac disease, made all the difference in his life.
CBD oil is recommended by these documentaries, too. I've tried some before and couldn't see a big difference with it, but then didn't keep it up. It was peppermint flavored so it tastes like oily peppermint.
One thing that interested me yet seems suspect is "Dr." John Gray (the
Mars and Venus books guy), who recommended Lithium Orotate and other orotates for daily use. This man is not a medical doctor (has Ph.D maybe; that is suspect, too).
https://www.marsvenus.com/p/ar500-lithium-orotate
So I would not be going out and buying supplements based on what this man says.
Anyway, it's been an interesting docuseries. If I had to rate it, I would say 3 stars. As I kept watching/listening to it, I've noticed that the interviews with John Gray, Dr. Jay Davidson and Dr. Ben Johnson have been used in more than one episode and all of them covered the exact same material previously covered. In other words, the information is padded and repetitive.