18: Karalynne Call - Food’s Role in Anxiety & Depression

<p dir="ltr">Episode 18: Karalynne Call - Food’s Role in Anxiety & Depression</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, I’m chatting with Karalynne Call, the owner of Just Ingredients, a top-charting podcast host, certified nutritionist, mental health advocate, and mom of 6. She started her health journey over 15 years ago while battling severe depression. She turned her pain into her passion that she now shares on her social media platforms @just.ingredients and website justingredients.us to help other people make small changes for long-term benefits in their own health. In today’s episode, we talk about what role food can play in anxiety & depression and how to heal your body one step at a time.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">[2:41] How Karalynne found herself with severe depression 16 years ago & how it started her mission with Just Ingredients</p> <p dir="ltr">[3:39] Why doctors couldn’t help Karalynne’s body HEAL from her depression, only give her antidepressants to treat the symptoms (which she mentions were life-saving at the time, just not a long-term solution)</p> <p dir="ltr">[4:44] How being “seat-belted in your emotions” meant Karalynne didn’t feel the extreme sadness but she also didn’t feel the joy, happiness, or laughter</p> <p dir="ltr">[5:00] How a doctor FINALLY helped Karalynne’s body truly HEAL from the depression over a two-year journey</p> <p dir="ltr">[6:27] How Karalynne took one simple step to make one small change at a time in order to TRULY heal her body and mind</p> <p dir="ltr">[7:33] The importance of recognizing the BODY as having depression, and it not just being a mental/emotional symptom</p> <p dir="ltr">[8:29] How the brain and body interact with each other every day & why finding YOUR root causes is the key to healing YOUR specific case of anxiety or depression</p> <p dir="ltr">[9:41] Why functional medicine doctors or integrative doctors are your best place to start in finding YOUR root causes & getting ALL the tests you need to be done to find th