Ruth Dottin, M.D. July 17, 2026 Lifestyle Psychiatry: Sleep and Circadian Rhythms We have talked about the role of diet and exercise as powerful lifestyle interventions for mental health and today we are going to be talking all about Sleep and regulation of Circadian Rhythms! Why is this so critical? Disrupted sleep and broken circadian rhythms aren't just symptoms of mental health conditions—they are major, active drivers of psychiatric disorders. Let's talk about how your Circadian rhythms...
11 days ago • 4 min read
Ruth Dottin, M.D. June 19, 2026 Lifestyle Psychiatry: Diet Eating Patterns and Mental Health Today will be our last Newsletter on the topic of diet as a lifestyle intervention for the treatment of mental health. If you have missed the last few Newsletters, make sure to check then out on my Creator Profile! While there is no one right diet for everyone, there are a lot of different dietary eating patterns and trends that have claims around mental health - good and bad - so this newsletter with...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Ruth Dottin, M.D. June 12, 2026 Happy Friday all! Every day I have followers reaching out to me about wanting to connect with the right mental health provider. In response, I have put together the registry below of providers from across the US that have reached out to me due to their shared approach towards mental health treatment and prescribing (or deprescribing). Click here for US Mental Health Provider Registry If you are looking for a prescriber, feel free to search this list for a...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Ruth Dottin, M.D. June 5, 2026 Lifestyle Psychiatry: Diet Let's talk about food timing! (or Chrononutrition) If you are new to my Newsletter, welcome! We have been going through a series about Lifestyle Psychiatry and delving deep into diet! Today, we will be talking about food timing and why this matters for mental health conditions. Chrononutrition is an emerging field of nutritional science that focuses on the relationship between what we eat and when we eat. It is built on the foundation...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Ruth Dottin, M.D. May 23, 2026 Exciting News! Hello all! You can now access all of my products and resources on my Creator Profile. Subscribing to the profile means that you will get notified of any new resources or products that I am launching and access to any that are free. The link to subscribe to my newsletter ($1/month) will be under the "products" section, along with any past products/resources that have been created. Once subscribed, you will now have access to all of the past...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Ruth Dottin, M.D. May 15, 2026 Lifestyle Psychiatry: Diet Today, we are going to talk about micronutrients! In our last Newsletter, we discussed the importance of diet and nutrition for mental health - the mechanism by which they impact mental health, what foods can be detrimental and key principles to consider regarding macronutrients. Today, we will be talking all about Micronutrients and their role in mental health. What are micronutrients? Micronutrients are the essential elements...
2 months ago • 7 min read
Ruth Dottin May 1, 2026 Lifestyle Psychiatry Let's talk about the Lifestyle factors that can make a HUGE difference in mental health! We are starting a series all about Lifestyle Psychiatry! This is such an important topic because it is relevant to EVERY patient who has mental health symptoms. Lifestyle Psychiatry is an evidence-based approach that implements lifestyle interventions that can target underlying causes of mental health. It can be used for prevention, as a first-line intervention...
3 months ago • 8 min read
Ruth Dottin, M.D. April 17th, 2026 April: (Peri)Menopause and Mental Health The Mental Health Challenges of (peri)menopause and what to do about it! In our last Newsletter, we talked all about the mental health challenges that can be associated with perimenopause and menopause. Today, we will talk about what you can do to address this! I am going to break this down into steps to take for patients and for providers. And then we will talk about some interventions that everyone should know...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Dr. Ruth Dottin April 3, 2026 April: (Peri)Menopause and Mental Health The complex interplay between the transition to midlife and women's mental health! This month, we will be discussing the topic of perimenopause and menopause and it's implications for mental health. And, if you're a man and thinking that this does not pertain to you, think again! I can almost guarantee that you have a parent, partner, friend, child or patient who is or will be going through this experience. The following...
4 months ago • 3 min read
