Dr. Alok Kanojia

I'd say like just absolute desperation. So like I had tried everything. Like I knew I was screwing up my life and I couldn't fix it. My parents were saying, do this to fix it, do this to fix it, do this to fix it. And I think there was a really great, you know, I asked my dad and so my dad suggested it. And it wasn't less. So a couple of things. One is he didn't force me. It was a suggestion.

So like one day I still remember it was like two in the morning and we was like talking about like, you know, what's going on with you? Like, what are we going to do? And so he's like, you need to go to India. And I was like, what am I going to get there? And he's like, I don't know, but you need to do something. And that was the right level of emotional energy for me. That's where I was.

So like one day I still remember it was like two in the morning and we was like talking about like, you know, what's going on with you? Like, what are we going to do? And so he's like, you need to go to India. And I was like, what am I going to get there? And he's like, I don't know, but you need to do something. And that was the right level of emotional energy for me. That's where I was.

So like one day I still remember it was like two in the morning and we was like talking about like, you know, what's going on with you? Like, what are we going to do? And so he's like, you need to go to India. And I was like, what am I going to get there? And he's like, I don't know, but you need to do something. And that was the right level of emotional energy for me. That's where I was.

Something needs to change, but I have no idea who it is, what it is. And then also when my parents were like, this will fix it. I don't know if this makes sense, but if y'all have struggled with something, sometimes the last thing that you want is like answers from other people. And that's because their answers aren't going to work because they're not you.

Something needs to change, but I have no idea who it is, what it is. And then also when my parents were like, this will fix it. I don't know if this makes sense, but if y'all have struggled with something, sometimes the last thing that you want is like answers from other people. And that's because their answers aren't going to work because they're not you.

Something needs to change, but I have no idea who it is, what it is. And then also when my parents were like, this will fix it. I don't know if this makes sense, but if y'all have struggled with something, sometimes the last thing that you want is like answers from other people. And that's because their answers aren't going to work because they're not you.

So people will suggest things all the time. But like, it's not going to work for you because they don't understand your life. They really don't know what they're talking about when they give you random ass answers. Like, sure, on some level, it is theoretically the right thing to do. But in terms of your motivation, where you are, even spiritually, it's not right. And you know that.

So people will suggest things all the time. But like, it's not going to work for you because they don't understand your life. They really don't know what they're talking about when they give you random ass answers. Like, sure, on some level, it is theoretically the right thing to do. But in terms of your motivation, where you are, even spiritually, it's not right. And you know that.

So people will suggest things all the time. But like, it's not going to work for you because they don't understand your life. They really don't know what they're talking about when they give you random ass answers. Like, sure, on some level, it is theoretically the right thing to do. But in terms of your motivation, where you are, even spiritually, it's not right. And you know that.

So you like reject their answers. So my dad was like, you know, you should go. You need to go. And I said, what am I going to get? And he said, I don't know. And so I just took a leap of faith because I was desperate and nothing else was working.

So you like reject their answers. So my dad was like, you know, you should go. You need to go. And I said, what am I going to get? And he said, I don't know. And so I just took a leap of faith because I was desperate and nothing else was working.

So you like reject their answers. So my dad was like, you know, you should go. You need to go. And I said, what am I going to get? And he said, I don't know. And so I just took a leap of faith because I was desperate and nothing else was working.

Yeah, so it's a mess. And I think you already touched on a couple of the big parts. So here's what a lot of people don't really know. There are two bacteria in your gut that protect you from anxiety. There are two bacteria in your gut that make you more anxious. There are two bacteria that protect you from depression. And there are some bacteria that make you more depressed.

Yeah, so it's a mess. And I think you already touched on a couple of the big parts. So here's what a lot of people don't really know. There are two bacteria in your gut that protect you from anxiety. There are two bacteria in your gut that make you more anxious. There are two bacteria that protect you from depression. And there are some bacteria that make you more depressed.

Yeah, so it's a mess. And I think you already touched on a couple of the big parts. So here's what a lot of people don't really know. There are two bacteria in your gut that protect you from anxiety. There are two bacteria in your gut that make you more anxious. There are two bacteria that protect you from depression. And there are some bacteria that make you more depressed.

So we know this is something that we haven't really understood until now. But in Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Indian medicine, their first line treatment for mental health issues is dietary change. And so it's really interesting because they claim that they can really improve mental health. And I've started instituting some of that stuff with my patients. It works really well.

So we know this is something that we haven't really understood until now. But in Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Indian medicine, their first line treatment for mental health issues is dietary change. And so it's really interesting because they claim that they can really improve mental health. And I've started instituting some of that stuff with my patients. It works really well.

So we know this is something that we haven't really understood until now. But in Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Indian medicine, their first line treatment for mental health issues is dietary change. And so it's really interesting because they claim that they can really improve mental health. And I've started instituting some of that stuff with my patients. It works really well.

So I'll start my patients on things like SSRIs, which are serotonergic medications. And then eight months from now, whether they can go off of the SSRI and whether they don't relapse or they do relapse depends on the degree of their dietary change. That's what I've observed clinically. So when they make the dietary changes, they don't need the SSRI.