EP 69 –Beyond ADHD with Dr. Angela Cates

Kaleidoscope of Possibilities

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What is functional medicine?

How can it be used to help with ADHD, anxiety, and depression?

What is a healthy gut and how does that impact mental health?

Discover these powerful insights and more in an enlightening episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities: Alternative Perspectives on Mental Health, in which host Dr. Adriana Popescu is joined by Doctor of Pharmacy, board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, and certified functional medicine practitioner, Dr. Angela Cates.

You will hear about how Dr. Angela’s desire to help her son with his ADHD and anxiety inspired her search for alternative treatments, out-of-the-box possibilities, and the creation of Beyond ADHD.

In this episode:

• Angela’s story
• Her son’s ADHD
• Functional Medicine explained
• Lab tests and what they are looking for
• Nutrient deficiencies
• Gut health
• Proliferation of ADHD
• ADHD and girls
• Medications
• ADHD medications, substance abuse, and addiction
• Overdiagnosis
• Gut-brain connection
• Leaky gut
• Inflammation
• Supplements
• Candida
• Stress
• Overlapping diagnoses
• Complex ADHD: Anxiety, depression, learning disabilities and ADHD
• Trauma
• Daniel Amen
• Neurodivergence
• Honoring different learning and behavior styles
• Being your child’s advocate

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Dr. Angela’s website: https://beyondadhdrx.com/

Instagram: @drangelacates

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/816612982792353

About Dr. Angela Cates:

Dr. Angela Cates is a Doctor of Pharmacy, board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist, and certified functional medicine practitioner.

Angela founded Cultivate Health & Wellness with a focus on the gut-brain connection and created her signature program, Beyond ADHD, after helping her own son with ADHD and anxiety.

Beyond ADHD is a functional medicine approach to support parents of children with ADHD, anxiety, and depression. Her goal is to help parents identify the root causes of ADHD, anxiety, and depression and minimize medication use so her client’s children can thrive.

Feel free to reach out to her at [e-mail], www.beyondadhdrx.com, or her Facebook support group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/beyondadhdrx.

“Functional medicine is identifying the root cause of symptoms.” – Dr. Angela

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About your host:

Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, author, speaker and empowerment coach who is based in San Francisco, California and practices worldwide. She is the author of the new book, What If You're Not As F***ed Up As You Think You Are?

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