Gut – Skin connection By Dr Aruna Tummala, for Hemptress According to AAD (American Academy of Dermatology), 84.5 million Americans — one in four — were impacted by skin disease and cost the US health care system $75 billion in medical, preventative, and prescription and non-prescription drug costs (1). Acne is the most common skin condition in the United States, affecting up to 50 million Americans annually (2). Although acne is a disease of adolescents and young adults, we are seeing an increase of acne in the adult population as well. Approximately 85 percent of people between the ages of 1 ..read more

Not so pretty! This is a must watch documentary on HBO Max about the toxins in our everyday cosmetics and body care products. If you are looking to watch a ‘horror’ movie (like my teenager), I suggest that you watch, “Not so pretty” ;), a documentary movie on HBO max (https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYjJrvg7QksLDwgEAAAAG). Jokes aside, I highly recommend that everyone, especially young boys and girls (preteens and upwards), watch this documentary on HBO Max. As I have written in my (soon to be published) book, Psychiatry 2.0, the only three root causes of any illness (including me ..read more

An open letter to Dr Vinay Prasad Love to chat with you about these issues. Hi Vinay. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this article (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2802893?s=03). As a holistic psychiatrist (practicing Ayurveda and Functional medicine), I am shaking my head! because, I (like many other healers in the holistic world) have been talking about this same issue not just for covid but for many other chronic diseases. It’s all about the state of the immune system (and other key systems) – whether it is in balance or not. So, yes, covid is not causing ..read more

Happy Mother’s Day! A psychiatrist’s take on grief and mother’s day… This year, for the first time, I am celebrating mother’s day without my mom. I know there are many like me. I am mourning and grieving my mom while also receiving immense love and attention from my husband and children. This is the cycle of life, I suppose…I wanted to take a few moments to pen down my thoughts today…in the hopes that others in similar situations can find closure. The mothering relationship is a complex one. Much like the cliches, I too ended up blaming my mom (and dad) for many things. Now, I know that she di ..read more

Johns Hopkins??? et tu Brutus? Science is not dying, it died decades ago….only option is for us to become smart consumers of all information, fiercely defend individual and collective rights and liberties. This article is a document of my thoughts and observations after reading other articles or news items that cross my path. I am not even sure how I chanced upon this article, but I did. This article is actually a ‘letter to the editor’ published in the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. It was published in 2020 (amidst the covid chaos). Here is the link to the letter, titled, “Joint study led ..read more

Lead That Thing! Podcast – Resilience with Dr. Tummala I’ve been featured on a new Lead That Thing! podcast with with Aruna Krishnan! The topic is all about Resilience and I discuss our approach to helping people overcome mental health issues using more holistic and functional approach resulting in increased vitality and resilience. Check it out here! Listen Now ..read more

THE COVID BRAIN – PSST: IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK! If you thought, covid brain is a long haul syndrome that some patients experience in the aftermath of a covid infection, characterized by myriad neuro-psychiatric symptoms, let me enlighten you, my dear reader… Covid brain actually is a syndrome that began very early on in the pandemic. I began to notice it as early as March 2020. Who is affected, you ask? Interestingly, this syndrome appears to affect ONLY medical and some media professionals. Especially, those with power like in the field of public health, hospital administrators, presidents o ..read more

Meet Dr. Aruna Tummala, Holistic Psychiatrist & Founder of Trinergy Health Hi, I’m Dr. Aruna Tummala, holistic psychiatrist and founder of Trinergy Health. I believe that mainstream psychiatry as it is practiced today presents a tremendous dis-service to the patient, their family and even to the physician practicing it! In fact, psychopharmacology (the practice of using psychiatric pharmaceuticals to alleviate the symptoms of mental illness) is based on a FAULTY theory. There is a softer, gentler approach to recovering your physical and mental wellness. It is time for a paradigm shift in t ..read more

It’s one thing to hear and learn about how HBOT (Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy) heals kids with autism and improves their quality of life beyond your wildest imagination…But to experience it….is truly a blessing. In this video, the father of a 7-year-old boy with autism shares his experience. His son went from hyperactivity, no eye contact, preverbal, unable to have reciprocal interaction with anyone, gross and fine motor incoordination…to all these symptoms being significantly improved in just under 20 sessions of HBOT, combined with dietary changes and supplements. I feel humbled and blessed to ..read more

What do I mean by “psychiatry without pills”? To answer this, we must first understand mainstream psychiatry’s current approach and the problems associated with it. For the last 60+ years, the main theory for the causation and treatment of mental illness has been the chemical imbalance theory. Based on that theory, conventional psychiatrists use a slew of psychopharmaceuticals to reduce the symptoms of mental illness. But the theory of chemical imbalance has never actually been proven! I argue that our basic understanding about the cause of mental illness is faulty. Moreover, the medications ..read more