Suruchi Chandra MD, Integrative Psychiatry & Medicine

03/25/2025

If you've ever had trouble sleeping, you might have wondered, "What's the best sleep aid?" The answer is - it depends on your unique factors, including your biology, age, and type of sleep issues that you have.

In our new blog post, we share six evidence-based supplements to help you find a good match for your sleep issues. For each, we discuss who might benefit, any side-effects, and our favorite brands.

Learn more here: https://chandramd.com/best-natural-sleep-aids/

12/20/2024

During the busy holiday season, it is important to prioritize quality sleep to support your overall well-being. In our latest blog, Best Sleep Products for a Healthy Bedroom, we share researched tips and products to help you create a healthier sleep environment. These items are a thoughtful way to treat yourself or find meaningful gifts for family and friends this season. Give the gift of better sleep this year!

Sometimes supplements or good hygiene aren’t enough for a good night’s sleep if the source of your sleep issues is in your environment.

12/12/2024

The holidays are here, and we’ve updated our blog with some of our staff’s favorite healthy recipes. Finding festive treats that are good for both your brain and body can be a challenge, but these gluten-free, dairy-free options make it easier. Featuring brain-boosting ingredients like cocoa, peppermint, and warming spices, these recipes are perfect for sharing with friends or family, or enjoying on your own. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

This Christmas, try your hand at these gluten-free cookies filled with yummy ingredients that will treat your brain and body as much as your taste buds.

11/21/2024

Celebrate Thanksgiving with These Healthy, Delicious Recipes

This year, we’ve updated our gluten-free Thanksgiving recipe collection, adding new staff favorites that are perfect for your holiday table. Featuring colorful, nutrient-packed ingredients, these recipes include options that are dairy-free, keto, and paleo-friendly.
They’re designed to help you enjoy festive foods that support a healthy brain and body without sacrificing flavor. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have!

Explore the updated recipes here:

While many people are excited to celebrate the holidays, this season can be quite stressful for those on more restricted diets or who just want to eat healthy.

12/21/2022

“Cookies” and “healthy” aren’t usually found in the same sentence, but one of the lessons that I try to teach my patients is that it’s possible to eat healthy and delicious foods all year-round - even during the holiday season.
Enjoy the delicacies of the season along with the health benefits of ingredients like cocoa powder, peppermint, and warm winter spices in these gluten-free cookies and treats.

This Christmas, try your hand at these gluten-free cookies filled with yummy ingredients that will treat your brain and body as much as your taste buds.

11/18/2022

If you want to prepare a Thanksgiving feast that's equally delicious and healthy, try these colorful gluten-free recipes.
We've also created a new downloadable pantry guide to help you get all the right ingredients for a meal that nourishes your mind and body.

While many people are excited to celebrate the holidays, this season can be quite stressful for those on more restricted diets or who just want to eat healthy.

04/26/2022

If you struggle with depression and haven't responded to conventional treatments, you may have felt hopeless or confused. Fortunately, advances in neuroscience have provided us with new insights into depression and avenues for treatment. Transcranial stimulation is one new treatment approach that supports the brain's natural electrical wiring and may bring relief to people with treatment-resistant depression.

Patients in our practice often describe feeling “lighter” or a “lifting” of their depression after transcranial stimulation therapy. Patients have also reported:

- “Since starting neurostim treatment, I’ve noticed that I can be more present for experiences in my life.”

- “I’ve had noticeably deeper sleep.”

- “Transcranial stimulation therapy has helped me become more resilient, allowing me to manage stress better.”

To learn more about this novel treatment approach, read our newest article at our website.

Learn all about transcranial stimulation, a new treatment approach to depression and other brain-based conditions.

12/16/2021

“Cookies” and “healthy” aren’t usually found in the same sentence, but one of the lessons that I try to teach my patients is that it’s possible to eat healthy and delicious foods all year-round - even during the holiday season.

Enjoy the delicacies of the season along with the health benefits of ingredients like cocoa powder, peppermint, and warm winter spices in these gluten-free cookies and treats.

This Christmas, try your hand at these gluten-free cookies filled with yummy ingredients that will treat your brain and body as much as your taste buds. Enjoy the delicacies of this season along with the health benefits of ingredients like cocoa powder, peppermint, and warm winter spices.

11/26/2021

As a psychiatrist, I know how valuable a good night's sleep is for better mental health. If you're looking to invest in a healthy bedroom to help improve your sleep quality, we've compiled a list of sleep products to keep an eye out for this Black Friday.

Sometimes the source of our sleep issues can be in our environment. Learn about five factors that can actually have a big impact on our sleep quality.

11/17/2021

If you want to prepare a Thanksgiving feast that's equally delicious and healthy, try these colorful gluten-free recipes.

We've also created a new downloadable pantry guide to help you get all the right ingredients for a meal that nourishes your mind and body.

Even if you’re trying to reduce your intake of sugars, processed carbs, or gluten this holiday season, these recipes can help you indulge in delicious food and still feel great after your Thanksgiving feast.

11/08/2021

If you take care of children who suffer from OCD or eating disorders, you may be seeing PANS & PANDAS conditions and not realize it. For some children, biomedical issues can lead to psychiatric symptoms, which is why they may not fully respond to talk therapy or medications. In PANS & PANDAS, infections like strep, Lyme disease, or the seasonal flu can result in anxiety, mood swings, irritability, and more.

Learn more about this condition so that you can better understand and support the children that you care for. In our updated blog, we discuss questions including:
- What are PANS & PANDAS?
- Is there a symptom checklist for PANS & PANDAS?
- What causes PANS & PANDAS?
- How do you diagnose and test for PANS & PANDAS?
- How do you treat PANS & PANDAS?

If your child has OCD, tics, or an eating disorder, it may not just be a psychological condition. An often overlooked cause of these symptoms is PANS & PANDAS. Unfortunately, because many doctors are unaware of this condition, it can take months and years to get a proper diagnosis. Learn more ab

10/12/2021

Anxiety, sleep problems, fatigue, and headaches can all share the same root cause: magnesium deficiency. More than 50% of the United States population doesn't get the recommended daily amount of magnesium, but deficiency is unfortunately underdiagnosed, leaving many people without the treatment they need.

In our latest article, we discuss this common mineral deficiency and how certain groups may benefit from increasing their intake of magnesium. Learn more about:

- What is magnesium good for?
- What are the signs and symptoms of magnesium deficiency?
- What causes magnesium deficiency?
- How much magnesium do we need?
- Is there a magnesium deficiency test?
- What foods have magnesium?
- Will magnesium supplements help me?

Learn about how anxiety, sleep problems, fatigue, and more can be a result of this common deficiency.