feeding depression
DEPRESSIONARE YOU FEEDING OR STARVING YOURS? Wellcome Trust # V0011567 “Antidepressants primarily work on brain chemicals called neurotransmitters, especially serotonin and norepinephrine. Other antidepressants work on the neurotransmitter dopamine. Scientists have found that these particular chemicals are involved in regulating mood, but they are unsure of the exact ways that they work.” From the NIH’s […]
fmt: the new frontier in the war against depression, obesity, and chronic illness
FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTTHE NEW FRONTIER IN THE WAR AGAINST DIABETES, OBESITY, DEPRESSION, AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES Darwin Laganzon (Typographyimages) – Pateros/Philippines – Pixabay “A microbiome is “the ecological community of commensal, symbiotic, and pathogenic microorganisms that literally share our body space.” From the December 2009 issue of the medical journal Genome Research (The NIH Human Microbiome […]
are you as healthy as you think you are?
“I used to think that as long as I had athletic ability, low body fat, and a ‘six pack’, everything was good —- I was “healthy”. In other words, in my mind, my health was intimately tied to how my body looked and the fact that I was good at sports. Unfortunately, higher education did […]
more news on the link between inflammation and depression
DEPRESSION WHAT CAUSES IT AND HOW BEST TO DEAL WITH IT? “This longer-term version of inflammation—chronic inflammation—wreaks havoc on your body, because cytokines don’t just stay at the site of the insult; they can cruise through your bloodstream, ultimately damaging tissue, spurring plaque buildup in your arteries, and sometimes even causing the growth of tumors. […]
yet another study links depression and diabetes to gut bacteria
DIABETES AND DEPRESSIONANOTHER STUDY LINKING THEM BOTH TO GUT HEALTH A recent Yahoo article by Laura Friedman (Bacteria Could Provide A Powerful New Way To Fight Fat And Depression) gets a lot of things right and a few things wrong. After mentioning recent studies on the links between GUT BACTERIA & DEPRESSION and GUT BACTERIA […]
the truth about anti-depressants
THE TRUTH ABOUT ANTI-DEPRESSANT MEDICATIONSINVISIBLE & ABANDONED PART III SJJP – 建鹏 邵 – 广州/中国 – Pixabay “To call these medications antidepressants may make sense from a marketing standpoint but may be misleading from a scientific perspective. It may make just as much sense to call these medications anti-aphrodisiacs as antidepressants because the negative effects […]
abdominal pain in kids tied to anxiety and depression as adults
ABDOMINAL PAIN IN KIDSANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AS ADULTS “Melancholy” by Constance Marie Charpentier, 1801 “Functional abdominal pain in childhood was associated with anxiety disorder and depression in teens and young adults….. As gastroenterologists we already know there is a strong correlation between the brain and the gut, and it’s often unclear what comes first, the […]
low carb / paleo eating and serotonin
According to doctors Olfson and Marcus of Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons (Department of Psychiatry), “Antidepressants have recently become the most commonly prescribed class of medication in the United States” (August 2009 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry). By far, the most popular of this class of drugs are the SSRI’s (Selective Serotonin […]
obesity, depression, loss of libido, & poor gut health
OBESITY, DEPRESSION, LOSS OF LIBIDO, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO POOR GUT HEALTH aliceabc0 (Português) from Pixabay I love it! My wife comes home from the gym with a testosterone buzz and attacks me. A patient explaining one of the benefits of his wife’s new-found love of Strength Training. When I woke up mom and dad […]
autism, adhd, depression, bipolar, & depression share same genetic link
FIVE COMMON PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS SHARE A GENETIC LINKSHOULD WE BE SURPRISED? Should we be surprised at this headline? Of course we shouldn’t be surprised! In fact, if you happened to catch my recent post on the link between AUTISM, VACCINES, and ANTIBIOTICS (HERE), you probably already figured this one out on your own. I stated […]
exercise & alzheimer’s dementia
WE KNOW IT HELPS PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSIONBUT WHY IS EXERCISE SUCH A HUGE PREVENTATIVESTEP AGAINST VARIOUS FORMS OF DEMENTIA? 12019 from Pixabay Have you seen the latest research? Although we already know that Physical Exercise is fantastic for helping people struggling with DEPRESSION, it’s one of the singularly best ways to ward off Dementia of […]
chronic depression – part iii
CHRONIC DEPRESSION(PART III) BEATING DEPRESSION NATURALLY HOW TO BEAT MOST CASES OFDEPRESSION WITHOUT SSRI MEDICATIONS! 4144132 – Pixabay We know that alternative (non-medical / non-pharmaceutical) treatments are highly effective for mild to moderate cases of Depression. For more severe cases of Depression, consult your MD. The material provided in this series on Depression is strictly […]
chronic depression – part ii
BEATING DEPRESSION NATURALLYPART IITHE SIDE EFFECTS OF SSRI ANTIDEPRESSANTS ARE ANTIDEPRESSANTS SAFE? Before we fully address this question, I would like to first list a few of the more common side effects of SSRI Antidepressants. These are in no particular order. An Inability to Enjoy Activities which are Normally Enjoyable (hobbies, friends, social life, etc) […]
chronic depression – part i
BEATING DEPRESSION NATURALLYPART I Susann – Deutschland/Mecklenburg – Pixabay Far too often, the approach of modern medicine is covering symptoms while failing to as much as even attempting to address underlying cause of those symptoms. And whether the problem is in the body or the mind, when the treatment is geared at making the patient […]
smoking cessation drugs and suicide
DYING TO QUIT? SarahRichterArt – Deutsch – Pixabay No one today is going to argue that tobacco use does not carry some very serious health risks (except maybe the company who used to advertise decades ago that more MD’s smoked Camels than any other brand). We know that smoking is directly responsible for at least […]