FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
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Depression, inflammation and light therapy
Research shows relief from depression by combining management of inflammation with bright light and chronotherapy to correct circadian dysregulation.
Antidepressants: expectation predicts response; relapses
A study just published in the British Journal of Psychiatry provides further evidence showing that there was no significant difference in outcomes between antidepressants and placebo, and the response to both was predicted by expectations. Moreover, antidepressants increase the vulnerability to relapses.
Bipolar disorder and neuroinflammation
There is a massive amount of evidence supporting the importance of assessing and treating neuroinflammation in bipolar disorder and other neuropsychiatric illnesses. This makes necessarily the comprehensive examination of autoimmunity and its numerous underlying contributory causes.
Depression, aging and brain inflammation: indications for sustainable treatment
Depression and aging, not only diminished cognitive function but the level of physiological competence throughout the body, have brain inflammation in common. This fact is of premiere importance when designing rational treatment plans for both depression and high functioning longevity.
Exercise scores as well as Zoloft for major depression
Exercise scores as well as Zoloft for major depression
Nutritional and metabolic requirements for pediatric brain health
Nutritional and metabolic requirements for pediatric brain health
Inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration in major depression
Inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration in major depression
Neurotransmitter GABA important for major depression
Neurotransmitter GABA important for major depression