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This Is What Happens To Your Brain When You Cut Out Carbohydrates

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 MariaC bipolar, ketogenic diet, low carbohydrate, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia

Treatment for mental health conditions is not always effective. Sometimes the meds work, sometimes they don’t. When they don’t, science has to look beyond the usual parameters for the solutions needed.

That’s why, between 2019 and 2020, French psychiatrists carried out an experiment on adults with “severe, persistent mental illness”. These various illnesses included major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder. Their symptoms had responded poorly to intensive drug treatment.

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BDNF: The Brain Protein That Protects From Depression

April 27, 2022September 1, 2022 MariaC brain derived neurotrophic factor, branched-chain amino acids, depressive disorder, Intermittent fasting, major depressive disorder

This protein is involved in the process of creating new neurons and is crucial for their protection and survival. It is involved in brain plasticity and regulates inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitters.

BDNF is very much involved in maintaining mood.

Without sufficient BDNF, you are at risk of, among others, major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder. The lower the BDNF level, the more severe the symptoms.

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Would You Have a Faecal Transplant for the Sake of Your Mental Health?

September 16, 2021September 1, 2022 MariaC Clostridium difficile, major depressive disorder, microbiome

FMT is highly effective in the treatment of antibiotic-resistant gastrointestinal infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium difficile, or C. diff. C. diff frequently arises after a course of antibiotics and is often fatal. FMT works by altering the patient’s microbiome, the collection of living microorganisms in the gut. It all begins with research. Now, with what we know about the gut-brain connection, and the role that bacteria play in influencing the mind, FMT has sparked interest in the field of mental health research too.

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