Tag: depression
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Preventing Depression
A systematic review by O’Neill et al. (2022) examined 7 randomized controlled trials on the effect of different dietary interventions on depression in adults, and found fresh produce, wholegrains, low-fat dairy and lean protein to be beneficial, and processed and high-fat foods to be detrimental. In their discussion they highlight a study by Lindseth et…
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Phytonutrients
The IFM Phytonutrient Spectrum – Comprehensive Guide has some great ideas about how to diversify your diet and consume a broader range of nutrients, like that cooking carrots with a little olive oil can make the carotenoids more bioavailable. I love the idea that eating green leafy vegetables every day slows aging by 11 years. …
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Dopamine
Gaum et al. (2017) assessed dopamine in their participants by measuring two of its metabolites, homovanillic acid (HVA) and vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), in urine. They adjusted the levels for creatine as a marker of urine concentration, albumin to account for liver function, and also self-reported traumatic experiences, taking post-traumatic stress disorder into account as a…
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Microbiome of Depression
Szabo de Edelenyi et al. (2021) wanted to begin testing the hypothesis that eating more fruits and vegetables would lower the amount of indole produced by gastrointestinal bacteria, resulting in a reduced risk for depression. They selected a sample of 2,054 women ages 45-65 from within the participants of a larger prospective cohort study called…
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DHEA
DHEA, or dehydroepiandrosterone, is a steroid hormone. It is metabolized into DHEA-Sulphate and into other hormones such as testosterone and estrogen, so I would consider it under the clinical imbalance of Communication. Symptoms of low DHEA could include those typically associated with low levels of testosterone or estrogen, such as loss of bone mineral density,…
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