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“This study was not a randomized controlled trial which, of course, means causation cannot be established. However, the anticholinergic drugs were prescribed for a wide-range of conditions including depression, bladder conditions, and Parkinson's disease.”

“I also think that the underlying mechanisms causing depression have a lot to do with inflammation, which can result from poor nutrition, emotional/social stress, sedentary lifestyle, poor sleep etc.”

“White matter hyperintensities increase with age, hypertension, and obesity and are associated with depression, cognitive impairment, and physical disability. The association between white matter hyperintensities and disease follows a stepwise pattern, meaning the more lesions that are visible, the greater the risk of impairment.”

“Adults who followed calorie-restricted diets reported slightly higher depression scores than those not on any specific diet. Among people with overweight, low-calorie diets were associated with a modest increase in depressive symptoms, while low-nutrient diets were linked to an even greater increase.”

“15 minutes a day of strenuous exercise like running was enough to prevent depression.”

“01:16:42 - Inflammation causes tryptophan – the precursor to serotonin – to be reallocated to kynurenine, which then turns into the neurotoxin quinolinic acid, leading to depression. Study. 01:18:00 - The many ways exercise and lifestyle can combat depression.”

“Neurodevelopmental: Increases synaptic plasticity, improved behavior in autism model, reduced anxiety and depression in multiple models. Reproductive effects: Decreases endometrial tumors in females. Causes testicular degeneration in males.”

“Exercise-induced improvements in circulating levels of BDNF, kynurenine, and interleukin-6 were associated with a reduction in depressive symptoms.”

“Researchers tested whether more consistent timing of everyday activities was associated with pain, depressive symptoms, and body mass index (BMI) among older adults with and without insomnia.”

“Researchers assessed participants' executive function and episodic memory and enquired about their use of psychedelic drugs, including marijuana, LSD, or other hallucinogens (e.g., PCP, angel dust, peyote, ecstasy, mescaline, or Prozac), in the previous 12 months.”