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“Watch this episode in which Dr. Rhonda Patrick talks about her love of cycling for its powerful mood-enhancing effects and describes the compelling science suggesting exercise is a powerful tool for preventing or managing the symptoms of depression and mental illness.”

“Approximately 95% of patients had improved mood after exercise. There have been several other intervention studies showing that exercise improves mood in people with depression, improves psychosis in people with schizophrenia, and improves anxiety.”

“This axis of stress control communicates directly with the hippocampus, the memory center of the brain, which helps the brain retain memories of stressful situations, but also contributes to the development of depression. Previous research shows that probiotics can reduced depression severity; however, additional research is necessary to understand the mechanisms of this relationship.”

“This is not surprising, but it is observational, meaning the direction of causality is difficult to establish. Poor sleep could accelerate aging biology, but poor health, pain, depression, stress, obesity, and inflammation could also disrupt sleep and raise clock scores.”

“A notable randomized trial found that women with clinical depression supplemented with creatine (5 grams/day) alongside SSRIs experienced faster symptom relief and higher remission rates compared to SSRIs alone.”

“(This isn't that surprising since there's also been a connection to depression established with markers of inflammation like CRP previously.)”

“Participants completed questionnaires about their mood and affect before the session and one week later. The investigators found that participants reported fewer depression symptoms and less negative affect one week after the sauna session, compared to prior to the session.”

“There have been multiple studies that have now found psilocybin appears to have a positive effect on well-being and improve symptoms of depression possibly through its effects on the serotonin receptor.”