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“Inflammatory markers, such as cytokines, are elevated in people with depression. Investigators observed that a subset of patients treated for hepatitis C using repeated doses of interferon-alpha, which stimulates inflammation, developed depression.”

“Estimates of the global prevalence of insomnia vary, ranging from as low as 10 percent to as high as 60 percent. People with insomnia often experience depression, poor work performance, car accidents, and overall poor quality of life.”

“Unfortunately, some people do not respond to conventional therapies for depression. Psilocybin is emerging as a potential therapy for treatment-resistant depression, demonstrating efficacy in a recent small study in the UK.”

“And simply managing light exposure may be helpful for some people with depression. In this Aliquot, Dr. Charles Raison, Dr. Roland Griffiths, and Wim Hof describe lifestyle practices that may be beneficial in treating symptoms of depression.”

“Elevated biomarkers of inflammation, which are commonly observed in people who have depression, chronically activate the body's inflammatory response system, promoting the development of depressive symptoms and inducing changes in brain and neuroendocrine function.”

People experiencing depression or schizophrenia tend to have impaired thermoregulation, causing difficulties with sweating and cooling themselves off. Using heat exposure, investigators were able to sensitize pathways important to thermoregulatory cooling (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27172277) that also affect brain regions implicated in the regulation of mood.

“He hypothesizes that stress makes one more prone to suffer an injury and thus the immune system gets stimulated during times of stress. In this clip, Dr. Charles Raison describes how the body has evolved to employ some of the same physiological mechanisms in depression and physical illnesses.”

“Following just one treatment session, subjects experienced elevations in mood that lasted for several weeks. In this clip, Dr. Rhonda Patrick describes the effects of heat on mood, particularly in those experiencing depression.”

“There are various ancient practices, including meditation, hot yoga, and sauna, that may aid in the treatment of depression. Whether the medical community will embrace these lifestyle interventions remains to be seen.”

“Inflammation is a critical element of the body’s immune response. Chronic inflammation, which occurs on the cellular level in response to toxins or other stressors, plays a key role in the development of many diseases, including depression.”