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“Exercise is known to increase neurotrophic factors such as vascular endothelial factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factors (which increase the growth of new neurons, synapses, and blood vessels) and decrease overall inflammation (which increases brain aging).”

“I recently interviewed Dr. Charles Raison, MD, on the important role that lifestyle and particularly inflammation may have on influencing mood disorders and how a multidisciplinary approach that addresses various lifestyle habits including diet, exercise, sauna, hot yoga, meditation etc.”

“The investigators injected the brains of mice with either lipopolysaccharide (LPS, an endotoxin that promotes acute inflammation) or 6-hydroxydopamine (a neurotoxin) and assessed the animals' brains for evidence of substantia nigra cell death.”

“Previous research has shown that healthy human volunteers consuming 30 mg of oral Theracurmin have a 27-fold higher "area under the blood concentration-time curve" compared with those consuming standard curcumin powder. Other bioavailable forms of curcumin include Meriva, which is a curcumin phytosome and has been shown to reduce inflammation, pain, and improve mood in other clinical trials.”

“Although many observational studies are now linking air pollution to dementia it is difficult to establish causation. However, a growing body of animal studies are establishing causation between breathing in particulate matter and brain inflammation and atrophy.”

“DHA may benefit Parkinson's disease patients in other ways, such as increasing BDNF — a growth factor that promotes the growth of new neurons in the brain or decreasing inflammation.”

“This alleviates competition with tryptophan for transport into the brain thus allowing tryptophan to be converted into serotonin. This is why exercise increases serotonin. Exercise also decreases inflammation which has been shown to play a causal role in depression and anxiety.”

“Nrf2 functions within a biological pathway called Keap1-Nrf2-ARE, where it switches on the transcription of various cytoprotective proteins that protect against oxidative damage triggered by injury and inflammation.”

“After the age of approximately 63, a process called thymic involution severely impairs T cell function and is linked to increases in cancer, infection, autoimmune conditions, chronic inflammation, and heart disease.”

“Signs of chronic inflammation were also reduced in the athlete group, including lower levels of inflammatory proteins and higher levels of anti-inflammatory ones. These findings suggest that lifelong training does more than strengthen muscles or endurance; it may also preserve cellular health.”