Vitamin D may help to improve mood

Vitamin D has been a major topic of research over the last 2 years.  It seems as though this vitamin is essential to many aspects for health from bone to brain.  Low blood serum levels of vitamin D have been associated with increased risk for several diseases e.g. cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, depression, dental caries, [...]

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Study finds that overall healthy diet may protect against depression in middle age

On Monday I wrote about omega 3 fats and how they are important for brain function and in protecting against and treating depression.  Today I wanted to look at a UK study which has just been published in the British Journal of Psychiatry (1).

The study authors (1) wanted to examine the association between [...]

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Long chain omega 3 fatty acids may be helpful in treating depression

If you were to search this blog you would notice that I have written extensively about mood, depression, mental health and the brain.  This area of nutrition excites and intrigues me greatly and I have specifically researched it and kept up to date with it, for over eight years now.  A key factor for [...]

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More evidence backs the use of St John’s Wort in treating depression

At the beginning of September I wrote a piece about light therapy in the treatment of seasonal affective disorder (SAD).  A common feature of SAD is low mood and depression and many individuals suffering from these kinds of symptoms would really prefer to take a natural alternative to conventional anti-depressant medications.  One option to [...]

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