October 22, 2010 in Diabesity |
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In the first part of this series on diabesity, we "got under the hood" to look at the underlying mechanisms of both obesity and diabetes. We've now moved on to discussing the environmental and lifestyle risk factors that drive these conditions. In the last article we learned about the top 3 dietary causes of diabesity. In this article, we're going to see how stress can independently cause both obesity and diabetes.
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August 7, 2008 in Depression |
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In the last few articles in my series on antidepressants and depression, I have presented evidence demonstrating that - despite popular belief - depression is not caused by a deficiency of serotonin in the brain.
However, this of course does not suggest that depression is completely divorced from biochemical processes in the body. The brain is a "living orchestra" of complex, interconnected systems that are in continuous relationship with one another. Everything from the food ...
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