Depression - Beyond the Chemical Imbalance (Part 1)

Today we go back to the basics of depression.  Borodin's Nocturne (right click to open in new tab).I would say there are three main theories held...

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Tales of the Metabolically Deranged

Happy Thanksgiving!  I'm probably in too good of a mood to write this post properly, but I have a moment right now and must seize the opportunity,...

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Soda Begets Zombies

Okay, not likely.  But the sugary variety might well be causing depression in those vulnerable to fructose malabsorption.  Have a look at my...

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Handel and the Biology of Allergy, Atopy, and Suicide

With respect to classical music, I'm a much bigger fan of the classical and romantic composers (Mozart, Beethoven and all those Russian guys like Rimsky-Korsakoff)...

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Sniffles and Suicide

Let's revisit the basic premise, my hypothesis we are searching to disprove.  Humans are not broken, but we are not optimized for our current environment,...

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Is Postpartum Psychosis an Autoimmune Disease?

Here's an article for the "everything is connected" file.  Also for "yes, psychiatric disease has biologic underpinnings and is medical illness"...

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Evolutionary Psychiatry and Bipolar Disorder

A couple of papers came to my attention this week that relate to what I consider "real" evolutionary psychiatry.  That is, what are some evolutionary...

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Is Some Psychiatric Disease a Manifestation of Lyme Disease?

Hello there!  I�ve been offline at home for the past week, ever since the big snowstorm that came through the northeast in late October.  The...

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Offline

Hi all! A snowstorm took out myhome Internet service a week ago, and it is still not repaired. I have a post written for when service is restored, but...

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