Depression Goes Beyond the Brain [new study]
🤓 Here’s a nerdy word for you:
👉Metabolomics 👈
Metabolomics studies a large number of small molecules and chemical messengers (metabolites) in the body.
It’s a comprehensive way to understand the combined effect of genetic & environmental influences on health 🧬🌿🔬
A new study used metabolomics to discover 2 key patterns associated with depression.
⚡ Energy metabolism was disturbed in depression.
🦠 The gut microbiome was altered in depression.
Even though this was a scientifically complicated study, the results support the way we work with clients in real life every day because:
🧠 Mental health is not separate from physical health 🍏
Whenever somebody struggles on an emotional level, one piece of the puzzle we always look into is their physical health—including gut health, mitochondrial function, metabolism, and more.