Brain Health and Healing
Get power over anxiety, mood, voices, learning and memory issues, addiction, OCD, paranoia, etc. We look at root causes and triggers, biotypes, nutrients and herbs, allergies and sensitivities, metals and toxins, environment and epigenetics. We're talking nutritional psychiatry, integrative psychiatry, and functional medicine. Come join us for knowledge, stories, laughter, and serious talk about the brain: how it works, how it is nourished and cared for, and how mental health evolves. And if you want more, you can always look to my books at https://www.boragebooks.com New podcasts will come out twice a month. Note: What we say in this podcast is educational only. It is not medical diagnosis or treatment advice for the individual. If you suspect illness, see a knowledgeable physician.
Brain Health and Healing
Folate (folic acid): Depression, Mania, and Biotype
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Eva Edelman and Simone Jeanette
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Season 1
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Episode 11
Why folate (folic acid) can have opposite effects on mood. How It can worsen undemethylated depression, by reducing serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine in the synapse. How, conversely, it can be antidepressant for people who do not create enough antidepressant neurotransmitters. Also discusses how folate can, in some cases, help counter voices and mania.
Reference books
Walsh WJ, Nutrient Power
Edelman E, Natural Healing for Bipolar Disorder/Schizophrenia
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