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From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine's new frontier | Edward Bullmore
Inflammation
Inflammation, which normally fights infections and heals wounds, also has negative effects on the body.
Studying inflammation's behavior in our bodies has led to a series of breakthroughs, including new kinds of treatments, and immunotherapy.
Apart from research on bodily disorders, new studies are emerging on how the brain and our immune system may be connected.
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Inflammation
Inflammation, which normally fights infections and heals wounds, also has negative effects on the body.
Studying inflammation's behavior in our bodies has led to a series of breakthroughs, including new kinds of treatments, and immunotherapy.
Apart from research on bodily disorders, new studies are emerging on how the brain and our immune system may be connected.
Body and Mind
Studies show inflammation might be one of the reasons for depression, due to a substantial effect on brain activity.
This has led to new experiments using anti-inflammatory drugs like antidepressants, which proved successful.
This provides an important insight on how the body, brain, and mind are co-related and is vital at a time when there are rising cases of mental health disorders and dementia throughout the world.
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Ketosis
Is a metabolic state. Think of being in or out of ketosis like the settings in a hybrid car; you can rely on gas or electricity to different degrees.
In ketosis, we...
The function of ketones
Ketones aren’t just a form of energy, they’re powerful signaling molecules. They regulate the expression of genes and dampen inflammatory processes.
Your body is always producing a very low level of ketones, irrespective of your diet. You start producing more of them when following a diet that’s high in fat and low in carbs.
Getting in ketosis
- The stricter you restrict carbs (or total calories), the quicker you will be in ketosis.
- Restricting your carb intake to 20g per day is a good heuristic (loose rule) for entering ketosis. It will generally get you into ketosis within a few days.
- Fasting gets you into ketosis very quickly.
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