Inflammatory Pathways Play a Role in Psychological Conditions

The article “When Psychology Meets Biology: Exploring How Inflammation Impacts Behavior” delves into the connection between behavior and immune responses. It also examines the influence of inflammation on brain functions and subsequent behavioral changes. The immune system plays a role in psychological and neurological conditions through inflammatory pathways. This study underscores the potential for developing treatments for health issues by …

Why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is the Current Gold Standard of Psychotherapy

Super cool thing (according to David D. Burns, MD): Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is almost as effective when self-taught as when used by a therapist… CBT, for me, is the age-old maxim: Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s all small stuff. But how? How are we not going to get upset? CBT says, “stop distorting.” Original article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5797481 Summary: Cognitive …

Correlation Between Inflammation and the Onset of Depression

A cool thing to remember is that inflammation can easily be measured in the human body. A blood test for CRP (see below) is standard. CRP goes up, and inflammation goes up. CRP goes down, and inflammation is down. More importantly: Original article: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21037214 Summary: Research delves into the correlation between high sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP) levels in the …