The Underlying Mechanisms of Depression

This is a story about depression... and an important mechanism that emerging research shows may have a very interesting relationship with this condition that affects so many people. That mechanism is systemic inflammation. Inflammation can be caused by emotional/social stress, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, lack of sleep and more. While we may find out that there's more going on in this condition than *just* inflammation, as a potential therapeutic target for a lifestyle intervention, inflammation holds a lot of promise. This is because it is something that is easily biologically quantifiable, affected by a wide variety of lifestyle changes... and also because evidence shows that low inflammation also has a very important relationship with successful aging and health in general. ▶︎ Learn more about the relationship between depression and inflammation (study): http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15020152 ▶︎ Learn more about the relationship between inflammation and aging (study): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415300815 Links related to FoundMyFitness: ▶︎ Subscribe on YouTube: http://youtube.com/user/FoundMyFitness?sub_confirmation=1 ▶︎ Support more videos like this: http://www.patreon.com/foundmyfitness ▶︎ Join my weekly email newsletter: http://www.foundmyfitness.com/?sendme=lifestyle-heuristic ▶︎ Subscribe to the podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/foundmyfitness/id818198322 ▶︎ Twitter: http://twitter.com/foundmyfitness ▶︎ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/foundmyfitness ▶︎ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/foundmyfitness Want notifications when a new podcast comes out? Download one of the FoundMyFitness mobile apps! ▶︎ iPhone App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foundmyfitness-nutrition-science/id859601167?mt=8 ▶︎ Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ionicframework.foundmyfitnessionic469261&hl=en -- Credits: ▶︎ Medina Krluch - Art Direction, 2d Animation & Sound http://www.medinakrluch.com ▶︎ Mark Parksons - 3d Animation & Sound http://www.mparsons.co