Do Fasting for Depression and Improve Your Mood

Could fasting be the new antidepressant? I think so, and here’s why.

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcmm.13418

Timestamps
0:06 Intermittent fasting 
0:14 Fasting effects on depression
2:21 Antidepressants 
2:47 Natural antidepressants 

Today we’re going to talk about fasting as a potential natural antidepressant. There are a lot of positive and amazing things that can happen in your body from doing fasting that go way beyond just losing weight and getting rid of your hunger. 

I found a fascinating study that involves fasting improving mood. Here are a few things from the study:

1. They found that orexin signaling activity increases. Orexin increases wakefulness, it increases dopamine, and it’s associated with happiness. 

2. Fasting can increase endorphin release. Endorphins increase pleasure and decrease pain. 

3. Fasting can increase CREB-TF, which signals certain genes that increase serotonin. 

4. It could increase BDNF, which can help you grow new brain cells.

Other things you could do to potentially help with depression:
• Fish/cod liver oil (DHA, EPA)
• Vitamin D
• Choline 
• Whole eggs 
• Curcumin 
• High-fat diet 

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Dr. Berg, 56 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of The New Body Type Guide and other books published by KB Publishing. He has taught students nutrition as an adjunct professor at Howard University. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Thanks for watching! Consider giving fasting along with these other tips a try for their potential natural antidepressant properties.