Tag: serotonin

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Chronic stress (adversity) lowers dopamine and causes mental illness

The evidence for the role of chronic stress in virtually every health condition doctors have a name…

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PUFA and serotonin promote each other, and likely cause mental illness

I neat new study that draws a direct parallel between PUFA-driven inflammation, serotonin and depression. As the…

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Gut serotonin (due to bacteria) is the master regulator of metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and weight

Over the last year I posted a number of studies demonstrating strong link between serotonin and chronic…

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If current trends hold, within a decade the entire population may become autistic

Peat published a newsletter not long ago in which he presented evidence that not only are autism…

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Progesterone may bind and deactivate endotoxin (LPS) directly

I made a few posts recently discussing the blocking effects of pregnenolone on TLR4 and TLR family…

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Serotonin excess, not dopamine deficiency, may be the cause of Parkinson

One of the most paradigm-challenging studies I have seen this year and, unsurprisingly, mainstream media is pulling…

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A selective serotonin antagonist is a potent antidepressant

Fraud, fraud and nothing but fraud! I used to think it is shear stupidity, but the evidence…

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SSRI drugs during pregnancy cause child autism, antiserotonin drugs cure it

Yet another study pointing the finger directly at serotonin as a major causative factor in autism. This…

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Elevated serotonin increases criminal activity

The study looked at correlations between ambient temperature and criminal activity and found that higher temperatures correlate…

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Cortisol (stress) directly causes depression

I have posted quite a few threads/posts on the role of stress as perhaps the main cause…