{"id":2254,"date":"2023-05-26T11:11:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/haidut.me\/?p=2254"},"modified":"2023-05-26T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:15:46","slug":"study-glycine-may-treat-depression-media-glycine-may-cause-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haidut.me\/?p=2254","title":{"rendered":"STUDY: Glycine may treat depression; MEDIA: Glycine may cause depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

The level of misreporting in mainstream media is reaching criminal levels. For example, there have been many studies discovering that an increase in the activity of the serotonin transporter (SERT), which results in lower levels of extracellular serotonin, results in alleviation of depression or resilience to its onset. In other words, LOW (extracellular) serotonin is therapeutic for depression. Invariably, the media took those studies and reported “High serotonin good for depression”, so basically the exact opposite of what the studies said. It looks like this charade is not isolated to serotonin (and estrogen), but is probably a general rule that media follows at the orders of its pharma sponsors. Case in point – the study below. It demonstrated that the activation of a specific receptor contributes to the development of depression, and animals lacking that receptor were remarkably resilient to developing depression. Ergo, a substance that inhibits said receptor would be therapeutic for depression. The amino acid glycine was found to be an inhibitor of that receptor and as such is expected to be therapeutic for depression, as well as anxiety and other mood disorders. The study authors even started a company developing synthetic inhibitors of said receptor as treatment for various mental disorders, and another article quoted the study author saying that the reason they are not pursuing glycine (or taurine) as antidepressant treatment is the lack of “selectivity” of those molecules for the receptor in question (GPR158<\/a>). What did mainstream media report? You guess it – “glycine…likely contributing to major depression, anxiety and other mood disorders<\/em>“. I think we are in a desperate need for a change in the laws protecting media for misleading the public on important health matters. While most people saw clearly the media failure in properly informing the public during the pandemic, the pandemic misdeeds of media are small peanuts compared to issues like the one discussed in this post since the latter affect the health of hundreds of millions of people around the world for decades<\/strong><\/span>, considering mental disorders are typically chronic conditions. Deliberately misreporting on such issues of public health should have legal repercussions. A doctor can lose his\/her license for engaging in such misinformation repeatedly, even if the acts were not deliberate. Why should the media be treated any differently? Oh, and lest I forget, the receptor GPR158 that glycine (and possibly taurine) are inhibiting is activated by glucocorticoids<\/a> and, once activated, also drives the development of various tumors such as prostate cancer. Yet another piece of evidence that stress can directly cause cancer, depression and other mental disorders. Conversely, glycine and taurine can be viewed as functional antagonists to stress\/cortisol.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36996198\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2023\/03\/230330172127.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Newly Discovered Trigger for Major Depression Opens New Possibilities for Treatments<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n