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Fighting Depression

Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

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Anti-Inflammatory Diets Can Help With Depression

The most anti inflammatory diet is plant basd, which can cut sea reactive protein levels by 30 % within two weeks. Free radicals lead to auto mune inflammation and endo taxins in animal products cause a burst of inflammation hours after consumption. No work has examined the effect of experimentally induced inflammation on anedonia, the lack of reaction to pleasurable stimuli. But eliminating animal products and eating antioxent rich diets could help prevent or treat depression.

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