You’ll discover how a deeper biological process – inflammation – might be a major player in many forms of depression, even if you never thought of it that way. You'll learn about specific actions you can take, like increasing your intake of EPA (a type of Omega-3), and how it works at a biochemical level to counter the effects of inflammation on your mood. It's fascinating to see how something as simple as exercise, particularly rhythmic movement, can actually help divert a neurotoxic pathway in your body and support your serotonin production. You'll find it reassuring to understand that these natural approaches don't just 'work' by chance; they operate on the very same biochemical pathways that prescribed antidepressants do, offering a clear scientific reason for their effectiveness. if we want to control depression or limit or eliminate depression that focusing on reducing inflammation and its associated pathways is a really good thing to do. the threshold level seems to be about one gram, 1,000 milligs of EPA. so you will sometimes see on a bottle of krill oil or fish oil or any other source even you know plant source or other source of of uh epa that it's 1,000 milligs or 1,200 millig but what's really important to look at is whether or not there's more than 1,000 milligs of epa because the epa in particular is what's important here. What biological phenomenon is increasingly linked to many forms of major depression? Which of the following are identified as major players in creating chronic inflammation in the brain and body? How does excessive inflammation affect the tryptophan pathway, potentially contributing to depression? What is the recommended threshold level of EPA intake mentioned for its beneficial effects on inflammation and mood? How does exercise help reduce the pro-depressive effects of inflammation? You’ll really understand how your hormones, especially thyroid and cortisol, can secretly influence feelings of depression, connecting to things like postpartum depression or even typical menstrual cycle shifts. This section makes you see how much stress truly impacts your mental health, showing you that several intense stressful life events can dramatically increase your risk for major depression. You'll learn about the fascinating genetic component of depression, like how identical twins have a 50% chance of both experiencing it if one does, which highlights a strong predisposition but also that it's not 100% inherited. This clip will make you realize that if you have a genetic predisposition or family history of depression, actively managing your stress isn’t just good advice—it's a critical step in preventing depressive episodes. 20% of people that have major depression have low thyroid hormone and that leads to low energy, low metabolism in the brain and body. if you haven't gotten major depression, the more likely it is that you should take steps to learn to mitigate stress because stress is the major factor that can trigger one of these depressive episodes. What percentage of people with major depression are found to have low thyroid hormone? Which of the following situations or conditions are mentioned as potentially increasing susceptibility to depression due to hormonal impact? According to the speaker, experiencing how many bouts of intense, long-term stressful episodes significantly increases one's risk for major depression? How does the cortisol system, activated by stress, contribute to depression? For identical (monozygotic) twins where one twin has major depression, what is the probability that the other twin will also develop major depression?