Study finds link between depression, brain inflammation
Source: CTV
Canadian scientists say they’ve made a big breakthrough in depression research with a new study that found inflammation deep in the brains of patients suffering from the illness.
While the research is still in its early stages, it provides scientists with a possible alternative cause for the disease, and an explanation for why between 30 and 50 per cent of patients with depression don’t respond to medication.
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They found that those with depression had an average 30 per cent more inflammation in their brains.
And the greater the inflammation, the more severe the patient’s symptoms.
The researchers say their findings are significant, and raise the question of whether getting rid of the inflammation would eliminate depression altogether.
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Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/study-finds-link-between-depression-brain-inflammation-1.2210121
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Which makes sense. It doesn't feel like something other than an understandable "pendulum swing" to me. 
But, I've also got long term Complex-PTSD, so again, it makes sense that when I'm doing well, it feels a little giddy cuz of the relief.
I don't have any personal experience of bi-polar, so I can't speculate.
our Dermatologist for skin breakouts. His is due to the cold and dry air, and mine is due to inflammation from within the body. We take Curcumin and also Botsweilla, which are supposed to fight inflammation. Apparently these aren't helping me much!
I was wondering if some antidepressants increase inflammation, so I googled Remeron. I was not surprised to find tons of side effects, one being skin breakouts but they don't come out and say "inflammation". Thank you for the post, bananas.
And people tend to eat lots of junk carbs (as recommended by the FDA) to help them forget about the pain that is caused by those same carbs.
Following the horrible advice here...
...will cause inflammation all over your body.
I literally had a state trooper pass me on the highway this past weeked while I was puffing away!
Hey, don't look at me dude just smoking a cig 
In may CNS neurological diseases there is a low level of inflammation in the brain. This can result in an increase of insulin resistance by brain cells. When this occurs, those brain cells may end up running lean - not getting the glucose they need for normal function. In this situation coconut oil can help. Compared to most other fats, coconut oil is relatively quickly absorbed. When it leaves the stomach it is quickly absorbed by the intestines and sent up the portal vein to the liver rather than later coming back through the lymph system. In the liver it is (again) relatively quickly converted into ketone bodies which can cross the blood brain barrier. Neurons that are running lean (can't get enough glucose) can use those ketones (fats) to make up the energy deficit and will thus function better.
I don't know if this would affect the inflammation but it will definitely make up the energy deficit if insulin resistance is present in the neurons. It's not magic so it doesn't cure the underlying cause(s) but in quite a few cases it can have a substantial positive effect. There are videos on it's effect for Alzheimer's disease. I have personal experience with it working like gangbusters for people with brain fog and memory loss from type 2 diabetes and other diseases such as MS. Again it is not magic and does not work for everyone/everything.
If you have depression, it is very cheap to buy coconut oil and substantial numbers of people with other CNS neurological disease have an easy to recognize improvement by the afternoon if they take up to 1-2 tbsp in the morning. It doesn't work for everybody, it is a good ideal to take it with food or you can get an upset stomach and you can use either organic, extra virgin coconut oil or you can spend more and use MCT oil (which is distilled from coconut oil). I use soya lecithin to emulsify it in body temperature (coconut oil is solid below 73 F)water or juice so I can drink it directly without that oily taste.
If anyone here with depression tries coconut oil I would be interested in what happened. Some people may need to start with a lower amount and slowly increase it. I recommend it in the morning or at lunch as it may keep you awake at night if you take it with dinner. I you think some coconut oil good (1-2 tbsp) then a lot more is better, you are likely to get stomach cramps all night and who knows what will come out your end.
