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🦠The Gut’s New Best Friend? Psychedelics! 🧠  Yes, the trillions of microbes living in your digestive tract are now believed to play a significant role in how your brain reacts to psychedelics. It’s a gut-brain connection that’s as fascinating as it is complex, and researchers are just beginning to explore its full implications.  I mean 95% of the body's serotonin receptors are in the gut and psychedelics work via serotonin receptors so this research is super important! ✨ Researchers are particularly excited about how this connection could pave the way for more personalized approaches to psychedelic therapy. The idea is that by understanding an individual's unique gut microbiome, clinicians could better predict how they might respond to psychedelic treatment. This could lead to more effective, tailored therapies for conditions like depression, PTSD, and addiction—conditions that have notoriously been difficult to treat with traditional methods. This is a research article so buckle up if you want to understand this more!  🔗 Link in comments.  #mdma #psychedelictherapy #gutbrainaxis #mentalhealth #microbiome

What is the nature of human mental life and its relation to biological life, and especially the operations of the brain? Since health care is concerned with maintaining and restoring human well-being. both mental and bodily, this is also a theme for philosophical reflection about health care. Such reflection is not just theoretical: our answers to questions about the relation between the mental and the bodily have a bearing on the kinds of treatment which are appropriate for mental and bodily disorders. Various questions arise. First, are mental disorders properly seen as "illness, in the sense in which that term is understood in modem, scientific, medicine? (The answer to this question requires thought about how terms like "illness" and "disease" are understood in modem medicine.) Second, if the answer to the first question is "Yes," then how is mental illness related to bodily, especially brain, disorder? Is mental illness totally distinct from brain disorder? Or are "mental" disorders just a subclass of brain diseases? Or is mental illness the causal product of brain disease? Or, finally, is all illness a combination of "mental" and "bodily" elements, so that the alleged distinction between menial health and bodily health is, at best, pragmatic- useful for some purposes, but with no sound philosophical foundation? Ref https://lnkd.in/e3hJgKME

Dr. Palmer: DSM mental disorder (MD) definitions suffer from Dx heterogeneity, comorbidity, non-validity. Many Rx cause metabolic problems, and those with metabolic issues at higher risk for MD. Ergo, MDs may be metabolic disorders of the brain. Ergo, remedying MDs should involve metabolic interventions - eating, exercise, sleep, stress management, substance reductions, higher quality relationships. The proposed solution mirrors my MERIT framework for Peak Mental Performance at work, based on all that research: move, eat, rest, interact, think. Nice affirmation this morning. #HarvardLifestyleMedicine #MentalWellness #mentalhealth #lifestylemedicine #preventativemedicine #integrativemedicine #functionalmedicine #mindbodymedicine #appliedneuroscience #positivepsychology #workingbrainbook #meritframework #movement #nutrition #sleep #sleepbetter #socialbrain #mindset #mindsetmatters Harvard Medical School Harvard University Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Mass General Brigham Mass General Hospital

🤓🧐”wHaT dO yOu mEaN nEw nEuRaL pAtHwAys?!?” When you undergo ketamine treatment, your brain forms new neural pathways, essentially creating new routes for thoughts and emotions to travel. This can lead to improved mental health outcomes, making it easier for you to break free from old patterns of thinking. 🧠✨ Want to know more of the science?🔬 When administered, ketamine interacts with the NMDA receptors in the brain, inhibiting excitatory neurotransmitters like glutamate. This action results in a surge of synaptic connectivity, stimulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) production, which plays a crucial role in forming new neural connections. 🌱✨ Interestingly, studies have shown that ketamine therapy can lead to changes in brain activity patterns, particularly in areas associated with mood regulation, such as the prefrontal cortex and amygdala. This rewiring can help patients experience a more balanced emotional state and heightened resilience against stressors. 🌈🧠 https://lnkd.in/gFfH_VrG #ketaminetherapy #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #psychedelic #anewtherapy

Dr. Palmer: DSM mental disorder (MD) definitions suffer from Dx heterogeneity, comorbidity, non-validity. Many Rx cause metabolic problems, and those with metabolic issues at higher risk for MD. Ergo, MDs may be metabolic disorders of the brain. Ergo, remedying MDs should involve metabolic interventions - eating, exercise, sleep, stress mgmt, substance reductions, relationships. The proposed solution mirrors my MERIT framework for Peak Mental Performance at work, based on all that research: move, eat, rest, interact, think. Nice affirmation this morning. #HarvardLifestyleMedicine #MentalWellness #mentalhealth #lifestylemedicine #preventativemedicine #integrativemedicine #functionalmedicine #mindbodymedicine #appliedneuroscience #positivepsychology #workingbrainbook #meritframework #movement #nutrition #sleep #sleepbetter #socialbrain #mindset #mindsetmatters Harvard Medical School Harvard University Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Mass General Brigham Mass General Hospital

🧠 Fascinated by the recent interview with Professor David Nutt, Care Committee member at Klearwell and leading Neuropsychopharmacologist, discussing how ketamine may provide relief for those battling severe depression. Recent findings suggest that ketamine targets the lateral habenula, a crucial brain region for emotional processing and reward. This could pave the way for ketamine to become a standard treatment option. A significant step forward in understanding and treating depression! Listen to the interview here: https://buff.ly/4dhmHZT #MentalHealthAwareness #DepressionTreatment #Psychopharmacology #Research #KetamineTherapy #TreatmentResistant #Psychotherapy #AlternativeTherapy #MentalHealth

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🌱 A New Hope for Anorexia Nervosa: Psychedelic Therapy🌱 A ground-breaking study from UCSD and published in Psychedelics by lead author Dr Stephanie Knatz Peck, Ph.D. revealed the potential of psilocybin therapy in treating anorexia nervosa. Key findings: Treatment effects were most pronounced in shape and weight concerns with: 60% of participants reporting a reduction in the importance of physical appearance and; 70% noted quality-of-life improvements and shifts in personal identity 90% of participants ranked their psilocybin session among their top five most meaningful life experiences Four out of ten participants showed clinically significant reductions in eating disorder psychopathology The study suggests that psilocybin therapy may be a promising new treatment for anorexia nervosa. However, further research is needed to determine how best to use this treatment approach. Article: https://lnkd.in/gYTPzzjE Psilocybin therapy and research continues to lead the way in new treatment pathways. As an Australian #manufacturer of #psychedelics, Natural MedTech supports further advancements in psychedelics research and therapeutic possibilities for a range of treatment resistant mental health conditions.  #NaturalMedtech #MentalHealth #PsychedelicResearch #anorexianervosa #Psilocybin #InnovationInScience Stephanie Knatz Peck, Ph.D., Hannah Fisher, Jessie Kim, Samantha Shao, Julie Trim, and Walter H. Kaye Peter Schubert Luke McFarlane Mark Riccio, CFA Mario Gattino Mark Hestermann Jessica Lee Fertig Tau Media Pty Ltd Nicola Richards

The Intricate Dance of Depression and Insomnia: Understanding the Connection 🧠💤 Depression and insomnia often walk hand in hand, creating a complex cycle that affects millions worldwide. These co-occurring disorders can significantly impact our health and well-being, making it crucial to address both simultaneously. The science behind this relationship is fascinating. Depression alters our brain chemistry, disrupting neurotransmitters and circadian rhythms, which in turn affects our sleep patterns. Conversely, chronic sleep deprivation can exacerbate depressive symptoms, creating a vicious cycle. Diagnosing these intertwined conditions can be challenging for healthcare professionals. However, evidence-based treatments like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia