E46: Magnesium: The Most Important Mineral for Mental Health?
On today's show I will be talking about minerals and specifically magnesium. Magnesium is critical for cell functioning and neurons are certainly no exception. I'll talk about what magnesium does, how you can be deficient, how it's very difficult to measure neuronal levels, what foods contain it, what research there is to support the use of magnesium in depression, and I'll try to help sort out all those crazy different types of magnesium you see online and at the store. This is definitely a mineral to pay attention to and is just one of two that I'll be discussing, so I'm sure you will enjoy.
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Vitamin D: Does Supplementation Help With Mental Health?
On the show today I will be wrapping up the vitamins with vitamin D. This is a vitamin that I see ordered all the time, and I see it ordered a lot by mental health. Well, I can't say that I've ever seen correcting it to make a difference in mental health, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't correct it. We take care of the whole person. Listen in to hear all about vitamin D, the details on evidence or lack thereof for mental health, and what it should actually be used for.
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E44: L-Methylfolate (Deplin) and SAMe for the Treatment of Depression
I introduced you to vitamins on the last episode and specifically concentrated on the B vitamins and more specifically, B12 and folate (B9). I touched on L-Methylfolate as the best way to supplement folate and that even if you are not deficient in folate that it may not be getting into your brain. If that's the case, then the patient may need L-Methylfolate. I will go into detail on it today. I will also cover SAMe which is related as it is a chemical in the methylation cycle that the folate cycle is connected to. Let's learn about these two supplements for depression that have pretty good evidence for benefit in patients!
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E43: B Vitamins and Why They Are Important for Mental Health
Today we continue our journey through complementary medicine and its impact on depression. Last time I talked about herbal treatments, and today I will start off a short series on vitamins and minerals. On today's episode I'll briefly talk about vitamins in general and then I'll focus on the B vitamins most important for mental health, B12 and folate. I'll talk about why they are so important, how one could become deficient in them, how to check for that, and what to do about it. Many of your patients are probably taking vitamins and thinking they are helping them, so I think it's critical we know as much about them as possible so that we can counsel patients and actual prescribe them when they are actually needed!
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Quick Take #1: Suzetrigine (Journavx)
Today I'm putting out a special episode that I'm calling a Quick Take where I'm featuring new information that comes out that is not with the topic that I am currently covering. This episode is about a first in class new non-opioid pain medication called suzetrigine. This is an interesting medication and may have potential to replace opioids. On this episode I'll talk about what's known about this medication and what you need to prescribe it. I'll also touch on the idea of using new medications and the cost associated with doing so. This is a little different than what I've been talking about so I hope you enjoy!
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