Curcumin vs. Prozac for Depression: What Does the Data Show
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 25 September 2021
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Does curcumin have comparable effects to Prozac, but without the nasty side effects? Find out!
DATA: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23832433/
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weights. |
| 0:28.5 | And a randomized controlled trial involving 60 people, they compared the effectiveness of using curcumin to Prozac. |
| 0:31.3 | They found that curcumin is as effective as Prozac without some of the side effects. And what are the side effects of Prozac? |
| 0:41.0 | Quite a few. And this is just a very short list. Nausea, headache, insomnia, diarrhea, fatigue, |
| 0:49.0 | weakness, with rare side effects of chest pain, severe dizziness, painful erection that can last for over |
| 0:56.3 | four hours. And there's many, many more that I didn't list. And by the way, check with your doctor |
| 1:01.0 | before taking this advice. I'm not telling you not to take your Prozac. This is just a study to |
| 1:05.3 | share with your doctor, and I'll put the link down below, that has some pretty interesting |
| 1:09.3 | effects, especially if it can work as effective |
| 1:12.4 | as Prozac without the side effects. Now, how does curcumin work? Well, in one way, it can increase |
| 1:18.3 | D, D, DNF. What is that? Brain-derived neurotrophic factor. D-D-N-F increases a protein that helps your neurons make new nerve connections, |
| 1:30.3 | and depression is linked with a decrease in BDNF. In fact, brain disorders in general are linked to a decrease in BDNF. |
| 1:40.3 | Also, if you're low on this factor, it can lead to a shrinking hippocampus, which is involved |
| 1:46.1 | in memory and the capacity to learn something. |
| 1:49.7 | Curcumin also has the ability to increase serotonin as well as dopamine, both involved |
| 1:56.2 | in your overall mood. |
| 1:57.2 | Now, if you're going to use curcumin, I would highly recommend that you also change your |
| 2:01.5 | diet and you start doing fasting, which can have a huge effect on your mood. I would also increase |
| 2:06.8 | vitamin D, add probiotics, start exercising, and definitely get any low-carb diet. If you're new to my |
| 2:15.3 | channel, I put a link down below of exactly what you should be eating. |
| 2:19.8 | Hey, before you go, if you're benefiting from any of my content, I would love to hear about your |
| 2:26.7 | success story. Please share it in the link down below. |
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