Treating depression naturally with Functional Medicine

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Depression affects nearly 20% of the entire population. Only about one third of those people affected seek treatment, and even less than that actually see results from their medications and treatments. The past year has brought on high rates of depression, loneliness and anxiety. How can we find better ways to help those that are struggling with these issues that could lead to morbidity and death? In today’s episode we’re talking about the functional medicine approach to depression. We talk about how depression can lead to other mental health disorders as well as how it can affect our bodies physically. We look at the root causes of this disease and how we can overcome symptoms naturally, including supplements and activities that can help us promote mental and physical wellness to overcome or combat depression. For more on this topic, be sure to check out episode 64 of the Lindsey Elmore Show, ‘Healing Anxiety Naturally.’

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0:00.0	In the past year, we have seen rates of depression, isolation, and loneliness skyrocket.
0:07.2	And that's not good because the more lonely that we are, the more likely we are to suffer morbidity
0:14.3	and the more likely that we are to die.
0:18.4	On top of all of that, the treatments for depression are marginally effective at best,
0:26.1	and many people experience no relief despite being on a trial after trial after trial of antidepressant
0:36.3	medications. It's time for us to look at depression in a different
0:43.0	way. In today's episode, we talk about the functional medicine approach to depression.
0:51.4	We talk about the root cause of depression that can lead to other mental health
0:59.8	disorders such as anxiety and dizziness and tiredness and insomnia, as well as physical disorders
1:08.3	like nausea and weight gain. We look at the root causes of depression and how we can overcome them naturally.
1:16.5	Let's get to the show.
1:18.1	Welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast that helps you find fulfillment amidst chaos.
1:23.0	On this show, I interview thought leaders, doctors, creatives, spiritual gurus, and game changers who inspire you to pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles, and leave your mark.
1:38.4	Depression is a very common psychiatric disorder that particularly affects older adults and about
1:47.8	15 to 20 percent of the overall population. Despite so many people who are diagnosed with
1:56.8	depression, only a small fraction of them actually start treatment.
2:02.7	Only about one third of people with depression start treatment.
2:08.6	For people who do adhere to antidepressant therapies, treatment of major depressive disorder
2:15.0	can lead to an increased number of adverse effects,
2:18.2	especially in people over the age of 65.
2:22.6	Antidepressants that are really commonly on the market are your selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors,
2:29.0	serotonin norephrine reuptake inhibitors, and then there are individual antidepressants of buproprion,
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