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Depression as an Adaptive Strategy for Fighting Infection
48:51 - 58:13 (09:22)
The activation of chemical pathways that occur with depression can help the body fight infection, making it an adaptive strategy to cope with a higher risk of death from illness in the microbial world. Depression may have evolved not to deal with other people but to deal with the immune system and activation of chemical pathways become adaptive in the face of stressors that increase the risk of infectious death.
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Depression is not just a brain disease, but also a mind-body disease that affects bodily processes.
48:51 - 52:31 (03:39)
Summary
Depression is not just a brain disease, but also a mind-body disease that affects bodily processes. People with depression can have higher likelihoods of developing diabetes, abnormalities in their cholesterol, cardiovascular diseases, and even cancer due to disrupted bodily processes.
ChapterDepression as an Adaptive Strategy for Fighting Infection
Episode108: Charles Raison & Vladimir Maletic, Tackling Depression with a Mind-Body Approach
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
Depression evolved as a strategy for coping with the microbial world, not the human world.
52:31 - 55:04 (02:32)
Summary
Depression evolved as a strategy for coping with the microbial world, not the human world. The pattern of chemical activation in the body that occurs with depression helps fight infection, making it an adaptive response to circumstances where there is an increased risk of death from infection.
ChapterDepression as an Adaptive Strategy for Fighting Infection
Episode108: Charles Raison & Vladimir Maletic, Tackling Depression with a Mind-Body Approach
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
This podcast discusses how modern changes have affected the immune system and caused depression.
55:04 - 56:47 (01:42)
Summary
This podcast discusses how modern changes have affected the immune system and caused depression. The relationship between depression and the microbial world is also analyzed and the conversation includes expansion beyond the body and human realm.
ChapterDepression as an Adaptive Strategy for Fighting Infection
Episode108: Charles Raison & Vladimir Maletic, Tackling Depression with a Mind-Body Approach
PodcastTen Percent Happier with Dan Harris
The microbes around us, both inside and outside of our bodies, are key in helping our immune systems learn what to tolerate and what to attack.
56:47 - 58:13 (01:26)
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The microbes around us, both inside and outside of our bodies, are key in helping our immune systems learn what to tolerate and what to attack. However, modern lifestyle changes have disrupted our relationship with these microbes, leading to a rise in autoimmune and allergic conditions.