Tryptophan - promising remedy against depression

OverviewConsidering the depression as disease caused by chemical imbalance in the brain, we can search for natural supplements taken with food to neutralize the negative impact in our body. One way to increase amount of the useful components is consuming food that contain tryptophan. Tryptophan is a precursor to serotonin, which helps you relax and can generally improve your mood and treat your insomnia. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, what means it cannot be produced in the body and needs to be taken  as a part of the diet or as a dietary supplement. Tryptophan and SerotoninTryptophan is an essential amino acid that must be consumed...

Drinking Coffee Link to the Depression Symptoms

When I started to work on the article, exploring causal relationship between coffee and depression, I was not quite sure what category this post will belong: to the depression causes, or to the depression cures. There is no doubt, that there should be some link between these two. To my surprise, the amount of studies trying to examine the relationship is quite limited, and the results, and following recommendations are quite controversial. Following the detailed review of all the materials, I decided to place the post in the cure category, and I will try to explain this decision. How Coffee Works on your Body and Mind?When you drink coffee, or...

Depression in Different Cultures: Is it Universal in terms of Emotional Expression?

Charles Darwin, who was himself prone to depression, published The Expression of the Emotions in Animals and Man in 1872, 13 years after Origin of Species. This was the first large-scale attempt by a scientist to demonstrate that certain universals might exist in human emotional expression. Darwin wanted to support his theory of  evolution – that we had all evolved from a common progenitor – by showing not only that certain emotional expressions were universal, and therefore had a common genetic blueprint, but also that there was some continuity between  humans  and  other  mammals  in  the ...