Quotes from James Lee

exercise triggers a whole host of beneficial processes for your brain. One of the most important is the release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which acts as a kind of "fertiliser" for the brain, triggering repair and neuronal growth.

Also, isolation leads to chronically lowered levels of the feel-good neurotransmitter serotonin. It is one of the bizarre ironies of major depression that being depressed causes people to withdraw from the most powerful antidepressant known - rich and varied social contact. However therein lies a rich lesson also - in some cases one of the quickest and most effective ways to reverse depression is to socialize.

Magnesium is believed to reduce the brain damage sustained during a stroke by reducing the massive amount of excitatotoxicity that is associated with this event. Not only does magnesium help in this context, high magnesium consumption is believed to confer a degree of protection against stroke

glutamate and calcium are not inherently toxic, only becoming so when there is excessive activation leading to excitatotoxicity. This ability of magnesium to prevent excitatotoxicity is not just limited to gradual long term problems either. Magnesium is believed to reduce the brain damage sustained during a stroke by reducing the massive amount of excitatotoxicity

high magnesium consumption is believed to confer a degree of protection against stroke in those people with hypertension.

Magnesium not only reduces the secretion of stress hormones such as ACTH (the hormone that drives cortisol release), but also reduces the extent to which these stress hormones can create downstream effects in the brain.

Magnesium is a little more complicated than most other supplements due to the fact that it not only comes in a range of forms, but also can be either administered orally (with a tablet or capsule) or transdermally (absorbed through the skin).

With whole foods you often find that magnesium is bound with a range of synergistic vitamins and minerals such as vitamin K. However, while magnesium consumption in whole foods will help prevent a diagnosable deficiency, it may not be enough to actually treat or prevent a specific illness.

Up until a few years ago, I had always thought that magnesium helped treat anxiety for one reason - muscles need magnesium to relax. They use calcium to contract and magnesium to relax, which is why magnesium deficiency is associated with muscle tightness and cramping.

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People can sometimes become too fundamental and dogmatic regarding pharmaceuticals. Yes, pharmaceuticals are largely developed by "Big Pharma" with profit in mind, but the end result is that they often reduce suffering in the world.

persistence is likely linked to high dopamine, so the higher the dopamine levels, the more you are likely to soldier on through adversity to achieve a particular goal.

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As an aside, the other powerful glutathione boosters apart from NAC are – alpha lipoic acid, milk thistle, curcumin and rhodiola rosea.

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Inflammation damages cells, and each time your body needs to repair damage there is a minute chance of a mutation that could lead to cancer. Inflammation is one of the factors I can say conclusively is involved in accelerated biological aging. A

There is one activity which reigns supreme in terms of normalising and optimising neurochemistry – cardiovascular exercise.

The human brain loves exercise.

Krill oil contains a super-potent carotenoid antioxidant called astaxanthin, which appears to have significantly greater free radical scavenging activity than vitamin C and vitamin E.

calcium drives the contraction (tensing) of muscles and magnesium plays the equal and opposite role. The problem is not, however, too much calcium per se, but too much calcium in proportion to magnesium. This leads to tense muscles, twitches and spasms.

the fact that magnesium deficiency increases the production of free radicals and decreases

what we know about magnesium and your bones, however I should also point out that maintaining appropriate levels of magnesium is one of the most important factors (alongside vitamin D and vitamin K levels) for preventing osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.