For the first time, a team of US and Norwegian investigators claims to have found a link between nutrition and depression vulnerability. Martha Morris and colleagues from Tufts University and Harvard Medical School report in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics that depressed people often have low blood folate levels. Their report suggests that folate supplementation during the year following a depressive episode may help recovery.
The researchers report that folate deficiency and low folate status are linked in clinical studies to depression, persistent depressive symptoms, and poor antidepressant response. Folate is a B-group vitamin that plays an important role in energy production and the bioactivity of many hormones secreted within the body.
A supplement dose of 800-1200 micrograms per day may help minimize a depressive episode. MultiPro 32X contains 400 micrograms of folic acid per capsule. Compared to the side effects of drugs and the expense of therapy, the use of vitamin supplements is definitely worth considering.
Source: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
