This condition is very common. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 21 million adults in the U.S. have experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2020 alone.
Western medicine has attempted to treat depression with pharmaceutical drugs like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), but this treatment isn’t always effective. Researchers from Harvard University reported that at least 40 to 50 percent of depressed patients don’t achieve an “adequate response” after initial treatment.
Fortunately, things are looking up because research has found that a natural compound called S-adenosyl methionine (SAM-e) may help boost your mood naturally.
According to a review published in the journal Annals of General Psychiatry, SAM-e can help uplift the mood of depressed patients whether it is used alone or with other treatments.
Data shows that SAM-e can help activate mood-regulating neurotransmitters. It is produced in the liver from the adenosine triphosphate and the amino acid methionine. SAM-e exists in every cell of the body.
The nutrient triggers many important reactions, such as boosting levels of glutathione, the body’s premier antioxidant and detoxifying enzyme via a process called methylation. SAM-e also helps activate serotonin and dopamine, two neurotransmitters that have a role in maintaining a stable mood, effective learning, normal appetite and restful sleep....<<<Read More>>>...
