Is It Depression, Or Is Your Brain Starving for Support?
What science reveals about BDNF, mood, and movement
I’m Dr. Laurie Marbas, and in this episode I challenge the story we’ve been told about depression—that it’s just mindset, willpower, or a simple “chemical imbalance.” Yes, therapy and medication can be essential. But many of us are missing a quiet, biological piece of the puzzle: brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), the protein that helps your brain repair, rewire, and become resilient.
I break down what BDNF is (think: scaffolding for your neurons), why it’s so active in mood-related regions like the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and…
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