In the etiology of depression encountered in Burnout syndrome, in countries in Germany, may be involved certain metals with a role still incompletely known in the body (Silver, Gold).
A recent study showed the possibility of treating depressive and anxiety disorders in a group of women through water consumption. It is a “thirst for metals”, similar to the “salt jump” described by Addison.
Probably in this type of depression the water has an increased bioavailability for metals, a special taste, fresh, refreshing, like chewing gum (especially spring water). There are other liquids and foods that have the same properties but only during the depressive period; after the relief of depression, the taste normalizes. Probably there are some taste and olfactory changes correlated with digestive changes, in the sense of increasing bioavailability, including by increasing the absorption of deficient nutrients (lemon lemonade sweetened with sugar, very white bread,). The bioavailability of all nutrients increases in vegetarian diets.
Some women, during menstruation, have selective deficiencies and record losses of metals (Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, rare metals) because these women have the same feeling of selective hunger, with a tendency to consume certain foods that seem richer in Gold (tea with lemon sweetened with sugar, bee honey, fir bud syrup, browned-golden bread, french fries; light honey is preferred).
Depression is often associated with polycystic ovary disease, and sometimes atypical depression has a favorable response to progesterone.
Ingestion of food additives and preservatives can cause, at the ovarian level, multiple dysplasias in the ovarian cysts. The ovary appears to have a germ cell protection mechanism and increases the rate of mutations on adjacent cells, according to geneticists.
It should be noted that the prevalence of depression is much higher in women, especially in the pre-menstrual and postpartum period, which leads to the conclusion that some hormonal imbalances and possible deficiencies of certain rare metals with a role still incompletely elucidated are involved. .
Mihaela Ghimpu
Clinical immunology specialist
and allergology