THE CREATIVE SPARK

 Depression is a prevalent and often debilitating psychiatric disorder with a 6-month prevalence of approximately 5%. In the United States alone, approximately 20 million people have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives. Depression accounts for the greatest number of missed work days due to illness, with an estimated economic burden of approximately $40 billion per year. When diagnosing depression, a distinction must be made between major depressive disorder (MDD) and major depressive episode (MDE). For the diagnosis of MDE, patients must present at least five of the following symptoms for a minimum of 2 weeks: depressed mood; markedly diminished interest or pleasure or significant apathy; significant change in appetite or weight; insomnia or hypersomnia; psychomotor agitation or retardation; fatigue or loss of energy; feelings of worthlessness, excessive or inappropriate guilt, or loss of self-esteem; indecisiveness or diminished ability to think or concentrate;

According to WHO, "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." But how many of us really know what is happening inside? We feel sick, we go to doctor be it allopathic, homeopathic, or ayurvedic practitioner  ; but we go to them to get treated.  But the basic remains the same, be there difference in the treatment modality. Today we'll look health from a different perspective. BIOCHEMICAL BASIS/PERSPECTIVE OF HEALTH -  Samuel Hahnemann, whose genius divined the great importance of inorganic cell salts are remedial agents of a high order, was the first who began thorough investigation into their pathogenic effects and therapeutic uses. It was his provings that Lime and Salt and Potash and Silica when prepared in a specific way leads to treatment of various diseases, but they should be in their crude states apparently. Theory of Schuessler's biochemic method -   The idea upon which biochemic the

 Excessive body weight is something much of a concern. Obesity is when a person consumes more calories than the calories he is meant to burn. For simplicity, it means the increase in calorie intake and not burning it sufficiently to maintain your body's energy needs. Obesity is caused because of -  Lack of physical activity Increase in calorie intake Genetic predisposition Recent studies have shown that there is a Genetic predominance in the Population. People who are fat in before the age of 2 and do not fit in the parameters of the growth charts, should take their genetic testing to check for obesity markers. The markers that are used to check for obesity are - Leptin Deficiency POMC Deficiency MC4R Deficiency More commonly, people who have obesity have multiple genes that predispose them to gain excess weight. One such gene is the fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO), which is found in up to 43% of the population. The presence of this gene and other genes can cause: Increa

 An AVM is Arteriovenous Malformation, where there is tangling of the arteries and veins.   The arteries are responsible for carrying out oxygenated blood to various parts of the body from the heart. The Arteries carry blood with high pressure, this is supported by the thick elastic wall present in them which helps to sustain the blood pressure. Whereas veins carry deoxygenated blood back to heart from the body. This is in contrast to the fact that veins don't have to carry blood with pressure, thus the blood flow is sluggish as compared to arterial flow. To support this sluggish blood flow, there are valves present inside veins which prevent backflow of blood. Thus any intertwining of these two blood vessels is problematic. This can occur anywhere in the body, these are very rare in the brain and occur as a result of developmental abnormality majority of the times. A Brain AVM may or may not cause any signs and symptoms. But the signs and symptoms arise when there is rupture of AV