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Page 22 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com Photo Courtesy of Alaska Seafood OCEAN FRIENDLY O C E A N F R I E N D LY O C E A N F R I E N D LY O C E A N F R I E N D L Y Good for you, Good for the ocean. Fish Oil with Heart COCALA234 © 2018 New Chapter, Inc. medica on. VNS is like a pacemaker for the brain. The surgically implanted device sends electrical pulses to the brain through the vagus nerve in the neck. These pulses are believed to ease depression by affec ng mood areas of the brain. The Link Between Sugar and Depression Men consuming more than 67 grams of sugar per day were 23 percent more likely to develop anxiety or depression over the course of five years than those whose sugar consump on was less than 40 grams per day. Other studies have also linked high- sugar diets to a higher risk of depression and anxiety, showing a low-sugar diet is an important part of the preven on and treatment of common mental health problems. Sugar increases your risk of depression by contribu ng to insulin and lep n resistance, suppressing BDNF, affec ng dopamine, damaging your mitochondria and promo ng chronic inflamma on. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation A newer op on for people with stubborn depression is repe ve transcranial magne c s mula on (rTMS). This treatment aims electromagne c pulses at the skull. It s mulates a ny electrical current in a part of the brain linked to depression. rTMS does not cause a seizure and appears to have few side effects. But doctors are s ll fine- tuning this treatment. Good Outlook In the midst of major depression, you may feel hopeless and helpless. But the fact is, this condi on is highly treatable. More than 80% of people get be er with medica on, talk therapy, or a combina on of the two. Even when these therapies fail to help, there are cu ng-edge treatments that pick up the slack.