Magnesium
It's both an element and a treatment for depression
Readers of The Frontier Psychiatrists are aware— because they can't help it— that when there isn't breaking news about United Healthcare, Owen Muir, MD, DFAACAP is excited to write about chemistry. Particularly, organic chemistry. Today is a huge disappointment. Magnesium, as an element on the periodic table, contains no carbon. Carbon-containing molecules? That's what organic chemistry is made of! This is general chemistry at best. However, it gets over the hump to get into this newsletter by virtue of “data to evaluate, related to its efficacy in the treatment of depression.” Welcome to my daily newsletter about health-related topics.
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