Mental health symptoms are often indicative of underlying biological imbalances. We would like to share our findings and encourage you to consider incorporating these insights into your mental health journey.

The Body’s three defence mechanisms:

1. Fight or Flight Mechanism:

• The adrenal surge during a fear response releases glucose to energise muscles and the brain, simultaneously shutting down non-essential functions like bile flow and digestion.
• Chronic or repetitive stress can prevent the body from returning to a resting state and recover, leading to prolonged dysfunction of bile flow and gut functions.

2. Inflammation and Repair:

• An inflammatory response is essential for the body to repair from injury or infection, but can become problematic if excessive or prolonged.
• Chronic inflammation can trigger unquenched oxidative stress.

3. Oxidative Stress Signalling:

• ROS/RNS, in small numbers, signal messages to the rest of the body.
• All systems in the body need to be balanced for proper function. When they don’t have enough resources, it affects normal metabolism. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species need electrons to be neutralized; without this, they cause damage to cells.

Using hydrogen peroxide as the example of unquenched Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS).

Hydrogen Peroxide is the ROS most associated with mental health symptoms:

• To prevent cellular damage, quenching of hydrogen peroxide by Cu.Zn-SOD and Fe.-Catalase firstly requires adequate copper and zinc and iron levels (and microlevels of selenium and manganese).
• Failure to manage reactive oxygen species (ROS) leads to ongoing cellular damage, particularly in the brain due to the brain’s high metabolic rate and lipid content.
• Hydrogen peroxide, in excess, can restrict methyl groups and this inhibited methylation can reduce DNA protection.
• These impaired metabolic processes can potentially induce genetic changes that may be passed on to offspring.
• Timely intervention is crucial to prevent cellular and epigenetic changes.

Precision Medicine:
Importance of Initial and Regular Testing for Mental Health Symptoms:

Just as initial fitness assessments are crucial to tailor a workout plan to an individual’s needs, initial testing is vital to understanding a patient’s unique biochemical starting point. Regular testing helps monitor progress and adapt treatment plans to ensure the desired health outcomes. This approach provides a clearer picture of the patient’s physiological state and allows for more precise and effective interventions.

Next Steps:

1. Ask a GP for a request form for the Core Pathology Tests.
2. Make an appointment with a Bio Balance Health trained practitioner to review your test results and symptoms, and develop an individualised treatment plan.
3. Re-assess your progress with follow-up testing after 3 months of treatment.  This allows tweaking of your ongoing treatment plan for optimal health.