insights: thoughts & research
The Insights page is your go-to destination for a range of valuable content, including blog posts, follow-up research articles, and various tools and information related to mental health. Here, you can explore informative resources designed to enhance your understanding and support your wellbeing journey.
Restore and recover: recommendations for bouncing back after burnout
Burn out is more common than it should be. In fact, society seems to have varying degrees, okay with it. Pushing workers, students, stay at home parents run into the ground because of the status quo. But how do we minimise burn out? How do we recover and restore ourselves after a bought of burn-out? Here are some recommendations from current experts.
PhD Research: Quick Facts
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In a brief list I study: mental ill-health (life anxiety, depression, and mental disorders), population genetics, fat storage, metabolic disease, epidemiology (study of disease).
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Genetics can play a key role in why people are more at risk of developing ill health. My research is trying to determine if the same genetic makers that influence poor mental health also influence where in the body someone stores excess fat.
TLDR: Does having poor mental influence how people gain weight on a genetic level? If that is the case can we do better when it comes to treating patients instead of brushing them off with “just change your lifestyle”.
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Keep scrolling! You can read small pieces of some of the subprojects I have been working on.
Genetic foundations of mental ill-health and fat storage
Every persons DNA holds small pieces of the history of their ancestors and it is past on for generations. While genetics does not hold all the answers, we can use it to better understand why humans have such dynamic health throughout their life. This research explores whether some people who experience mental ill-health have a higher likelihood of storing fat around their tummy’s or around the body.
Exploring mental health and a gene associated weight loss
Our research explores the GLP1R gene, which helps regulate blood sugar and body weight, to uncover its potential role in obesity, diabetes, and mental health. We found consistent links to physical traits like BMI but weaker, inconsistent associations with mental health, suggesting a more complex story. How does this gene connect the body and mind? Read about the research here or click to look at the publication.