Cumbria Mental Health Support

09/01/2026

Mind and body share a hidden dialogue in the form of inflammation.

Depression is more than emotional distress, it mirrors biological processes typically associated with illness. Studies reveal that depressive states activate the immune system, increasing inflammatory markers in the body as if it were fighting infection or injury.

This immune activation explains why depression can affect physical health, contributing to fatigue, pain sensitivity, and metabolic changes. Chronic inflammation may also worsen mood symptoms, creating a feedback loop between mind and body.

Understanding depression as a form of hidden inflammation shifts the way researchers and clinicians approach treatment. Anti-inflammatory strategies, lifestyle interventions, and holistic therapies may complement traditional approaches to mental health.

The connection underscores how deeply intertwined psychological and physiological processes are, revealing that mental states can manifest physically in measurable ways.

Sometimes, what feels purely emotional may be the body signaling distress, reminding us that healing requires attention to both mind and body.

07/01/2026

31/12/2025

Sometimes the only real habit you need to learn to break is the habit of being you. Which parts of your personality would you choose to retire in favor of reinventing yourself tomorrow?

28/12/2025

❤️ Did you know your heart has 40,000 specialised cells which think, decide and remember? ❤️ In other words your heart has it's own nervous system and it's own brain 🧠....you could say it's more than just a pump!!

Ever wondered why we say heart felt not head felt.....heart warming, not head warming....heart broken, not head broken?

And did you know that there are more signals that travel from the heart to the brain than vice versa?

❤️ Your heart is far more INTELLIGENT than your brain 🧠

27/12/2025

Starve the drama and feed your own inner peace. People don't want a resolution they just want your energy. No fuel no drama. Don't engage with the emotional ping pong game.

21/12/2025

Learning to become aware in a busy, over stimulated world is a choice, it's a skill we can all learn and benefit from ⚡

19/12/2025

Well that's another successful year over. Thank you so much to everyone who's put their faith in me over the past year to create transformation in their lives. You are much appreciated and I wish you and your families a very happy and peaceful Christmas.

👉*** The clinic is now closed until Monday the 5th of January 2026. Thank you ***

David Faratian