It's Mostly In The Mind (Part 5) Treating Depression

DEPRESSION IS A GROWING PROBLEM

***In the year 2020, Depression was the 2nd largest killer after cardiovascular disease.

S/SX: OF DEPRESSION

1.  Persistently sad, anxious or empty mood

2.  Loss of interest or pleasure

       ***If you hear the person say “I used to like to _______, but i don't anymore”...this is a warning signal

3.  Difficulty concentrating or making decisions

4.  Too little or too big of an appetite... undereating or overeating

5.  Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide

6.  Decreased Energy

7.  Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt

8.  Increased agitation or increased slowness

9.  Poor sleep or too much sleep

***If you have at least 2 or 3 of these, you have depression.  Four or more = major depression.

Women tend to have more depression due to hormonal imbalances...An imbalance of Estrogen and Progesterone...this causes women to have more emotional disorders. (One example is Postpartum Depression)

Sunshine can help balance out the hormones...It regulates the body clock (Circadian Rhythm)

S.A.D. = Seasonal Affective Disorder usually happens between October and March/April...There's a light box that helps for these months (ranging from $150.00 to $250.00) (apollolight.com)  

***Good for PMS, Post-Partum Depressed Women

***A very good tool to have in your states where there's little sunlight in the winter months. It helps regulate the hormones.

They are very cautious with Bipolar patients because it can increase the serotonin levels so high and if they are given the incorrect drug, it may make the depression worse.

NEAL NEDLEY HAS A DEPRESSION RECOVERY PROGRAM THAT IS VERY GOOD.

***Ask about shift work to those who are depressed...see if any were on shift work. Get these on a regular schedule and have them out in the sunshine.

***According to recent medical science, regularity is more important for bi-polar than medication. We should eat at the same time, wake up and go to sleep at the same time. REGULARITY IS CRUCIAL.

***HIGH DOSES OF OMEGA 3 HELP FOR BIPOLAR. It regulates Bipolar disorder...found in Flaxseed, Walnuts, and LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES...EVENING PRIMROSE OIL IS GOOD FOR MENOPAUSAL ISSUES

***CHIA SEEDS ARE HIGHER IN OMEGA 3'S, BUT THEY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE.

Be careful with the Oils because it can cause you to gain weight...eat the ground flax....The excess oil that the body can't use, it will come out somewhere through elevated cholesterol, pimples, etc.

FOODS FOR DEPRESSION:

TRYPTOPHAN is needed for Serotonin to be produced.  IT IS ONLY RECEIVED FROM FOOD.

***If you eat the foods with tryptophan in it, it will increase your Serotonin levels, and decrease your need for PROZAC, SELEXA...Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's)..Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Selexa...

THE FOODS HIGH IN TRYPTOPHAN ARE:

• Flax Seed is highest
• Almonds
• Black-eyed peas
• Tofu
• Oats (cook them at least 2 hours baked on low in the Oven) (pg. 97 Pathways to Health & Happiness...right column...)
• Lecithin
• Foods High in Folate are very good for depression (Read Healing Foods Encyclopedia.....Pg. 394)

***INCREASE FOODS HIGH IN MAGNESIUM (Cashews are high in Magnesium, Pumpkin seeds are the highest, Almonds are high, and Bran.

***Increased Magnesium intake will help eliminate HOT FLASHES

***People who eat RAW OATS HAVE A LOT OF LESIONS IN THEIR GRAINS...Raw Oats are High in Phytic Acid and need to be broken down and the only way to break it down is by cooking the grains for several hours.

***These 3 are high in tryptophan.

***ALERT: The dairy industry is engineering a lot of this false information regarding soy in order to shed a bad light...When they pull out Isoflavins...This is what causes Cancer.

***If there's a problem with soy, why have Asians used it for so many years?

***Don't use excessive amounts of Tofu...It can cause Kidney problems because of the excess amount of Protein.

2-3 T. ground flax seed every morning...eat within 15 minutes from the time it was grounded.

***By the way, LOW IRON can lead to depression...Tea depletes the iron from the body as does vinegar.

WALKING & GARDENING are the 2 best exercises for depression...gardening helps you take your mind off of yourself. Schizophrenic patients put out in sun gardening for 8 hours a day and it would go away... Give them a hoe.

SAME RESULTS WITH BIPOLAR PEOPLE

Science is showing that gardening tends to increase serotonin levels. The mice injected with dirt were able to fulfill a task quicker than those who didn't have the dirt.

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