Depression and Raw

[lafsalot]

Couldn't find the post or the testimonial one member gave about this book, "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Depression", so did a quick google search. The book, by Michael Schachter and Deborah Mitchel, details how people can combat their depression the natural way by eating the proper foods in the correct proportions, AND w/o meds. Since they advocate foods rich in amino acids, this book may be of help to anyone suffering from this illness

[fastfreedom]

Ok...perhaps I was wrong in the correct B vitamin I was thinking of, though there seems to be a bit of talk on B6 and B12 for depression. Here's one thing I was thinking of that I watched last year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K2tqxKf2EE One thing with niacin if you don't already know, is that when taken in larger doses will create what's known as a niacin flush. So if one considers going this route then I imagine it would be better to space out the dosage throughout the day instead of taking it all at once. ;-)

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

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[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

l think taking vitamin supplements can be good if one is unwell, but l definitely do think we need to make sure we improve our diet to include lots of fresh foods and top up the diet with non synthetic supplements in small doses. When high doses are used, it is a sign that the supplements are synthetic and most likely made by the drug companies. Sure synthetic supplements do work, but we do know from prestigious double blind studies that using synthetic vitamins DO have negative effects on health in the long term and are toxic to the body. What has also been discovered is that synthetic vitamins will contain either petrochemicals or terpentine, and perhaps other things, and we also know that large vitamin dosages are cooked. So yes, the key is to improve the diet with lots of fresh raw food so a person gets the huge benefits of nutrient synergy and electromagnetic frequency, and then top off the diet [if one is unwell] with low doses of vitamins. But naturally there is more to nutrients than just vitamins and minerals, there are also things like enzymes, oxygen, fatty acids, hormones and phytonutrients...all available from FRESH plants.

[walnutty]

Along with fresh raw foods look into the use of niacin. Watch the movie, "Food Matters", as they discuss depression in it.

[Devinnor]

That's totally irrelevant depression is a mental action that is related to your thought process it certainly has got nothing to do with your diet...

[MysticTree]

That's totally irrelevant depression is a mental action that is related to your thought process it certainly has got nothing to do with your diet...

Rubbish! A great deal of depression has everything to do with your diet. "mental action" as you call it comes from chemical imbalances in the brain as well as from experiences which affect how we feel. If you eat right then those imbalances are reduced and often eradicated totally. If you eat right your negative feelings reduce. You are better able to deal with the results of trauma that might be causing depression. A good diet is paramount to good health both mental and physical.

[Dimond]

Excellent and true response, MysticTree. :) From my own experience, it's highly doubtful I would've ever felt real happiness if I didn't change my diet first. Chronic depression is usually a symptom of a bigger health issue. The reason some can handle life better than others is often about their health and less about other things. This is not to say there isn't more to it for some people. But if they were in better health, circumstances and events wouldn't affect them as negatively. Most people don't even know there is anything wrong with them health-wise. It's all a very complex subject and there's so much more to it than most realize.

Since the other thread didn't take off, I will once again mention:

I just added some info onto my website regarding the mental/brain connection & health/nutrition. It's something I've been studying for years and experimenting with. It's a work in progress, but hopefully it will be helpful to many having a difficult time finding solutions. I want to offer much more in this area because I don't think there's enough info and it seems to take awhile for someone to put all the pieces together.

http://dimondhealth.com/BrainMental

[walnutty]

That's totally irrelevant depression is a mental action that is related to your thought process it certainly has got nothing to do with your diet...

Huh? OMG! It has everything to do with what you eat!


Most people, though, aren't willing to take control of their lives and eat what will heal their bodies. Sad. They don't have to suffer.

[walnutty]

There are SO many sources for this information, so please don't listen to us! Study and research!

This book helped my sister, but she wasn't willing to make the dietary changes that would have promoted healing:


http://www.amazon.com/Depression-fre...+free+for+life

[fastfreedom]

That's totally irrelevant depression is a mental action that is related to your thought process it certainly has got nothing to do with your diet...

Are you being totally sarcastic...? LOL It's has nearly everything to do with diet. Aside from major emotional trauma from life experience, depression is primarily from the garbage passed off as "food". No need to take anyone's word for it either, it's easy enough that anyone can prove it to themselves.

I just wanted to back up what's already been said. I used to be asked if I had bi-polar disorder, and I never knew what that was till I looked it up. I would say that perhaps I did..........I dunno. I would be happy for a little bit then quite glum for a while, and it just kept yo-yo-ing. This was all years and years ago when I had no clue about what this body has been designed to run on. I look back now and realize that it was simply from the garbage I used to consume. I used to be told that I had allergies too, "hay fever", and have heard people tell me that it's impossible to get rid of, and I don't know what I'm talking about saying that I no longer suffer from it, and that I should be a medical miracle to be studied and touted about for doctors "<---"someone actually told me all of that." LOL what a joke at how stupified we have all been brought up to be.

Basically what I was simply trying to say...........food has everything to do with how you feel. I ate 13 bananas for lunch today and felt AMAZING. I'm sure if I had of eaten a big pile of animal flesh number 6 from the local drive through I would of felt like hammered crap. LOL Eat death and feel like death.....eat living and experience life.

rant over :-) HA

[blissrunner]

Depression is spiritually and emotionally based not physical so foods won't cure it. The way foods can help though is that you'll probably feel much better physically which can help you feel a bit better overall. I just personally don't agree with the notion that depression can be addressed from the outer such as with something like food or eating.

[blissrunner]

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[blissrunner]

That's totally irrelevant depression is a mental action that is related to your thought process it certainly has got nothing to do with your diet...

I 100% agree with this. Depression is a symptom caused by emotionally responding to people and stress and/or thoughts incorrectly.

[MysticTree]

if you are 100% raw have you no idea how much that raises your self esteem? With self esteem raised you deal with stress better or don't get stressed in the first place. Diet has everything to do with everything.