Why should we look at alternative depression treatment? The main reason is that anti-depressants are not suitable for all patients and some find the side effects very disturbing indeed.
It is a salutary thought that just because there are few changes in the balance of brain chemicals which govern our moods and feelings, that we can fall into a deep depression and lose interest in everything.
It is even more disturbing to find that being on these medicines may well help us to overcome this particular problem period but there is a high rate of relapse.
The side effects can range from moderate to severe but it is often these that can tip the balance and patients seek alternative depression treatment.
Or they simply fall into the third of patients who cannot gain any benefit from the conventional anti depressants.
In a way, the medications are trying to restore a balance which can stabilize our moods, emotions and feelings.
But there is also an alternative depression medication available which can also restore this balance which we shall examine later.
Did you know that there is ONE brain chemical which plays a decisive role in our moods and that is serotonin.
What we eat can influence the amounts of that chemical and subsequently our moods.
What are the good mood foods? All we have to do is read The Serotonin Secret by Katrin Hempel and Caroline Longmore, to find out what foods are rich in tryptophan which is then converted into serotonin.
Here are the top ten good mood foods listed in that book:- mung beans, lobster, turkey, asparagus, sunflower seeds, cottage cheese, pineapple, tofu, spinach and bananas.
This is the ideal alternative depression treatment.
Then there are a whole range of alternatives which can help to restore that vital chemical balance in the brain.
These are:- yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, biofeedback and homeopathy.
The World Health Organization has actually listed acupuncture as being effective for depression so that seems to be their favourite alternative depression treatment.
Personally my favourite alternative depression medication is a herbal remedy because the side effects are n minimal and there is a real chance of getting through depression with the help of herbs such as passion flower and St.
John's Wort.
Why not find out more by visiting my website?
It is a salutary thought that just because there are few changes in the balance of brain chemicals which govern our moods and feelings, that we can fall into a deep depression and lose interest in everything.
It is even more disturbing to find that being on these medicines may well help us to overcome this particular problem period but there is a high rate of relapse.
The side effects can range from moderate to severe but it is often these that can tip the balance and patients seek alternative depression treatment.
Or they simply fall into the third of patients who cannot gain any benefit from the conventional anti depressants.
In a way, the medications are trying to restore a balance which can stabilize our moods, emotions and feelings.
But there is also an alternative depression medication available which can also restore this balance which we shall examine later.
Did you know that there is ONE brain chemical which plays a decisive role in our moods and that is serotonin.
What we eat can influence the amounts of that chemical and subsequently our moods.
What are the good mood foods? All we have to do is read The Serotonin Secret by Katrin Hempel and Caroline Longmore, to find out what foods are rich in tryptophan which is then converted into serotonin.
Here are the top ten good mood foods listed in that book:- mung beans, lobster, turkey, asparagus, sunflower seeds, cottage cheese, pineapple, tofu, spinach and bananas.
This is the ideal alternative depression treatment.
Then there are a whole range of alternatives which can help to restore that vital chemical balance in the brain.
These are:- yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, biofeedback and homeopathy.
The World Health Organization has actually listed acupuncture as being effective for depression so that seems to be their favourite alternative depression treatment.
Personally my favourite alternative depression medication is a herbal remedy because the side effects are n minimal and there is a real chance of getting through depression with the help of herbs such as passion flower and St.
John's Wort.
Why not find out more by visiting my website?
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