Fighting depression with better nutrition
Researchers are increasingly finding links between Depression and Diet. This article from the Marin Independent speaks of how researchers are finding dietary programs high in amino acid supplements, high protein and exercise in bright light can help people suffering from Depression.
‘NOW THAT prescription antidepressant drugs such as Prozac are being skewered in recent studies for possibly causing suicidal thoughts or tendencies in some people, we are happy to report that Marin and the Bay Area are blessed with many experts in natural alternative treatments for depression.Two of those, Julia Ross, of The Recovery Systems Clinic in Mill Valley, and Dr. Gary Ross, a holistic physician in San Francisco (no relation to Julia), have programs that focus on boosting nutrients to certain brain chemicals called neurotransmitters - chemicals that affect moods….
Julia Ross, a nutritional psychologist and pioneer in the field of neurotransmitters in treatment of eating disorders, mood disorders and addictions, has used an intense program of amino acid supplements, high protein diet, exercise, bright light exposure and stress reduction to help many hundreds of clients since the mid-1980s.’
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