DEPRESSION
Move Right to Think Right
In a study, which involved 80 adults aged 20 to 45 years who were diagnosed with mild to moderate depression, researchers looked at exercise alone to treat the condition and found:
- Depressive symptoms were cut almost in half in those individuals who participated in 30-minute aerobic exercise sessions, three to five times a week after 12 weeks
- Those who exercised with low-intensity for three and five days a week showed a 30 percent reduction in symptoms
- Participants who did stretching flexibility exercises 15 to 20 minutes three days a week averaged a 29 percent decline
- Many studies have shown that exercise in a group setting is highly effective, and new research is beginning to suggest that solitary exercise such as workouts at the gym or a daily jog can be equally helpful.
Exercise releases endorphins, endorphins make people happy. When you are happy, your depression decreases.
More and more evidence is accumulating that for most people exercise is more powerful than drugs in treating depression. For exercise though, it needs to be used like a drug and must be prescribed very carefully. Going out for a simple walk after dinner will not likely provide as much benefit as a comprehensive exercise strategy.
It is also important to make sure you have a regular supply of either fish or cod liver oil, as the animal-based omega-3 fats of DHA and EPA are probably the single most important nutrient to battling depression.
Avoiding sugar and grains will help normalize insulin and leptin levels, which is also another powerful tool in addressing depression.
Eat Right to Think Right
While many doctors reactively prescribe antidepressants to treat patients suffering from depression, it is important that you understand that there are more effective natural food alternatives.
Dietary fish and fish oil supplements are a direct source of EPA and DHA. The influence of ALA, EPA and DHA in human health has been the subject of intense research over the last three decades.
Drugs and dietary components responsible for the reversed signs of depression most likely affect mitochondria (which produce energy) in brain cells.
Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids that are considered essential because they cannot be synthesized by the human body
Avoid the four white devils
- Sugar
- Flour
- Processed Dairy
- Table Salt
Drink Right to Think Right
Water makes up approximately 75% of your body and 85% of your brain tissue. Almost every enzyme and chemical reaction in your body is dependent on water. Your brain is so sensitive to water loss that it starts showing signs of malfunction with just 1% water loss. You are not sick, you are just dehydrated.
DRINK WATER
- ½ your body weight in oz. per day
- =/>300ppm TDS
- Hardness =/> 170mg/L
- pH 7 or greater Add a pinch of organic salt to even with water inside cells
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Correct nutrition leads to feeling energized both physically and mentally and staying on an even keel emotionally.
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