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It
is important to seek help if you feel bad or hopelessness, lack of interest and
pleasure, and decreased productivity. If you feel it for a long time, you are
captured with depression.
It
is thought that depression can be result of imbalance of neurotransmitters like epinephrine,
serotonin, gama aminobutyric acid and
dopamine. Depression is thought to be
reaction to loss according to another theory and it is aggression turned
inward. Depression can be also result of habitual pattern from excessive
activity in different areas of brain.
Treatment
for Depression
Depression
is eliminated by changing the brain chemistry in modern psychiatry. Low levels
of serotonin are considered to be the prime cause of depression and
antidepressant drugs are used by increasing those levels. The psychological
causing depression can be eliminated with the help of talk therapy. It can be
very effective way to treat mild and moderate symptoms. The brain biochemistry
can be changed by teaching people to be more optimistic. Lifestyle and diet can
also be modified to address the factors provoking depression. Increased cortisol levels, low thyroid hormone, low blood sugars, toxic
overload, nutrient deficiency,
deficiency in omega 3 oils and other
such factors can be changes.
Diet and Lifestyle
Recommendations to Press Depression
- The low blood sugar can be avoided by reducing the consumption of the
refined carbohydrates. Sugar is referred to be as source of energy by the brain
but there is increase in blood sugar by eating refined carbohydrates or sugar. Depression,
fatigue, anxiety, headaches and irritability are some symptoms of low blood
sugar.
- Omega 3 oils
should be taken to press depression because these are important for nerve cells
membranes. The neurotransmitters functions are performed normally by the omega
3 oils which are found in fish, seeds, nuts, flax and pumpkins.
- You can improve your depression by
decreasing alcohol and caffeine intake. Alcohol is a major
toxin for the body which can be brain depressant cortisol level is also increased in the body. Caffeine can be
stimulant but it is linked with depression especially when it is combined with
sugar.
- Diet & Exercises.
It is important to identify the
factors provoking the cause of depression so that effective treatment is
carried out. You can alleviate the causes of depression by balancing
neurotransmitter levels, optimizing nutrition, taking nutritional supplements,
and decreasing toxic load of the body.
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You can improve your mood by
increasing your exercise as natural
endorphins are released in exercise. Walking briskly, weight lifting,
bicycling, jogging, swimming, skiing, and dancing aerobically are best
exercises. Regular exercise program should be included in the healthy
lifestyle.
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It is good for depressed people to
eat more vegetables and take mineral and vitamin supplements. There is
deficiency of minerals and vitamins in the depressed people including iron, folic
acid, vitamin B 6, vitamin B 12 and trace minerals. These vitamins can help in
making neurotransmitters in the body. The low levels of vitamins can be due to
birth control pills, low stomach acid level, and excessive stress which can
cause decreased mineral and vitamins absorption.
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