out depression

I had stated in a previous article how Yoga could work as a natural depression treatment based on my own experiences. To add to that information-being a very important limb of Yoga into itself- what you eat also has an effect on your mental health. Consequently
if you’re interested in a drug-free treatment of depression
without the side-effects common to most depression medications
a crucial step will be to make some dietetic changes amongst other factors.

However
what should be the main priority
to avoid adding insult to injury when using depression medications
will ironically be avoiding their use considering the many side effects common to these anti-depression drugs. Effective as they may be for a while
it’s been noted that these substances have several side effects which may include nausea
fatigue
insomnia and some sexual dysfunctions. In some cases on mental side effects
mania has even been reported; so needless to say
a drug free depression treatment might be your best AND safest bet for your health.

Now
when in depression
most of us have the tendency to binge in an effort to mask our feelings or deaden the pain
some of us go as far as soliciting the use of alcohol
drugs or even sex for depression help. Yes
they may give some relief for a while
but when these mere distractions wear off
the symptoms of depression always do come back
and with a vengeance.

This considered
it will be safe to say the first step of a dietetic factor in regards to depression treatment could be refraining from food
at least for a while friends
really.

An observance of nature will show us that when animals are frightened or angered
they refrain from eating until after the passage of considerable time. It is true that under stressful circumstances many civilized people refrain from eating and find in truth that they lack the desire for food
but it is also too often that most will eat large meals under these circumstances
which will be mostly disease forming foods to start with
that as a consequence
complicates or altogether halts an already retarded ongoing digestion. This endless cycle leads to even more toxins and poisons in an already encumbered body.

So what are you saying Foras (that’s my name by the way)
I should fast or something? Well
if you can
that will be excellent. At least till your emotional balance returns
which will be the end result as the body is not taxed with the duties of digestion
assimilation and re-building. Your mind clears and all moroseness disappears and consequently
we tend to find the answers to the problems warranting a treatment for depression in the first place.

Now for many
I agree it might be asking for too much to fast during a stressful time based on old habits
but as an alternative
it will be advisable to steer clear of harmful mucus forming foods and partake of body healing ones: Fruits and Vegetables. A restricted diet of one kind of fruit can be considered a camouflaged fasts but you have to be knowledgeable of its season
how it was grown (organically or conventional) and even when to eat as body cleansing and building do occur at specific times of the day.

Now
not to get of the subject of depression treatment
these steps
be they a fast or a healthier diet
will ensure that the body is cleaner and well we all should know by now that a cleaner body equates to a cleaner mind. In fact Yoga sages (this obviously showing my vote of Yoga for anti-depression) suggest that certain foods
which they coin as ‘rajasic’ (stimulating foods including Spices
alcohol
and animal products) foods have a negative stimulating effect on the nervous and endocrine systems
the two main ones that are related to mental health and consequently depression.

Based on their impeccable analysis of the human body
it may be safe to say these old Yoga Sages are completely right in suggesting we as humans-or at least those of us seeking the use of Yoga for depression treatment-should abstain from these foods for optimal success.

Is it a co-incidence that these same foods are the ones that have been shown to wreak havoc on our physical health? I think not folks.

This considered
instead of introducing chemical substances into your body in a quest for seeking depression treatment
from the facts above
it will be wise to first make a dietetic change
which again may include a short fast
at least to clear our minds first to tackle our problems
then eat the proper foods for nourishment and of course partake in some physical exercise (my choice being some Yoga) to obtain the inevitable feel-good results.

Depression is something we all may go through at some point
but thankfully relief and a successful treatment of it is not out of reach and this without harmful side-effects.

So empower yourself to a successful depression treatment targeting its root cause with drug-free methods of healing. On the subject of diet and depression treatment
I choose to remind you of this quote: “Let your foods be your medicine and your medicine your foods” (By Hippocrates the ‘Father or Medicine”)

May happiness be yours.