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Posted by mommyron on February 14, 2010, at 15:19:40
I'm happy to share my personal experience of the nutritional intervention that's helped me (you asked on the "Inositol for bi-bolar" thread). But first of all, I have to say I am VERY big on the concept of bio-individuality. Our bodies are just different and there doesn't seem to be a one size fits all approach for anything from mental health to weight loss. Bummer. (I was just reading on the "lamictal rapid cycling" thread of several people having success with fasting, which fascinates me. It throws my biochemistry all out of whack, so it's not for me. And yet it is an answer for others...)
The lifestyle/nutrition approach that has helped me the most is enough/a lot of sleep (8 hours minimum); regular exercise, enough protein (20 mg or more at each meal), NO sugar. Fresh vegetable juice too, whenever I can get it (I'm too lazy to make my own). The supplements that help me, in relation to depression, are green tea (threanine binds to glutamate receptors), B-vitamins (200 mcg of a good co-enzymated B-complex), and a high quality multi-vitamin. I also increased B6 & added manganese to pull down my own glutamate level (it's very high). I'm about to also add glycine, which I am hugely deficient in. Not sure if it will make a difference in mood, but I'm comfortable adding it in with lab work to validate I basically have none! Otherwise, I am not big on supplementing amino acids, especially in large amounts.
I would love to hear what has worked for other people too?
Posted by Dr. Bob on February 21, 2010, at 13:08:32
In reply to Nutrition + depression (janejane asked....), posted by mommyron on February 14, 2010, at 15:19:40
> I'm happy to share my personal experience of the nutritional intervention that's helped me
Sorry to interrupt, but I'd like to redirect this thread to Psycho-Babble Alternative. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20091202/msgs/937559.html
That'll be considered a new thread, so if you'd like to be notified by email of follow-ups to it, you'll need to request that there. Thanks,
Bob
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