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 "Again, mama is reading up on the latest information about parenting and is hesitant to take her son to a psychiatrist, knowing that about eight million children are currently taking anti-depressant drugs. Not wanting to risk that battle, she politely declines the teacher's request.
If she is lucky, the teacher will not insist. If she is unlucky, the school might threaten to remove the child from her custody should she refuse a psychiatric evaluation."- Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) |
 "A reduction in the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is achieved as effectively with light therapy as with anti-depressant drugs, and without side effects.
3. Antidepressant drugs occasionally cause suicidal thoughts, are expensive, and are a poor substitute for sunlight, exercise and a healthful diet.
4. Serotonin, a natural chemical that makes one feel well, is increased dramatically by sunlight.
5. Vitamin D supplementation or UV exposure may increase feelings of wellbeing by increasing endorphin and dopamine and perhaps other important neurotransmitters.
6."- Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.) |
| "Researchers have found that the mood-enhancing effects of exercise are similar—and possibly superior-to those of anti-depressant drugs and relaxation techniques like meditation(8-10).
In a recent study of patients with major depression, exercise was compared with the widely prescribed anti-depressant drug Zoloft over a period of sixteen weeks. The exercise group attended three supervised exercise sessions per week (each consisting of a ten minute warm-up, thirty minutes of continuous walking or jogging, then a five minute cool-down)." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.) |
 "Other medication: anti-depressant drugs, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) drugs in particular (including Prozac®, Zoloft®, and Lexapro®), can be helpful in reducing episodes of hot flashes. Natural treatments such as vitamin E, taken at a dose of 400-800 IU daily, and black cohosh extract standardized to 5% triterpene glycosides, taken at 40 drops daily, are also recommended. Soy phyto-estrogens as well as the phytoestrogens found in celery, parsley, whole grains (flax in particular), and alfalfa are weak estrogens that may be helpful."- Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.) |
| "Inadequate nutrition comes from processed foods and pesticides which kid essential nutrients, a repetitive mono-diet lacking sufficient organic fresh fruits and vegetables, and acquired addictions to sugar, alcohol, tobacco, and other toxic substances such as artificial sweeteners and anti-depressant drugs.
Second, it is acknowledged that everybody is biochemically different due to variation in the personal history of biological and emotional stress, nutrition, genetic endowment, and cultural habits." - Helke Ferrie, Dispatches From the War Zone of Environmental Health (Get the book.) |
 "It had gotten progressively worse over the course of the previous year and she was reluctantly considering going on anti-depressant drugs to get some relief. When I explained to her that depression and other mental disorders were frequently rooted in diet, I could immediately see her internal wheels start to turn. When I asked if there were any foods she consumed regularly that she suspected might be causing or contributing to her chronically depressed and irritable frame of mind, her face lit up like a light bulb.
"Yes, diet soda!" she proclaimed. "- Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C., If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The No-nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle (Get the book.) |
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