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"Consistent with this, and typical of almost all my cases, Harry's mood and outlook improved when the Paxil was stopped. This improvement in his emotional state occurred even though Harry was in jail facing trial for his actions while undergoing enormous remorse over what he had done to the policeman, and despite the fact that his life and the life of his family had been drastically transformed for the worse." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"I had felt a little bit of energy, a little bit of mood elevation, so I thought maybe pregnenolone didn't have the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier in the brain. Maybe it just didn't do anything to the human body. About a week later, I increased the dosage to 20 milligrams, two pills in the morning. I thought I felt a little more energetic and alert. I could stay up a little bit later in the evening and still be active, but I still wasn't sure if that was a placebo effect. About a week after that, I went up to 30 milligrams, three pills in the morning. That day, I was really busy." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "Even 4 years after they are no longer depressed, people with mood disorders still have trouble making GABA. GABA helps you to relax." Dr. Michael Schachter reports that "sometimes depression is caused by a deficiency of the neurotransmitter for norepinephrine. In such a case the amino acid L-tyrosine, or the amino acid DL-phenylalanine, may be helpful. DL-phenylalanine consists of two forms of phenylalanine, namely D-phenylalanine and L-phenylalanineT,-phenylalanine is used by the body to make proteins." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "PS has been found to improve short-term memory, mood, concentration and activities of daily living. Although initial studies utilized bovine PS, the concern over the risk of a slow viral infection prompted the search for an alternative plant source. A novel PS product made through byenzymatic conversion of soy lecithin has now been developed, and subsequent research has confirmed its positive effects in patients with memory loss." Coenzyme Q10 has rapidly gained notice as a powerful agent. " - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "This did not change his physical situation significantly, but his depression became more pronounced, with a pervasive low mood, tearfulness, low energy, and no motivation. His sleep became more erratic, with early morning wakening and a poor appetite. However, the depression and the OCD were brought under control by increasing the clomipramine to 200 mg per day. Though the management of OCD is often difficult and has periodic relapses, we are pleased to report that to date there has been no relapse of his psychiatric symptoms, and he continues to be seen on a monthly basis." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"For the next ten years, through her husband's painful death and then raising her daughter into her early teens, Christine remained on combinations of mood stabilizers and antidepressants. Christine began to suspect that the drugs were putting her into an emotional fog. Rather than helping her to be a better mother, they rendered her emotionally remote and aloof. Her daughter was doing well by almost any standards but Christine felt unable to fully connect emotionally with her daughter." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "Instead, the brain has been partially disabled, artificially changing the individual's mood and rendering the patients less able to feel, to perceive, or to express their underlying mental condition or outlook. Psychoactive drugs, including psychiatric medications, not only impair the individual's ability to perceive their adverse effects but also impair the individual's ability to perceive his or her emotional problems. Under the influence of psychiatric drugs, the individual lacks awareness of both drug-induced mental dysfunction and his or her psychological problems." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "In Harry's story, the more subtle manic aspects included his increased irritability, mood swings, and extravagant purchases. In other cases we'll see people who suffer from more grossly apparent manic episodes caused by psychiatric drugs. WHAT WAS THE PAIN INSIDE HARRY'S HEAD? HARRY DESCRIBED his destructive actions as an attempt to stop the "pain" inside his head." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"Still, some studies suggest that a stress-free mood can persist, despite illness. In one study, researchers asked both chronically ill patients and a group of healthy individuals to record their moods into a handheld digital assistant, such as a Palm, every few hours for one week. The findings were both surprising and hopeful for those who assume that being diagnosed with a chronic illness means being sentenced to a lifetime of stress and anxiety. In many cases the moods of those who faced ongoing health challenges were not very different from those in excellent health." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"In this chapter, I describe a variety of anxiety-related mood and behavior problems, as well as nutrition and lifestyle changes to lessen them. 183 Feelings of Anxiety, Panic, and Obsessive-Compulsiveness Feelings of anxiety range from simple nervousness to being stressed out, to sudden and overwhelming panic attacks. We express the type and intensity of anxiety with a variety of words, including impatience, tension, jumpiness, agitation, nervousness, worry, apprehension, dread, fear, and panic." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.) "Prozac, Zoloft, and several other drugs are frequently prescribed to help the brain maintain higher serotonin levels. Yet mood disorders do not result from a deficiency of Prozac and Zoloft. Because these drugs are not normal constituents of brain chemistry, they can often strain the biochemical pathways involved in neurotransmitter production. This strain results when certain chemical reactions are artificially sped up, while others remain slow. The situation is somewhat like cooking meat, vegetables, and rice to serve at the same meal." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.) "In addition, some people secrete especially large amounts of insulin, which may cause a precipitous drop in their blood sugar levels—and mood. After people eat refined sugars and carbohydrates for a number of years, their cells start to ignore, or resist, insulin's effects, leading to a condition known as insulin resistance—the hallmark of prediabetes and diabetes. Recent research strongly suggests that insulin resistance can develop in brain cells." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"Whether or not we are aware of it, the smells that surround us daily can change our mood by either lifting or lowering our spirits. Many essential oils are linked to our emotions, to improve harmony and balance in our lives. They have a significant effect on our moods and energy levels. They can be uplifting, calming, invigorating—or simply have an appeal to our sense of smell, which passes reactive messages to our brain. Modern medical circles are beginning to recognise the merits of aromatherapy." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"People with cardiovascular disease sometimes develop mood disorders. Following an event or surgery, depression may occur for six months to a year, or what we call post-pump syndrome associated with confusion and mental impairment. If you or someone in your family recognizes a change in mood or mental function, be sure to seek out specialized care. Consult with your doctor. Support groups can be very helpful for these situations. Be keenly aware of the danger of anger and stress (see chapter 11) that can trigger major cardiovascular events." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"Good mood Food Deli Cafe 5930 Warner Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 714-377-2028 www.goodmoodfood.com rentachef@goodmoodfood.com This cafe offers Southern-California-style raw-food cuisine with a hint of German influence brought in by the owners. A wonderful place offering a great service to the community. Jade Cafe 1521 Griffith Park Blvd. Angeles, CA 90026 Contact: Lesa Carlson 323-667-1551 A fusion of Mexican, Italian and Thai elements, Jade Cafe designs seductive dishes from purely organic and completely raw ingredients. True art from Lesa Carlson, one of America's leading raw chefs." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"Mood Elevator Nighttime melatonin levels are low in people with majot depressive and panic disorders. Individuals with noticeable mood swings or who are melancholic also have depressed melatonin levels. Both seasonal affective disorder and non-seasonal cyclic depressions are related to the peaks and valleys of melatonin levels. • Cancel Fightet • Helps the Heart • Relieves Asthma Symptoms • Alzheimer's • Cataracts • Etc." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"I now enjoy cooking, but I didn't always relish being in the kitchen. Until 1999, I rarely cooked for myself, and my forays into the kitchen were usually to be served or to heat a packaged meal in the microwave oven. When I found myself living alone (after my divorce), I learned how to cook in a series of baby steps, sometimes by observing or assisting friends in the kitchen and other times by watching chefs on the Food Network. Despite the popularity of cookbooks and celebrity chefs, cooking often seems to be a dying art. Many people, especially women, feel that cooking is drudgery." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"According to NIMH, "depression" is an illness that "involves the body, mood, and thoughts [which] affects the way a person eats and sleeps ... feels about oneself... and thinks about things." Depression is not the same as "a passing blue mood." Nor is it (recall the sociological concept of "sick role" which, in part, removes blame) "a sign of personal weakness." Without treatment, the disease and its consequences can be serious, but "appropriate treatment can help most people who suffer from depression." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"Having you study the back of your hand was my way to put you temporarily in a somewhat neutral mood. Only you can decide whether it really worked. Similarly, only you can decide whether your efforts to rekindle joy worked. If these thought exercises worked for you, odds are that your joyful list was longer, reflecting broadened possibilities. Positivity opens us. It allows us to consider possibilities that are otherwise hidden from view. Positivity broadens at abstract levels as well. Consider the figure below. • ? Would you say it's a triangle? Or would you say it's a group of squares?" - Barbara Fredrickson, Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3 to 1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life (Get the book.) "This is work I did in collaboration with Thomas Joiner, a leading scientist of mood disorders and the director of the Psychology Clinic at Florida State Univerisity. We surveyed a large group of university students, and then surveyed them again five weeks later. Each time we measured their degree of positivity as well as their tendency to handle stresses in an open-minded manner. This boiled down to whether they agreed with survey items asking them whether, when they faced problems, they stepped back from the situation to envision a wide range of possible solutions." - Barbara Fredrickson, Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3 to 1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life (Get the book.) "And my well-being is skyrocketing, my mood is almost consistently joyful and peaceful (even when things get rough). And most important of all, I feel actualized, fulfilled. I feel like I am flourishing, finally, for the first time in my life ever! And I thank you and all the other emotions researchers who have brought me to this place, either through their scientific knowledge and/or love and support... I'm so alive, Barb; I wish you could see me now. You would be so proud of me! I can't wait to see you and tell you about my new, wonderful life! Thank you for all your love and support!" - Barbara Fredrickson, Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3 to 1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life (Get the book.)

"Most have found that psychosocial support improves mood and self-esteem, and provides some pain relief. Again, this itself is a significant finding. But what about longevity? At least five clinical trials, in varying degrees, have supported Spiegel's original study. At least six others have not. In one of these studies which found no survival benefit,34 Dr. Spiegel was involved in training and then monitoring all the therapists." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "According to the 1996 survey, about half of all treatments were done in the psychiatrist's offices; mood disorders accounted for the greatest proportion of caseloads (36%), followed by patients with anxiety disorders (14%) and schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders (13%).11 Until a few decades ago, the psychiatrist treated the patient with "talk therapy." Today the treatment is drugs. A survey of psychiatrists, conducted in 1997, showed that 89% of all patients received at least one psychotherapeutic medication; 14% received four or more medications." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "Depression is not the same as "a passing blue mood." Nor is it (recall the sociological concept of "sick role" which, in part, removes blame) "a sign of personal weakness." Without treatment, the disease and its consequences can be serious, but "appropriate treatment can help most people who suffer from depression." Depression is categorized as major or minor, the former being when symptoms interfere with the ability to work, study, eat, or enjoy once pleasurable activities." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"Copper-dependant enzymes are also involved in the metabolism of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that is well-known for influencing mood. COPPER AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY One of the most powerful antioxidants in the body is superoxide dismutase (SOD). Two forms of SOD contain copper. One is copper/zinc SOD that protects red blood cells. The other is an extracellular SOD found in high amounts in the lungs. SOD protects against the superoxide radical by converting it to hydrogen peroxide, which is then broken down to water. Copper also helps prevent iron from becoming a free radical." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"V known mythologies of the solar god: a certain tenderness toward the lovely gift of light, a gentle gratitude for things made visible —such as must once have distinguished the religious mood of many peoples. The mirror, the sword, and the tree, we recognize. The mirror, reflecting the goddess and drawing her forth from the august repose of her divine nonmanifestation, is symbolic of the world, the field of the reflected image. Therein divinity is pleased to regard its own glory, and this pleasure is itself inducement to the act of manifestation or "creation." - Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell (Get the book.)

"Those with "mood problems" might have vivid memories, but they're often tainted by dark details. "The graduation was beautiful, but someone said something unkind to me." "The trip was enjoyable, but it rained one entire day." By contrast, those likely to be the most energetic and civic-minded tend to tell stories in the reverse. A disappointing event typically leads to something positive. "I broke my leg skiing but met lots of wonderful people in the lodge." "I had the flu last week, but I got to read a new novel." "The earthquake gave me a chance to bond with my neighbors." - Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, M.D., Jen Seda, Choosing Brilliant Health: 9 Choices That Redefine What It Takes to Create Lifelong Vitality and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"Individuals with noticeable mood swings or who are melancholic also have depressed melatonin levels. Both seasonal affective disorder and non-seasonal cyclic depressions are related to the peaks and valleys of melatonin levels. • Cancel Fightet • Helps the Heart • Relieves Asthma Symptoms • Alzheimer's • Cataracts • Etc. General Recommendations Progesterone: Whethet you're still going through your menstrual cycles (or whether you're pre-menopausal, menopausal, or post-menopausal), you need to seriously consider supplementation with an all-natural' progesterone cream." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "And finally, DHEA supplementation (usually in doses greater than 10 mg a day) is often accompanied by side effects that include: • Acne and excessive oiliness • Growth of face and body hair in women • Irritability or mood changes • Overstimulation and insomnia 7-Keto As we mentioned earlier, the oral DHEA commonly available is composed of particles that are too big to be directly used; therefore, it is sent to the liver, which ends up converting most of it into androgens. What's left is convetted into 7-Keto DHEA, the useful portion. Well, now a new form of DHEA is available, 7-Keto DHEA." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "Symptoms include: chronic fatigue (especially after eating), depression, bloating, gas, cramps, chronic diarrhea or constipation, rectal itching, allergies, severe PMS, impotence, memory loss, severe mood swings, recurrent fungal infections (such as athlete's foot), extreme sensitivity to chemicals (perfumes, smoke, odors, etc.), and lightheadedness or drunkenness after minimal wine, beer, or sugar. But It's Even Worse The situation is serious. Diseases of the digestive system have reached an all-time high in the United States and are still on the rise." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

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