Quotes about Moods from the world's top natural health / natural living authors
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 "In many cases the moods of those who faced ongoing health challenges were not very different from those in excellent health. In fact, many patients who were chronically ill underestimated how well they were handling their situations. When asked to imagine the moods they would experience if they had never been ill, these patients estimated that they would be enjoying much better moods than those actually experienced by the healthy participants."- Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "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.) "When asked to imagine the moods they would experience if they had never been ill, these patients estimated that they would be enjoying much better moods than those actually experienced by the healthy participants. HOW THE"PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE"CAN HELP Ideally, we would all wake up tomorrow morning to an autogen-free world in which the environment is devoid of chemicals and heavy metals, food is always fresh, organic, and free of contaminants, and we do not have to worry about the plethora of triggers to autoimmune disease that surround us." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) |
 "In other words, you didn't produce it yourself; you took a chemical that used biohacking to alter your moods.
Of course, consumers take all sorts of chemicals to alter their moods. People self-medicate with nicotine, alcohol and even with refined sugars by eating, for example, chocolate candy bars. This is a form of self-medication; a trained behavior that modifies moods and brain chemistry through the ingestion of psychoactive ingredients. The popular habit of consuming coffee in the morning is another example of biohacking, and it's something that millions of Americans do each and every day."- Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.) |
| "When asked to imagine the moods they would experience if they had never been ill, these patients estimated that they would be enjoying much better moods than those actually experienced by the healthy participants.
HOW THE"PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE"CAN HELP
Ideally, we would all wake up tomorrow morning to an autogen-free world in which the environment is devoid of chemicals and heavy metals, food is always fresh, organic, and free of contaminants, and we do not have to worry about the plethora of triggers to autoimmune disease that surround us." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) |
 "Trileptal is another good anticonvulsant that helps improve the moods of a relatively broad spectrum of children. It has been tested in kids as young as three, and is considered effective for seizures in very young children. It is also helpful for some autistic kids with bipolar features.
Lamictal is a med I prescribe occasionally. It is generally well tolerated, with few side effects, but it can trigger potentially severe skin rashes. Lamictal has been FDA approved as a mood stabilizer, and can be used for relatively extended periods of time."- Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) |
 "How did these foods affect their moods? Did their overall energy change? How was their energy throughout the day?
Food Group A (Standard American Diet). The subjects all had radical energy fluctuations, staying in a cycle of having to manipulate to produce quick energy after a radical drop. The subjects all remarked that they never realized how addicted they were to sugar and other stimulants, like caffeine, simply to function. The roller-coaster effect on their energy swung them into high and low moods, and many of them got sick consistently.
Food Group B (Transitional Diet)."- Timothy Brantley, The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Get the book.) |
 "Garry Vickar, "you will see individuals who are manic-depressive becoming excessively elevated in their moods. They become more expansive. They might go on spending sprees and spend money they don't have, or get involved in activities that they truly are not qualified for. They may run up charge cards, or get involved in gambling, financial affairs, extramarital affairs, alcohol or drug abuse that they would not otherwise be doing. It becomes almost the reverse of the depression spectrum—they need less sleep, they need less food, and everything is very intense."- Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) |
 "Her mother's dark moods came on without warning, and when they did, anything that Barbara said or did could result in a physical attack from Mom. Barbara, too, dissociated from her body during the attacks. She can strike me on the outside, but not on the inside, Barbara told herself. Meanwhile, she left her body behind to fend for itself.
The habit of dissociating from the body became so entrenched for these two women that they barely noticed when they gained weight. They didn't "live" inside their bodies enough to care."- Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) |
 "Progesterone prevents hysteria and calms our moods, largely by raising levels of neurotransmitters such as GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) and dopamine. GABA is a calming neurotransmitter, a bit like Valium, which reduces anxiety and induces sleep. Dopamine also supports sex drive and curbs our appetite. When these hormones are out of balance, you've got an angry, carbohydrate-craving woman who can't sleep.
Antidepressants have been the most popular answer to menopausal symptoms."- Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) |
| "These are the kids whose moods turn on a dime, creating confusion and anger among the people who are trying to live with them, and help them. It can also sometimes work well in conjunction with Risperdal or Ability, the neuroleptics that frequently help kids who suffer from rapid mood changes.
Klonopin is an anticonvulsant that is also used for anxiety and panic attacks. It pushes GABA up, so it's not good for the kids who already have too much GABA. In them, it can create a paradoxical reaction of hyperactivity. Klonopin is in the class of drugs known as the benzodiazepines." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) |
 "It can also help stabilize moods and minimize the hormonal disruptions that can lead to some of the scariest trends among teenagers today, like severe depression and self-destructive behaviors like "cutting" (slicing the skin with razor blades or box cutters) and "huffing" (inhaling the propellants from aerosol cans). A healthy, balanced lifestyle is the key to ensuring that our kids feel good about themselves and their bodies."- Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Tangerine and lemon in particular are effective at boosting moods and brightening the atmosphere of your house.) Bergamot is very relaxing and good for the nervous system, and lavender can soothe anxieties and promote sleep. Every night before he goes to sleep, I diffuse frankincense, lavender, and lemon in my son's room. These oils help you breathe better, transporting oxygen and other nutrients into your cells and into your brain." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "They're also wonderful at stabilizing moods and creating a calm, relaxing atmosphere—in general, I just find that essential oils make my home a more nurturing, welcoming place to be. When I first walk into the house, I immediately cold-diffuse many different oils: rosemary, grapefruit, lavender, sage, lemongrass, frankincense, cedar, lemon, orange, tan (a blend of clover, cinnamon, and eucalyptus). It all depends on the season or my mood at any given moment. You can buy preblended oils, as I do from Young Living Essential Oils (www.youngliving." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "It's not only a great cleanser and detoxifier, but it also provides a number of different health benefits, like boosting children's moods and helping them relax. Wyatt has faced a lot of emotional ups and downs throughout his years at the ranch. Many kids who've become his friends have later died of cancer, which has been devastating for him. Taking long baths has helped him relax and deal with his emotions. And last summer, we adopted a shelter dog that followed Wyatt around every second." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) |
| "Sometimes you use lithium in schizophrenic patients who also have secondary depressions of their moods. You want to be cautious, however.
"If a patient is manic and having psychotic symptoms, I tend to use a formulation similar to that given to psychotic patients. Lithium is certainly added in large part. If the patient's mood is low and he or she is depressed, lithium is sometimes of value, but not always. In addition to traditional antidepressants, I make sure they have enough B complex vitamins." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) |
| "Angie's emotional eating habit affects her moods, her health, even her career. When she has her bingeing under control, she's trim, happy, and successful. But when her midnight binges get the better of her, she becomes fat, miserable, embarrassed, and uncomfortable with her patients. She tries to stop her binges by reminding herself of her obligation to serve as a role model for her patients—by attempting to shame herself into abstinence—and while this approach works for her during the day, it has no power at night." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) |
 "Over time, Eve has seen her tales lift children with severe illness up the staircase of health and transport ailing adults to happier moods and faster healing.
Eve's belief that healing is facilitated by stories is well-substantiated by medical research. At the University of Maryland in Baltimore, researchers showed that laughter elicited by funny stories is linked to the healthy function of blood vessels, dilating the inner lining to improve blood flow. Humorous stories have been shown to reduce anxiety, stress, and tension, and to improve judgment, understanding, and perception."- 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.) |
 "Insulin levels spike and then inevitably crash. moods become harder to control. Depression sets in. Exhaustion sets in. Emotions can fluctuate, and this can happen to anyone who punishes his or her body with large doses of processed sugars. In people with ADD/ADHD, these problems are greatly magnified.
So ... no cookies, cakes, candies, or ice cream! I mean it.
Instead, your child can become accustomed to getting his or her sweets and treats from fruit."- Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "Everything from day-to-day moods to physical development and self-esteem are adversely affected, and oftentimes the side effects are heartbreaking to watch. When I started my career as a pediatrician, medication was understood to be the only option, not only for ADD/ADHD but also for most childhood ailments. I began looking at alternative ways of treating everything from ear infections to behavioral problems. I found that there were much more logical ways than medication of helping families cope with childhood and teenage health concerns." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) "As your child's moods improve and behaving well becomes a natural function of his or her brain chemistry normalizing, it is time to communicate to your child the importance of education. The easiest way to do this is to show genuine interest in their education. At dinnertime, before bedtime, or on the car ride home from school, make sure to ask your child, "What interesting things did you learn today?" and then take care to show true interest. If you contribute your own knowledge to the subject, your child will have something interesting to say in class the following day." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.) |
 "Kingman's observations that he was becoming erratic and unpredictable in his moods.
Craig told family members and his friend and employee Danny that the medication was making him feel funny, moody, or weird. According to Danny, he said, "They're going to have to get me on something else, because this medication isn't cutting it."
Now five weeks after his first dose of Paxil, Craig was at the office of the family business when he called his daughter, saying he "needed her." It was an odd call and she hurried to see him."- Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "Their moods remain unstable and often dismal, and they frequently feel embittered and angry. Much like people who never recover from electric shock treatment,* Xanax victims can remain irritable and emotionally erratic years after they have been withdrawn from the tranquilizers. • The brain-damaging effects of modern electroshock treatment (ECT) are discussed in my book Brain-Discussing Treatment in Psychiatry (2008). Addiction from Short-Term Treatment with Therapeutic Doses Xanax and Halcion are so short acting that withdrawal can take place during the day in between doses." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) |
| "It is also important for calm and stable moods and it helps to burn fat and build muscles and bones. Studies have shown that growth hormone reduces obesity and heart disease, improves memory and immune function, and supports sex hormone production. When I first mention growth hormone to my patients, they almost always ask, "Why do I need that, I'm no longer growing?" But growth hormone has been hailed by many as the major anti-aging hormone, able to turn back the clock.
Growth hormone is a protein-based hormone produced by the pituitary gland primarily while you sleep." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) |
| "Meanwhile, according to Mom's reports in the medical records, Reggie's moods and behavior grew increasingly uncontrollable.
One of Reggie's doctors noted that stimulants can depress children but he nonetheless failed to stop prescribing the drugs. At age nine, yet another psychiatric evaluation obtained by his mother noted that Reggie had not done well during his six-year exposure to various medications. But the doctor did not give the boy a drug-free trial to see how he would do when his brain was free of intoxicating chemicals." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) |
| "The cardiovascular system was never linked to moods, yet I noticed that most people who had suffered a heart attack often had upsetting dreams or felt depressed, more so than with other illnesses. No one seemed to notice how the menstrual cycle affected a woman's bowels, yet most women, when asked, will tell you that they do often change. Nutrition was discussed in terms of calories or "exchanges" without any connection to hormones or neurotransmitters, which are made from proteins and are carefully regulated by our vitamins and minerals." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) |
| "Flare-ups are extremely painful and unsightly, and strong histamine responses cause Margie's moods to plummet. "Each episode left me angry and feeling sorry for myself. I'd be so defeated that I'd adopt an I-don't-care-anymore attitude and resort to unhealthy ways of comforting myself. I'd overspend on clothes, drink too much, and eat everything in sight. When I felt sorry for myself, I'd put all my attention on what was wrong with my life." In doing so, Margie was unwittingly pulling herself down the staircase of health." - 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.) |
 "The Circadian rhythm, for example, is responsible for numerous hormonal cycles that determine our hungers, moods, metabolism, and rate of growth and aging. For more information, see Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation. 29 Spondylosis is spinal degeneration and deformity of the joint(s) of two or more vertebrae. cartilage around the margins of the joints of the vertebral column. This time, however, an examination revealed that she had developed bone cancer in her lower spine and left knee."- Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "As previously mentioned, serotonin is associated with positive moods, appetite, and satiety, and melatonin is, among other things, a sleep-inducer, providing the body with deep and rejuvenating sleep. By inhibiting the breakdown of serotonin in the body, these drugs disrupt the melatonin cycle and affect proper sleep induction. As the ongoing Nurse's Study and other recent cancer research have shown, low melatonin levels in the blood greatly increase the risk of cancer." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) |
| "Of course, consumers take all sorts of chemicals to alter their moods. People self-medicate with nicotine, alcohol and even with refined sugars by eating, for example, chocolate candy bars. This is a form of self-medication; a trained behavior that modifies moods and brain chemistry through the ingestion of psychoactive ingredients. The popular habit of consuming coffee in the morning is another example of biohacking, and it's something that millions of Americans do each and every day." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.) |
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