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Peter wrote:

I know because I have done it and read the writings of others who have

done

it.

 

I have read different articles on exercise, depression and the chemical

balance of the body.

 

Eating green leaves in the evening will produce better sleep and a bad

idea

is to eat fruit late at night.

 

The evidence for my short lines is lengthy.

-----------

Peter--

This is important. Depression is SO common in our malnourished society. I

am working on a writing to help mothers beat post-partem depression.

PLEASE share with us your experience, recovery, articles and insights!

--Jenny

P.S. What is wrong with eating a banana at night? I heard the potassium

helps with getting to sleep.

 

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Jenny,

 

It isn't the potassium that aids sleep induction; it

is the high tryptophan (a type of protein that the body converts

into serotonin--known to help you relax) content in

bananas.

 

selah,

 

tev

 

 

 

jennysilliman wrote:

Peter--

This is important. Depression is SO common in our malnourished society. I

am working on a writing to help mothers beat post-partem depression.

PLEASE share with us your experience, recovery, articles and insights!

--Jenny

P.S. What is wrong with eating a banana at night? I heard the potassium

helps with getting to sleep.

 

 

 

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into a personality of idealistic power. Religion ministers to the progress of

all through fostering the progress of each individual, and the progress of each

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> It isn't the potassium that aids sleep induction; it

> is the high tryptophan (a type of protein that the body converts

> into serotonin-

-

Serotonin will make you feel good, possibly contented and relaxed but won't

on it's own induce sleep.

The serotonin must be first converted to melatonin, the sleep hormone, and

the brain will do this if the eyes and skin are protected from light for

about a forty minute stretch. Therefore the room should be completely dark

as you enter the sleep cycle for this to be effective.

Again in the morning, when your are again exposed to light, the melatonin

production gives way to the production of serotonin.

These two hormones are the flip side of each other, and interdependent upon

each other.

 

rusty

 

 

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" tev treowlufu " <goraw808

<rawfood >

Monday, February 09, 2004 2:08 PM

Re: [Raw Food] Depression

 

 

> Jenny,

>

> It isn't the potassium that aids sleep induction; it

> is the high tryptophan (a type of protein that the body converts

> into serotonin--known to help you relax) content in

> bananas.

>

> selah,

>

> tev

>

>

>

> jennysilliman wrote:

> Peter--

> This is important. Depression is SO common in our malnourished society. I

> am working on a writing to help mothers beat post-partem depression.

> PLEASE share with us your experience, recovery, articles and insights!

> --Jenny

> P.S. What is wrong with eating a banana at night? I heard the potassium

> helps with getting to sleep.

>

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Jenny

 

I will have to read up again to give you the rocket science.

 

That will take a day or so.

 

Peter

 

 

jennysilliman [jennysilliman]

09 February 2004 20:50

rawfood

[Raw Food] Depression

 

 

 

Peter wrote:

I know because I have done it and read the writings of others who have done

it.

 

I have read different articles on exercise, depression and the chemical

balance of the body.

 

Eating green leaves in the evening will produce better sleep and a bad idea

is to eat fruit late at night.

 

The evidence for my short lines is lengthy.

-----------

Peter--

This is important. Depression is SO common in our malnourished society. I am

working on a writing to help mothers beat post-partem depression. PLEASE

share with us your experience, recovery, articles and insights! --Jenny P.S.

What is wrong with eating a banana at night? I heard the potassium helps

with getting to sleep.

 

______________

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up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up

today!

 

 

 

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Here are environmental problems that can harm you: EMF/water/ food

pollutions::

http://www.living-foods.com/articles/environmental.html

 

Negative Ions Create Positive Vibes

http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/65/72756.htm

Can Plants Really Clean Air?

http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/43/1668_50649.htm

Healing with Water (there is a lot to be said about clean alkalizng water) here

is a start:

http://www.alivemagazine.com/home/index.php?page_type=article & topic_id=12910 & sit\

e_id=6 & article_id=999 & go_id=2 & take_id=6

 

Peter Gardiner <petergardiner wrote:

Jenny

 

I will have to read up again to give you the rocket science.

 

That will take a day or so.

 

Peter

 

 

jennysilliman [jennysilliman]

09 February 2004 20:50

rawfood

[Raw Food] Depression

 

 

 

Peter wrote:

I know because I have done it and read the writings of others who have done

it.

 

I have read different articles on exercise, depression and the chemical

balance of the body.

 

Eating green leaves in the evening will produce better sleep and a bad idea

is to eat fruit late at night.

 

The evidence for my short lines is lengthy.

-----------

Peter--

This is important. Depression is SO common in our malnourished society. I am

working on a writing to help mothers beat post-partem depression. PLEASE

share with us your experience, recovery, articles and insights! --Jenny P.S.

What is wrong with eating a banana at night? I heard the potassium helps

with getting to sleep.

 

______________

The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web

up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up

today!

 

 

 

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Hello Mahendra,

thankyou for your kind message, and for passing on this email.

I try not to identify with my negative emotions... I find I am

not encouraged to let them out... for instance, on the bus today, a

mother was harshly reprimanding her child, and it reminded me of some

harsh treatment by my own parents. I would have liked to have let go

of this emotion by getting angry and tearful, but of course I felt

inhibited. I feel constrained by the emotional repression that most

other people live by...

The only freedom I can get from this is to go to a small

woodland, when there are unlikely to be other people around, and let

out these negative emotions. It is hard to stay out long at the

moment because it is cold here.

I am indeed praying at the moment, and this helps. It seems I

have to reach a terrible place of suffering before I can ask God for

help. Prayer is very new to me.

I am determined to stay on the raw path this time, despite

feeling bad. I am hoping to overcome my suicidal feelings, which I

believe originate in my early childhood, which was horrific.

tonight I will try the mantras that you sent. I want to do

this after I have prayed. I have to decided to pray each day for ten

minutes, and work up to longer periods. I find it hard to pray, as I

am in a lot of emotional pain, and I have to face this in order to

pray.

thankyou for all your advice,

Vlad

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Vlad,

 

 

Dare I step out of raw food (forum pedants please move on) to say that

whenever I see persecution of children in public I always approach the

parent in question. I often say something like. " You have absolutely no

right to address anybody the way you are treating that child and if the

child is yours you are a fool because you will simply turn him or her into a

worse mess than you are. " Then I pat the child on the back.

 

There are thousands of permutations but they all move the offending parent

simply because they are true. I was raised by servants who were losers and I

know what a pest they are.

 

All joy and keep eating raw - that way you will slowly lift your soul from

depression.

 

Peter

 

 

jaggerbog [jaggerbog]

10 February 2004 18:11

rawfood

Re: [Raw Food] Depression

 

 

Hello Mahendra,

thankyou for your kind message, and for passing on this email.

I try not to identify with my negative emotions... I find I am

not encouraged to let them out... for instance, on the bus today, a

mother was harshly reprimanding her child, and it reminded me of some

harsh treatment by my own parents. I would have liked to have let go

of this emotion by getting angry and tearful, but of course I felt

inhibited. I feel constrained by the emotional repression that most

other people live by...

The only freedom I can get from this is to go to a small

woodland, when there are unlikely to be other people around, and let

out these negative emotions. It is hard to stay out long at the

moment because it is cold here.

I am indeed praying at the moment, and this helps. It seems I

have to reach a terrible place of suffering before I can ask God for

help. Prayer is very new to me.

I am determined to stay on the raw path this time, despite

feeling bad. I am hoping to overcome my suicidal feelings, which I

believe originate in my early childhood, which was horrific.

tonight I will try the mantras that you sent. I want to do

this after I have prayed. I have to decided to pray each day for ten

minutes, and work up to longer periods. I find it hard to pray, as I

am in a lot of emotional pain, and I have to face this in order to

pray.

thankyou for all your advice,

Vlad

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vlad, if you would like, i've been through some of those emotions you speak of.

my saving grace has been able to get those emotions down on paper in the form of

poetry. sometimes it helps to face them by looking at them as just words, at

least it help me put things in perspective. thank god i'm in a more healthy and

stable place now in my life. have no fear, you'll get there, it just takes time

and perserverence as cliched as that might sound. i have some of those poems on

my website if you feel you might have need of them. just

below then click on the word " poetry " on the rose.

 

Megan Milligan

yasminduran

http://www.desertrosemusings.com (some parts still under construction)

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Hello Mahendra,

thankyou for your kind message, and for passing on this email.

I try not to identify with my negative emotions... I find I am

not encouraged to let them out... for instance, on the bus today, a

mother was harshly reprimanding her child, and it reminded me of some

harsh treatment by my own parents. I would have liked to have let go

of this emotion by getting angry and tearful, but of course I felt

inhibited. I feel constrained by the emotional repression that most

other people live by...

The only freedom I can get from this is to go to a small

woodland, when there are unlikely to be other people around, and let

out these negative emotions. It is hard to stay out long at the

moment because it is cold here.

I am indeed praying at the moment, and this helps. It seems I

have to reach a terrible place of suffering before I can ask God for

help. Prayer is very new to me.

I am determined to stay on the raw path this time, despite

feeling bad. I am hoping to overcome my suicidal feelings, which I

believe originate in my early childhood, which was horrific.

tonight I will try the mantras that you sent. I want to do

this after I have prayed. I have to decided to pray each day for ten

minutes, and work up to longer periods. I find it hard to pray, as I

am in a lot of emotional pain, and I have to face this in order to

pray.

thankyou for all your advice,

Vlad

 

 

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Hi Everyone;

 

I started eating gluten free about 20 years ago. I discovered gluten was

causing my body to produce lumps, and sending me into tailspinning depressions.

I've been a new person since going gluten free, generally happy and resilient,

even developed a sense of humour!

 

At 25, my daughter also undertook a GF diet and experienced similar

improvements. However, she recently went through a crisis of confidence and

began taking anti-depressants. Concerned, I started reading about them. There

is apparently, plenty of reason to be concerned!

 

If anyone is interested in what I found out about anti-depressants, please let

me know and I will happily email you the information. What I discovered that

may be of interest to this list though, is that apparently, wheat and animal

protein both have a negative impact on the availability of serotonin to our

brains.

 

As you may know, serotonin is a neurotransmittor that we make in our brains. It

has a generally soothing and calming effect on us, is a necessary ingredient in

mood regulation, normal waking and sleeping patterns. Apparently, diet has a

major impact on the access we have to it.

 

Fortunately for us at least, a gluten-free, low-fat vegan diet is hands-down

*The Winner* when it comes to maximizing serontonin availability! Has anyone

else on this list noticed a general improvement in their mood and emotional

stability after being on a gluten-free vegan diet for awhile?

 

Deborah

 

 

 

 

 

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dpageau

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:08:10 -0800

Re: depression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If anyone is interested in what I found out about anti-depressants, please let

me know and I will happily email you the information. What I discovered that

may be of interest to this list though, is that apparently, wheat and animal

protein both have a negative impact on the availability of serotonin to our

brains.

 

 

 

 

Hello Deborah,

 

I'm interested in what you found out, my sons doctors put him on

anti-depressants when he was 12 years old, he's 26 now and still on those

anti-depressants. He would like to be off of those pills but he's addicted to

them.

 

I think he may have celiac, I do. When I asked his PCP to have him tested, he

said no ( listen to this ) because he doesn't have any of the classic symptoms.

I finally convinced him on a new PCP and his blood test is being done in two

weeks. Anyways I would appreciate the info you have.

 

Thank You

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I've been doing the gluten free thing for almost 2 years now, and it

definitely definitely affects my mood. I had a lot of trouble with

depression and could never seem to stay happy for too long before I

changed my diet.

I have a whole passal of food intollerances/allergies, and if I eat

something I shouldn't, it affects my mood then too. I get all

irritable and depressed again for at least a day afterwards. I

don't know much about this, but I was reading a bit ago about some

peoples allergies affecting their central nervous system and causing

serious havock with their mood. I figured that's what was going on

for me.

 

, Deborah Pageau

<dpageau wrote:

>

> Hi Everyone;

>

> I started eating gluten free about 20 years ago. I discovered

gluten was causing my body to produce lumps, and sending me into

tailspinning depressions. I've been a new person since going gluten

free, generally happy and resilient, even developed a sense of

humour!

>

> At 25, my daughter also undertook a GF diet and experienced

similar improvements. However, she recently went through a crisis

of confidence and began taking anti-depressants. Concerned, I

started reading about them. There is apparently, plenty of reason

to be concerned!

>

> If anyone is interested in what I found out about anti-

depressants, please let me know and I will happily email you the

information. What I discovered that may be of interest to this list

though, is that apparently, wheat and animal protein both have a

negative impact on the availability of serotonin to our brains.

>

> As you may know, serotonin is a neurotransmittor that we make in

our brains. It has a generally soothing and calming effect on us,

is a necessary ingredient in mood regulation, normal waking and

sleeping patterns. Apparently, diet has a major impact on the

access we have to it.

>

> Fortunately for us at least, a gluten-free, low-fat vegan diet is

hands-down *The Winner* when it comes to maximizing serontonin

availability! Has anyone else on this list noticed a general

improvement in their mood and emotional stability after being on a

gluten-free vegan diet for awhile?

>

> Deborah

>

>

>

>

>

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Deborah

 

I found that my depression lifted a bit when I went gluten free but didn't

depart until I

started taking megadoses of EFA's.

 

I initially started with a vegan DHA and that made no difference at all. A few

years ago I

saw Joel Fuhrman MD, a nutritional doc, for my rheumatoid arthritis. He told me

that

many people with autoimmune diseases lack certain enzymes that are necessary to

transform DHA into EPA and it appeared that I was one of those people (we did a

blood

test to check my EFA blood levels and despite heavy supplementation they were

low).

 

 

He switched me to fish oil (5,400mg of DHA and EPA combined per day) and within

a few

short weeks I felt like a different person. I actually started enjoying life

and not feeling like

I was being squashed under a blanket of water. Every time I try to reduce my

fish oil

intake I start finding myself not able to get out of bed in the morning (and I

find I get very,

very painful breasts). He also has me take a capsule or two of borage oil.

 

Strangely enough, his prescription for people with autoimmune disease is a diet

completely free of animal products, except fish oil.

 

I find that my depression also comes back slightly if I eat a low nutrient diet.

I have to

make sure that every mouthful is chock full of phytonutrients.

 

I suspect that 4 decades of undiagnosed celiac disease caused my intestines too

much

damage and that I probably will always need more nutrients than the average

bear.

 

My daughter drops into the deepest, darkest depression if she ingests gluten,

soy or dairy,

or if I don't give her her fish and borage oils daily.

 

Sherene

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Thanks Sherene. I have passed your message along to my daughter in the hopes

that it helps her.

 

Deborah

 

 

 

Deborah

 

I found that my depression lifted a bit when I went gluten free but didn't

depart until I

started taking megadoses of EFA's.

 

I initially started with a vegan DHA and that made no difference at all. A few

years ago I

saw Joel Fuhrman MD, a nutritional doc, for my rheumatoid arthritis. He told

me that

many people with autoimmune diseases lack certain enzymes that are necessary

to

transform DHA into EPA and it appeared that I was one of those people (we did

a blood

test to check my EFA blood levels and despite heavy supplementation they were

low).

 

He switched me to fish oil (5,400mg of DHA and EPA combined per day) and

within a few

short weeks I felt like a different person. I actually started enjoying life

and not feeling like

I was being squashed under a blanket of water. Every time I try to reduce my

fish oil

intake I start finding myself not able to get out of bed in the morning (and I

find I get very,

very painful breasts). He also has me take a capsule or two of borage oil.

 

Strangely enough, his prescription for people with autoimmune disease is a

diet

completely free of animal products, except fish oil.

 

I find that my depression also comes back slightly if I eat a low nutrient

diet. I have to

make sure that every mouthful is chock full of phytonutrients.

 

I suspect that 4 decades of undiagnosed celiac disease caused my intestines

too much

damage and that I probably will always need more nutrients than the average

bear.

 

My daughter drops into the deepest, darkest depression if she ingests gluten,

soy or dairy,

or if I don't give her her fish and borage oils daily.

 

Sherene

 

.

 

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I missed the first post, but I wanted to chime in anyway...? I was diagnosed as

" Depressed " (even though I didn't feel sad, per se, just stressed).? I took

Bragg's liquid aminos out of my diet and things improved greatly!? Even though

Bragg's claims to be MSG free, apparently it contains a glutamate that your body

converts into MSG (or something).? Anyway, there's a lot of MSG/depression

information at www.msgmyth.com

All the best!

Alina Joy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sherene.rm <sherene

 

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 2:33 pm

Re: depression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deborah

 

 

 

I found that my depression lifted a bit when I went gluten free but didn't

depart until I

 

started taking megadoses of EFA's.

 

 

 

I initially started with a vegan DHA and that made no difference at all. A few

years ago I

 

saw Joel Fuhrman MD, a nutritional doc, for my rheumatoid arthritis. He told me

that

 

many people with autoimmune diseases lack certain enzymes that are necessary to

 

transform DHA into EPA and it appeared that I was one of those people (we did a

blood

 

test to check my EFA blood levels and despite heavy supplementation they were

low).

 

 

 

He switched me to fish oil (5,400mg of DHA and EPA combined per day) and within

a few

 

short weeks I felt like a different person. I actually started enjoying life

and not feeling like

 

I was being squashed under a blanket of water. Every time I try to reduce my

fish oil

 

intake I start finding myself not able to get out of bed in the morning (and I

find I get very,

 

very painful breasts). He also has me take a capsule or two of borage oil.

 

 

 

Strangely enough, his prescription for people with autoimmune disease is a diet

 

completely free of animal products, except fish oil.

 

 

 

I find that my depression also comes back slightly if I eat a low nutrient diet.

I have to

 

make sure that every mouthful is chock full of phytonutrients.

 

 

 

I suspect that 4 decades of undiagnosed celiac disease caused my intestines too

much

 

damage and that I probably will always need more nutrients than the average

bear.

 

 

 

My daughter drops into the deepest, darkest depression if she ingests gluten,

soy or dairy,

 

or if I don't give her her fish and borage oils daily.

 

 

 

Sherene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for the post Sherene! I learned from it greatly.

Nicole

 

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 3:33 PM, sherene.rm <sherene wrote:

 

> Deborah

>

> I found that my depression lifted a bit when I went gluten free but didn't

> depart until I

> started taking megadoses of EFA's.

>

> I initially started with a vegan DHA and that made no difference at all. A

> few years ago I

> saw Joel Fuhrman MD, a nutritional doc, for my rheumatoid arthritis. He

> told me that

> many people with autoimmune diseases lack certain enzymes that are

> necessary to

> transform DHA into EPA and it appeared that I was one of those people (we

> did a blood

> test to check my EFA blood levels and despite heavy supplementation they

> were low).

>

> He switched me to fish oil (5,400mg of DHA and EPA combined per day) and

> within a few

> short weeks I felt like a different person. I actually started enjoying

> life and not feeling like

> I was being squashed under a blanket of water. Every time I try to reduce

> my fish oil

> intake I start finding myself not able to get out of bed in the morning

> (and I find I get very,

> very painful breasts). He also has me take a capsule or two of borage oil.

>

> Strangely enough, his prescription for people with autoimmune disease is a

> diet

> completely free of animal products, except fish oil.

>

> I find that my depression also comes back slightly if I eat a low nutrient

> diet. I have to

> make sure that every mouthful is chock full of phytonutrients.

>

> I suspect that 4 decades of undiagnosed celiac disease caused my intestines

> too much

> damage and that I probably will always need more nutrients than the average

> bear.

>

> My daughter drops into the deepest, darkest depression if she ingests

> gluten, soy or dairy,

> or if I don't give her her fish and borage oils daily.

>

> Sherene

>

>

>

 

 

 

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I would love for you to post this info

 

--- On Tue, 17/2/09, Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote:

 

Deborah Pageau <dpageau

Re: depression

 

Tuesday, 17 February, 2009, 12:08 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone;

 

I started eating gluten free about 20 years ago. I discovered gluten was causing

my body to produce lumps, and sending me into tailspinning depressions. I've

been a new person since going gluten free, generally happy and resilient, even

developed a sense of humour!

 

At 25, my daughter also undertook a GF diet and experienced similar

improvements. However, she recently went through a crisis of confidence and

began taking anti-depressants. Concerned, I started reading about them. There is

apparently, plenty of reason to be concerned!

 

If anyone is interested in what I found out about anti-depressants, please let

me know and I will happily email you the information. What I discovered that may

be of interest to this list though, is that apparently, wheat and animal protein

both have a negative impact on the availability of serotonin to our brains.

 

As you may know, serotonin is a neurotransmittor that we make in our brains. It

has a generally soothing and calming effect on us, is a necessary ingredient in

mood regulation, normal waking and sleeping patterns. Apparently, diet has a

major impact on the access we have to it.

 

Fortunately for us at least, a gluten-free, low-fat vegan diet is hands-down

*The Winner* when it comes to maximizing serontonin availability! Has anyone

else on this list noticed a general improvement in their mood and emotional

stability after being on a gluten-free vegan diet for awhile?

 

Deborah

 

 

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I was diagnosed as bipolar in my teens and had a lot of ups and downs. Not a

single issue since being gluten free. Looking back, I can definitely recall

a lot of the ups and downs being associated with various foods. For example,

my supposed manic episodes where actually not manic at all. When I ate lots

of salads and veggies I felt " high " on life! Lots of energy, creativity, and

motivation. When I'd eat junk food which contained lots of wheat, sugar and

dairy I felt sluggish, tired, sick, and miserable and didn't want to do

anything. Knowing all I know now, I know that I did not suffer from bipolar,

but rather an inconsistent diet that drastically effected how I felt and

therefore behaved. Looking at my teen self from a 3rd person perspective I

can see how my behavior and mood from day to day could have easily been

misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder.

 

I would love to read the info you found. I have friends who suffer from

depression and bipolar and I'm trying to convince them to help me with a

little experiment to see how much food really effects mood. Anybody can try

this but if you are on medication don't just stop taking it! That can be

dangerous! Talk with a doctor if you want to get off your meds! Note how the

meds make you feel if you believe they are an issue and discuse it with the

doctor! For the expirament, the first month, don't change anything and keep

a journal of everything you eat and how you feel throughout the day. Then

for a month only eat healthy foods, gluten free, dairy free, low or no meat,

and document the same way. At the end go through the journal and reflect on

what foods made you feel great and which ones make you feel blah! Also, at

that start, note your overall happiness and contentment with life on a scale

of 1-10, with 10 being the best possible! Then rate again at the end of the

experiment and see if there's an improvement. I think a lot of people would

be surprised at how much food effects mood!

 

Thanks for starting this discussion! I love conversations like this! It

really makes you stop and look and think and become more self aware!

 

On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote:

 

> Hi Everyone;

>

> I started eating gluten free about 20 years ago. I discovered gluten was

> causing my body to produce lumps, and sending me into tailspinning

> depressions. I've been a new person since going gluten free, generally happy

> and resilient, even developed a sense of humour!

>

> At 25, my daughter also undertook a GF diet and experienced similar

> improvements. However, she recently went through a crisis of confidence and

> began taking anti-depressants. Concerned, I started reading about them.

> There is apparently, plenty of reason to be concerned!

>

> If anyone is interested in what I found out about anti-depressants, please

> let me know and I will happily email you the information. What I discovered

> that may be of interest to this list though, is that apparently, wheat and

> animal protein both have a negative impact on the availability of serotonin

> to our brains.

>

> As you may know, serotonin is a neurotransmittor that we make in our

> brains. It has a generally soothing and calming effect on us, is a necessary

> ingredient in mood regulation, normal waking and sleeping patterns.

> Apparently, diet has a major impact on the access we have to it.

>

> Fortunately for us at least, a gluten-free, low-fat vegan diet is

> hands-down *The Winner* when it comes to maximizing serontonin availability!

> Has anyone else on this list noticed a general improvement in their mood and

> emotional stability after being on a gluten-free vegan diet for awhile?

>

> Deborah

>

>

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Almost everything we eat contains glutamate. It's a naturally

occurring amino acid and the human body needs it to function.

Artificial glutamate in the guise of msg is an excitotoxin that our

body does not detox so it affects the brain which cannot control cell

wall permiability.

 

Perhaps soy bothers you as well.

 

BL

 

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:25 PM, <alinajoydubois wrote:

>

> I missed the first post, but I wanted to chime in anyway...? I was diagnosed

> as " Depressed " (even though I didn't feel sad, per se, just stressed).? I

> took Bragg's liquid aminos out of my diet and things improved greatly!? Even

> though Bragg's claims to be MSG free, apparently it contains a glutamate

> that your body converts into MSG (or something).? Anyway, there's a lot of

> MSG/depression information at www.msgmyth.com

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I have a friend who gets a msg reaction to Bragg's Liquid aminos as well.

 

Barbara

 

 

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On Behalf Of Brenda-Lee Olson

[shalomaleichemacademy]

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:01 PM

 

Re: Re: depression

 

Almost everything we eat contains glutamate. It's a naturally

occurring amino acid and the human body needs it to function.

Artificial glutamate in the guise of msg is an excitotoxin that our

body does not detox so it affects the brain which cannot control cell

wall permiability.

 

Perhaps soy bothers you as well.

 

BL

 

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:25 PM,

<alinajoydubois<alinajoydubois%40netscape.net>> wrote:

>

> I missed the first post, but I wanted to chime in anyway...? I was diagnosed

> as " Depressed " (even though I didn't feel sad, per se, just stressed).? I

> took Bragg's liquid aminos out of my diet and things improved greatly!? Even

> though Bragg's claims to be MSG free, apparently it contains a glutamate

> that your body converts into MSG (or something).? Anyway, there's a lot of

> MSG/depression information at www.msgmyth.com

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