Vitamins and Nutrition Can Be The Key To Preventing Depression
Synopsis: With Prescription medications becoming so popular over the last few years, the side effects of these have become more apparent as well. This article discusses the idea of orthomolecular medicine in place of the more traditional methods, and the benefits o
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The old adage "you are what you eat" is true. The key to preventing many diseases may be in nutrition alone. The name for this idea is "orthomolecular" medicine. The prefix "ortho" means to "correct", in this case down to the molecular level. The idea is that if you provide the body with enough of the natural substances that it needs, it will correct any ailments it has, "naturally".
This can be seen with the epidemic of scurvy in the 18th century. Scurvy was erradicated at that time by simply drinking one ounce of fresh lemon juice. The Vitamin C in the lemon juice is what stopped scurvy. This could be the same with many of the illnesses of today.
Applying This to Depression
It is believed that most illneses can be overcome with simple changes in the diet. This may also be applied to depression. There have been cases of depression being brought under control simply by taking a certain amount of Vitamin-C each day.
If you have a deficiency of a certain Vitamin or mineral, your body will respond to that by not functioning properly in certain ways. The human brain is just another part of that body, and without proper nutrition it may not work properly.
Food nourishes both the body and the brain. In fact, the brain uses the available nutrients first and if there is not enough for the body and brain, then mental effects can be noted even before other health related symptoms.
What About Medications For Depression
Some people respond well to the medications for depression, but the side effects of these can be severe at times. If you think about it, the reason for depression is not that your body is lacking these chemical medications. These are actually foreign to the human body, which is the reason they sometimes produce unwanted side effects.
These side effects can at times be worse than the depression itself, because the body is reacting to a foreign substance. This is why bringing the body in to complete balance nutritionaly is so important.
What About Natural Remedies
Natural products can be obtained that work very much like the prescription medications that so many people use. These natural products do not seem to have any of the unwanted side effects of their prescription counterparts.
One very fine product for this is called MindSoothe. MindSoothe contains two ingredients, Passiflora, and St Johns Wort. The combination of these two ingredients have had great results calming people with the symptoms of depression and anxiety. This combined with a healthy diet may help a person overcome depression.
The Thought Behind Orthomolecular Medicine
Orthomolecular Medicine is simply the idea that the body is made up of literally billions of molecules. These molecules need to be in perfect balance for the body and mind to function properly.
What causes these molecules to work properly is the nutrition that is given them. If you provide them with what they need, then the body and mind will begin to work in harmony together. Many people have a diet that is severely lacking in many of the nutrients that their body needs, and this could very well be the reason for so many of the diseases of today.
If a person with a history of depression were to find out what nutrients they are lacking in thier diet, and then begin to replace those nutrients, that could make the difference between a life of depression, and a life free of depression and the agony that it causes.
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