new website -food/disease lists/(was Sucralose without Calories)

[Guest guest]

Thanks Chris. We have that sucralose site listed in the files/links.

Premixed and pretty cheap source.

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I'll start the listing of foods/antidotes to diseases off with some possible

antidotes to " Depression " . This is a long rambling list and may have to be

edited down:

1. chromium picolinate

( /message/12977

and

http://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/newsmaker_article.asp?idNewsMaker=5954 & f

Site=AO545)

2. SMILE, no matter how bad you're feeling. Sometimes your brain will

follow the " instructions " from your happy facial muscles. I don't have the

studies handy, but it's a no brainer, easy to do, has no ill effects and

costs nothing.

3. Blueberries make one happier/cheerier

4. fatty fish (omega-3 oil supplements, especially EPA in

> doses > 1 gram/day may also be effective),

5. garlic (although it might depress

> those around you!),

6. coffee and tea and chocolate (caffeine and theanine and

> PEA and theobromine),

7. fresh fruits,

8. nuts.

(note: 3-8 are courtesy of Dowling. if you have any

links/studies to back these up it would be much appreciated)

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BOOSTING SERATONIN LEVELS

Seratonin is boosted by carbohydrate foods ie grains, vegetables. Other

seratonin stimulants include walking, riding, stretching, reading,

meditation and prayer.

St 's Wort

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From: " rosasproject " <scott@...>

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Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 02:32:24 -0000

Subject: [ ] Re: Supplement your CR-increased mental health

The URL:

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/86/99123.htm

The article:

Supplement SAM-e Helps Beat Depression

Adding Supplement Relieves Symptoms When Antidepressant Fails

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>According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst

people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a

banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that

the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your

mood and generally make you feel happier.

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PBS ran a special program about depression and the latest findings on how to

beat it.

The latest findings according to the program are that LIGHT is even more

important than previously thought. That the brightest indoor light can't

come close to the illumination of the darkest overcast or rainy day. So it

was recommended to always exercise outdoors and do as many of your

activities as you can outside (bill paying, reading etc). Take an outdoor

walk on your lunch hour even in bad weather, just dress properly Also the

best vitamins to beat depression, a daily dose of:

50 mg B1

50mg B2

50 mg B6

400 mg folic acid (which is another B vit)

400 mg Vit D

200 mcg selenium

Dim the inside lights at night to get the body ready for melatonin release

and sleep. Walking near water or in snow increases the light intake and is

very desirable. Keep your SKIN protected - the benefit comes from light

entering the eye - so keep that in mind if you wear dark sunglasses outside.

Of course exercise was mentioned also. It was a three prong attack: light,

exercise and vitamins.

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After having depression for years , former TV producer Amy Weintraub

happened into a yoga class and found that the ancient discipline helped her

more than her antidepressant drugs did. Nine months later she

was off meds, relying on daily yoga practice to bring a sense of well-being.

Now, after teaching yoga since1992, Weintraub has penned " Yoga for

Depression " (Broadway Books, 2003). We talked with her recently

about it.

How does yoga help with depression?

When you're doing yoga, you're paying

close attention to your breathing, making it

deeper, which makes for better blood flow

to the brain. . . . The stretching activates

receptors that send messages of relaxation

to the brain. And a recent study done in

Pennsylvania showed that yoga lowers

levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

You say it can even help those with

bipolar disorder? I've known and taught a number of people

with bipolar disorder who have been able to

manage their symptoms with yoga. One

person who had terrible bouts of mania had

been hospitalized eight times and was told

she'd spend the rest of her life in and out of

mental institutions. Her daughter's teacher

said, " Let me show you some yoga

moves. " She hasn't been hospitalized since.

She uses the breathing techniques she learned in yoga to control her mania.

How many hours do you have to put in to feel better?

For me, doing yoga every day is essential. I do it for an hour at home,

first thing, before I start my day. . . .

And, depending on how you feel that day, whether you're anxious or

depressed, you can practice differently --

slowly if you're anxious, more vigorously if you're feeling low. I look at

it this way: If you're on Prozac . . .

you take it every day. Yoga is no different.

-- Suz Redfearn

on 8/3/2004 8:08 AM, Francesca Skelton at fskelton@... wrote:

> Rodney already has a couple of these lists (for prostate cancer and colon

> cancer) and we would like as many more as we can come up with; Rodney has

> volunteered to coordinate these lists for the new website.

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