Re: Re: Hi I'm new/SAD

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In frequent-dose-chelation Lou wrote:

Hi ,

Thanks for the advice. I became an expert on SAD when I thought I had

it. For a year and a half I did light therapy -- I owned two visors and

a light box. I took walks with my baby in the pram almost every day. I

went to the gym, kept up with exercise, no matter how awful I felt.

When the sun was out I was there, sitting in it for hours on end.

Bright light helps me some, but not a lot -- it never lifted the

symptoms to a very significant degree. But there's definitely been a

difference between my functioning in the summer and the winter.

--------I'm no expert on this, but one thing I thought of is maybe your Vit D

levels are low? Possibly your doctor would check this for you.--------Jackie

If there are some problems with my thyroid, I hope they will right

themselves with chelation. What's weird is how the depression hit me

from out of the blue. I was a stay-at-home mum and I was pretty happy

with that; I had a good workout at the gym 3x a week and had never been

fitter in my life. To my knowledge I had no medical problems. In a way

this was what led me to mercury as a possibility eventually -- I

was " struck " only 2 months after those amalgams were put in.

---------I think mercury messes with all of our hormones, I know mine are all

messed up. And depression is a very common mercury symptom, mine came out of

the blue for no good reason also. Getting hormones balanced can help you feel

much better.------Jackie

I've been on the Paleolithic Diet for a year and a half as well. I do

not eat grains,

----------Not that I'm telling you to eat grains, but I recently read in AI

that grains are a big source of histidine, and low histidine can be a cause of

depression. Andy has a great post on the different types of depression and what

might help.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/frequent-dose-chelation/messages/15287

Maybe something there will make sense, or give you some ideas of what to

try.-----Jackie

and limited dairy -- usually some raw milk cheese and

occasionally some yogurt. My body loves this way of eating but I've

never noticed any major changes from it, apart from just feeling

better. I used to have IBS and that has never been a problem since I

changed my diet. I can't see any indications that I have any allergies

or autoimmune problems.

I am a member of a SAD forum and I look at all these people who, like

me, do what they can to treat their symptoms but suffer every winter. I

wonder how much a part mercury really plays in SAD. I suspect maybe it

can be a big contributor in some cases.

--------Mercury affects so many things and piosons glands like your pituitary

and hypothalamus that regulate our internal clock and many other glands and

hormones, it's hard to say how big a role it plays in this. Hopefully you'll

find the answers. Good luck.--------Jackie

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