from Jenny in Santa Barbara re SSRIS and MSG

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends;

My recent homework going through email files found this and the

conversation is renewed. Jenny said to feel free to share it. I

beleive she may have joined our group? Of course this does not

represent everyone's experience, but my guess is that way more than

know are suffering in these ways, and it behoves us as practioners to

add this investigation into our protocols. Does anyone know the

doshic implications of MSG?

 

I haven't stopped to figure that one. By the way, in ref the

ayurveda forum, I agree with some of Jenny's concern, although I

find as a practitioner some of the ayurvedic physician's posts

(including Dr. Caldecott's) give me much to learn from. It is also

valuable for me to see the diverse ways of discussing and approaching

the issue. It is served best as Jenny indicates, with a deeper

understanding of ayurvedic principles as foundation, to help with the

sort, and for serious personal needs the caveat is to see an ayurvedic

physician personally!

Martha

 

> " Jenny Chambers "

> Sunday, February 13, 2005 7:04 PM

> SSRIs

>

> > Hello Martha,

> > I have been following some of your posts on the Ayurvedaonline

, and want to thank you for your insights. A doula is such

a sacred and blessed profession, and I applaud your courage and desire

to help the whole of society.

> >

I want to offer my support also for your desire to acquire wisdom

about the benefits of natural therapies.

> >

I was victimized by the medical industry through the use of SSRIs for

six years, although none of the thirteen drugs,talk therapy, or shock

treatments, helped me regain any of my mental or life activities at

all. My depression began my first year of college, and did not

dissipate until I spent a semester in Romania. As soon as I came back

to school, my life functions were again impaired.

> >

I later learned that my college adds high levels of MSG into the food

in the cafeteria. A doctor tested me for MSG sensitivity, and we were

able to pinpoint it as the cause of my mental illness, and I am

fortunately now free of it.

 

Previous doctors had prescribed more chemicals to deal with a chemical

reaction. This is a fatal flaw in our non-systemic medical industry.

> >

If women are eating processed food, they may unknowingly expose

themselves and their offspring to many chemicals. I believe that

helping people to transition to natural food may aid them in a

skillset, and a type of de-stressor,that will help truly empower them,

and perhaps alleviate many of their depressive symptoms.

> >

Take care, and peace be with you,

> > Jenny in Santa Barbara

 

> DEar Jenny;

I Hope this finds you, I want to thank you for this info and invite

these kinds of comments on the forum. May I post it even now? It is

very valuable info and in experience form is safest legal way to share

these considerations.

> Martha

 

Hi Martha,

Yes I remember receiving an email from you. You had mentioned that you

used to live in Santa Barbara as well. You are welcome to post my info

if you think it is appropriate.

 

I left the Ayurvedaonline because of too little

information about the system itself, and more posts about personal

questions and seeking specific symptom solutions. It is a dangerous

slope in my opinion, to solicit medical advice from a newsforum, and

although many people did cite sources (I found Todd Coltecolt(sp?)'s

site which is awesome), I found it difficult to sort through which

information to believe.

 

That said, I am very much interested in Ayurveda and with a primarily

whole-food lifestyle. If you had advice on other newsgroups or

newsletters that you like, I would be interested in hearing about those.

 

I also care about the next generation, and helping expose children to

natural foods, starting in the womb. A good friend of mine has become

a doula in Santa Barbara.

 

Thank you so much for your email, and it is a pleasure to correspond

with you.

Take care,

Jenny

 

Hi Jenny;

Yes, I agree particularly with serious situations like use of medical

drugs and coming off them safely, one needs personalized professional

support as well as foudational understanding what is going on. Our

perinatalayurveda focus forum is a more limited topic format,

hopefully my ability to comment from an ayurvedic format helps gradual

understanding of the principles involved. But study with an ayurvedic

practitioner /teacher really is valuable if you wish to understand. I

have started this forum both for students to learn and exchange more,

and for those clients who want to ask questions but woudln't if they

kept paying me a private fee - so to benefit from answers while others

learn also, making me feel my time is more worthwhile. And to begin

to show others there is this body of knowledge available. I have a

particular concern about the SSRIs, hence my desire to share your post.

 

Thank you, I hope this finds you well!

Martha