Anxiety and Depression, Help For

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Anxiety and Depression, Help For

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by Bee Wilder

 

There can be many different sources of anxiety, depression, irritability and

other emotional upsets and problems when you have candida.

 

Heart palpitations or a racing heart can be caused by allergies or

sensitivities to foods or substances in the environment.

 

Depression can be caused by impaired adrenal function, thyroid problems and

also can be related low levels of calcium and/or magnesium.

 

Here's a quote from: Article Source http://www.acu-cell.com/acn.html

 

" Depression can be related to high and low levels of calcium and/or magnesium

also, with low levels being oftentimes associated with anxieties as well.

After comparing the backgrounds of patients who required very high doses

(4,000+mg) of calcium a day - just to barely reach normal levels, it turned out

that a

very large percentage had a history of benzodiazepine (tranquilizers /

sedatives) use.

 

These drugs either affected their body's ability to utilize calcium and/or

magnesium properly, or those minerals levels in these patients had already been

extremely deficient before taking any medications, provoking insomnia,

anxieties, or other symptoms, and resulting in drugs being prescribed instead of

having the real cause (mineral deficiencies) corrected.

 

Unfortunately, this type of symptomatic drug therapy continues to be a

trademark of modern medicine. "

 

Anxiety, irritability, racing heart, nervousness, and other emotional

problems can be caused by impaired adrenal function and by candida toxins

circulating

throughout the system, which are mainly alcohol, particularly affecting the

brain and mind.

 

Helpful Solutions

 

1. It is advisable to stop taking tranquilizers or sedatives as soon as

possible.

 

2. Take calcium/magnesium every day; 350 mgs. each in a citrate form that is

easily absorbable; take 2-3 times a day.

 

3. Omega-3 essential fatty acid is very important; take it in the form of cod

liver oil in the winter, which provides omega-3, and vitamins A and D; take

fish oils in the summer — try to get at least 3,000 mgs. of omega-3 per day.

 

Please see the article below on Essential Fatty Acids. All of the good fats

work together along with oil soluble vitamins A, D and E, and omega-3. In the

summer get at least a half hour of sunlight every day on the largest area of

exposed skin you can. Do not bath or shower too often to encourage natural oils

to come to the surface of your skin so the sun can make vitamins A and D on

it.

 

4. During the winter months try to get at least 15 minutes of direct sun

every day (not through windows) with as much exposed skin as is comfortably

possible, even if it only on your face. The sun is very therapeutic and can

alleviate depression and anxiety.

 

5. Vitamin E 800 IUs in two doses per day; get a good mix of natural source

tocopheryls (the small letter d indicates it is natural source, i.e. d alpha

tocopheryl) that contains no soy, starch, wheat, dairy or yeast; Natural Factors

makes a good Clear Base softgel that is not based on soy.

 

6. B Vitamins are very important for the body and the mind. Take 50 mgs. of a

good Vitamin B Complex twice a day. Ensure it contains no yeast, soy, dairy,

or gluten.

 

7. Help increase liver and adrenal function by doing " dry skin brushing " at

least once a day.

— see http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/treat7.php for how to

do it.

 

8. Help your liver detox by drinking lemon juice and sea salt in water a few

times a day (juice of 1/2 lemon and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt in 6 ozs. water).

 

9. Liquid cholorophyll, 1 tablespoon in water three times a day to help your

liver detox and to chelate out heavy metals.

 

10. Take epsom salts baths at least 3 times a week — add 1 cup of epsom salts

to the bath and mix it well. Soak for at least 15 minutes to help detox.

 

11. Get plenty of trace minerals by drinking good water, preferably filtered,

and a good ocean sea salt like Celtic. Use sea salt liberally on cooked meats

and vegetables, or on raw veggies and salads.

 

Essential Fatty Acids, a cure for depression and anxiety

 

This article states that the possible cure for depression may be essential

fatty acids from fish oils. Article Source

http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a130k.htm

 

" Dr. Joseph Hibbein of the National Institutes of health believes that the

reason for the increase in depression can be directly attributed to a major

shift in dietary patterns, specifically fat intake.

 

He points out that the vast increase in the use of soy, corn, palm* and

cottonseed oils in the last 100 years has totally changed the traditional ratio

of

omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in the diet.

 

*Bee's note: Dr. Hibbein has erred by including palm oil in this list. Palm

oil is a very good fats which is highly saturated, therefore it should not be

lumped with the other bad vegetable oils.

 

Soy oil consumption in the US, for example, has increase thousand-fold in the

last 100 years helping to skew the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio from about 1:1 to

today's 16:1.

 

This, Dr. Hibbein believes, spells trouble. The brain consists pretty well

entirely of fat so clearly one's fat intake could affect one's brain

composition, particularly the ion channels which channel signals in and out of

the brain.

 

 

There is also evidence that low levels of omega-3 fatty acids are associated

with low levels of the mood hormone serotonin. Dr. Hibbein's hypothesis is

supported by the fact that the incidence of depression is considerably lower in

countries with a high fish consumption.

 

Fish, particularly fatty ocean fish, is an excellent source of omega-3 fatty

acids and its frequent consumption would help to nudge the ratio back towards

the optimum 1:1.

 

At least three clinical trials have observed a marked improvement in

depressed patients given relatively high doses of fish oils. "

 

Editor's comment (at the bottom of the article): Daily supplementation with

1-3 grams (1,000 to 3,000 mgs) of a high quality fish oil is entirely safe and

may not only improve your mood, but help protect you from heart disease,

stroke and arthritis as well. For more information on the benefits of fish oils

check out oilofpisces.com "

 

Bee's notes: It is advisable to take Fish Oils the summer months and Cod

Liver Oil in the winter months if your area does not get enough sun. Cod liver

oil

contains omega-3 and vitamins A and D. Following are three cod liver oil

products with the amount of nutrients contained in them " per teaspoon. "

 

Carlson's Cod Liver Oil

 

Omega-3   1,006 mg

 

Vitamin A   1,000 IU

 

Vitamin D   400 IU

 

Vitamin E   1 IU

 

Garden of Life, Olde World Icelandic Cod Liver Oil

 

Omega-3   962 mg

 

Vitamin A   4,500 IU

 

Vitamin D   480 IU

 

Vitamin E   5 IU

 

Nordic Naturals Arctic Cod Liver Oil

 

Omega-3   1,400 mg

 

Vitamin A   1,950 IU

 

Vitamin D   40 IU

 

Vitamin E   8 IU

 

Fish oils, as opposed to cod liver oil, contain Omega-3 fatty acids (the

brand I take is made from sardine, mackerel and anchovy), with added Vitamin E

(to

preserve it).