This is the first Rebuild news digest, covering topics related to food, health, and depression. The Mouths of Babes The New York Times reports that meaningful parents buying organic cereal for their children are providing a less nutritious product because organic cereals are not fortified and enriched with dietary nutrients. Read more. Note to parents:…
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Bell Pepper Stuffed with Egg Salad
Eggs are a great source of Omega 3 fatty acids. The egg from a hen freely eating weeds and bugs is most certainly a depression buster food because of the Omega 3 content. Boil them up, peel them, mash them, add some dressing and you’ll have the beginning of a great meal. The previous entry…
Kids and Critters
We just submitted some photos to the California Farm Bureau Photo Contest. This photo is my favorite unsubmitted photo. Sander and I both submitted three photos. I submitted my “I Met My Meat” photo, one of cattle grazing in the foothills, and one like this idyllic boyhood photo. Sander submitted a variant of the Frederick…
All Cattle Should Live this Well: Grazing in the Sequoia National Monument
Not only do they have a great life while they are living, but when they are not, they are more nutritious for us. Their liver in particular is much higher in Omega 3 fatty acids when they are grazing on grass instead of finished on grain (beef liver and omega 3). Their meat is higher…
Reduce Indoor Fumes in Your Housecleaning
Air inside our homes in the winter is much more toxic than in the summer. Researchers from Columbia and Harvard teamed up in the TEACH (Toxic Exposure Assessment, Columbia and Harvard) study to monitor airborne toxic exposure. They found that indoor air has much higher concentrations than outdoor air of many volatile organic compounds (VOCs)….
Expecting a Hard Day? Here’s a Strategy
Many months have passed since my last down cycle but I am keenly aware of how important it is for me to live my life differently so that those cycles either never come again or so that, if they do, they will not be nearly as grim. One of the tools that I use on…
Deviled Eggs: Always a Winner and Nutritious to Boot (Boiling Tips Included)
This time of year is our peak egg consumption. Much of our egg eating is in the form of egg salad or deviled eggs, probably largely because those are both cold egg dishes and are appetizing on hot afternoons. As the weather begins to change, we will likely replace those dishes with quiche and frittata….
Gorgeous Sunset
If you have a chance to see this every day, do it. Note to self: start enjoying the sunset more often.
Low Zinc and Depression: Shocking Discoveries
Most folks probably do not give a whole lot of thought to their zinc intake, but apparently, if your diet is lacking, one of the consequences is depression. Doctors who use an orthomolecular approach to treating depression such as those at the Carl Pfieffer Centers or authors Joan Matthews Larson and Julia Ross have for…
Bowling for Soup: Rock Group and Depression Buster?
Angela nominates the rock group “Bowling for Soup” as a rock group and depression buster. She says: This is sorta a two in one punch: bowling gets the physical activity going and soup is always good for the body and soul (as long as it is all natural). So, you get your healthy eats and…
I Need Some Laughs: Rock Group and Depression Buster Contest Continued
I really dropped the ball on this contest over the summer. It has just been a ridiculously busy season around here. We had some great contest entries and we had a super funny one I still haven’t posted and will post in the next day. It’s not that I need laughs because I am deep…
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Endorsements
The best book on depression and food I've seen is Rebuild from Depression, by Amanda Rose, who understands the condition from bitter experience.
Nina Planck,
Author of Real Food
Rebuild from Depression is going to be a very important book. Its dissection of the role of diet and nutrition is well-researched and an eye-opener.
Robert Kotler, MD, FACS
Clinical Instructor, UCLA
Rebuild from Depression provides real answers for reversing depression caused by common nutritional deficiencies.
Jan DeCourtney, CMT
Co-author, Recapture Your Health
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About
Amanda Rose, Ph.D., is a political scientist and author of "Rebuild from Depression," on the link between nutrient deficiencies and depression. She has been depression-free for over four years, even during the recent pregnancy of her second child. Read her postpartum depression success story.
Life After Depression
There really is life after depression. I am so excited by that point, in fact, that I neglect this blog and find fun/quirky projects to do with my family. We live in the Sequoia National Forest in a house (and former brothel) designed by Irving Gill. My 7-year-old son Frederick and I chronicle our adventures at Gill on the Hill when we're not exploring. Frederick posts some of his homeschool projects at "Frankly Frederick."