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Nutrients and
Depression
“Come on, do nutrients really help depression?” asked a person I
met at a conference last week.
“Yes, it’s in the medical literature. It’s just hard to find it.” I
responded.
In the book Rebuild from
Depression,
I identify the dietary nutrients and fats studied in the medical
literature that have the strongest research basis.
Researchers bring depressed people together for a clinical trial
and provide half of them with the study nutrient, such as Omega-3
fatty acids, and the other half with a placebo (the proverbial
sugar pill) such as olive oil in this instance. If the Omega-3
group improves in their depression more than the olive oil group,
there is evidence that Omega-3 fatty acids help fight
depression.
So how do you know if you need Omega-3 fatty acids? What are the
best ways to supplement your diet with Omega-3s? How can you
increase Omega-3 fatty acids in your diet? How much is too
much?
The book addresses these questions in detail for seven dietary
nutrients.
Read the book excerpt from Chapter 8 on "The Usual
Suspect:" Omega-3 fatty acids and B-vitamins as common deficiencies
that aggravate our depression.
Check out the Omega-3 fatty acid round up article on
Omega-3, depression,
and food. And
check out the more general round up on nutrients and depression on the blog.
On this website I provide a growing list of simple changes that we
can make to increase these nutrients in the foods we are already
eating. Fighting depression is a long-term game. On good days we
can make simple changes to make the bad days less bad.
Links:
Nutrient tools
Simple changes
to increase nutrients
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before making any changes to your diet.