The Black Cloud Of Depression
By Jane Kriese, Thu Dec 8th

Depression is defined as “low spirits, gloominess, dejection andsadness.”

Depression affects your whole body, physically and mentally. Itaffects the way you eat, sleep, feel about yourself and youractions towards yourself and others.

There are many types and degrees of depression, all withdifferent symptoms. The symptoms include; chronic fatigue, sleepdisturbance, change in appetite, backache, digestive disorder,restlessness, irritability, quick to anger, loss of interest orpleasure in your favorite pastimes, feelings of worthlessnessand some people even think of death and consider suicide.

The causes of depression are not fully understood but it can betriggered by tension, stress, trauma in your life, chemicalimbalance, thyroid disorder, burn out, hypoglycemia, nutritionaldeficiencies, poor diet, high consumption of sugar,mononucleosis, endometriosis, allergies (especially foodallergies), lack of exercise and negative thinking.

Have you noticed that many of the causes of depression are thesame as other lifestyle diseases? This information tells youthat depression is curable. It also means that you have tochange your lifestyle. You need to re-evaluate your life andmake the necessary changes. Be gentle with yourself; startslowly. My first suggestion is to visit www.herbs4health.net andprint off the free E-Book “9 Steps To A Healthy, Vibrant Body”.Pay close attention to Step One and Step Two. Find out thecondition of your body and this way you will know what healthproblems you are facing. Test your Thyroid, if you havehypothyroidism you can usually stimulate the thyroid by taking aherbal remedy containing kelp. A body that is deficient ofvitamins and minerals will feel very tired and sluggish. Starttaking calcium/magnesium and a vitamin/mineral combination on adaily basis. The herb St. John's Wort has been very helpful intreating people who have suffered from depression. Be sure theseproducts are liquid, plant extract. Liquid extracts willassimilate in your body in a few minutes. This way your bodyreceives good nutrients and will no longer suffer fromnutritional deficiencies.

Examine your life style: Are you getting enough sleep? Are youeating healthy foods? Are you living a fairly stress free life?Are you getting enough exercise? If you have answered 'no'... toany of these questions, that is O.K.. You know this now and youcan start to make changes slowly. You did not get sickovernight, give your self time to heal your body. To start yourget well program make one small change at a time, try giving upsugar or caffeine.

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You choose the change but remember you needto start somewhere, just one small step at a time.

Examine the emotional issues in your life. Are you angry aboutissues from your childhood or family? Do you have other problemrelationships in your life? Do you have problems with yourcareer? Are there other parts of your life that aren't workingfor you? Do you concentrate on what is wrong in your life? Ifyou have answered 'yes' ... to any of these questions that isO.K. There is help.

At this time you are probably feeling overwhelmed.... don't!think of this as a small step program. One of the first stepsyou can take for emotional issues is to start a gratitudejournal. Each day write down things you are grateful to have inyour life. Maybe it was only the blue sky today, but tomorrowyour list could grow to five things and soon you will fill apage.

Don't try to do this by yourself - if you have been depressedfor more than a couple months this could be bigger than you areable to handle by yourself. Seek professional help. You can alsojoin a 12 Step program - there is a great program called“Emotions Anonymous” and this program is available in manycommunities in Canada and the U.S.A. Check your yellow pages fora program near you.

Do you have issues with alcohol or drugs? If you said 'yes'...seek professional help.(Most people who are struggling withaddictions are also depressed) You can not cure yourself.

Are you contemplating your death? If you said 'yes'... put thispaper down immediately, phone a person you trust and ask fortheir assistance. Seek professional help immediately.

At this point I have to confess, I have suffered fromdepression, it was not a fun time in my life but withcounseling, changes in my life style and herbal products, I wasable to rebuild my body, my mind and my spirit. Today I amhappier and healthier than I have ever been in my whole life.You too can over come this disease and live a healthy, vibrantlife.

© 2005 Jane Kriese janes-store@telus.net

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About the author: I am the web master for the site, www.herbsforhealthstore.biz,My passion is the holistic world.I write articles to teach aboutcures for life style diseases. It is exciting to educate peopleand introduce them to holistic products, and newlife stylehabits. Many of these people have healed their bodies. Theholistic world is full of hope and joy, and I believe witheffort we can have a healthy vibrant body.