Will a quality diet help our depressed daughter?

MARY - posted on 06/28/2012 ( 1 mom has responded )

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Our daughter who is about to turn 30 has panic attacks, stress urinary incontinence, no appetite and has lost a lot of weight. We feel she has not been eating adequately for a long time and she acknowledges this and has agreed to work on rebooting her system with the very best foods. She has a psychologist she sees once a week and he is helping. Her doctor has recommended an anti-depressant but she feels she can recover without resorting to meds as she feels and we agree that once her body is fit and healthy any chemical imbalance will naturally right itself and she doesn't want to become dependent on drugs. What do others think about this and do you agree that it is worth a try? We feel that a lot of people these days have terrible diets and lack important nutrients that their bodies need especially in the very stressful competitive world we live in today, and that many cases of depression may be caused by our poor diets. Certainly we think that checking a patient's diet is one of the first things that needs to be done.

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User - posted on 07/02/2012

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Depression is a horrible and emotional thing. It makes everything, especially negative, seem bigger than what they are. It robs you of joy and take you to different levels of lows. It is hard to snap out of depression because you are dealing with the soul of everything. Medication is sometimes needed, but not always helpful, for then you will become so dependent on them that you can't live without them. I truly believe having the right diet will help, but also having someone to talk to is very beneficial. Exercise also helps. Try yoga or walking or running...anything that is physically assertive. I also believe in a good multivitamin. There are plenty of natural remedies that we are provided with that can help us. Try http://www.earthclinic.com. It provides many natural remedies. I hope this helps. Many blessings.