How to Fix Depression

Tips, Tricks & SecretsYou Need to Know

By I.J. Borland

Introduction

In which I explain how I discovered some really astonishing facts about depression that led me to conclude I should write a book to let people know what I found.

As a former sufferer my goal is to share my findings with other sufferers.

I tried to take a cross-disciplinary approach and spent three years of my life researching before I wrote and published this book. My genuine desire is simply to empower other sufferers to help themselves by understanding the facts.

Understanding Depression

This chapter presents some of the “secrets” about depression, such as how the brain grows new cells – and how this on-going natural process can be interrupted by stress and cause physical changes in the brain. It also explains how this is reversible.

We also look at • Defining Depression• Approaches to dealing with depression• Depression Tests• Suicide, the big Taboo• And further facts about Depression

Causes of Depression

In this chapter…• Links to Stress• Stress Factors• Stress, Nutrition &

Depression• Anxiety & Panic Attacks

Treatments

• The Three Traditional Treatments• Medications• How CBT helped me• How Counselling helped me• Alternatives• Further reading

Important Keys

• Undernourishment & Mental Health• New Discoveries• Growing new brain cells• Serotonin – the “Happy Hormone”• How to build up Serotonin• The Serotonin Cycle• Low Serotonin and its impact on

Melatonin – the “Sleep Hormone”• Cortisol – The “Stress Hormone”• How the brain is physically affected

by stress

Understanding how lack of nutrition can affect us

Statistics for nutrient deficiency are staggering, this chapter looks at their relation to depression and some of the reasons why, even in the developed world, we may not be getting simple vitamins, minerals and trace elements.

Good Mood Foods

Here we look at some of the foods which are associated with improving mental health and affecting our moods.

Explains how some food supplements can bring relief in as little as ten minutes.

Things to avoid

Did you know that some things can make depression worse – or even cause it?This chapter explains what these are and how some of them affect depression – even how some sufferers get better simply by cutting these things down or out.

The importance of Exercise

The relation of exercise to depression is highly significant.This chapter discusses the benefits and attempts to make suggestions to ease into some enjoyable ways to get the exercise you need.

Conclusions & Summary

This section of the book summarises the facts explained in the book as a list of key things one can do to improve mental health and well-being as a list of simple tips.

Further Resources

The Author has supplied a comprehensive list of public domain resources to aid the reader in following up to verify facts and take advantage of many articles, tools, even videos which further explain the concepts and some of the aspects of depression and how to alleviate the condition.

My Own Story

I didn’t want this book to be just another individual moaning about how miserable the experience of depression can be, but I thought it might be helpful to give a potted history so that people can understand my personal story about how it affected me. It won’t be the same for everyone, but serves as just one example.

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