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Is Depression the Invisible Monster in Your Mind?
“You say you’re ‘depressed’ – all I see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn’t mean you’re defective – it just means you’re human.”—By David Mitchell What If Imagine A Different Reality You Are Not Broken As the above quote states, “You are allowed to feel messed up,” so permit yourself to ‘feel.’ There’s no such thing as feeling happy all the time. Feelings will ebb throughout the day. There’s a word for that, and it’s called normal. Understanding Your Feelings You have to figure out where these feelings are coming from. What is your diet like, and how do you feel after…
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How to Triumph Over Depression, Anxiety, and Emotional Turmoil
Even in the throes of my teenage years, energy seemed to elude me more often than not. I was 16, nodding off in the middle of a packed movie theater—not exactly what you’d call normal for someone my age. What was wrong? More on that later, but first, I want to introduce you to Uma Naidoo, MD, a board-certified nutritional psychiatrist and nutritional specialist at Harvard Medical School. The national bestseller, This Is Your Brain on Food,[1] is the surprising science of nutritional psychiatry we’re exploring. Did you know that apple cider vinegar, yogurt, and pickled vegetables can help with anxiety, while deli meats, bacon, and sausage can cause depression?…





