Posted by pedr on May 10, 2010, at 22:03:40
In reply to Re: Any solution for the Nardil hungry horrors?, posted by bleauberry on May 4, 2010, at 18:19:57
> Lean organic meats. You absolutely do not want pesicide, herbicide, hormone, and antibiotic residues if depression is an issue.
I've never heard of this before. Do you have any studies on it please?
> Avoid or greatly diminish all types of sugars including artificial ones. Stevia is the only good substitute.
Why avoid artificial sweeteners?
> Limit grains to white or brown rice. Pretend you are gluten intolerant.
Why? FYI it's not that simple - different types of rice have different glycemic indexes (http://www.carbs-information.com/glycemic-index-food-chart.htm) and can lead to rollercoaster blood sugar levels.
> With depression being an issue you could be anyway and don't know it. Wheat products turn to fat.
Wheat products turn to fat? I don't understand that. Any left over calories can be stored as fat, irrespective of origin. Wheat is no different.
> Setting aside the whole weight gain thing, the above eating choices are extremely friendly to healing of all kinds including mental. The right food choices by themselves are worth a couple points on the 1 - 10 depression scale.Very true, esp. if you do turn out to have GI issues. I had really bad IBS-C for many years and thought it was just the pain of depression :( I think everyone with treatment-resistant depression should be tested for celiac and informed about IBD, IBS, GERD and so on since they are so often co-morbid.
Pete
Treatment Resistant depression, anxiety, OCD: 13 years
IBS-C & GERD: 8 years
Current meds: 90mg Nardil, 300mg Zantac, 20mg Prilosec
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