Treating And Beating Anxiety And Depression

by Murphree, Rodger H.

• ISBN13: 9780972893817
• ISBN10: 0972893814
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-01
• Publisher: Harrison & Hampton Pub

Summary

The number of prescriptions for antidepressant drugs have nearly tripled in the past decade. Now, over 10 million American adults and 1 million American children have taken them. But these drugs, although often useful, don't correct the causes of depression and anxiety. What's worse, they can stop working, cause dependency, or bring on dangerous - even debilitating or fatal - side effects. Orthomolecular physicians use wisely the prescriptions we've made, but they recognize that mood disorders can only be corrected by normalizing the balance of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and similar substances that actually make the neurotransmitters - including serotonin - that antidepressant drugs attempt to augment. Using the latest clinical studies and his 10 years of clinical experience, Dr. Murphree has helped thousands of patients feel good again.

Table of Contents

The Problem Defined	12	(4)
Feeding Your Brain	16	(5)
Dangers of Drug Treatment	21	(12)
Your Body is Its Best Healer	33	(6)
The Brain Function Questionnaire	39	(13)
A Good Night's Sleep	52	(12)
Adrenals: Overworked and Underpaid	64	(15)
Thyroid Dysfunction	79	(11)
Vitamins, Minerals, Herbals, and Mood	90	(20)
Lipids, EFAs and Mood	110	(6)
Food Allergies and Mood	116	(13)
A Summary of Your Step-by-Step Plan	129	(3)
Appendix A: Brain Function Questionnaire	132	(3)
Appendix B: Resources	135	(6)
Index	141