Depression

There are lots of guesses and assumptions about why a person suffers from it. I read a quote this morning that got me thinking about it more closely. The quote put the blame on the person for being depressed. Know that a good diet is part of good health as well as mental health is important. Anyone who is growing up knows how difficult it is to get a perfect balance of foods into a child or even as an adult. Putting a traumatic event with a missing item in the diet can be enough to make change in the brain. I know it seems far fetched, but it could be the real reason why so many just can't get over what it bothering them. The change could be permanent in the brain. With this being the possible truth to it, work to be happy(er) most of the time is on the person. There are drugs on the market to help keep the serotonin in check. But thats only one thing out of many a person can do to help themselves.

A balance diet as often as possible, limited alcohol, plenty of sleep, at least a 20 minute walk everyday. There are excuses for all of those, but there are ways to do each of them. A small food budget, but spending it on junk food doesn't work. A small food budget means creating new ways to buy food smartly and making it go as far as possible. Living off ramen doesn't count... If buying fresh veggies is futile because they goes bad before you get it consumed, consider buying frozen veggies. They work great for soups, adding food to pizzas and other cooking ideas. Plus it has a long freezer life. Alcohol actually increases the depression symptoms 100-fold and makes it harder to come out of it. When you're really down, just stay away from it, its not worth it. Make a personal rule to only enjoy the adult beverages when you're having a good day. Now days, getting enough sleep with the demands on the job, many of us are lucky to get 6 hours a night. That isn't enough for anyone! Insomnia is a sign of a poor diet and not enough Magnesium. Unless you're physically handicap and bed ridden, there are no excuses to find a way to walk for 20 minutes. Stuck at home, you can come up with a path within the house where you can walk it for 20 minutes nonstop. A few extras, have your morning coffee outside in the fresh air. Open the windows to your house and let the fresh air in, the air inside is dirtier than it is outside. Enjoy some dark chocolate and a supreme pizza (with everything one it). Limit the bad carbs and replace them with good carbs. And lastly, give yourself some slack and be human. Buy yourself some flowers once a while, even discounted bouqets are still alive. Take a long hot shower, everyday, it does wonders.

I have my bad days too and have to remind myself take to care of me, even with tears running from my eyes.