7 Natural Depression Treatments

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7 Natural Depression Treatments
« on: October 13, 2014, 02:57:19 PM »
Being depressed can make you feel helpless. You're not. Along with therapy and sometimes medication, there's a lot you can do on your own to fight back. Changing your behavior -- your physical activity, lifestyle, and even your way of thinking -- are all natural depression treatments.

These tips can help you feel better -- starting right now.
1. Get in a routine. If you’re depressed, you need a routine, says Ian Cook, MD. He's a psychiatrist and director of the Depression Research and Clinic Program at UCLA.

Depression can strip away the structure from your life. One day melts into the next. Setting a gentle daily schedule can help you get back on track.

2. Set goals. When you're depressed, you may feel like you can't accomplish anything. That makes you feel worse about yourself. To push back, set daily goals for yourself.

"Start very small," Cook says. "Make your goal something that you can succeed at, like doing the dishes every other day."

As you start to feel better, you can add more challenging daily goals.

3. Exercise. It temporarily boosts feel-good chemicals called endorphins. It may also have long-term benefits for people with depression. Regular exercise seems to encourage the brain to rewire itself in positive ways, Cook says.

How much exercise do you need? You don’t need to run marathons to get a benefit. Just walking a few times a week can help.

4. Eat healthy. There is no magic diet that fixes depression. It's a good idea to watch what you eat, though. If depression tends to make you overeat, getting in control of your eating will help you feel better.

Although nothing is definitive, Cook says there's evidence that foods with omega-3 fatty acids (such as salmon and tuna) and folic acid (such as spinach and avocado) could help ease depression.

5. Get enough sleep. Depression can make it hard to get enough shut-eye, and too little sleep can make depression worse.

What can you do? Start by making some changes to your lifestyle. Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Try not to nap. Take all the distractions out of your bedroom -- no computer and no TV. In time, you may find your sleep improves.

6. Take on responsibilities. When you’re depressed, you may want to pull back from life and give up your responsibilities at home and at work. Don't. Staying involved and having daily responsibilities can work as a natural depression treatment. They ground you and give you a sense of accomplishment.

If you're not up to full-time school or work, that’s fine. Think about part-time. If that seems like too much, consider volunteer work.

7. Challenge negative thoughts. In your fight against depression, a lot of the work is mental -- changing how you think. When you're depressed, you leap to the worst possible conclusions.
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Re: 7 Natural Depression Treatments
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2016, 01:43:01 AM »
Thank you for the post.
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« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2016, 01:27:34 AM »
Good information....

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Re: 7 Natural Depression Treatments
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2018, 10:03:04 AM »
Those who are really depressed can follow these fomula?
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Re: 7 Natural Depression Treatments
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2018, 09:58:55 PM »
good information
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Re: 7 Natural Depression Treatments
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2019, 12:06:37 PM »
Difficult to achieve all these things. Talking and sharing ur depression with someone who is helpful will work best.

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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2019, 10:47:20 AM »
Great news
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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2019, 09:10:16 PM »
Nice post.