Anxiety & Depression

The Links to Magnesium

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In the U.S. the most common forms of treatment for anxiety seem to be counseling and/or drug therapy. Yet these treatments are illogical and may be counterproductive when nutritional deficiencies or other biochemical anomalies are the main cause of a person's anxiety and depression. One can spend hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars talking to a therapist, but it seems like a pointless attempt at a solution if a core reason for a person's mental health issues stem from a nutritional deficiency effecting his or her nervous system.

Interesting Links: Magnesium-deficient diet alters depression- and anxiety-related behavior in mice - "Taken together, we report that Mg-depletion leads to enhanced depression- and anxiety-related behavior in mice..." Natural Remedies for Anxiety - "Symptoms of magnesium deficiency include anxiety, fatigue, depression, irritability, fear, restlessness, insomnia, .......These symptoms are remarkably similar to those of patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder." - From the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients

 

An elderly relative mine suffered from severe depression and nervousness his whole life, even to the point of being institutionalized a couple of times. Yet, to my knowledge, no one ever checked his nutritional status or asked him about his diet, which was not very healthy. He ate a lot of processed meats, white bread, pickles, liver sausage and other highly processed food.

In his later years he was under frequent psychiatric care for depression. Yet the man stayed inside his house much of the the time, didn't get much sunshine or exercise, didn't have any friends excpet for relatives, and had a diet low in magnesium rich, whole foods such as fruits, nuts and vegetables. His nervousness and depression never really improved much under standard medical care. Looking back, I do wonder if someone had paid more attention to his diet, exercise habits and social connections if that might have been a more effective treatment for him.

 

Next Section: Anxiety Diet Treatments Related Sections: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Anxiety and Depression

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The diseases of the mind are more destructive and in greater number than those of the body. Cicero

 

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