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Thanks, Kent, for this article about The Good Mood Diet, in which Susan Kleiner guarantees: "Change your diet, and you’ll feel better in one day. In one week, your depression will vanish. In one month, you’ll lose weight for good."
Wow. This better be some book. If there were a cure that made depression vanish in a week, I think it's safe to say millions of people would be running out the door to read about it. Oh, wait...
Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.
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I was just reading about that on the net again last night.. the old me would quit my drugs and run out to the grocery store to buy all the super foods...not anymore *yay* (for society)
Posted by: ttq | March 26, 2007 08:04 PM
"Good Mood Diet"? It smacks of an article that appeared on the women's section of local news site a few days ago - "Change your life by thinking yourself happy". A choice quote: "We choose to be positive or negative, full of enthusiasm or disinterested, optimistic or pessimistic."
I submitted a snippy comment on the irresponsibility of printing crap like that, and how I'm sure they'd just love to encounter me without my bipolar meds. The post hasn't appeared, however - I'm guessing they only want positive, enthusiastic and optimistic comments. Pardon me for not being peppy!
Posted by: Mia | March 27, 2007 03:20 AM
Liz,
I personally suffered from depression pretty bad and elimnating allergenic foods (notably gluten and dairy) and cutting down on sugar pretty much zapped it away.
I know of many folks with chronic mental health problems and autoimmune diseases who have really gotten better by addressing serious nutritional problems and deficiencies. Usually it takes a lot of effort on the part of the patient and requires changing their relationship to food and giving up most junk foods that this society cherishes.
It sure as heck won't take a week but delving deep into nutrition and kicking drugs is a reality for many folks... Just takes a lot more work than popping pills.
Mistral
Posted by: mistral | March 27, 2007 11:12 AM