The way up from down : a safe new program that relieves low moods and depression with amino acids and vitamin supplements

This easy-to-follow program of vitamins and amino acids requires no drugs or therapy and will increase stamina and improve moods--forever. Learn how the right vitamins and foods can boost mental health, how to determine mood level, how improved mental habits can end depression, and more. Includes new update on stress prevention and the tryptophan controversy. Title......Page 2 Introduction......Page 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 7 PART 1: AMINO ACIDS AND LOW MOODS......Page 12 1: The Horror of Depression......Page 15 2: How to Recognize Depression......Page 29 3: The Brain Amine Theory of Depression......Page 46 4: The Amino Acid Treatment Program......Page 60 5: Amino Acids, Brain Amines and Precursor Loading......Page 89 6: Program Adjustments for Special Circumstances......Page 100 PART 2: EVERYDAY CONTRIBUTORS TO CHEMICAL IMBALANCE AND LOW MOODS......Page 112 7: Nutrient Deficiencies......Page 115 8: Other Food-Mood Connections......Page 136 9: Life Habits and Exposures......Page 150 10: Specific Illnesses and Low Moods......Page 161 11: Stress and Traumatic Life Events......Page 174 12: Psychological Stressors......Page 187 PART 3: SPECIAL ATTENTION FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE......Page 196 13: The Young......Page 198 14: The Old......Page 209 PART 4: A MOOD BALANCING WAY OF LIFE......Page 217 15: Improving Mental Habits and Lifestyle......Page 220 UPDATE: The Tryptophan Controversy......Page 231 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 237 Offers a safe and effective nutritional treatment for low moods and depression and provides a self-rating scale to identify depression through the observation of physical and psychological symptoms