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The Wisdom of Depression: A Guide to Understanding and Curing Depression Using Natural Medicine
Source: Jonathan G. Zuess
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In The Wisdom of Depression: A Guide to Understanding and Curing Depression Using Natural Medicine, holistic physician Dr. Jonathan Zuess explains how the activation of symptoms such as insomnia, preoccupation with one's problems, soul-searching, and the desire to be alone are natural reactions to our harried lives. The initial stage of depression is designed to enhance our ability to focus inward and find solutions to difficult emotional challenges; in many ways our bodies and minds are forcing us to create a contemplative environment much like the vision quest of native cultures or the monastic quiet of a Western retreat.
However, if this process goes on for too long, we can become "stuck," mired in an unproductive, even painful cycle. The gentle, alternative therapies in this informative and practical book help restart the healing work of depression, instead of simply cutting it short. As an example, the herb St. John's wort enhances the dreaming cycle--an intensive problem-solving mode of consciousness--unlike prescription antidepressants. Other therapies covered include nutritional supplements, light therapy, music and play, meditation, and prayer. Dr. Zuess also discusses environmental toxins and drug side effects that mimic the symptoms of depression, as well as how to find a psychiatrist if the depression deepens to a clinical state and antidepressants become necessary. The Wisdom of Depression is the essential guide to the full array of treatments for depression.
As a society, we have long misunderstood the process of depression. Depression is not just a chemical imbalance in the brain. It can be our bodies' response to the need to address imbalance in our whole lives and is in many ways about transformation. In fact, when viewed and treated within a holistic framework, the process of depression can become a powerful and potentially creative healing path.
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Posted on November 22, 2008 8:23 AM PST
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I. Love. This. Book
This is an amazing book! Anyone who's interested in holistic medicine should pick up THE WISDOM OF DEPRESSION and give it a read. Even if you don't have a major depressive disorder, you should try it. It gives holistic aids for working through the normal depression that comes with grief and the like.
THE WISDOM OF DEPRESSION includes both holistic medicine in the traditional sense, and what amounts to cognitive behavior therapy. It teaches you to add herbs and vitamins to your diet that you're missing, while at the same time changing your thinking to help prevent the next depressed mood.
It's an amazing book, and I can't read it enough times.
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Posted on November 10, 2008 8:38 PM PST
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Amazing break through information that drug companies don't tell you!
There is a lot to be said about natural healing from different problems that people face in life such as depression. I am really impressed by the outspokenness Dr. Zuess because of the drug company's cruelty to people who stand up to their authority. I urge everyone reading this who can, buy this book and read it. If you can't, go google the term "kreb cycle". You can easily identify with what is being explained. Simply put, our diets do not give the energy they should. Do you eat and feel tired? Its not because your body is digesting the food, its because your body cannot release the energy from the food effectively because of a breakdown in the kreb cycle. These breakdowns also cause problems elsewhere in the body...depression, predisposition to stress, anxiety, even fibromyalgia and insomnia. Great read for anyone who wants the truth on depression!
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Posted on November 2, 2008 10:36 PM PST
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Wisdom of Depression
"Depression is a quest for vision; its essence is transformation ... " ... This is what Jonathan Geuss says in his book, The Wisdom of Depression. And I'd have to agree, based on first hand experience.
I found this book at just the right time in my life, after quitting smoking and have a mild and brief bout of depression. All of the above were some of the best things that have ever happened to me.
The author doesn't label depression as a mental illness, but rather as a normal response to some of life situations. It would be quite strange to not have some depression after a serious illness or the death of a loved one. And Zeuss offers a great deal of advice in how to turn that depression into a positive (although not pain free) lesson. His advice on exercise, diet, lifestyle changes and sunlight exposure were also things I found very helpful.
I would have read this even if I hadn't felt a bit depressed. I'm glad I found it.
