The issue about natural treatments for depression is that no one natural depression remedy will help heal every depression sufferer. Since the causes as I mentioned before are so diversified. In general depression can be described as a mood, a state of mind that is missing the will to do anything that living things do in their daily life. It’s about having a sense of hopelessness that masks our desire to be, to act and interact.
To find the appropriate alternative treatment for depression; one should investigate all the circumstances surrounding the individual. Since depression may be caused by nutritional deficiencies, bad childhood memories, unfulfilled expectancies, persistent negative environment, substance abuse, toxins overload, hypothyroidism, lack of physical activity or of sunlight, family or job issues, or just simply a bad diet or food allergies. Choosing the proper natural treatment of depression successfully depends on how thorough your investigation is.
I’ll give you now some of the alternative treatments for depression that have been tested:
Dr Blaylock mention in his book Health and Nutrition Secrets that moderate exercise among other things relieve depression. He also mentioned that Inositol Hexaniacinate which is a special formulation of the vitamin Niacin (B3 vitamin) that has fewer side effects is one of the natural remedies for depression that has shown beneficial effects for depression and general neurological functions.
Depression is a major problem in the elderly and DHEA may be able to help as a natural treatment for depression he ads. One recent study found that when DHEA was given to elderly patients with major depression; they all improved significantly except one woman, who after six months her depression rating improved 48-72 % and her semantic memory improved 63%. So we can conclude that DHEA is another natural treatment for depression.
Many researches have been done with individuals with major depression or by studying large populations to check if risks are decreased or increased with varying amounts of the oils in the diet. Most of these researches show a positive effect. That is supplying Essential Fatty Acids (Omega 3) either by supplementation or by diet, reduces depression and reduces the risk of developing depression. Omega 3 by the way has been shown to be effective as a natural treatment for anxiety and also a natural treatment for ADHD.
Of course there are many more natural treatments for depression, like as many causes there are. Prayer and meditation, walking and sun bathing, detox programs and juicing, and much more.