![517212252 3[1]](https://www.drugawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/517212252_31.jpg)
In 1997 Dr. Canadace Pert Warned Us …
Yet another reminder of what Dr. Candace Pert stated years ago (TIME Oct. 20, 1997). As she came out firmly against the SSRI antidepressants calling them “monsters.” She went on to say she wished she had never been involved with their birth & development. She further encouraged patients to look to diet & exercise as modalities to cure their depression.
“I am alarmed at the monster that Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Solomon Snyder and I created 25 years ago. Prozac and other antidepressant serotonin-receptor-active compounds may also cause cardiovascular problems in some susceptible people in long-term use, which has become common practice despite the lack of safety studies.
“The public is being misinformed about the precision of these selective serotonin-uptake inhibitors when the medical profession oversimplifies their action in the brain and ignores the body as if it exists merely to carry the head around. In short, these molecules of emotion regulate every aspect of our physiology. A new paradigm has evolved, with implications that lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise can offer profound, safe and natural mood elevation.”
Those of you familiar with my work will not be the least bit surprised by the results of the following new study. For instance we have long known that antidepressants deplete both calcium & magnesium which is likely why so many Patients who have used antidepressants end up with the symptoms of fibromyalgia. The best way to rebuild those nutrients is by using dark leafy greens which are full of very easily digestible calcium & magnesium.
Fruits & veggies are filled with good healthy nutrition to build the body & brain rather than act as a stimulant as meat does.
Stimulant? Yes. When you introduce the DNA of an animal into your system the body looks at it no differently than it would any other foreign protein, such as an organ transplant…it immediately rushes to reject it recognizing it as not a part of your body makeup. In that rush to reject the foreign protein you get an adrenalin rush.
But what does adrenalin do? It pushes you beyond what energy level you actually have built with good nutrition in order to deal with a crisis situation. So what happens after the initial adrenalin high? You hit a low as the body is further depleted of critical nutrients.
Ann Blake-Tracy, Executive Director,
International Coalition for Drug Awareness
www.drugawareness.org & www.ssristories.drugawareness.org
Author: ”Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? – Our Serotonin
Nightmare – The Complete Truth of the Full Impact of Antidepressants Upon Us & Our World” & Withdrawal CD ”Help! I Can’t Get Off My Antidepressant!”
Too simplified? Just keep the thought in mind as you read through the following new research:
There are 3 or 4 excellent short videos with this article. I would encourage you to watch them all. And after you watch those videos here is another short video I just found with some really great ideas about eating more fruit & veggies:
http://www.eatingforenergy.ca/rawfood101/lesson1.html?id=2
NEW STUDY: MORE FRUIT, MORE VEGGIES, MORE HAPPY
THURSDAY, Oct. 11, 2012 — Feeling blue? Perhaps you need more reds, greens, and yellows in your diet. According to a new study from the University of Warwick and Dartmouth College, upping your fruit and veggie intake to seven servings daily from the typically recommended five servings promotes happiness and improved mental health.
Researchers studied the dietary habits of 80,000 people in Britain and surveyed participants on life satisfaction, mental well-being, history or presence of mental disorders, nervousness, feelings of depression, and personal self-reported health and happiness.
As subjects’ daily intake of fruits and vegetables increased, so did their sense of happiness and well-being. The dose-dependent pattern peaked at seven servings per day; eating more yielded no additional mood enhancement.
Though experts recommend five servings of fruits and vegetables per day for optimal health, the authors of the study report that 25 percent of British people consume one or no servings each day, and only a tenth of the entire British population meets the seven or more a day goal.
And according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 14 percent of adult Americans eat enough fruits and vegetables, with 33 percent getting the recommended two or more daily servings of fruit, and 27 percent meeting the recommended three or more daily servings of vegetables.
“The statistical power of fruit and vegetables was a surprise. Diet has traditionally been ignored by well-being researchers,” says Sarah Stewart-Brown, MD, professor of public health at Warwick Medical School and study co-author. However, she stresses that there is still more to learn regarding the link between serving size and its effect on mood and well-being.
Last Updated: 10/11/2012
Last Reviewed: 1/1/1900
About the Author: Ann Blake Tracy is the author of PROZAC: PANACEA OR PANDORA?, and the director of the International Coalition For Drug Awareness [www.drugawareness.org]. She has testified before the FDA and has testified as an expert in legal cases involving serotonergic medications since 1992.
BOOK: Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? – Our Serotonin Nightmare! Anything you ever wanted to know about antidepressants is there along with everything drug companies hope you never find out about these drugs. SAFE WITHDRAWAL CD “Help! I Can’t Get Off My Antidepressant!” on how to safely withdraw from antidepressants & most psychiatric medications is saving lives! Both available at www.drugawareness.org
BOOK TESTIMONIALS:
“Very bold & informative”
“Priceless information that is giving me back to me”
“The absolute best reference for antidepressant drugs”
“Well documented & scientifically researched”
““I was stunned at the amount of research Ann Tracy has done on this subject. Few researchers go to as much trouble aggressively gathering information on the adverse reactions of Prozac, Zoloft and other SSRIs.”
WITHDRAWAL HELP CD TESTIMONIALS:
“Ann, I just wanted to let you know from the bottom of my heart how grateful I am God placed you in my life. I am now down to less than 2 mg on my Cymbalta and I have never felt better. I am finally getting my life back. I can feel again and colors have never been brighter. Thanks for all that you do!!” … Amber Weber
“Used your method of weaning off of SSRI’s and applied it to Ambien. Took 6 months but had been on 15 mg for years so what was another 6 months. I have been sleeping without it for 2 weeks and it is the first time I have been able to sleep drug free for 15 years. What a relief to be able to lay down and sleep when I need or want to. Ambien may be necessary for people at times but doctors giving a months worth of it at a time with unlimited refills is a prescription for disaster. It is so damn easy to become dependent on. Thanks for your council Ann.”… Mark Hill
“I’m so thankful for AnnTracy and all her work. Also for taking the time out to talk to me and educate everyone! She has been a blessing to me during this awful time of antidepressant hell!” … Antoinette Beck
