Contents

• Emotionally depressed, or medically ill? : revelations of a complete medical examination
• Sad glands : exploring the endocrine connection
• Mood poisoning : toxic causes of depression
• Alternative diagnoses : reactive hypoglycemia and other controversial conditions that may promote depression
• The orthomolecular approach to depression
• Vitamin power
• Balancing minerals to balance emotions
• Separating the good fats from the bad
• Uplifting aminos : SAMe, 5-HTP, and other brain boosters
• A few more good nutrients
• Using nutritional supplements
• Guidelines for a antidepressant diet
• St. John’s Wort and beyond : the herbal antidepressant pharmacy
• Subtler substances : homeopathy, aromatherapy, and flower remedies
• Elementary healing : darkness and light, heat and cold
• Healing fields, happy currents : the promise of electromagnetic mood medicine
• Bodywork : working the body to free the mind
• Sleep cures : sleep therapy and sleep deprivation
• Healing rhythms : getting your body clock back in sync
• Exercising to exorcise the blues
• Psychotherapies for depression that work
• Being more active to become less depressed
• Reasoning with yourself : the cognitive approach to depression
• The social and spiritual dimensions of depression and their treatment
• Creative problem-solving for the causes of your depression
• Journeys out of stress : relaxation and meditation
• Word medicine : suggestions for self-help
• Imaginary healing : therapeutic imagery for the blues
• The healing arts : from J.S. Bach to journaling