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A26 HEALTH
Thursday 26 March 2020
Pressing Down

SANTA CRUZ - In the late fast beverage for Hispanic significant weight loss or grief. People who realize
fifties attending the Miami children; this matron was weight gain, explained by they are in a funk are bet-
Country Day School or Boys devoutly against giving Tradition Chinese Medical ter prepared to help them-
in Miami Shores, I woke up coffee to children. Astutely physicians as weaknesses selves. Clinical depression,
one morning in my dormi- aware of cultural differenc- in the Spleen, short-term, where physical symptoms
tory with a fever and the es among Hispanics, even it may lead to problems of depression are present
classical symptoms of mea- before the Cuban exodus with fatigue and digestion. can be more serious than
sles the three Cs—cough, to Miami, the school doc- Long-term problems relat- normal depressed feelings
coryza (runny nose) and tor had chosen correctly ed to mucus, which could because it often leads to
conjunctivitis (red eyes). a food that would pull me affect the mind in ways chronic negative thinking
Of course those were the out of my funk. Within an such as muddling the think- and substance abuse.
days, before the MMS vac- hour I was wide awake a ing. Longer-term weakness- Regardless of the cause, By Carlos M Viana, CCN, OMD
cine when children were clamoring to be able to es in the Spleen may also standard medical treat-
still allowed to get measles. join my schoolmates. begin to affect the quality ment for both acknowl- tabolites or chemical trac-
I duly reported to the infir- What the insightful school of blood in the body, which edged and clinical de- es of antidepressant medi-
mary to sweat out my fe- doctor had realized is can strongly influence pression is antidepressant cation are out of your body
ver that would last at least that I was clinically de- the heart system, causing medication, which unfor- we recommend SAMe, s-
three days. pressed. Our word depres- symptoms such as insomnia tunately, has risks. Already, adenosylmethionine, and
Five days later, I was still in sion comes from the Latin and/or restlessness. Insom- in 2005, the US Food and 5 –HTP, 5-Hydroxytrypto-
the infirmary. My bout with word “deprimere” which nia or excessive sleeping, Drug Administration is- phan. SAMe is a substance
the virus had been uncom- means to “press down”. are additional symptoms of sued a warning of possible that occurs naturally in the
plicated, yet the physi- Perhaps this comes from depression. increased suicide risk in body and that can be tak-
cian who came in every the realization that people Fatigue or loss of energy adults taking antidepres- en as a supplement. 5-HTP
afternoon hearing I was can feel that life is pressing can reflect an imbalance sants and an increased is a naturally-occurring
still sleeping most of the them down. Many people in the Kidney energy. If left suicide risk in children. amino acid. Studies have
day, would not order my identify the feeling of being untreated, the Kidneys in- With such overwhelming demonstrated that neither
discharge from the school depressed as "being blue", ability to nourish Liver en- evidence against the pre- of these substances have
infirmary. The doctor made "feeling sad for no reason", ergy produces a definite scription of the newer anti- the side effects of antide-
sure I had not had diarrhea or "having no motivation loss of interest or pleasure depressants, why are such pressant medication and
checked me carefully with to do anything". Indeed, in normal activities. People drugs still the primary medi- both are effective as natu-
his stethoscope for pneu- many symptoms of depres- who have lost their interest cally accepted option? ral antidepressants, appe-
monia. He knew compli- sion include feeling sad or and pleasure in sex usually There are other ways to tite suppressants, and sleep
cations are usually more blue, anxiety or irritability, or excuse their position as be- treat depression, including aids.
severe amongst adults who feelings of worthlessness or ing “too tired”. The Kidneys, acupuncture treatments, Get The Point! Often, indi-
catch the virus and that the excessive guilt. When a per- being strongly related to counseling and natural viduals who live in modern
fatality rate from measles son has thoughts of death the foundations of Yin and herbal treatments. An im- society become stressed
in children or for otherwise or suicide they usually can Yang, the combined forms portant caution is that no beyond the natural bounds
healthy people in devel- figure out that something is of energy in your body, are food based supplement of a healthy physiology.
oped countries is low. Why not right with them. also likely to play a role in that is effective in treating Regardless of the origin
was I still lethargic? In our clinic, I diagnose pa- the ability to climax and depression should be tak- of the stress, or if we con-
Asking some questions tients as suffering from a vaginal lubrication en together with antide- sciously recognize that
about my home back in stagnation of Liver chi. This Some of the common life- pressant medication, since we are depressed the ef-
Aruba, I heard the good indicates that the energy style habits which may they could compound the fects may very well be the
doctor, on his way out of within the body is not flow- contribute to this are: lack negative side effects. This is same. Aggressive antide-
the infirmary arguing with ing smoothly and results in of exercise, poor dietary especially relevant with St. pressant medication ad-
the school nurse. Several the symptoms of depres- habits - especially fried John's wort. vertisement promises to
minutes later with much sion even when patients foods and foods not meant In our clinic we use a com- get you out of your funk by
complaining the nurse themselves do not recog- for our metabolic type, al- bination of diet and acu- taking their little pill. How-
brought me a cup of cof- nize this. As a result of Liver cohol and other drugs, in- puncture to rebalance the ever, the small print paints
fee laden with milk and Chi Stagnation, the Heart, cluding some prescription energy of your body and a more dangerous picture.
sugar. Even though she Spleen a/or Kidney systems medications and repressed to support you as you tran- For a safer alternative for
had been told that coffee may also be affected. or overly expressed emo- sition off antidepressant your symptoms, call for an
and milk was usual break- Symptoms may include tions, especially anger or medication. Once the me- appointment.q