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A22 HEALTH
Wednesday 13 september 2017
Pressing Down ing “too tired”. The Kidneys, portant caution is that no

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