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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
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