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In a message dated 02/01/04 21:35:57 GMT Standard Time, SafeHarborProj

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> Subj: Workshop: Alternatives to Antidepressants

> Date: 02/01/04 21:35:57 GMT Standard Time

> From: SafeHarborProj

> BCC: suzanneazar

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> Safe Harbor, the nation's leading nonprofit agency for non-drug mental

> health education - in partnership with Northern California Recovery Systems,

Inc.

> - presents:

>

> THE MOOD CURE : A TRAINING WORKSHOP IN AMINO ACID THERAPY -

> Eliminating " False Moods " by Neuronutrient Repair

> with best-selling author, Ross, M.A., M.F.T. (The Diet Cure, The Mood

> Cure)

> and the staff of her Mill Valley, California clinic, Recovery Systems

>

> Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2004

> Sheraton Universal Hotel

> Universal City, CA (Near L.A.)

> Friday: 1:30 - 5:30, Sat.: 8:30 - 12:30; 1:30 - 4:30, Sun.: 8:30 - 12:30

> (Snacks provided; lunch on your own)

>

> Fee: $395.00

> If paid by Jan. 9: $345.00

>

> Continuing Education Units (CEUs -14 contact hours) available for California

> Nurses, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers.

>

> CEUs (14 hours) also available for members of the Society of Certified

> Nutritionists

>

> (CA Bd. of Registered Nursing Provider No.: CEP 13857; CA Bd. of

> Behavioral Sciences Provider No.: PC2516)

>

> **** We request that scented products, such as perfume and hairspray, not be

> worn. ****

>

> YOU WILL LEARN:

> * How to recognize which of four key neurotransmitter deficits - in

> serotonin, in the catecholemines, in GABA, or in endorphins - is generating a

> particular negative, or false, emotion.

> * What optimal neurotransmitter function looks and feels like, and how you

> and your clients can distinguish true from false moods.

> * How to use targeted amino acids to eliminate depression, anxiety,

> irritability, chronic sadness, apathy, over-stress, obsessiveness, and many

other

> symptoms of neurotransmitter deficiency.

> * Hands-on techniques by actually seeing the aminos used in demonstrations

> and by " prescribing " them yourself, in groups facilitated by experienced

> nutritionists.

> * How amino acids compare with drugs like Prozac and Wellbutrin, and how

> those on antidepressants can most safely experiment with the aminos and switch

> over to them.

> * How addictive cravings for carbohydrates can be generated by false moods

> and how amino acid therapy can normalize appetite as well as mood.

> * How conditions such as hypothyroidism, hypo- or hyper-cortisolemia,

> parasite or yeast overgrowth, and sex hormone imbalance can affect the

utilization

> and effectiveness of the aminos.

> * When certain amino acids should not be used. For example, glutamine is

> often contraindicated in someone with bipolar tendencies.

> * How to quickly counteract any adverse reactions to aminos.

> * How and when to augment protocols with essential fatty acids, vitamins,

> minerals and such nutrients as SAM-e and St. 's wort or medications such

as

> SSRIs.

> * How psychotherapy and nutrient therapy interact.

>

> AND MUCH, MUCH MORE

>

> FULL COURSE OUTLINE AT www.AlternativeMentalHealth.com/moodcurecrs.htm

>

> REGISTER:

>

> 1. Online at https://nt7.corpsite.com/secure_alternative/donation.htm - Note

> " Mood Cure " in Message box. All online registrations will be acknowledged

> within 48 hours by email.

> 2. By mail: Safe Harbor, 1718 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041

> 3. By phone: (323) 257-7338

>

> VISA and Mastercard Accepted

>

> FOR MORE INFO: www.AlternativeMentalHealth.com and www.MoodCure.com

>

> Ross, M.A., M.F.T.

> Ross is a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychology and has

> founded and directed seven treatment programs in the San Francisco Bay Area

for

> mood problems, eating disorders and addictions since 1980. Ross is the author

> of The Mood Cure (Viking, 2002), which was a finalist for the " Books for a

> Better Life " Award and named Safe Harbor's " Book of the Year. " Her first

book,

> The Diet Cure (Penguin, 2000), on recovery from carbohydrate addiction, has

> been a best-seller in the US and the UK, selling over 100,000 copies.

>

> Hotel Reservations and Information

>

> For hotel reservations, contact:

> The Sheraton Universal Hotel · 333 Universal Hollywood Drive · Universal

> City, CA 91608

> Telephone: (818) 980-1212 Fax: (818) 985-4980

> We are pleased to offer conference participants the special discounted room

> rate of

> $113 per night, single or double occupancy

> You must mention Safe Harbor when making your room reservations

>

> FOR OTHER HOTELS IN THE AREA, SEE AlternativeMentalHealth.com/hotels

> All conference participants are responsible for their own travel, hotel and

> meal expenses.

>

> The Sheraton Universal Hotel is accessible from Burbank or Los Angeles

> International Airports. The Sheraton Universal, " The Hotel of the Stars, "

lies on

> the back lot (within walking distance) of Universal Studios, the world's

> largest movie studio and theme park. Equally close is the fabulous Universal

> City Walk with 65 restaurants and shops.

>

>

>

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