Guest guest Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 Wanita wrote:<< Zinc as much as D is helpful to SAD... Both giving up gluten could improve health and state of mind. [Rhonda]<<I hadn't ever heard about zinc and SAD. Interesting...I have a hard time figuring out how people break free of gluten... >> Rhonda, I'll second zinc as VERY useful with SAD... I used to suffer from SAD after I moved to London... had light therapy which offered little help... years ago, under the care of a nutritional therapist, I took large doses of zinc during the treatment period... it did the trick... have been taking it irregularly since then... no SAD symptoms for about 17 yrs now... giving up gluten is a great help with ANY type of depression. As for eating 'gluten free'... I went 'cold turkey'... the results were worth it... check out 'paleo' diets and in particular 'The Garden of Eating' http://www.thegardenofeatingdiet.com/ you might just get really inspired.:-) Good Luck, Dedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 > Wanita wrote:<< Zinc as much as D is helpful to SAD... Both giving up > gluten could improve health and state of mind. > > [Rhonda]<<I hadn't ever heard about zinc and SAD. Interesting...I have a > hard time figuring out how people break free of gluten... >> > > I'll second zinc as VERY useful with SAD... I used to suffer from SAD > after I moved to London... > Dedy Rhonda, Remember Dedy firsting it. Tried just zinc last winter and it worked. Found gluten easier to give up cold turkey than casein. Do cheat with sour cream on tacos and cream cheese in cheesecake once in a while. Potatoes, winter squash and root vegetables replaced gluten for me which isn't low carb. Are no dairy replacements. Did go low carb along with gluten cold turkey and felt SAD coming on in late summer after about 10 days. Metabolism was the issue more than weight. Agree with on not expecting spouses to go along with you on diet changes. With mine I'm happy for the bit he has accepted. He requires a bit different from me and daughter another way even so I make do and try to have something ideal for each of us on the table. Wanita -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: " wanitawa " <wanitawa@...> > > I have a brother who is suffering from SAD (Seasonal Affective > > Disorder) But I'm wondering > > if there are any nutritional things that would help him. I'm > wondering if there might be a Vit D > > connection? Krispin Sullivan, the author of _Naked at Noon_, cites a study where there is a strong positive relationship between SAD and vitamin D deficiency. One group was treated with sun lamps and one group was treated with vitamin D supplementation. IIRC, the D group responded slightly better than the sunlamp group. Zinc is also a possibility. Sullivan suggests sucking on a Solgar Flavo-zinc lozenge. If it tastes sweet and pleasant, then there is a zinc deficit. When the body reaches saiety, the lozenge will have a bitter, metallic taste and be unpleasant to eat. We've found that this works for us. HTH! --s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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