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Could an allergy be the reason for your depression ?

Depression is a blight on the lives of many people and their families, who suffer indirectly. Most of the time the treatment is directed at the symptom not the cause. If we put aside the medical, psychological and emotional reasons we are left with 'we are made of what we ingest'. (Eat, Drink and Inhale) Toxins are the problem and can be heavy, like, drugs or smoking, and some food or drinks, Usually food and drinks are mild toxins where they affect our metabolism. It is the mild ones that we do not notice, they build gradually in our system until they can cause trouble, and one of many troubles that can be caused is depression. This comes about because the body's answer to toxins is to try and dilute them, giving an inflammatory response which means localised swelling. When that location affects the head or neck we get reduced vascular and neurological circulation, which is why depression is often accompanied by headaches, stiff neck and low back pain. Unfortunately, the cause of our problems, are usually the foods or drink that we like best, and are therefore part of our regular diet. Once the allergic response takes hold, and the depression starts, eating simply makes it worse. Have you noticed that when you feel depressed you do not wish to eat much, if anything, and the depression or headache lifts, after a while, only to return when you start eating again. The answer is to test everything we ingest to be certain that we do not allow toxins to build in the body to a dangerous level, to cause the inflammatory response from allergens. This testing can be done medically, on a hit or miss basis of omission for a period of time, for individual foods, or it can be done by using Kinesiology, either at a private clinic or at home. Using the at home method the whole family can be tested. Once you have identified the food or drink causing the allergic response, you can either abstain from it for a while, to allow the body defences to rebuild, or you can consider treating the allergic reaction, Homeopathically. The stiff neck and the low back pain, if present, are not caused by the allergic response; these are structural, and depending on their nature, are best dealt with by exercise, or Medically, or by an holistic Osteopath or Chiropractor. Donald Moody. Ivybridge Devon. Retired Osteopath and Natural Therapist. Email. donald@allergiesmaykill.com URL. http://www.allergiesmaykill.com Donald Moody now retired but still very interested in helping with anything to do with natural therapy. Currently writing manuals for allergy testing at home, covering babies and children up to five and for small animals. The present manual is free at present and can be obtained from http://www.allergiesmaykill.com which also has a navigation bar covering eight other natural therapy subjects including depression. Please email for any help. donmoody@hotmail.co.uk Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Donald_Moody