TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION

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NATURAL SUPPORT THERAPY/ HOMOEOPATHY/ ESSENTIAL OILS / HERBS / DIET /EXERCISE/ VITAMIN AND MINERALS COUNSELLING / MIND-BODY-SOUL-HEALING


Depression is a common illness worldwide, with more than 264 million people affected.

Depression is different from usual mood fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to challenges in everyday life.

Especially when long-lasting and with moderate or severe intensity, depression may become a serious health condition.

It can cause the affected person to suffer greatly and function poorly at work, at school and in the family. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide.

Depression can manifest itself in many ways: lack of motivation; no pleasure in daily life; feeling low; a deep sadness; despondency; no interest in doing anything; not inspired by anything, mood-swings, crying, lack of self-esteem, no interest in food, self-blame for all kinds of things.


CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

Depression results from a complex interaction of social, psychological and biological factors. People who have gone through adverse life events (unemployment, bereavement, psychological trauma) are more likely to develop depression.

Depression can, in turn, lead to more stress and dysfunction and worsen the affected person's life situation.

There are interrelationships between depression and physical health. For example, cardiovascular disease can lead to depression and vice versa.

Depression can be a result of :

Chronic stress - it leads to elevated hormones such as cortisol, the "stress hormone," and reduced serotonin (a chemical messenger that is passed between nerve cells) and other neurotransmitters in the brain, which has been associated to depression. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of depression that occurs after a serious situation in life.

Personality - individuals with certain personality types are more prone to anxiety disorders than others and hence depression over a period of time.

Seasonal - called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), this condition frequently goes away once the days get longer.

Biological - changes in neurotransmitter levels.

Illness - the worry of coping with a serious illness can lead to anxiety and depression, particularly if you're dealing with long-term management or chronic pain.

Giving birth - some women are especially vulnerable to depression after pregnancy. The physical and hormonal changes, as well as the added responsibility of a new life, can lead to postnatal depression. Ten to 15% of women experience major postpartum depression that can appear anytime during the first year.

Alcohol - is a type of drug known as a depressant. This means that it inhibits certain receptors in the brain and the result of this is that there is a major depressive effect on the central nervous system

OTHER CAUSES COULD INCLUDE:

• Liver stagnation.

• Food sensitivities.

• Vitamin deficiencies, especially the Vitamin B group.

• Hereditary factors.

• Personal loss or bereavement.

• Adrenal fatigue.

• Thyroid problems.

• Emotional stress.

• Too many Medications.

• Excessive sugar in the diet.

• Poor diet.

• Low levels of tryptophan and serotonin.

• Low blood-sugar levels.

• Low hydrochloric acid.

Chronic stress - it leads to elevated hormones such as cortisol, the "stress hormone," and reduced serotonin (a chemical messenger that is passed between nerve cells) and other neurotransmitters in the brain, including dopamine, which has been associated to depression. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of depression that occurs after a serious situation in life. Post-traumatic stress disorder is usually diagnosed in soldiers returning from war.


SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION

Some of the significant signs and symptoms of depression are:

• Feelings of guilt

• Physical hyperactivity or inactivity

• Difficulty in concentrating

• Persistent sadness

• Insomnia / sleeping too much

• Worthlessness, pessimism, and hopelessness

• Thoughts or attempts of suicide

• Poor / increased appetite

• Weight loss or weight gain

• Decreased interest in pleasurable activities

• Decreased energy and fatigue


ACTION PLAN WITH HOLISTIC HEALING FOR DEPRESSION

No matter which strategies you choose, above all, it is important to take action each day and do things that uplift your mood and help you to release emotion. When you repeatedly do these things, you start to create new emotional patterns of expression, rather than depression, and you will find it harder and harder to be depressed.


PREVENTION AND LIFE STYLE CHANGES IN DEPRESSION

THE 'DOS' IN DEPRESSION

BODY

• Ensure physical movement & exercise

• Emotional release - Express and share your emotions.

• Give and receive physical touch - have a massage or give a friend a hug

• Eat raw foods, high in depression-fighting nutrients such as, Vitamin B6, Omega-3 and Omega-6

• Reduce your exposure to toxins - use natural products without chemicals

• Ensure you are not sleeping too much or too little

• Make sure you spend atleast 10 minutes in full sunlight each day

• Avoid spending too much time alone


MIND

• Surround yourself with positive people and just focus on the positive

• Try to socialise with friends and meet new people

• Write positive journals and other things that you love

• Don't watch TV or movies, unless they uplift your mood

• Avoid criticising yourself or others

• Get away from over-thinking

• Avoid taking excessive drugs or alcohol , which affects serotonin levels in the brain


SOUL

• Find your life purpose or meaning

• Find something that you love and try to do it until you move on to the next thing that you love and the next and so on

• Indulge in act of Giving - go and volunteer for a cause or help out a friend

• Find a person who means 'Inspiration' to you

• Give gratitude for at least 3 things in your life every day

• Connect with nature - beautiful places, animals or plants

• Look out for some change, 'every day should not feel the same'

• If you really feel like doing something, go for it.

• Come out of your comfort zone and search something challenging.

• Don't stay in situations that don't allow you to grow and develop


CONNECTION OF DEPRESSION WITH MIND-BODY-SOUL/ EMOTIONAL CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

Your mind is the most powerful tool you have.

Every thought you get, causes changes throughout your body.

Neutral, calming or happy thoughts have the opposite effect.

It is always a set of emotions or an emotional state that manifests itself in the form of a disease.

The key emotions that generally co-exist so as to become the root cause of Depression are as follows:

Being in a depressive state is not always just a passing mood nor should it be seen as a sign personal weakness. You have disconnected from your passion in life and lost sight of your own personal journey and life purpose. Seen as a condition where you experience depressed moods, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth.

There are also disturbed sleep patterns or appetite, low energy and poor concentration. This condition often leads to chronic illnesses where you may be easily overwhelmed and find it challenging to hold conversations.

You often feel like Crying, act irritably, may have suicidal thoughts and feel empty and alone.

You may either sleep too much or too little.

Negative thoughts may be dominating your thinking patterns, making it difficult to concentrate. You may be feeling helpless and hopeless, full of self-loathing.

It is important to take note of your diet as well; A person who suffers from depression often loves junk food or comfort food. It's a way of finding comfort when you need a boost or quick fix. Good diets can do wonders for people who feel depressed.

Here are ways to master the mind/body connection to take care of depression


1. Relax. Relaxation is an active state of deep rest where the mind is quiet and the body is physiologically calm.

Meditation, guided visualization, body scanning and slow, diaphragmatic breathing are some of the many techniques that achieve relaxation.

2. Stop taking stress. Stress is heavily implicated in any disease. Review your life and see if you can avoid the causes of stress or change your response to them. Stop worrying about the past or future and live in the present. As that is all you can influence.

3. Express your emotions. Emotions are energy. Suppressing them takes physical effort that can cause pain.

Repressed emotions cause poor health. Suppressing emotion also keeps you stuck, unable to move past what you are avoiding. By contrast, writing in a journal or talking to someone about how you feel, and even just sitting quietly and "mindfully" to fully experience and acknowledge the feeling, all lead to feeling better both emotionally and physically.


4. Try to be cheerful. When you laugh your body produces endorphins, the body's natural healers.

5. Process your trauma. There could be a connection between earlier experiences of psychological trauma or chronic pain or illness of the past.


Our Talk therapy-Counselling sessions are based on guiding you, through finding and resolving the root cause. The main aim of our therapy is to make you realise and understand from the beginning that your identity is on the level and that your body and biological makeup is just a part of your physical life experience.

They not only help you unlock and resolve emotional blocks, but are also extremely effective in relieving stress as they target and are based on the realm of the reality plane of life. Harnessing your brain to heal your emotions does transform your life!


TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION BY NATURAL HOLISTIC APPROACH

1) HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION

Homeopathy is one of the most popular holistic systems of medicine. The selection of remedy is based upon the theory of individualization and symptoms similarity by using holistic approach. This is the only way through which a state of complete health can be regained by removing all the sign and symptoms from which the patient is suffering. The aim of homeopathy is not only to treat the outward symptoms of the physical disease but to address its underlying cause and individual susceptibility.

As far as therapeutic medication is concerned, certain medicines help in the treatment of Depression in Homoeopathy but should be selected only on the basis of cause, sensation, modalities of the complaints

These remedies are quite helpful in Depression treatment.

Some of the Commonly Indicated remedies for Depression are:

• Arsenicum album,

• Aurum metallicum,

• Calcarea carbonica

• Cimicifuga,

• China,

• Causticum,

• Cadmium Sulphuricum,

• Graphites,

• Ignatia amara,

• Kali phosphoricum,

• Lachesis

• Lycopodium,

• Natrum carbonicum,

• Natrum muraticum,

• Pulsatilla nigricans,

• Platina,

• Phosphoric acid,

• Sepia,

• Staphysagria,

• Sulphur,

• Thuja,

However it should be noted that all homoeopathic medicines (except few external applications) can be prescribed only with specific indications and hence should be taken under medical supervision or as directed by the doctor.

Only if the homoeopathic medicine is prescribed on the basis of symptom-similarity, it gives good results.

Self-prescription in Homoeopathy or any other system of medicine should be avoided.


2) Diet/Nutrition in Depression

Diet that helps in Depression :

• Pure juices, especially vegetable juices, are excellent fluids for the liver.

• Whole foods high in complex carbohydrates rich in complex carbs contain serotonin which affects brain chemistry and mood: bananas, tomatoes, walnuts and dates, brown rice, rice pudding, quinoa, buckwheat, millet, yams, potatoes with lentils all contain complex carbs.

• Nuts, avocados and seeds. These contain essential fats, a lack of which can cause depression.

• Eating seaweeds can help to counteract low thyroid.

• Certain fresh fruits help to stimulate energy flow through the liver, especially dark grapes, blackberries, huckleberries, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.

• Mangoes contain natural mood elevators.

• Foods high in chlorophyll such as spirulina, wild blue-green algae, wheat grass or barley grass will supply your diet with essential fatty acids, in particular the omega-3.

• Vegetables containing sulphur which are high in specific liver-building enzymes: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, nuts, seeds (especially flax, sunflower and pumpkin). kohlrabi, turnip roots.

• Green vegetables and leafy greens are good sources of magnesium. Magnesium is very important for preventing low moods and depression. Grains containing magnesium include amaranth, millet, quinoa; legumes: kidney beans, peas, soya beans, tofu.

• Wheat germ (added to smoothies), tofu, beans, bananas. They contain tyrosine and phenylalanine which tend to make you feel better.

• Brazil nuts, which are called the Good Mood Nut, are a good source of the mood-lifter mineral selenium.

• Eating foods rich in tryptophan naturally boosts serotonin. These include brown rice, bananas, nuts, wheat germ and avocados.

• Eat little and often: six meals a day is what you need.

• Make sure that each meal contains complex carbohydrates to trigger the production or release of serotonin.

• Look at your diet and keep a food and beverage intake diary for 7-10 days so that you can see if there is any connection between what you are eating and your mood. Food affects mood. Once you have changed your diet, you will find more inspiration to move and exercise your body. But make a promise to yourself to take up a form of exercise that you enjoy. As soon as you exercise, you will find that your mood improves. One night a week before bed, mix 1 tablespoon of warm olive oil with the juice of a grapefruit and drink.

• For more info, read our articles on how Food rules mood and Mood rules Food


Foods to be Avoided in Depression

• Sugars, alcohol, caffeine. Diet drinks and fizzy colas containing chemical sweeteners and additives which can trigger depression.


Role of Water in Depression :

• Drink two litres water daily. When your fluid levels are low, the liver cannot detoxify properly and becomes overburdened.


Exercise and Yoga for the treatment of Depression


Some form of physical exercise /dance workout / Yoga, Mudras and other forms are extremely helpful in elevating mood and boosting positivity.
Hence regularity should be maintained in it.

At Nidhivan, we give customised yoga sessions by our team of yoga experts as per the need and device a module along with our therapy

You can read about the miraculous healing properties of water our following links:

• The power of positive and structured drop of water

• Unique qualities of water ,its memory and emotions.

• Understanding the beautiful structure of water

• What we know of this drop of water

• Role of water in nutrition


Vitamins and Minerals for Depression

Vitamin B complex is a must. B vitamin deficiency can lead to depression.

If you get depressed before your period, that is usually hormonal and a sign that you need vitamin B6. B1 thiamine is very helpful in cases of depression.


Natural /Herbal remedies for Depression

• Herbs containing magnesium include: basil, bay leaves, black pepper, cardamom, cumin, ginger and rosemary

• Drink nettle tea and dandelion tea as they are high in minerals and support the liver.

• The herbal plant milk thistle contains flavonoid compounds which are antioxidant plant pigments. It protects the liver from damage, enhances the flow of bile and fats to and from the liver, and improves the detoxification process.

• St John's wort has been proven as an antidepressant. If you are suffering from low moods or depression and are going through the menopause, fluid extracts of black cohosh may help.

• Ginkgo biloba, fluid extract. Take the herb gota kola in conjunction with ginkgo for even better effect.

• Kava kava liquid extract has mood enhancing properties, too.


Kindly note: all supplements and herbs should be consumed only in right proportion/dosage, under monitoring and medical supervision. Certain herbs are prohibited if there are any underlying illnesses or complications. Excess/overdosing or of any herb or supplement may prove to be detrimental .Hence Self-prescription is not advised.

At Nidhivan, we have been successfully formulating unique blends of herbs and required supplements for any particular disease condition (for ingestion as well as local application) . Our in-house proprietary blends of natural remedies have proven to be highly effective with our homeopathic medicines and other therapies..


Essential oils for Depression

Certain potent essential oils have been found to be very effective in depression

• Bergamot essential oil

• Lavender essential oil

• Grapefruit essential oil

• Frankincense essential oil

• Chamomile essential oil

• Sandalwood essential oil

• Jasmine essential oil

• Neroli essential oil

• Sweet Orange essential oil

• Rose oil and

• ylang-ylang essential oil


Essential oils are highly potent and are supposed to be used single or in appropriate combinations with specific proportions taking care of any underlying medical condition or allergies. Hence self-prescription should be avoided.

Along with the Homoeopathic treatment, we administer Our Proprietary blends of essential therapeutic oils. These combinations in specific proportions play an effective role in relieving depression.


NIDHIVAN- INNER HEALING THERAPY WORKS AT THREE LEVELS :

Holistic and Integrative therapies for the treatment for MENOPAUSE at NIDHIVAN

Based on this Body-Mind-Soul, a variety of treatment techniques are observed after considering the individuality of the person to assist them take their responsibility for their own well-being and achieve optimal health.

These include:


1) At the level of Body- Main therapy guided as per our unique LIFE WHEEL MODEL.

1-Homeopathic remedies which maintain the emotional, mental, physiological, and immune reactions of the person to guarantee long-lasting and permanent help.

2-Facilitated Physical detox

3- Herbal and Essential oil therapy

4-Patient education on Lifestyle changes and self-care to promote wellness.

5-Customized Diet advice

6-Customized Exercise and Yoga


2) At the level of Mind- Main therapy guided as per our unique EMOTIONAL WHEEL MODEL.

1- Facilitated Emotional Detox

2- Individual Psychotherapy at different levels to overcome the root cause of the disease

3- Mind healing therapies. (Mind Imagery and visualization)

4- Motivational Enhancement therapies

5- Empowerment counselling (taking charge of your SELF)

6- Relationship and Family integrated Counselling sessions (if needed)

(Other individual therapies by our esteemed therapists if required in a particular case)


3) At the level of Soul- Main therapy guided as per our unique SPIRITUAL WHEEL MODEL.

90% of the diseases are a result of build-up of unresolved negative emotions and pre-programming of your mind as discussed above. Your soul tries to express these unresolved negative emotions first through your thoughts and feelings. If you fail to listen to the messages that are crying out to be heard, these messages become stronger and then harder for you to ignore. They then express and manifest themselves by means of pain, discomfort or ill-health.

Along with Emotional management, Spiritual programming of your mind is a must to unwind yourself from the clutches of the negative emotions you've held so long which has ultimately led to the dis-ease.

This we achieve by means of:

1- Facilitated Spiritual Detox

2- Meditation

3- Identifying the imbalance and healing at the level of the Chakra

4- Energy healing


After-care maintenance and guidance once the goal is achieved (reversal and cure of disease)

The aim is to gain proper balance in life by achieving a permanent healing at the level of Body Mind and Soul.

We at NIDHIVAN, instead to targeting the disease or problem on the surface, aim to treat the innermost root cause of the disease, so as to achieve a permanent cure

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