Who Is Right ? Brooke Shields or Tom Cruise?
(ContentDesk) July 5, 2005 -- The recent press on the postpartum depression experienced by Brooke Shields has brought a highlight on opinions expressed by Tom Cruise on his anti-psychiatry position. The debate has become extremely heated as many women feel Cruise's position diminished their personal experience with post-partum depression. So who is telling the truth?
Ironically, they both are.According to the Postpartum Resource Center of Texas, Postpartum depression occurs in 1 of 10 women.
It is marked by drastic mood swings, feelings of despair, crying spells and avoidance of their new baby.
Postpartum psychosis can result in hallucinations, delusions, severe insomnia, extreme agitation and suicidal or homicidal thoughts.
For most of us the idea of injuring a newborn makes us cringe and seek revenge. But for those women who have suffered the acute symptoms of postpartum depression or psychosis, they are haunted by such thoughts and will seek any remedy to alleviate the symptoms. Brook Shield's willingness to use Paxil is not to be criticized or commended, but rather understood. She sought a solution ? some women haven't and have killed their children as a result.
Tom Cruise's suggestion that vitamins could have balanced hormones, while sounding too simplistic, actually has merit.
So why was he attacked for his statements? Could it be that as a man he has no perceived validity with women's issues?
Or is it his stance against the use of psychiatric drugs that has the world responding harshly.In 1999, a Harvard University study generated tremendous interest throughout the bipolar community with information about a natural substance that offered an effective and simpler treatment than pharmaceuticals ? fish oil.
The study was conducted on 30 patients with bipolar disorder who had histories of relapse. Most were on medications that did not offer successful treatment.
Although the trial was scheduled to last for nine months, it was cancelled after only four due to the outstanding results.Additional findings concluded that postpartum depression is 50 times more common in countries with low levels of seafood consumption. During pregnancy, a woman's body becomes depleted of fatty acids, which are transferred to the fetus.
Omega 3 is not only critical to the growth and maintenance of brain cells but low levels have been detected in studies on depressed patients. A National Institute of Health study tracked 15,541 women from their eighth week of pregnancy to eight months after giving birth and found those who had no seafood rich in Omega 3 fatty acids had nearly twice the rate of depression as those who had rich Omega 3 sources in their diet.
Psychiatric Times published a special report in August 2003 stating "Inadequate levels of Omega 3 fatty acids have been associated with depression, including postpartum depression."So why do we as a society turn to behavioral drugs to treat the symptoms of depression. That is the question that needs to be addressed. Why has information on natural treatments been suppressed while drugs reign supreme?
Unfortunately these are the pertinent questions that need to be addressed and have been lost in the debate.There are many women still suffering from postpartum depression.
Lets offer solutions that truly work rather than offering a way to cover the symptom.
That would be a fair debate to both opinions.Label Me Sane lectures and addresses the media on multiple topics regarding behavioral drugs.
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What Exactly is Testosterone?
Testosterone is a member of the steroid family of hormones called androgens. More and more, this family is derived through chemical conversion from the steroid ring-structure of cholesterol. This hormone plays a vital role in the bodies of both men and women.There are only minor differences between this hormone and others such as estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, cortisone, and androstenedione. They are small molecules, which becomes important when we look at what routes of administration are available.As commonly known, testosterone stimulates the development of the penis and testes, growth of facial and pubic hair, deepening of the voice, changes in body shape, growth of bones, and increased muscle mass and strength in males. It helps maintain sex drive and the production of sperm cells, and it may play a role in balding.
Mood is also affected by testosterone, and low levels of the hormone can cause severe and prolonged depression as well as fatigue, to name a few conditions. High...
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Is Lack of Sleep Making You Fat?
Memphis, TN (ContentDesk) July 7, 2006 -- Women who are getting less sleep than they need could be causing themselves to gain weight, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University.
A study recently completed showed that getting less than 5 hours per night makes a woman 32% more likely to experience major weight gain and 15% more likely to become obese.Dr. Sanjay Patel, lead researcher, said that amount of exercise and quality of diet were also tracked in this study, but they found that the weight gain could not be due to those factors.
Prior studies have shown that after just a few days of sleep restriction, the hormones that control appetite cause people to become hungrier, so we thought that women who slept less might eat more. But in fact they ate less, explained Dr.
Patel.Patel went on to say that there was no conclusive evidence that proved why sleep deprivation leads to weight gain.
The solution to the problem seems simpleget...
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Byron Katie Presents The Work in a Powerful Weekend Workshop, Loving What Is, in Arlington, VA April 8-9, 2006
Los Angeles, CA (ContentDesk) March 27, 2006 -- Byron Katie, internationally recognized speaker and best-selling author of Loving What Is: Four Questions that Can Change Your Life and I Need Your Love - Is That True? is the creator of a simple, powerful, and practical method of self-inquiry and transformation known as "The Work," which she has introduced to hundreds of thousands of people at lectures and workshops in more than 30 countries. Consistent with leading-edge research in cognitive psychology, The Work has been compared to the Socratic dialogue, Buddhist teachings, and 12-step programs, although Katie developed it without any knowledge of religion or psychology. The Work emerged directly out of Katie's own intense experiences with suffering.After more than a decade of struggling with severe depression, Katie experienced a profound and life-changing realization. She saw that when she believed that something should be different than it is ("My husband should love me more," "My...
Byron Katie Presents The Work in a Powerful Weekend Workshop, Loving What Is, in Arlington, VA April 8-9, 2006
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Staying Sane While Wall Street Crashes
Everybody is riding the Wall Street Roller coaster.
Even if you are not invested, the headlines scream out one word: PANIC!It's hard not to join in the panicking.
The Panic Crowd seems to be having all the fun these days.
But they don't have all the happiness.
You see, it's true what your mother told you: money doesn't buy happiness, at least not for most people.
But the lack of money does buy pure misery.Did you ever wonder why so many office towers have fusion-sealed, micron-proof windows to keep office workers safe from any semblance of fresh air?
It has to do with the stock market.
During The Great Depression, just too many brokers were jumping out of windows.
This enraged a nation of vengeful investors, who demanded to kill their brokers personally.
So henceforth all windows were sealed.(The good news is that by the time the windows were sealed, The Great Depression had ended, so there have been very...
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