Chocolate and/or ice-cream
Tescos do a very nice Belgian chocolate sauce for ice-cream which may be exactly what you need.

More productively, fatty fish oils and some fatty acids are important and often lacking in modern diets, Seven Seas do a supplement called "Pulse" which is high dose fish oils and certain fatty acids which complement the typical missing acids and fats in most peopes diets (I currently take these). More fish and less (but not none) red meat in general are prob a good idea.

Addidionally consider all the G's -- ginger, garlic, ginko, and ginseng.

Taurine is present in a lot of energy and stimulant supplements these days, so if you're veggie or allergic to taurine then you'll need to be carefull which you take.

Grapefruit juice is the best fruit juice to drink when you're down, as it helps the body maximise the effect of the tyrosine (and related compounds) it's getting.

You may, possibly, wish to consider ephedrine -- I'm not going to advocate it though. Research thoroughly before deciding whether or not to take it.

Ofcourse, bear in mind I'm neither a doctor, nutritionist nor new-age hippy health food nut

(Edited by Callum 28/08/2002 11:43)

Fatty acids and oils? Are we talking calories here

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by Teresa
Fatty acids and oils? Are we talking calories here

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Not really, there's a world of difference between fatty acids and fats -- fatty acids aren't even lipids.

As for the oils, we're only talking small amounts -- though you may wish to use omega-3 rich fish or nut oils in place of some of the more traditional, omega-6 heavy, oils.

Even simply added on top of your current diet the benefit to your health would dramtically exceed any minor increase in fat levels.

St. John's Wort is a natural herbal tablet which helps with depression it's a big seller and (im not using this as selling point but) a lot of famous people have just realised its worth, but methinks it's a permanent thing to take like Multi-vitamins but best to ask ya pharmasist or doctor if you can take them in case you're on other medication but they are over the counter and herbal.

I have a great thing that i got from boots. Its a little 'stress relief' Its like a little clear tube with a roll on ball. You put it on your pulse points. I put it on my wrists, my forehead, temples and the base of my neck. Its an aromatherapy thing (i know i may not be making sense here, brain fried) and the fragrance is relaxing.

Another thing is exercise...honestly. When you exercise the body it excercises your mind and leaves you refreshed. I dont mean a total work out but a walk or something and the fresh air helps.

Also my fave, clean sheets, pyjamas, a bottle of wine, candles and a bath. If all else fails there is the 'illegal stuff'

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Originally posted by Evil Lawyer Chick
Also my fave, clean sheets, pyjamas, a bottle of wine, candles and a bath. If all else fails there is the 'illegal stuff'

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you get in the bath with all that stuff????

(Edited by EvilWillow 28/08/2002 12:21)

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by EvilWillow
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you get in the bath with all that stuff????

(Edited by EvilWillow 28/08/2002 12:21)

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I might have known you would pick up on that

To explain it further for all those pernickity people *cough* EW *cough* the process goes like this:

put some clean crisp linen on your bed
get in the bath with candles in the room, a glass of wine waiting (red or white)
and have clean jammies for when you get out

St John's Wort is great stuff, although it does effect the effectivness of the Pill, Something my midwife warned me about after having James

I find Beer usually makes me forget my troubles

More seriously, the one thing that normally snaps me out of a low mood is going for a swim, partly the exercise high and partly the feeling of having 'got away' from things you get when you're just surrounded by water.

St John's Wort is supposed to be good, but as Sange says, if you're on the Pill you should probably avoid it like the plague.

And, to second Callum, I read an article in the paper recently which suggested that eating oily fish can combat depression, so try eating tuna sandwiches

It's important that you don't take St John's Wort if you're already on any anti-depressants; at best it will have negligible benifit and meerely exagerate the side effects of the anti-ds.