Depression
Depression
Jake Ames,
MD, HMD
This is a very complicated
subject to write about. It is necessary
to always try to find the cause of your depression instead of taking a drug to
treat your symptoms of depression.
Depression is a mood
disorder and may have some of these symptoms:
sadness, lethargy, inactivity, difficulty in thinking, deficits in
memory and concentration, feelings of hopelessness and despair, feelings of
dejection, and even suicidal tendencies.
I divide the causes and
symptoms of depression into different categories. Many of these categories overlap.
1: Biochemically induced
2: Induced by pharmaceuticals
3: Hormone imbalance (deficiency or excess)
4: Lack of Sunshine
5: Amino acid deficiency or imbalance (lack of
neurotransmitters)
6: Heavy metal, toxins and chemical poisonings
7: Emotionally based
8: Genetic (MTHFR mutation)
9: Electromagnetic fields and “dirty
electricity”
10: Lack of exercise
11: Lack or orgasms
12: Lack of purpose and life goals
13: Lack of essential fatty acids (omega 3’s
& omega 6’s)
14: Lack of cellular oxygen
15: Lack of rest and sleep
16: Lack of self-love and respect
17: Lack of parental love
18: lack of education and self-esteem
19: Lack of job fulfillment and salary
20: Poor physical and emotional health
21: Lack of hobbies
22: Lack of giving to family, friends, and
humanity
23: Too many nanoparticles in the brain and body.
24: Lack of cell-membrane phosphatidylcholine
You can see this is a
large list, and your first visit with your physician should be at least for
one-hour. Your physician should do
comprehensive laboratory blood tests and a hair analysis. I prefer to use Doctors Data Company in
Chicago, Illinois (www.doctorsdata.com) for the hair analysis. I have
done thousands of hair analysis from them, and I consider Doctors Data to be
one of the best hair analysis labs in the world. The hair analysis is a screening test for
heavy metals, and it correlates quite well with red blood cell (RBC) mineral
testing.
Your blood tests should
include the MTHFR mutation, CBC, full chemistry panel including the fasting
lipid panel, liver panel, GGT, ionized calcium, total T4, Total T3, Free T3,
TSH, thyroid autoantibodies, urinalysis, fibrinogen, CRP-HS, homocysteine, and lipoprotein
(a). Your physician should be an expert
in interpreting these laboratory tests since optimal ranges are different than
the laboratory’s reference range.
You need to have ALL of
your mercury amalgam dental fillings and root canals removed. Your dentist should check to see if there is
no mercury underneath a crown. Try to
find a biological dentist who is an expert in removing mercury amalgam
fillings, and giving you biocompatible composite fillings if you need them.
You need to have an
acupressure treatment with Intention, and see an experienced health
kinesiologist. Most of your trauma is
stored in your fascia (connective tissue), in your limbic system and amygdala
in your brain. Your mind is holographic
and fractal, so your physical and emotional traumas are stored in your DNA
(epigenetic memories), your fascia (connective tissues), and everywhere in your
body and mind, and that includes your electromagnetic field (aura).
All of us have heavy
metals and nutritional deficiencies.
One-hundred percent of us are deficient in more than one essential
mineral. It is important to replace all
of these mineral deficiencies. Of top
importance is to take lithium orotate 5 mg 1-4 at bedtime, working up to 20 mg
over a couple of weeks. This is a
different lithium than what bipolar patients take (see my lithium blog). This lithium will actually help you grow new
brain cells, and protect the brain cells that you already have from
toxins. It is a very important mineral
for mood stabilization. Another
important mineral for your brain is boron (see my boron blog).
All of us have mercury in
our brains and bodies. Taking
supplemental selenium in the form of methylselenocysteine 200 mcg. to 600 mcg a
day helps to make mercury, arsenic, and cadmium inert. Your physician should help you decide on your
correct daily dose.
Have a biological dentist
remove ALL of your root canals and mercury amalgam dental fillings.
Serotonin is a
neurotransmitter which helps depression.
The common drugs used to treat depression keep serotonin around longer,
they don’t make serotonin. Serotonin is
made from the amino acid l-tryptophan, which converts to 5-HTP, then to
serotonin. Most of my patients are given
5-HTP as a trial, usually starting at 50-100 mg at bedtime. Too much 5-HTP can cause nightmares and
delayed ejaculation.
I put most of my depressed
patients on methyl folic acid 10 mg to 15 mg a day (the calcium salt only, not
the glucosamine salt).
If you have the MTHFR
mutation, you will need to be on methyl folic acid your entire life. Physicians can only test for two of these
mutations, whereas there are over 60 of these mutations. Basically, all multivitamins should contain
methyl folic acid instead of folic acid.
Hemp seed oil at one
tablespoon a day is better balanced with the omega 6 to omega 3 ratio than cod
liver oil, krill oil, salmon oil, and flax seed oil. The ideal omega 6 to omega 3 ratio is 4:1.
I use other supplements
and herbs to treat depression, but I don’t have the space to talk about this
today.
This is a very
comprehensive program for treating depression, and your general health. Every one of us is not functioning fully
mentally and physically. We all need
nutritional supplementation and to have a balanced lifestyle.
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Jake Ames, MD, HMD All Rights Reserved