Table of Contents
Introduction: Psych-It's Not All in Your Head 1
Part 1 The Truth about Depression
1 Decoding Depression 11
It's Not a Disease: What You Don't Know About This Syndrome and How It Manifests
2 Truth Serum: Coming Clean About the Serotonin Myth 41
How You've Been Misled, Misdiagnosed, and Mistreated
3 The New Biology of Depression 69
What Gut Microbes and Silent Inflammation Have to Do with Mental Health
4 The Great Psychiatric Pretenders 95
Two Common, Resolvable Conditions That Can Lead to a Psychiatric Diagnosis
5 Why Body Lotions, Tap Water, and OTC Pain Relievers Should Come with New Warning Labels 113
Common Exposures and Drugs That Can Lead to Depression
Part 2 Natural Treatments for Whole-Body Wellness
6 Let Food Be Thy Medicine 141
Nutritional Recommendations to Heal Your Body and Free Your Mind (Without Feeling Like You're on an Impossible Diet)
7 The Power of Meditation, Sleep, and Exercise 169
Three Simple Lifestyle Habits That Can Enhance Mental Health
8 Clean House 195
How to Detoxify Your Environment
9 Testing and Supplementing 215
Supporting the Healing Process
10 4 Weeks to a Natural High 243
A 30-Day Plan of Action
Closing Words: Own Your Body and Free Your Mind 275
Recipes 281
Acknowledgments 295
Notes 297
Index 327