You Can Cure Your Depression by Dr. Blair Masters

[mktaphr]

I recently read a book that helped me a lot with my depression. I think the main point of it was really helpful. That the sufferer should first and foremost seek help and then take an active approach to make sure that they are healing along with finding a partner to help them on their journey. Also, it kind of opened my eyes to the different foods that can really worsen people's depression because of the different chemicals in the foods and how they can affect you. I know it doesn't seem like it but what I've discovered is that the little things all add up and can have a big impact on the way you feel. The name of the book was 'you can cure your depression' by the way.

[Fran]

I have serious reservations about the title of this book & am very surprised that a Dr would use such a title.
Depression, from what I know of it, is a complex and multifaceted condition and to imply (as this title does) that it is something you can easily cure yourself of is IMO both facile & dangerous.

[clintessential]

First of all, congratulations. Depression is not something that's easily overcome. I haven't read the book yet
but plan to. In light of Fran's post, I wondered if you thought Dr. Master's might have written the book in a way
that was designed more to sell the book than treat the problem. I live in Las Vegas and am amazed by the number of
businesses that have no relationship to a product or service, but charge money to tell you that they exist or remind
you that your phone bill has been sent by your phone company to your e-mail address. You say Dr. Masters encourages
people suffering from depression to get help and to cooperate with the doctor they have chosen to treat them. But does he describe any of his own treatment plans? I hadn't heard of someone suffering from depression because of
a faulty diet(bread and water might be an exception. Only because it would indicate that your probably in jail.)
I'm going to read the book, regardless. Please don't take my questions as criticism of yourself. Their only reflective
of my own nature(and my advanced years) I was also married to a nurse for a number of years and anything
approaching depression was treated with whatever her patients had left untouched because they had fallen asleep
before they took their evening meds. Phenobarbitol was my favorite. Cheers.

[mktaphr]

The treatments that are discussed in the book are mulit-faceted. It's a short quick-read but it gave a lot of helpful information. I think the book is titled "You Can Cure Your Depression" because the method is one that is focused on the depression sufferer taking an active approach in the healing process. The methods talked about in the book include nutritional supplements you can take to improve your brain chemistry, physical and mental activities that can lift your mood immediately, patterns of habit that can harm or improve your depression and what you can do about it, the power of focus and body movement, and (this was the most helpful for me) popular foods that Americans eat which hurt brains cells and peoples happiness. Also talks a lot about anti-depressants and how they can hurt more than help a lot of the time. Like I said, it's short but was very helpful for me. If your looking to understand the science behind depression and natural treatments simply and without a lot of droning and wordiness I would encourage you to read it.

[clintessential]

Thanks for your response. My last post had a skeptical tone because a number of interactions I've had in the
ast two years with the medical community in Las Vegas have raised some doubts in my mind. My concerns
are the fitness to practice medicine among some of the doctors I met with, as well as ignoring or not understanding
some very important ethical standards that are integral to the practice of medicine in this country. When I saw your
post, I decided to have a closer look, just out of curiosity.
I noticed you just joined. Is Dr. Masters book representative of your literary focus? I used to read fiction almost
exclusively. Now it's mostly investigative journalism. Matt Taibbi keeps asking why isn't Wall Street in Jail?
Most of my reading these days is supportive of that question.
I've made changes to my dietin the last 2 years that have been very helpful. like Doc Masters says you can't
be healthy if you're. not involved. Welcome to the Club. It's a good place to be.

[asmaahsan]

There are levels of depression. I have not read this book but I read up on the subject of post Natal depression when I had my kids.

The thing is that if it's a depression that is first level, where you are still able to feel angry and react normally like all humans do, books like these really help.

If you have reached the stage where APATHY has settled in, where you don't care whether you live or die and are impervious to all emotions, you need proper clinical treatment.This stage can also come on perfectly happy people who are around depressed people who always pull them down so they become depressed by associations with negative depressed people.

If the doctor in this book has explained this and recommended clinical help for the patient bordering on the verge of suicide, well, I guess it's a good source of information. I wil try to find it and read it just to see what the writer says.