These antidepressant
drugs are making me
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have blurred
vision and constipation,
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dry throat or
foggy head, I'm a walking
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zombie but hey guess
what? It beats depression,
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but today's program
is entitled depression,
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their drugs and
alternatives, so stay by.
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Hi, welcome to
Abundant Living, this
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is Curtis Eakins
and this is my beautiful
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bride Paula
Eakins. How are you doing
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today honey? Wonderful.
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Your doing fine? Wonderful.
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Look pretty good
too. Thank you, you're
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welcome. Wow,
you sure named some
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heavy stuff when
this thing began this
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program and we
didn't cover all of the
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symptoms and but I think someone
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mentioned some else
but we left that one out.
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But there's a lot
of symptoms dealing
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with depression
and their drugs so.
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Again, a lot of
people they have those things
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and you know you
have weigh out your
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benefit to risk
ratio. The benefits are
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worth the risk then
it may be adventitious,
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if they risk out
weighs the benefit then it may
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not be adventitious
to take that medication.
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Well, you're saying
about drugs and also
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alternative, I
guess my first question
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Curtis to you
would be what's actually
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going on in a
brain when a person is
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suffering from
depression. Okay, now again this
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is a part of our
running series our
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mental wellness and
last time we were on
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3ABN we talked
about depression and
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also unveiling
the culprit. Sure.
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And so this time
we're gonna go more into
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the brain the
drugs and also some
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alternative to
those drugs as well.
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Now, in our presentations
when we go in a community
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sometimes we
have a card and it has
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three letters K I
S S now some speakers
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who speak quite
often no one I am talking
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about that a
acronym, you remember acronym
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honey, you wanna.
No, you got it go on
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one with this one.
K I S S simply means
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Keep It Simple
Stupid. Now, so therefore this
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can be very in depth
as far as we're going
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to the brain. So, we
gonna keep it simple,
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now, smarty because
well we have done we
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changed the last S to
smarty because this is
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more complementary.
So, it little more
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smarty so, that's
what we're gonna do.
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Well, we're going
to the brain because
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there is something
going on in the brain
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that triggers or
not triggers but it's a
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result of someone
being depressed and
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so with that in
mind, we have what
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we call
Serotonin. Now, most people
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heard of the term, its
a neurotransmitter in a
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brain serotonin
and when a person is
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experiencing
depression serotonin levels are
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low, okay, when a person is not
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experiencing
depression have a good mood
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whatever then
serotonin levels are
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high that's about
simple I can get that,
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alright. So, with
that in mind we call
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serotonin a mood
regulator alright,
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and so with that
mind that's the reason for
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serotonin and, so
therefore a lot of
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drugs are catering to boosting
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the serotonin
levels. Now with that in
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mind also of
course you have a lot of
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side effects as I
just mentioned at the
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opening as well,
okay, okay, you have the
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blurred vision,
the constipation,
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the nausea, the dry
throat, a foggy feeling,
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horrendous jitters,
even suicidal thoughts.
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Now, depression
brings on suicidal
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thoughts, some of
the medication brings it
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on too like a
double whammy but again
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that's what we're dealing with,
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some of those
medications out there as well.
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Well, you're talking
about the medications
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stuff so, what
about drug therapy,
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talk a little
bit to us about that.
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Okay like I
mentioned before a drug therapy
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is not as efficacious
as we will like it to be in
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a medical
profession. Antidepressant drugs
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has tripled in the
last 10 years, last year
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some two hundred
millions prescriptions
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were filled for anti-
depressant drugs alright.
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So, it's growing
at a increasing rate,
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now with that in mind
its only half effective
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for those who are depressed.
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So, anti-depressants
only works for about
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half of the people who
are depressed out there.
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So, the other half not really
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receiving any real benefit.
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Now when it comes
to serotonin because a
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lot of these
drugs really focuses on
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serotonin, right, to
increase the serotonin
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in the brain itself.
So, with that in mind
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we have what we call
the S S R I, Selective
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Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors, S S R I,
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these drugs
target the serotonin.
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Therefore enhance
the serotonin levels,
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therefore a person
can have more of a better
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mood with those. Now, with those
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drugs, okay, those
are only 20 to 30 percent
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effective. Okay. So,
close to 70 percent of
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people who taken
SSRI are not even
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really benefited
from those type of drugs.
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Therefore a lot of
people say hey I have
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these drugs out
there in a medical
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profession anti-
depressants SSRI,
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they're not as effective
I still need some help.
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And with that in
mind that's why a lot of
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people are moving
more to the alternative row
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as far as drugs are concerned.
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So and like I said
before last week when
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we were here women
are experienced more
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depression then
man, two to four times
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more then that.
And a lot of times some
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of them
pregnancy, due to pregnancy
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those who are depressed may take
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that
medication, it can also harm
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the fetal as well.
So, therefore we need
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some alternatives
to depression drugs,
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when we speak about alternatives
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I know we're often
talk about alternatives
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now as a
non-drug therapy, alright.
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So, this non-drug
therapy or a way in
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which lifestyle or
and or eating can possibly
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take the place
of the drug or okay.
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So, if that, in
that respect you know my
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first question is
gonna to be you that is,
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are there foods that
are high in serotonin level.
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Okay, now that's
a very good question
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because serotonin
levels are low which
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is the trade
mark of those who are
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depressed it seems
to reason if I eat foods
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high in serotonin
that serotonin levels
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become higher,
okay, well, that's not as
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easily said,
okay, because number one
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foods high in
serotonin, there are
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many foods that
are high in serotonin.
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I'm not even
going to mention them,
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the reason why is
this, when you eat those
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foods high in
serotonin but because
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serotonin does not
cross the blood brain
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barrier then it does
not affect serotonin levels.
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So, we eat those
foods but it does not impact
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our serotonin
levels, okay. And that's why
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a lot of times we're
dealing with the food,
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we're dealing
with the chemistry,
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the neurotransmitter in a brain.
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So, therefore you cannot talk up
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serotonin there must
be something that one
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can take to boost the
serotonin level that's
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why with
depression talk therapy has
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moved into drug
therapy. Because you cannot
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talk serotonin
into someone's brain.
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So, therefore
there is shift as far as
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treatment is
concerned. So, with that in mind
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now there are some
foods that has Tryptophan,
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now some people may
have heard of that term.
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Tryptophan is a
essential amino acid,
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that is a
precursor of serotonin.
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So, when we eat
foods high in Tryptophan
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therefore increases
our serotonin the mood
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regulator therefore serotonin
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levels are
increased. Now, with that in
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mind the foods
high in Tryptophan.
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Let's go to our
first graphic and see what
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those foods are?
I call these foods
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the mood foods.
Now, the highest food
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that has the highest
kind of Tryptophan is
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of course the
soybeans, okay, and of course
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soybean as you also
get tofu as well then
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you have spinach, fresh spinach,
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the Broccoli, steamed broccoli,
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mustard greens, sesame seeds.
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All of this are
foods they're high in
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Tryptophan which is a
precursor to serotonin.
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So, those are the key
foods that are in high
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in Tryptophan
and again I have to
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emphasize that
the soybean is number
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one as far as Tryptophan is
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concerned so we
take in those foods then
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serotonin was just
the mood regulator help
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for those who may be depressed.
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What about natural supplements.
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Okay, now,
there's are lot of natural
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supplements out
there in the market as well
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that people can
take and some of these
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natural
supplements I am just gonna
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mention two of there
is many we can mention
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alternative to drugs
and what drugs can do
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and short coming
drugs for depression
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but two are
produced by the body by the
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way, one is called
5- Hydroxytryptophan,
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5HTP. Let's go to our
first graphic, well our
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second graphic
and lets see what this
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particular supplement can
do. We call this a nature's
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antidepressant of
the 17 reviewed clinical
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studies 13
confirmed that 5-HTP has true
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antidepressant properties.
5- HTP this stands for
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5- Hydroxytryptophan.
Alright and again,
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this is another
precursor to serotonin
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alright, and so
therefore with that in
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mind our people can
do that and the doses
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based on
clinical studies can range
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anywhere from
100 to 300 mg/day and
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suggest to take that
in the evening, no more
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than two months at a
time. And a lot of people
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who have taken this found to be,
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have their
depression symptoms either
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reduced or
eliminated. Alright, find in any
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health food
store as far as 5-HTP.
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Now, there is
another one that's very
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profound, has a lot
of clinical studies back
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in this as well.
Let's go to our last
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graphic and let's
see what this it may can
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do as well. A proven
track record, in over
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40 clinical studies,
SAM-e has demonstrated
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the ability to
enhance both serotonin and
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dopamine levels eliminating or
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decreasing
symptoms of depression.
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SAM-e sometimes
is known, this is,
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again this is
produced in our body, but again
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we can get this at
any health food store as
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well and this SAM-e,
the doses with this is
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about 40, 400mgs
twice a day this has
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been used for over
40 years. It's been very
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efficacious for
those who not receiving the
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benefit they're
hoping for and depression
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drugs but also this
is another way of using
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some
alternatives as far as that is
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concerned. So,
there's many other things out
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there I didn't
even mentioned St. Johns
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Wort we know
about that in Germany by
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the way I just
mentioned this point
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right here, that in
Germany you know Prozac,
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Zoloft and
Paxil, those are SSRI's
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Selective Serotonin
Reuptake Inhibitors.
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In Germany, only two
percent of the people
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in the Germany
use Prozac over 60
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percent use St. John's Wort in
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antidepressants.
So, again they are
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using a lot more
natural remedies over
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there then we use
here in United States but
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so that's the some
of the things we can do
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magnesium 400 mg it
helps the brain cell
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connection that very
efficacious a lot more
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we can offer but
just want to give them
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something they can go on as some
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alternative to drug therapy.
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Now, going with word of God,
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I think someone
might be asking a
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question that is
that are you talking about
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all three of these
things at one time or
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you talking
about one or the other,
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yeah very good
question yeah, it just depends
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some people have
very good results
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from just a 5-HTP
by itself alright,
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and some people use
that with St. John's
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Wort, okay, or
Valerian, okay, and
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you have to you
know work and see what
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works best for you.
Other people just use
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St. John's Wort
by itself, because
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remember you have
different degrees of depression.
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You have mild,
you have moderate,
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you have severe,
alright. So you may have to
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also work with
your dosage as well, and
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work with your
health care professional,
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absolutely, so
they can be aware that
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you're doing
those things as well.
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So, again in the
SAM-e of course, that's
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another way of doing
that some people find
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good results just by
that alone and nothing else.
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Our combination there, but again
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SAM-e and 5-HTP
are produced in our
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body in a way. So
therefore you don't
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have those
adverse reaction that you
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would normally get from the drug
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mediation. Now,
going to the word of
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God 'cause you see
our time's slipping
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away, God has something to say
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about depression
and we're gonna close up
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with another
Biblical example as well,
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you know in Psalms
42 okay, there's some
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statements being
made, and it says,
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the soul cast
down. So the Bible talks
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about that as well,
and in Psalms 42 it says
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my soul is cast down
within me and why art
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thou cast down, O my
soul? Oh! Okay, now here
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whole chapter is
dealing with this
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of course
David's writing and he is
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talking about the
soul being cast down and
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then I like the
fact because in the word
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of God, even when
something is going
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on, even when we
hear a story we will
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see that God's promises and God
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speaks also to us
and so here in the
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New Testament Second Corinthians
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7:6 it says from
God, God is a God of
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comfort and he
comforts those who
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are cast down. Okay, Amen.
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Now speaking of
God comforting those
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who are cast down
means, that means we
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then need to go
to the word of God
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and you have a
story about someone whose
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soul was cast down.
Yeah, I called this,
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we're gonna close up
on this one, I call this
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the prime example,
a Biblical depression.
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The best example
in the word of God is
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housed in I Kings
18 and also verse 19
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now we're talking
about Elijah, let me
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just kind of
summarize the story, some you
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know the story
I Kings chapter 18
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and Elijah was a
prophet by God for
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God to the
Northern part of Israel,
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of course Israel
the Northern Part they
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had apostatized
and started worshiping
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other idols and worshiping Baal.
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So, Elijah was
sent there to straighten
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things out and
Baal's prophets were about
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450 plus another
400 in a grove so
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looking at 950 to one
but Elijah with God is
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the majority. So,
he had the majority
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on his side and
here's the deal he said okay
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look guys, we need
to straighten this thing
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out, you need to
worship God so let's
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go ahead and put
this to a climax, on Mount
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Carmel lets build a
altar. You select the bullock,
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I'll select one you
go first put the bullock
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on the altar and if
fire comes down from
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Heaven burn up your
bullock then we know
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that your God is the
true God and then I'll
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go next if it does
the same with me then we
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know that my
God is the true God.
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So, they went
first, had the bullock and
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had the altar
there, they started in the
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morning, noon
until the evening and the
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fire never came
down and then Elijah said
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okay, I want
everybody to come close,
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now it's my turn
and he prepared the
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bullock on the
alter and to make matters
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worse he said, I
want you to pour water and
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saturate the altar
with water, okay, do it the
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second time, do it
the third time so make no
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mistake about it,
it was drenched wet
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with water then he
called on God himself
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and fire came down,
burn up the bullock,
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the alter and also
the water around the altar
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as well, and it was
just amazing, but now
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there's something
that happened because of
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that and I want to
read something, again we
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introduced this
author before on our last
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program and this book
called Prophets and Kings.
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Talking about a
prime example of depression
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and so that event took
place this is what happened.
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He feared that
the reformation that
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began on Mount
Carmel might not be
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lasting; and get
this folks and depression
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seized him. And he
decided never again to
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look upon the face of
man. So, because of this
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grand event, when
he feels that, wait a
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minute, this might not last.
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And that fear, that
anticipation of fear
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that it might not
last, depression seized
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him, one other thing
that this author points
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out she says that because he was
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exalted above measure, sure and
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when that happened
then the author says
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Elijah left hold of
God's unchanging hand.
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And I'm gonna fast
forward this story,
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so when that happened and King
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Ahab told his wife
Jezebel what happened.
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Jezebel says Ahab
said Elijah's life by
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this time tomorrow
Elijah you're gonna
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die, he heard that
and Elijah took off
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running, we're
gonna pick up this story
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quickly in I Kings
chapter 19 in verse 4,
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listen to this, But
he himself went a day's
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journey into the
wilderness, and came
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and sat down
under a juniper tree;
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and he requested for
himself that he might
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die and said, It is
enough, now, O Lord,
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take away my life,
for I am no better than
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my father. One of the simplistic
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of depression is
that you wish to die,
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you have no desire to live.
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Elijah wished that
he would die another
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hallmark of
depression is low self esteem or
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worthlessness, he
said here that I am
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no better than my
fathers. And so therefore he
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went and God took
him and he went up
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on a mountain, long
story short God came
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to Elijah on the
mountain first in a
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hurricane then in an
earthquake and then a
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fire and the Bible
says in I Kings chapter
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19 verse 11 and
12 then God came to
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Elijah in a still
small voice. At that point in
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time this author
says depression was
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silenced in a still small voice.
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So, those who are
watching you may be
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depressed, you may
know someone who is
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depressed, going through those
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depressive symptoms
in a still small voice,
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listen to God's
call. Listen to the small
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voice of the
Holy Spirit and again
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there's a sure
remedy for depression.
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Faith, prayer, and
work. Therefore we want to
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give you those truths
today to beat depression,
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to reach through
the darkness into the
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glorious life.
Now, that means that
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there is more to
this depression because
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you've only just
started touching the
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surface, yes,
touching the surface, drugs and
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alternative and a
story by Elijah, there is so
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much that can be
said about that but we got
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to go into kitchen
so we have to pick that
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up well, I'm feeling
about that whole story
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because God is
also once again we're
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going into the
kitchen and we are gonna be
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doing an apple salad ambrosia.
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Get your paper and your pencil
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and meet us in the kitchen.
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