Participants: Neil Nedley, Don Mackintosh
Series Code: HFAL
Program Code: HFAL000064
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00:45 Hello and welcome to "Health for a Lifetime"
00:47 I'm your host Don Mackintosh, 00:48 and today, I am joined with Dr. Neil Nedley 00:51 Welcome back, Dr. Nedley! Thank you, good to be here. 00:53 Today, we're going to be talking about something that 00:56 could be depressive... depression! Yes! 00:59 But hopefully, by the end of the program, 01:01 people will be IM-pressed about what they can do about 01:03 their DE-pression! 01:05 And what you've titled the program today, 01:08 or what we're going to be talking about is 01:10 DIET and DEPRESSION. 01:11 Many times when you think about that, 01:13 you think... if someone's really depressed, 01:15 they're just eating ALL kinds of food. 01:16 Is that what you mean by this? 01:18 Well, actually that could be one of the symptoms of 01:20 depression... eating all kinds of food. 01:23 And what are the symptoms of depression? 01:24 Let's just go through those. 01:25 How do you know IF you're depressed? 01:27 What is depression, and how do you know if you have it? 01:28 Well, an appetite change is one of them. 01:30 Some people will lose their appetite, 01:32 and others will gain even MORE of an appetite, 01:35 and be eating all the time, and get overweight as a result. 01:38 In addition to that, deep sadness, of course, 01:41 is another symptom or feeling of emptiness 01:44 would also qualify there. 01:45 Apathy... where the motivation goes down significantly. 01:49 Agitation, or restlessness can be another 01:52 symptom of depression. 01:54 Not being able to concentrate well 01:57 or inability to really make decisions well can be 02:00 another symptom of depression. 02:02 A sleep disturbance; sleeping too much, 02:04 or not sleeping enough can be a symptom of depression. 02:08 And then a feeling of worthlessness... 02:10 And then another would be morbid thoughts. 02:14 And then finally... fatigue. 02:16 If you just have 5 out of those 9 symptoms, 02:18 you fit the classification of depression 02:21 if they've lasted for more than 2 weeks. 02:23 So if you have 5 out of those 9, and you haven't had a major 02:27 trauma, or a life event that would cause ANYONE 02:30 to be depressed... like loss of a spouse, 02:33 or different things like that... 02:34 Then if you have 5 of those 9, then you actually 02:37 WILL be diagnosed, if you go to the right people 02:39 that are looking for this, as being depressed... Correct 02:42 Okay, but today, we're going to focus in 02:45 a little bit more on the causes of depression, 02:51 what's causing it, then more specifically on 02:53 the dietary aspect. 02:55 What are some of the causes of depression? 02:58 Well you know, Don, the brain can take usually 03:01 2 or 3 hits and do all right, 03:02 but if it takes more than that, depression often results. 03:07 And, one of the causes is actually genetic predisposition; 03:10 that, in and of itself, isn't enough for people 03:13 to be depressed. 03:15 But if they have that, and maybe a nutritional cause 03:17 that we'll get into later, and then some other 03:20 life event, that can actually tide them over into depression. 03:24 And, so it is important if your mother or father 03:26 have had a history of major depression, 03:28 that is one of those risk factors 03:30 you can't do anything about, but you need to know about it. 03:32 It doesn't mean it's a given, but it means that you need 03:35 to be on a good diet and lifestyle program 03:37 so that you don't come down with the same thing 03:39 that your parents did. 03:40 So I notice that you have listed 03:42 non-modifiable risk factors; what would those be? 03:47 Well, genetics is one of them. 03:50 Another is actually if you were not raised by both 03:56 biological parents. 03:57 That wasn't something you could do something about 04:01 when you were a teenager, or when you were 8 years old, 04:04 but your parents spitting up actually put you at a 04:07 greater risk... 04:09 One of those non-modifiable risk factors for depression. 04:13 In addition to that... Gender, being a female 04:16 makes you twice as more likely for depression, 04:18 than if you're a male, and things such as that. 04:23 So things that you just can't modify, 04:25 but if you're aware of them, 04:26 that's taking one of those hits ... so to speak, 04:29 what you're talking about... That's right, yes. 04:30 So, then moving more closely to this idea 04:36 the connection between diet and depression, 04:39 you covered this... and I believe you're writing 04:41 a book about all this, right? Correct, yes. 04:43 And I don't know if it will be out by the time 04:45 our viewers see this... hopefully it will be. 04:49 And they contact you about that, 04:52 or 3ABN can get in touch with you, 04:53 but then in the rough draft here in your book that 04:57 we're looking at and different things, 04:59 you look at some dietary factors. 05:02 This is really something you CAN do something about... 05:04 I mean, no one's twisting your arm, "EAT THAT CHOCOLATE!" 05:07 OR "EAT THAT KALE" You have to make the decision. 05:11 That's right... and diet is an important aspect to depression. 05:17 It is not the ENTIRE circle of things. 05:21 There are lifestyle issues as well. 05:23 But I have seen MANY individuals that are depressed, 05:27 and their depression was CURED by getting them on the 05:30 right diet, and that was the only change that they made. 05:33 And so it is an important factor for any person who has a 05:37 tendency to depression, or IS depressed, to understand. 05:40 Okay, so well let's try and understand it. 05:43 What are the real components of foods that depress us? 05:47 Well, there are certain components 05:50 if we don't get enough of we will get depressed... 05:52 And then there are others that if we get too much 05:54 we will get depressed. 05:56 One of those components that we need in our brain 06:00 in order to avoid depression is serotonin. 06:02 Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is used extensively 06:06 in the frontal lobe of the brain, and with depression 06:10 being a disease of the frontal lobe... 06:12 that science has just elucidated in the last 10 years, 06:15 it's very important that we get enough serotonin. 06:19 Our neurons in our brain cannot make enough serotonin 06:23 unless we have enough tryptophan in the diet. 06:25 Tryptophan is an amino acid; 06:27 it's a building block of protein. 06:30 And, there are many individuals that are not on enough 06:34 tryptophan, and thus, do not make enough serotonin. 06:37 So what you're saying is that frontal part of the brain 06:41 needs to have this... what do you call serotonin, 06:44 is it a hormone? It's a neurotransmitter. 06:47 It's a transmitter; it helps get those 06:50 synapses together, connecting together. 06:52 Helps one nerve to communicate with another. 06:54 But you're saying that our brains don't make enough 06:57 of that on their own. 06:58 They need some additional in the diet. That's right 07:01 They need the substrate. 07:03 They need the stuff to build it at least. Correct 07:05 They need the building blocks, 07:06 and you're saying that's tryptophan. 07:09 Isn't that found in meat? Yes it is. 07:11 It is found in meat; it's also found in plant food. 07:16 And, it tends to be found in individuals that aren't 07:19 getting enough... it tends to be those that have the 07:23 appetite change where they actually lose their appetite. 07:25 These are the more anorexic, depressed individuals 07:29 that tend to not get enough tryptophan. 07:33 But the interesting thing is, Don, even though you 07:35 may be getting enough in the diet. 07:36 There are 5 other amino acids that compete with tryptophan 07:40 to get across the blood-brain barrier, 07:42 and you're getting enough tryptophan, 07:44 but you're getting MORE than you should of those 07:46 of those 5 amino acids, you'll still not get enough 07:49 to make serotonin. 07:50 So, are there any foods that don't have those 07:54 5 competing amino acids going along with the tryptophan? 07:57 Well all foods, tend to have all of these amino acids 08:00 but they're in different proportions. 08:02 The MEAT foods are relatively high in tryptophan, 08:06 but they're VERY high in these 5 amino acids. 08:11 So they're really fighting it out... 08:12 If you eat meat... the synapses, there's just a 08:15 brawl going on! 08:16 There's a brawl going on as far as getting enough 08:18 tryptophan in the diet when you're eating meat. 08:21 You really need to be getting your tryptophan from 08:23 plant sources that have a much 08:25 higher tryptophan-to amino acid ratio... 08:29 And those foods will be better 08:31 as far as enhancing the mood is concerned. 08:33 This is probably why animals don't suffer so much with 08:36 depression, right? They get their foods from plants 08:38 Yes, certain animals; other animals might have 08:42 little problems with their brain because they're 08:44 eating meat all the time. 08:45 That's true... I mean, this is totally off of the subject 08:49 but there's a whole new idea of having psychologists 08:51 and psychiatrists for your pets, 08:52 but I don't think we want to go there! 08:55 But I don't know... it would be interesting to know 08:58 whether or not the animals that eat a carnivorous diet 09:01 are a little more depressed than the others... 09:03 But, back to humans, what are some of those foods 09:07 that are high in the building blocks of this needed 09:11 neurotransmitter... 09:12 What are the foods that are high in tryptophan? 09:14 Well the highest food source known is tofu, actually. 09:20 Tofu is very high in tryptophan and it is a very good food 09:25 as far as a depressed patient is concerned. 09:27 So tofu... does it grow on trees What is it? 09:29 Tofu is actually soybean curd. Okay 09:32 It's concentrated, that's why it's so high in tryptophan. 09:36 But the soybean curd itself, and the way it's produced 09:39 actually brings out more of the tryptophan. 09:42 So, #1... tofu. So tame your tofu, 09:45 and tame your depression. 09:47 Or, take in tofu, and tame your depression. There you go! 09:50 So, that's #1... get that tofu! 09:53 Pumpkin seeds are the 2nd highest source! 09:56 I LOVE PUMPKINS SEEDS! 09:57 Did you ever do that where you had those pumpkins 09:59 that you decorated or different things during Thanksgiving time 10:02 and you take those pumpkin seeds out... 10:04 What do you do? Is this the way you do it? 10:05 You just bake them in the oven? 10:07 Does that mess up the tryptophan at all? No, it doesn't. 10:09 No, you're going to get plenty of tryptophan doing that. 10:11 I LOVE those pumpkin seeds! 10:14 Do your children like the pumpkin seeds? 10:15 Oh yes! They enjoy them a lot. 10:17 The 3rd highest is gluten. Gluten? Yeah 10:20 Made out of wheat, gluten flour. 10:23 A lot of these fake steaks, and phony baloney, sham ham 10:26 ...it's all made out of gluten, right? 10:28 Um hm, and it's actually a pretty good source of tryptophan 10:31 It doesn't taste bad either. I like gluten. 10:33 Gluten steaks... my wife makes those nice fake steak sandwiches 10:37 And then almonds would be a good source, black walnuts, 10:41 black-eyed peas are actually a good source of tryptophan. 10:45 Black walnuts, black-eyed peas, and almonds. 10:50 Now those are foods that are high in tryptophan, 10:53 but if we take a look, and I did this recently actually 10:57 in preparing for this book. 10:58 When the new study showed these 5 amino acids competed with 11:01 tryptophan, I thought it was very important to actually 11:05 find out which foods have the highest tryptophan to those 11:09 5 amino acid ratios, because those are the foods 11:11 that are going to be the best as far as ENHANCING our 11:15 serotonin production in our brain. 11:17 And the food that came out the highest... SESAME SEEDS! 11:21 Sesame seeds! So tahini sauce, hummus... YES! 11:26 Sesame seeds... YES! 11:28 Hummus is one of my favorites! 11:30 Oh man, I tell you... We could take a break right now 11:32 and go for some hummus! 11:35 That's right... So hummus; what else was high? 11:39 Almonds were the 2nd highest 11:41 source when we took a look this ratio. 11:43 So almond butter? Yes, almond butter 11:45 is an excellent source. 11:47 And then the foods we just mentioned 11:48 also came out pretty high.. again because they're 11:51 plant foods and not animal foods, 11:52 they're not high in these other 5 amino acids. 11:55 And another food that came out reasonably high was brown rice. 11:59 Brown rice... you know that brown rice with a little tofu 12:03 on top! And THEN a few TOMATOES! 12:07 Yeah, and then some almond slices in there! 12:09 And goodbye depression! There you go! 12:11 Or at least, hello "serotonin" ... serotonin - That's right! 12:16 Okay great! Any other foods you want to mention about serotonin? 12:23 Well that pretty much sums up the list as far as 12:25 the foods that are high in tryptophan. 12:27 Now in addition to this, we also need to get enough 12:31 bright light in the daytime. 12:33 You have to have the tryptophan around, but in addition to that 12:37 serotonin is made by the brain when bright light is seen 12:40 through the eyes. 12:41 Only through the eyes... Correct 12:44 And that bright light has to be outdoor light, 12:47 or at least bright enough indoors to be able to 12:50 take a picture with a camera without using a flash. 12:53 I think we're okay today, aren't we? 12:54 Yeah I think we're probably getting enough today. 12:56 So we get a little hummus, some sesame seeds here, 12:59 and then we're OKAY! That's right 13:01 Is this why in these countries 13:03 like the Scandinavian countries they have a lot of depression, 13:06 they don't have enough bright light? 13:07 Correct... we call that a different type of depression. 13:11 It's called "seasonal affective disorder"... 13:13 because it happens to be in the wintertime 13:15 that's why it's seasonal. 13:16 But yes, just about everyone will get depression 13:19 in those countries unless they actually go in for 13:21 bright light therapy. 13:23 And there are places you can find them on every corner 13:26 up there in Northern Scandinavia in the wintertime 13:28 where people will go in and sit there for 30 minutes 13:31 to get their bright light to make their serotonin 13:34 for the day; otherwise, they will end up with pretty 13:36 deep depression. 13:37 So there's the diet and depression, 13:39 but also having that sunlight. 13:41 We're talking with Dr. Nedley about diet and depression. 13:45 We're talking about foods that are high in substances 13:49 that we need to negate depression, or reverse it, 13:52 or at least prevent it. 13:53 When we come back, we're going to talk about 13:55 more foods that you NEED TO EAT. 13:56 That's right! 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What other foods 15:43 do we need to eat to help us avoid depression? 15:47 Foods high in folate are also important. 15:49 A folic acid deficiency, which is one of the B vitamins 15:52 will actually cause a depression in many individuals, 15:56 and this depression is not treatable by putting them on 16:01 antidepressants. 16:02 In fact, they do not respond, at all, to antidepressants. 16:05 So if they have Zoloft, Prozac, whatever... 16:08 It doesn't seem to work. 16:09 It has to be FOLATES. That's right. 16:12 So what are the foods that are high in folate? 16:14 Well the plant foods are very high in folate. 16:17 Animal foods have a little bit. 16:19 Beef, for instance, it would take about 2 large servings of 16:23 beef to get 16 micrograms of folate. 16:25 You need 400 mcg of folate a day in your diet, 16:29 and the way to get that is through eating the plant foods. 16:34 Green leafy vegetables... 16:36 Green leafy vegetables would be high in folate. 16:39 And, there are foods that are VERY high in folate. 16:43 Okra, for instance, fortunately. 16:46 Let's line up for some OKRA! 16:48 I live in Oklahoma... we call it O- K-RA 16:51 there because there's an abundance of growing okra 16:57 there in Oklahoma... 16:58 But in addition to okra, actually lentils are even 17:03 a higher source. 17:04 So lentil stew... they fought over that in the Bible, you know 17:08 Yes, that's right. Maybe they knew about this. 17:10 Maybe they knew about this. 17:11 These are very high in folates. 17:13 Yeah, in fact, just one cup of lentils would have 17:16 you double the amount of folate that you need 17:18 every day, over 800 mcg a day. 17:20 Broccoli? Broccoli is a fairly good 17:22 source of folic acid. 17:26 Spinach is even a better source; 109 mcg of folate in spinach. 17:30 Navy beans would be even a better source yet. 17:33 Highest source... black-eyed peas. 17:36 Black-eyed peas! They even have a restaurant chain 17:39 that's named "Black-eyed Pea Restaurant" now. 17:42 I don't even know if they serve those there, 17:43 because I've never been in, but very high... 17:47 So that should remind you, 17:48 you go down the road, "black eye. " Yeah 17:50 But actually, if you're eating an abundance of 17:52 fruits and vegetables, and grains, and even some nuts 17:56 every day such as peanuts, you're going to get 17:58 well and above your 400 mcg of folate. 18:00 So this would be a type of depression that's 18:03 extremely rare in vegetarians, but among the meat-eating 18:05 population in America, you'd be surprised how many people 18:08 are not getting enough folate in their diet, 18:10 and are actually suffering from the effects of that. 18:13 So then we have the serotonin, we have folic acid, 18:21 what else is on the doctor's prescription for 18:23 avoiding depression, or for reversing it? 18:25 Omega-3 fatty acids. 18:27 Sounds big, where do we pick those up? 18:29 We pick those up from certain plant oils, 18:32 and in the animal kingdom, they're present in the 18:36 ocean fish, the cold-water ocean fish. 18:39 So, deep sea diving, deep sea fishing... 18:42 Are you recommending that we go out and just 18:44 spear a few before noon? 18:46 Well, that would give you enough of the omega-3, 18:49 but it would also give you some 18:51 other things that you may not want to have. 18:54 Unfortunately, we're finding out, because of the 18:56 industrial age in which we live in, Don, 18:58 that fish are laden with pesticides, mercury 19:02 ...other toxins. 19:04 The fish in the Great Lakes, about half of them, 19:08 have cancer, and it's just an incredible diseased 19:15 population now in the fish because of all of the 19:18 industrial things that they are exposed to. 19:21 So if Jesus was living today, He probably wouldn't have fish. 19:23 I don't think today... Now in His day, 19:27 fish were probably healthier than 19:29 our fruits and vegetables today. 19:31 But in our day, it isn't a very healthy food. 19:37 Now it can provide omega-3 fatty acids... 19:39 And if you are not eating the plant foods that are 19:42 high in omega-3, it would probably be a good idea 19:45 for you to take the risk and get the omega-3 19:48 through the fish route. 19:50 But fortunately, there are plant sources of omega-3 19:54 And I should mention, the fish don't make the omega-3 19:56 themselves, they actually get it from the seaweed. Seaweed? 20:01 The cold water ocean seaweed is very high in 20:06 eicosapentaenoic acid; it's a type of omega-3 fatty acid, 20:09 and that's where they get it from. 20:11 So, if you want to eat some seaweed... good to go with that! 20:15 But let's say you're not really going to want to 20:17 belly-up to the plate there with the seaweed... 20:20 where should you go? 20:21 Well, you need to go to certain foods that are high in 20:23 omega-3 fat, and I'd like to emphasize that even 20:26 vegetarians can have problems 20:28 with omega-3 fatty acid deficiencies. 20:31 I have found both in the meat eating population, 20:33 as well as in the vegetarian population. 20:35 People that are not getting enough omega-3 in their diet, 20:38 and as a result, they can end up with depression, 20:41 or they can even... studies are showing now that even 20:44 bipolar disorder may come about as a result of NOT getting 20:49 enough omega-3 in the diet. 20:50 So, what do you need to eat to get that? 20:53 The food, the highest source, is actually flaxseed. 20:57 Flaxseed... now I wouldn't go to the store and say, 21:00 "Give me a couple of pounds of flaxseed. " 21:02 What do you recommend? 21:04 Well actually, you can go to the store and get flaxseed. 21:08 Your health food store will definitely have it, 21:10 and even some of the major grocery stores now 21:13 are carrying flaxseed. 21:14 What do you do, sprinkle it on something else? 21:16 A flaxseed loaf, flaxseed popsicles? What do you do? 21:20 Well, that's what you can do! 21:22 Actually, taking the flaxseed and then putting it 21:26 in like a coffee grinder, a couple of tablespoons a day. 21:30 It will just take 2 seconds for that to grind up into a powder 21:33 so you can put that on your cereal. 21:34 You can put it in your juice, 21:37 or you can actually make a nut butter out of it. 21:40 We have taken the second highest source, which is English walnuts 21:44 of omega-3 and combined them with the highest source 21:47 which is flaxseed, and made like a peanut butter out of it. 21:51 It's very tasty and it's very healthy. 21:56 Okay, so our omega-3 fats... 21:58 Anything else about omega-3 fats, depression and the brain? 22:02 Well I think it's important to emphasize the plant sources. 22:06 You know, there is so much emphasis these days 22:09 in getting FISH in the diet, 22:11 and I think that this is a misplaced emphasis. 22:13 We really need to put that emphasis on omega-3... 22:16 And fish can spare you from heart disease, 22:19 but it's going to increase the 22:20 risk of cancer from what we know about it... 22:22 And we're just trading one disease for another. 22:24 It's much better to get the omega-3 fatty acids from 22:27 plant sources where we don't have to worry about 22:29 all the contaminants and pesticides, 22:31 and those type of things that are in there. 22:33 I notice in the book that you're writing 22:35 that's going to be released soon, you mentioned that 22:37 breast milk has a HIGH amount of omega-3; 22:41 whereas cow's milk does not. 22:44 That's right, cow's milk has virtually no omega-3 in it, 22:47 and even the infant formulas do not have omega-3. 22:51 If you're going to get your omega-3 from birth, 22:54 which is really what you need, 22:56 you know, in order for the brain to develop completely normally, 22:59 it needs to have omega-3 starting from birth... 23:02 THAT is from human breast milk. 23:04 And studies are now showing that those that did not have 23:08 the advantage of being raised with human breast milk, 23:11 have a 9 to 10 point lower IQ as adults, 23:15 than what they WOULD have had they been raised 23:18 on the omega-3 milk, which is the human breast milk. 23:22 Amazing, so if someone can't breastfeed, 23:25 and they're on that formula, and they need to find some way 23:27 to get those omega-3's in the little ones 23:30 as they're coming up... that's what you'd find 23:32 And as adults, canola oil is a very good source of omega-3. 23:36 Green soybeans are a good source of omega-3. 23:40 The mature soybeans are a good source of omega-6 23:43 which compete with the omega-3. 23:45 So we recommend, if you're wanting to get the omega-3, 23:47 you eat the green soybeans. 23:48 I don't know if you've ever had them... Don 23:49 I've had green soybeans. You've had them... 23:52 Yeah, we usually put them on our salad... they're pretty good 23:54 A little chewy? 23:56 Yeah, and very high in omega-3 content. 24:00 And then spinach... 24:02 You don't think of spinach being a fatty food, 24:04 but the type of fat it has is omega-3. 24:07 Well I think, after the program, we should just 24:09 go out and slam back a few omega-3's together, 24:11 get some soybeans, and just have a GREAT TIME! Yes! 24:16 Well, you have some other things on your list here, 24:17 and I want to get through this list because I know 24:19 that people don't want to be depressed... 24:22 What about vitamin B12 and depression? 24:24 You need to get enough. 24:26 Vegetarians can have a problem there, 24:28 as well as the meat eating population 24:30 if they don't have enough intrinsic factor. 24:32 Most people that are B12 deficient, are not vegetarians, 24:37 they're getting plenty in their diet, 24:38 but they're not absorbing it well. 24:40 So if somebody has depression, we check a B12 level 24:43 on everybody to make sure. 24:44 And nowadays, you can get B12 in plant sources 24:48 that are fortified from the plant, or rice milks, 24:51 or soymilks can have it. 24:53 Cereals can have 100% of your RDA, 24:56 so you can get it through plant fortified sources. 24:59 If you're going to get it from animal sources, 25:01 the best source would be skim milk, 25:02 although you can get it from meat, 25:04 but you want to avoid the cholesterol, 25:05 so it would be better to choose skim milk 25:08 if you're going to get an animal source. 25:10 Foods to avoid depression, and we've talked about a lot of them 25:14 You have one down here... 25:15 homocysteine and depression... Tell us about that. 25:17 Yeah, there are recent studies linking homocysteine 25:20 with heart disease, as well as depression. 25:22 And we're not exactly sure the reasons for that; 25:25 it's still being elucidated. 25:27 But a high meat diet is going to produce a high homocysteine 25:30 in the bloodstream because it's high in methionine 25:33 which is the substrate for homocysteine... 25:35 And so another reason to try to avoid the animal-based diets 25:40 as far as depression is concerned. 25:42 You have down here, protein, in your book, 25:46 and early puberty... How does that relate to depression? 25:49 A protein excess will result in early puberty, 25:52 particularly in girls... 25:54 And once they go through an early puberty, 25:56 they are at a marked increased 25:57 risk for depression the rest of their life. 26:00 And so, even the foods that girls are eating from 26:06 infancy onward, even what they're eating at 8, 9 and 10, 26:10 can have a bearing on their brain and their tendency 26:14 for depression the rest of their life. 26:16 And so, we recommend the diet that's only moderate 26:18 in protein, not high protein like the average American 26:21 girl is consuming - where they start having their periods 26:24 by age 11 or 12, instead of starting their periods 26:28 at age 14, 15 or LATER, which is what they do 26:31 if they were on a more low fat, low protein diet. 26:34 So the easiest way to do that is to cut out the meat, 26:36 and dairy? That would be the easiest way. 26:38 And then, do you really have to worry so much - 26:41 ...Is the mother's advice, where you go to the store, 26:45 and you have something of every color on your plate 26:47 still pretty good advice? 26:48 It's not bad advice actually. 26:51 A variety of fruits and vegetables and grains, 26:53 as well as some nuts, particularly the nuts high 26:56 in omega-3 are very healthy for the body, 27:00 as well as for the mind. 27:01 You're a Christian physician, 27:03 God knew what He was doing when He talked about foods, 27:05 and recommended them. 27:08 Does He give conflicting messages about foods? 27:11 I don't think so; it's interesting that the 27:13 book of Genesis, the 1st chapter actually gives God's original 27:16 diet for man, and the original diet for man talks about 27:20 the foods that we've been talking about that science has 27:22 just discovering are the best foods as far as preventing 27:26 as well as treating depression. 27:29 We've been talking with Dr. Neil Nedley 27:30 We've been talking about depression. 27:32 We've been talking about how it relates to nutrition, 27:35 and really, Doctor, we could say you are what you eat... 27:40 Or you are what you DON'T eat! 27:42 If you would like a copy of today's program, 27:46 please contact 3ABN. 27:48 You can get all this information in Dr. Nedley's new book 27:50 that's coming out, or may be out when you're watching this. 27:52 So call us and we'll hope that as a result, 27:55 you'll have health that lasts for a lifetime! |
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