When Your Body Gets the Blues - Softcover

Brown, Marie-Annette; Robinson, Jo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 042518899X ISBN 13: 9780425188996

Publisher: Berkley, 2003

Synopsis

A groundbreaking guide to sub-clinical depression, one of the most underdiagnosed conditions in women today, presents a simple eight-week program, which uses light therapy, moderate exercise, and vitamins, that is scientically proven to combat depression, overcome fatigue, and provide a greater sense of control, balance, and well-being. Reprint.

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Review:

Do you feel drowsy, sluggish, tense, moody, and disinterested in sex? Do you have trouble sleeping, controlling your eating (especially sweets), and concentrating? If you answered yes to several of these questions, you may have the "body blues" (or "vegetative depressive symptoms"). Authors Marie-Annette Brown and Jo Robinson name these blues, which are caused by low or fluctuating hormones, "women's most misdiagnosed, undertreated, and mistreated mood problem." To combat the body blues, Brown, Robinson, and colleagues at the University of Washington developed "LEVITY" therapy based on three activities: increasing exposure to natural light, walking outside five or more times a week, and taking six inexpensive vitamins and minerals.

When Your Body Gets the Blues explains the causes and symptoms of the syndrome, illustrated by numerous case studies; the authors' research study and supporting science behind LEVITY therapy; the LEVITY program; and easy ways to put it into action. For example, you can double the amount of light you receive by looking straight ahead instead of at the ground when walking outside, and a see-through umbrella helps you get the benefits of natural light when walking in the rain. The program makes sense and is easy to implement. When Your Body Gets the Blues is recommended for women who are tired of being dominated by mood swings, fatigue, emotional eating, and stress. --Joan Price

From the Inside Flap:

"When Your Body Gets the Blues is a great book! It's loaded with proven, practical, natural solutions that any woman can use to boost her energy, lose weight, and live more fully and joyfully."--Christiane Northrup, M.D., author, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause

Millions of women don't feel their best and don't know why. They're not outright depressed, but they aren't really happy either. They eat too much or have gained weight lately. They find it hard to concentrate or have trouble sleeping. They feel tense, anxious, or irritable, or they're highly sensitive to criticism. They're tired and not very interested in sex (or even everyday life).

When Your Body Gets the Blues offers a clinically proven solution. A simple, drug-free treatment known as the LEVITY program-- Light, Exercise, and Vitamin Intervention TherapY-- can help women think clearly, sleep soundly, cope easily with stress, reduce anxiety and depression, and lose unwanted pounds-- in 8 weeks or less!

The author's easy-to-follow program includes self-quizzes, tips for increasing exposure to light and getting mood-elevating exercise even on dark or rainy days, and six recommended vitamins and minerals proven to relieve the Body Blues.

Marie-Annette Brown, Ph.D., R.N., tested the LEVITY program on real women, and they improved significantly-- far more than women who took placebo pills. In fact, many participants cut their feelings of depression in half.

One woman who completed the LEVITY program said, "I know that if I ever feel blue again, I have my own way of feeling better-- I won't have to run to my doctor for a prescription."

Now, for the first time, When Your Body Gets the Blues offers the groundbreaking LEVITY program to women everywhere.

All it takes is a small investment of 20 minutes and a few pennies a day. With this clinically proven program, any woman-- young or old, active or inactive-- can regain control over her mood and her life.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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Marie-Annette Brown, Ph.D., R.N., is a professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Washington who is involved in research, teaching, and clinical practice. Dr. Brown has lectured widely and published more than 60 scientific papers. She is nationally certified as a family and psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner and provides primary care at the University of Washington Women's Health Care Clinic.

Jo Robinson is a New York Times best-selling author from Vashon Island, Washington, who specializes in books on mental health and nutrition. She is the coauthor of 11 popular books, including Getting the Love You Want, Hot Monogamy, and The Omega Diet. She collaborated with Dr. Brown in the design of the LEVITY study.

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 042518899X
• ISBN 13: 9780425188996
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224