Is diet coke driving you crazy? Is bread making you blue? Is milk making
you sad? Could chocolate make you happy? Based on her own personal
journey coupled with years of clinical experience assisting sufferers of
anxiety, depression and panic attacks resulting from the same
physiological causes,
Charmaine Shepherd B.Sc. Biomed., N.dip. Ac, MBAcC
decided to make her expertise available to the world in her eye opening
book;
Is it all in your Mind? 10 Steps to resolving the underlying causes of anxiety and depression.
Written in an easy to follow,
supportive style, the reader will undoubtedly identify with aspects of
the authors own journey through depression and anxiety as well as many
of the case studies from the authors own therapy practice. This book
dispels the erroneous idea that depression and anxiety are all in the
mind and with it, the burden felt by those sufferers who have been
unable to 'think' themselves better using traditional therapy or through
the use of antipsychotic drugs.
The book outlines an easy to
follow, 10 step plan designed to empower the reader to identify their
own triggers and make small, positive changes to beat their own blues.
The book contains a preface, introduction and 9 chapters followed by a
synopsis of the 10 step plan and a brief conclusion.
There are
other causes; it's not all in your mind. It could in fact, be in your
gut! The book begins by defining the difference between anxiety,
depression and panic attacks and then goes on to describe how the brain
actually works and what makes a person feel happy - or not. Serotonin is
the neurotransmitter most closely linked to happiness and as the author
points out, this is not exclusively a brain chemical - 90% of serotonin
is found in the gut linking intestinal health to happiness, a concept
well understood in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Taking the
body-mind-soul premise, the author argues that a combination of genetic
disposition, early adversity, nutrition, environment and trauma equate
to a persons propensity to develop anxiety and depression. Building on
the importance of gut health to happiness, the devastating impact of
food intolerances are stressed. Yes, bread, milk, fizzy drinks and a
whole host of other things you eat and drink could be causing your
anxiety and depression. And prescription antipsychotic drugs could be
making the problem worse. The author then outlines a plan for
identifying the reader's own triggers, including nutritional advice,
helpful therapies, tips for emotional wellbeing and lifestyle factors.
Utilizing
a truly holistic approach embracing nutrition, lifestyle, environment
and energy medicine that can be tailored by the reader to remedy their
own individual triggers, relief from depression and anxiety is possible!
A must read for those plagued by negative emotions who feel they have
tried everything. Try this - happiness could be just around the corner.
Is it all in your mind? 10 Steps to resolving the underlying causes of anxiety and depression is available on amazon.com for
£1.92 [kindle edition].
Review by Dr. H.J. Blenkinsop
HJ Blenkinsop PhD
is a writer, researcher, web tinkerer, social media meddler, mythology
nut, world traveler, and author of Story Master and The Penny Well. She
also blogs about life on Chicken Road and is committed to the pursuit of happiness! @hjblenkinsop
