swedie101 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hi, im a young woman of 24 that has crohn's disease, pcos and just learned i have hashimotos. My bf and i did the whole 30 in january. It definitely helped my stomach a little bit, but not perfect but my energy levels and everything else was not corrected. After a month or so, we got off and ate more "regular foods again" And I definitely want to get back on the whole 30 but with some modifications, because it still wasn't perfect for sure by a long shot... My question is..is there any natural supplements or foods that help with depression?I definitely have depression from the pcos, crohn's, hashimotos or a combination of all of them. I don't want to take anti-depressants necessarily because i feel, in my case only, it may be just putting a band-aid on my problems when they are caused by other things but I don't want to feel anxious or depressed anymore. I used to happy, fun, the smiley girl with the world at her feet...now I feel lost and an empty shell of what i once was. This is largely due to my health, my crohn's, adrenal fatigue, PCSO and hashimotos and going on the whole30 again will be a step in the right direction, I don't know other steps to take, to get my body better Any tidbits or helpful information would be much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina R Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Hi, im a young woman of 24 that has crohn's disease, pcos and just learned i have hashimotos. My bf and i did the whole 30 in january. It definitely helped my stomach a little bit, but not perfect but my energy levels and everything else was not corrected. After a month or so, we got off and ate more "regular foods again" And I definitely want to get back on the whole 30 but with some modifications, because it still wasn't perfect for sure by a long shot... My question is..is there any natural supplements or foods that help with depression?I definitely have depression from the pcos, crohn's, hashimotos or a combination of all of them. I don't want to take anti-depressants necessarily because i feel, in my case only, it may be just putting a band-aid on my problems when they are caused by other things but I don't want to feel anxious or depressed anymore. I used to happy, fun, the smiley girl with the world at her feet...now I feel lost and an empty shell of what i once was. This is largely due to my health, my crohn's, adrenal fatigue, PCSO and hashimotos and going on the whole30 again will be a step in the right direction, I don't know other steps to take, to get my body better Any tidbits or helpful information would be much appreciated! Have you looked into doing a whole30 with an auto immune protocol (AIP)? Melissa J at The Clothes Make The Girl blog has thyroid issues and has a lot of recipes that can be easily adjusted to the AIP. http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2012/11/02/autoimmune-protocol-experiment/. You might want to search the forum for other people with these same issues. Here is one. http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/1514-tough-love-may-be-in-order-the-autoimmune-protocol/. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted March 31, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 31, 2014 Depression tends to become chronic when left untreated. Your brain gets into the habit of being depressed. The longer you live with untreated depression, the more likely your brain is to adapt to the condition of depression and your chances of fully recovering fades. The best thing you can do is get on medication to get yourself out of depression as fast as possible. After you are out of the depression, you can then work towards coming off the medication, but trying to get out of the depression on your own often does not work and can be dangerous to your long-term health. Stop avoiding medication and go see your doctor this week! While I am on a roll here, doing a Whole30 for just 30 days is not enough to resolve all that can be and needs to be resolved related to Chrohn's. PCOS, and Hashimoto's. You need to be thinking in terms of about 4 months continuously or near continuously to get most of the good Whole30-style eating has to offer. While stepping up to an autoimmune protocol might help, all the extra restrictions of the AIP may not be necessary. Finally, literally 1000s of people will tell you that such and such supplement or food or food product will help with depression, but there are no magic potions. The best you can do is to eat Whole30-style continuously. That helps many people improve their mood, but if you are depressed, you need to be on medication before things get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vian Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Check out a book called The Paleo Approach. It is written by Dr. Sarah Ballantyne who is the leading authority on the paleo Autoimmune protocol. You listed at least 3 autoimmune diseases (hashi's, PCOS, and Chron's are all autoimmune in nature). The book explains exactly why and how certain foods cause issues for people and how and why some people get autoimmune diseases. It's not just about diet though, it's a whole-life plan. She discusses protecting your circadian rhythms, managing stress, sleep, exercise, and how they all relate to autoimmune diseases. It's also not uncommon at all for depression and anxiety to be big symptoms of an autoimmune disease, and doing the things in the book (getting moderate exercise, plenty of sleep, managing stress, and protecting circadian rhythms, as well as removing problematic foods from the diet and adding the most nutrient-dense ones) all will help with depression as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnerak Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Dr. Sarah Ballantyne's website is paleomom.com and there is also autoimmune-paleo.com and paleoforwomen.com--if you go into some of her older blog posts you can see some food lists that are higher in phytoestrogens that you may want to limit because of the PCOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaj Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I've seen some info lately about treating depression with magnesium supplements. I spoke to a pharmacist about it and she said they've been prescribing it. So might be worth looking into, but I suggest you talk to a specialist as not all types of magnesium are beneficial and some can have negative effects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 In addition to all of the above, if you are suffering or struggling, medication which enables you to sleep, be calm and make healthy life changes is a good thing. Not all depression or anxiety treatments are antidepressants and some just help you regain your balance. never be afraid to ask for help if you need it. Make sure you get enough sleep and focus on nutrition and your wellbeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsStick Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I know that seasonal depression is helped by sunlight...which makes me wonder if vitamin D supplementation could help perhaps? Also, magnesium helps me sleep (I start having trouble when I've been off it about a week), so maybe supplementing that too might be useful? I take a simple cal/mag/d3 supplement, which I'm sure isn't the best, but it helps me not have muscle twitching and insomnia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondjoyless Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 If you're not into meds (and even if you are), psychotherapy can be very helpful for alleviating depression symptoms and learning how to prevent recurrence. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in particular has been shown to be effective. (Here's a link for reference: http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-for-depression). If you're interested, check out the therapist finder on Psychology Today or this link from a non-profit mental health organization: http://www.abctcentral.org/xFAT/ Best of luck in your journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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