num_pages: 352
description: Named one of the top health and wellness books for 2016 by MindBodyGreenDepression is not a disease. It is a symptom.Recent years have seen a shocking increase in antidepressant use the world over with 1 in 4 women starting their day with medication. These drugs have steadily become the panacea for everything from grief irritability panic attacks to insomnia PMS and stress. But the truth is what women really need cant be found at a pharmacy.According to Dr. Kelly Brogan antidepressants not only overpromise and underdeliver but their use may permanently disable the bodys self-healing potential. We need a new paradigm: The best way to heal the mind is to heal the whole body.In this groundbreaking science-based and holistic approach Dr. Brogan shatters the mythology conventional medicine has built around the causes and treatment of depression. Based on her expert interpretation of published medical findings combined with years of experience from her clinical practice Dr. Brogan illuminates the true cause of depression: it is not simply a chemical imbalance but a lifestyle crisis that demands a reset. It is a signal that the interconnected systems in the body are out of balance  from blood sugar to gut health to thyroid function and inflammation is at the root.A Mind of Your Own offers an achievable step-by-step 30-day action planincluding powerful dietary interventions targeted nutrient support detoxification sleep and stress reframing techniqueswomen can use to heal their bodies alleviate inflammation and feel like themselves again without a single prescription.Bold brave and revolutionary A Mind of Your Own takes readers on a journey of self-empowerment for radical transformation that goes far beyond symptom relief.
language: English
title: A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives
publisher: Harper Wave