Dr. Lendon Smith, M.D. and Bill Goedecke are providing the content for these ezines. Food Allergies and Enzyme Underfunctioning are the two Major Physical Causes of Depression 2. Our Subscribers Speak Out 3. An Ad from today's sponsor. Another group of depressed patients was found to have EFA deficiency because of an inherited enzyme underfunctioning.
Many people get depressed because they are sensitive to wheat, dairy products, corn, or soy.
Other people get depressed if their blood sugar drops. Sensitivities to foods often affect the blood sugar, just as surely as eating pure sugar. The brain cannot have a rash, a cramp, or a gas pain. It can only have disorders of thought, behavior, and perceptions. The reason for the blood sugar fluctuations is biochemical, but the depression or other manifestations are genetically determined.