Some become flattened. They withdraw from their misery, and the whole mind and body seem to slow down. They are said to be underaroused. Others, however become overaroused. They become edgy, overactive, restless.
Some people lapse from one state to another showing a variety of mixed symptoms.
The Hygienic practitioner's first duty is to make the person with depression realise that it is within his or her own power to jump out of this vicious circle. It can be done without resort to drugs, which will ultimately make him or her addicted to them, and will do nothing to normalise the blood and brain chemistry essential in overcoming this problem, nor help him or her to a positive approach to life and living through learning self-awareness. Taking the physical approach first to this problem. A depressed person usually has no appetite and therefore a fast short or long is advisable. A Hygienic diet of plenty of raw salads and vegetables, fresh fruit, nuts, seeds, and whole grains will not only provide all the essentials of nutritive material, but will help in breaking the sugar habit.