The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again
Best known as the "Nutrition Reporter" for consumer health  publications (Alternative Medicine;Body & Soul; etc.), Challem (The Inflammation Syndrome) describes a familiar  scenario: rising levels of anger, impatience, frustration, fatigue and anxiety  due to minor daily irritations. Citing studies of increased violence traced to  mood disorders, Challem contends that basic but highly specific diet and  lifestyle modifications can lower stress levels and radically improve behavior  and health. While the effects of poor nutrition on health take years to  manifest, he says, such effects on mood are readily apparent, and he urges  readers to notice how certain foods and beverages lead to headaches, fatigue,  poor sleep, depression, compulsive behavior, panic attacks, bipolar disorder  and other increasingly common conditions. His plan targets neuronutrients  (vitamins and minerals needed to make critical brain chemicals) and nutrisocial  factors (family, workload, environment, advertising, etc.) to boost mood. After  taking a few quizzes, readers will be guided through a four-part program:  supplements, diet, exercise and lifestyle. While the information is not  entirely new, Challem does solidly address the hardest part of his  equation—and that's the lifestyle change itself.(Mar.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.