Posted by kath on July 13, 2005, at 9:56:28
In reply to does diet soda make depression/anxiety worse?, posted by Jen Star on June 26, 2005, at 23:53:37
Hi - a word about SUGAR.
My daughter has noticed the following:
If she has sugar, honey, maple syrup, maltodextrine, rice syrup, etc, etc. within usually 24 hours she feels DOWWWWNNN.
About 6 years ago she read a book about the effects of sugars on depression. She followed the recommended diet - initially VERY restrictive - no breads, pasta, fruit, etc. but gradually adding them in. It helped her depression (didn't get RID of it) & she does not have sugar etc. any more (you'd be surprised at how many prepared foods have sugar in them -even soup, etc - even SALT here in Canada has sugar in it; try to figure THAT one out!)
Anyway, in her case, cutting out sugar (no small task) has helped her. Sometimes her friends will say 'oh there's just a little in this cake I made, try it' and she'll say - 'you won't want to be around my tommorow if I do!'
Anyway, thought I'd share.
Kath
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