Find out what you can do today here at Rebuild from Depression, the most popular site on the Internet on the link between depression and nutrient deficiencies.
Write a book on depression featuring psychotic episodes in pregnancy and postpartum. As the book is ready to print, get pregnant and see just how much wisdom was in that book after all. Read "Second baby, second chance" on the author's second pregnancy after writing the Rebuild manuscript.
If you are deficient in food nutrients, it can aggravate your depression. Many of us have specific deficiencies in fats such as Omega 3s, in vitamins such as B vitamins, and in minerals such as magnesium, zinc, and iron. We outline in the book a list of foods highest in nutrients that fight depression, but we introduce them on this site as well.
Often times people do not explore nutrient deficiencies because they are taking prescription antidepressants, as I discuss in Zoloft and breastfeeding. Luckily, this is not an either/or choice. If you are deficient in a nutrient, you will feel better once you correct it.
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"The best book on postnatal depression and food I've seen is Rebuild from Depression, by Amanda Rose, who understands the condition from bitter experience."
in Real Food for Mother and Baby

