The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again PDF
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ffirs.qxp 12/19/06 8:00 AM Page iii The Food-Mood Solution All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression,Anger,Stress,Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems— and Feel Good Again JACK CHALLEM Foreword by Melvyn R.Werbach,M.D. John Wiley & Sons,Inc. ffirs.qxp 12/19/06 8:00 AM Page ii ffirs.qxp 12/19/06 8:00 AM Page i The Food-Mood Solution ffirs.qxp 12/19/06 8:00 AM Page ii ffirs.qxp 12/19/06 8:00 AM Page iii The Food-Mood Solution All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression,Anger,Stress,Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems— and Feel Good Again JACK CHALLEM Foreword by Melvyn R.Werbach,M.D. John Wiley & Sons,Inc. ffirs.qxp 12/19/06 8:00 AM Page iv Copyright © 2007 by Jack Challem. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada Wiley Bicentennial Logo: Richard J. Pacifico Design and composition by Navta Associates, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. The information contained in this book is not intended to serve as a replacement for professional med- ical advice. Any use of the information in this book is at the reader’s discretion. The author and the pub- lisher specifically disclaim any and all liability arising directly or indirectly from the use or application of any information contained in this book. A health care professional should be consulted regarding your specific situation. For general information about our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more information about Wiley products, visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Challem, Jack. The food-mood solution : all-natural ways to banish anxiety, depression, anger, stress, overeating, and alcohol and drug problems / Jack Challem ; foreword by Melvyn R. Werbach. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-471-75610-1 (cloth) 1. Mental health—Nutritional aspects. 2. Mood (Psychology)—Nutritional aspects. 3. Nutritionally induced diseases. I. Title. RC455.4.N8C44 2007 616.89'0654—dc22 2006021036 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ffirs.qxp 12/19/06 8:00 AM Page v For Helen ffirs.qxp 12/19/06 8:00 AM Page vi ftoc.qxp 12/19/06 8:01 AM Page vii C O N T E N T S Foreword by Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D. ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 PART I The Food-Mood Connection 1 How Food Affects Your Mood 11 2 How Life’s Stresses Do a Number on Your Moods 27 3 Neuronutrients, Moods, and Your Mind 39 PART II How to Improve Your Moods 4 The First Step: Take Your Supplements 59 5 The Second Step: Eat Mood-Enhancing Foods 87 6 The Third Step: Be More Active 133 7 The Fourth Step: Begin Changing Your Life Habits 139 PART III Improving Your Specific Mood and Behavior Concerns 8 Dealing with Irritability, Anger, Aggressiveness, and Violent Behavior 167 9 Reducing Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior 183 10 Reducing Distractible and Impulsive ADHD-like Behavior 203 vii ftoc.qxp 12/19/06 8:01 AM Page viii viii CONTENTS 11 The Overweight-Prediabetes Connection to Mood Swings 213 12 Dealing with Down Days, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder 221 13 Dealing with Alcohol and Drug Abuse 237 Afterword 247 Appendix 250 Selected References 257 Index 265
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