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When Your Body Gets the Blues
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.85270082
EAN: 9780425188996
ISBN: 042518899X
Label: Berkley Trade
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: January 07, 2003
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Release Date: January 07, 2003
Studio: Berkley Trade
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Do you feel drowsy, sluggish, tense, moody, and disinterested in sex? Do you have trouble sleeping, controlling your eating (especially sweets), and concentrating? If you answered yes to several of these questions, you may have the "body blues" (or "vegetative depressive symptoms"). Authors Marie-Annette Brown and Jo Robinson name these blues, which are caused by low or fluctuating hormones, "women's most misdiagnosed, undertreated, and mistreated mood problem." To combat the body blues, Brown, Robinson, and colleagues at the University of Washington developed "LEVITY" therapy based on three activities: increasing exposure to natural light, walking outside five or more times a week, and taking six inexpensive vitamins and minerals.
When Your Body Gets the Blues explains the causes and symptoms of the syndrome, illustrated by numerous case studies; the authors' research study and supporting science behind LEVITY therapy; the LEVITY program; and easy ways to put it into action. For example, you can double the amount of light you receive by looking straight ahead instead of at the ground when walking outside, and a see-through umbrella helps you get the benefits of natural light when walking in the rain. The program makes sense and is easy to implement. When Your Body Gets the Blues is recommended for women who are tired of being dominated by mood swings, fatigue, emotional eating, and stress. --Joan Price
Based on a program that combines sunlight, exercise, and vitamins, When Your Body Gets the Blues can help women who don't feel their best, but aren't sure why. The clinically proven, drug-free LEVITY program has been tested on women and shown to be effective in eight weeks or less, helping them think clearly, sleep soundly, cope easily with stress, reduce anxiety and depression, and lose unwanted pounds.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Worked for me!
I started following the program and taking the Levity brand supplement about 2 years ago. I swear by it now. A couple of times I ran out of the vitamin and just procrastinated getting more. What a difference in my mood. Thought maybe it was just that placebo effect, but after going off a few times I'm convinced this combination really works. I've lost 40 pounds (though I get quite a bit of exercise now, so I'm sure that's the driving force there), but I can't tell you how much my mood improves. ... Read More
Rating: - I just have to say, "Why Not?"
After hearing some buzz about this book, I decided to put it on my lists of books I'm reading to try and figure out whether there's any medical reason I gained 20 pounds in a year. I can not testify yet to any benefits of the program I've experienced, as I just finished reading it last night. I do not consider myself to have a mood disorder. But I do get pretty irritable at a certain point in my cycle. When I saw the authors' graphs illustrating the influence of estrogen on serotonin levels throughout ... Read More
Rating:  - I thought this book was too basic
The most I got out of this book was exercise, in the sun and then rate your moods. Please- I thought maybe it would get into more foods to eat, to help with the overeating. I wouldnt waste my money.
Go to the Library and take it out for free!~
Rating:  - Fabulous Book!
The LEVITY program and this program is extremely well-rounded. While the advice and some elements of the program seem like common sense, they really are helpful and to be reminded of them in a structured program like this is a great refresher. The exercise and supplement program really helps, and I am more conscious of how much better I feel when I am outside longer.
Rating: - When Your Body Gets the Blues
This book is a rarity - science-based,yet easy to read, and loaded with helpful examples. Dr. Brown, the author, writes with compassion, and enthusiasm, sharing some of her own experiences with the program she and Jo Robinson devised. It made me wonder how many women might have been misdiagnosed as clinically depressed, and medicated, when only their BODIES were "blue". This is a cheerful, inexpensive, and eminently do-able program that makes sense and works. I received a number of inquiries from ... Read More
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