ARE YOU DEPRESSED?
With the everyday blues, you know you’ll get over it and get on with things. With serious depression, you feel like all the energy has drained out of your life and it seems like it’s never coming back. Here are a few quick questions to give you an indication whether or not you might be suffering from depression:
1. I’m eating much more (or much less) than usual
2. I’m sleeping more (or less) than usual
3. I’m sad most of the time
4. I feel worthless and often guilty
5. I often feel tense and irritable
6. I have no energy even when I get up in the morning
7. I have lost interest in most of the activities I used to enjoy
8. I feel hopeless about the future
9. I have trouble concentrating, making decisions, or remembering
10. I cry a lot
11. I have persistent aches and pains
12. I think about death or suicide (if you answer yes, seek immediate help, regardless of your answers to the other questions)
According to the U.S. National Foundation for Depressive Illness, you could be suffering from depression if you have experienced two or more from the preceding list of symptoms for at least two weeks in a row. If so, call your physician or seek counsel as soon as possible.
Test is excerpted from “p.52 Food and Mood by Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.”
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Our lavender infused honey has twice the anti-depressant benefits from honey and lavender flowers! *Subjects with depression who received 1 tbsp of honey as therapy, observed improvements and exhibited less symptoms within 3-4 days after the initial treatment!
Lavender extract taken orally can also decrease symptoms of depression.
Start by taking at least 2 glasses of honey laced water daily. Try it today and experience how these gifts of nature can help you through the fog of depression!
*Amira M A, Amin O H. Bee Honey as a Potentially Effective Treatment for Depression: A Review of Clinical and Preclinical Findings. JOJ Nurse Health Care. 2018; 9(2): 555764. DOI: 10.19080/JOJNHC.2018.09.555764
