Potatoes Not Prozac: A Natural Seven-step Dietary Plan to Control Depression, Food Cravings and Weight Gain - Softcover

DesMaisons, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684851490 ISBN 13: 9780684851495

Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division), 1999

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The same brain chemicals that are altered by antidepressant drugs are also affected by the foods we eat. According to addiction expert DesMaisons, many people, including those who are depressed, are "sugar sensitive." Eating sweets gives them a temporary emotional boost, which leads to a craving for still more sweets. The best way to keep these brain chemicals in the right balance and keep blood-sugar levels steady, she says, is through the dietary plan she describes in Potatoes Not Prozac. Her rules are fairly simple--eat three meals a day, eat proteins with every meal (especially those high in the amino acid tryptophan, which creates the calming neurotransmitter serotonin), and eat more complex carbohydrates, such as whole grains and, yes, potatoes. Not only will this make you less depressed, DesMaisons says, but it will also keep you from craving too much of the foods you shouldn't eat, making it a self-regulating system.

About the Author:

Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D., is President and CEO of Radiant Recovery, a revolutionary treatment program for alcoholism, drug addiction, depression and compulsive behavior. Her program has gained national attention due to its unparalleled 92 percent success rate with alcoholics and its innovative combination of medical and holistic approaches. Dr. DesMaisons lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0684851490
• ISBN 13: 9780684851495
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252