TEACH Services, Inc.

How prevalent is depression? A few years ago, the surgeon general called major depression an "epidemic" in America. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), about 20.9 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given, have a mood disorder (which includes the three major types of depressive disorder). The World Health Organization (WHO) has found that major depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide among persons aged 15-44 years old.

This book covers such topics as:

• Understanding Depression
• Eight Principles that Work!
• Nutrition—Good Food, Great Mood!
• Exercise—Walk Your Way out of Depression!
• Water—Drink and Bathe Your Way to Health!
• Sunshine—Light Up Your Life!
• Temperance-Yes, No or That's Enough
• Air—Breathe Your Way to Health!
• Rest—Good Rest Makes You the Best!
• Trust in Divine Power

About the Author

Magna Parks, PhD, has worked as a psychologist since the late 1980s. In her work with various clients, she became increasingly aware that what she had been taught in her years of psychological training was insufficient to adequately treat the many mental disorders that plague society today, including depression. However, she felt that there was "another way" to treat depression, one that addressed the "whole" person. This book explains the principles and concepts she has learned over the years and how her work with clients has taken a positive turn when treating depression naturally.