Ross - The diet cure: the 8-step program to rebalance your body chemistry and end food cravings, weight problems, and mood swings--now

Praise from Experts and Readers for
The Mood Cure
A Books for a Better Life Award Finalist

At lasta nutritional approach to depression and anxiety that is both fast and effective. The best book on the subject in years!

Richard Shames, M.D., and Karilee H. Shames, Ph.D., R.N., authors of Thyroid Power: 10 Steps to Total Health

Julia Ross has written an innovative and wonderfully practical book to help people who suffer from mood disorders. I highly recommend it.

Daniel G. Amen, M.D., author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

As a psychotherapist for the past twenty-eight years, I am all too aware that there are limits to what we can do. Most people dont even think of nutrition when they are feeling emotionally upset, but Julia Ross shows how simple changes in nutrition can have profound effects on mood and mental outlook. This book can empower you to take control of your own emotional life.

Bill OHanlon, author of Do One Thing Different

I have seen a big difference in my daughter! This child needed HELP and I feel this will!

A reader from North Carolina

The Mood Cure works! Overall, my state of being is 100 percent improved over what it even was on antidepressants and anti-anxiety pills. This isnt to say I am 100 percent cured, but I am 100 percent improved.

A reader from New Jersey

I always thought that it was just me and that I was a worrier just by nature. After trying these nutrition tips, I have no obsessive thoughts or sleepless, anxiety-filled nights.

A reader from Georgia

After years of alcohol abuse and depression, I was treated with Zoloft and Wellbutrin and Prozac without success. My wife picked up this book in our library and by following the recommendations I am now feeling great (depression free).

A reader from Florida

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Julia Ross, M.A., author of the bestselling The Diet Cure is a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychology. She has directed counseling programs in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1980. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Recovery Systems, a holistic clinic that has helped thousands of people with mood problems, eating disorders, and addictions by combining counseling with nutrient therapy and biochemical rebalancing. An instructor at several San Francisco Bay Area universities, Ross is a popular lecturer whose work has been featured on national radio and television and in publications such as Psychology Today, Natural Health, and the San Francisco Examiner Magazine. She lives and works in Marin County, California.

The 4-Step Program to
Take Charge of
Your EmotionsToday

JULIA ROSS, M.A.

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First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. 2002

Published in Penguin Books 2004

Copyright Julia Ross, 2002

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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE HARDCOVER EDITION AS FOLLOWS:

Ross, Julia.

The mood cure : the 4-step program to rebalance your emotional chemistry and

rediscover your natural sense of well-being / Julia Ross.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 978-1-101-20033-9

1. Mental healthNutritional aspects. 2. HealthNutritional aspects. 3. Mood (Psychology) I. Title.

RC455.4.N8 R675 2002

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To all those who have sought help

and not found it.

And to Emmanuel.

T he nutritional repair tools described in this book are not intended as substitutes for any needed psychotherapy, spiritual guidance, or medical care. They are intended to provide additional relief, where appropriate.

If you have a known or suspected medical condition, or are taking medication of any kind, or have specific health concerns, you should consult a qualified health care provider before following any of the suggestions in this book. Supplement and pharmaceutical dosages are intended only as guidelines. Dosage and results will vary according to the specific needs of each individual. Because this book cannot respond to individuals needs and circumstances, as we do in our clinic, you should ask a qualified health care professional to help you assess and apply The Mood Cure. Particularly where mood symptoms are severe or there is a known sensitivity to supplements or medications, it is critical that expert advice be sought before any of the nutrient supplement suggestions are followed, as they could make some conditions, such as bipolar disorder, worse. Although we did our best to provide sound and useful information, we cannot and do not promise results to a reader, nor can we or do we accept liability to anyone who may use the book.

I am grateful to all the members of the gifted team that worked together so beautifully on my first book, The Diet Cure, and rallied itself once again to produce The Mood Cure:

Eugenia Clift Dreyfus, with her acute nutritional intuition, her tender and almost limitless patience, her incredible capacity for detail-tending, her sense of humor, and her dear friendship.

Nutritional research queen Krispin Sullivan, N.C., who unearthed most of the jewel-like references that stud the text of The Mood Cure, and offered support on many other fronts.

Jared Dreyfus, master wordsmith, who unraveled the worst of the prose, and keen-eyed and -minded copy editor Sona Vogel, who wrestled the manuscript to the mat.

Sharna Rose, chef extraordinaire, whose culinary contributions have been so helpful, once again.