Natural vitamins for depression?

There is nothing more natural for depression than actual food. Food contains vitamins, minerals, and fats that your brain needs to be healthy. Yes, there are natural vitamins for depression if your depression is aggravated by nutrient deficiencies.

Amanda Rose, Ph.D., discusses food nutrients and depression in the YouTube video below and lists .foods for depression in the book, Rebuild from Depression. (See the right hand navigation for details about the Rebuild book.)

In terms of vitamins, watch your Bs and D. The B complex vitamins are all implicated in depression as is vitamin D. Your doctor can order a plasma homocysteine blood test for you, an indirect measure of your B vitamin status. If you are low, you should definitely begin a supplementation regimen. We will also be posting vitamin D testing resources here shortly (which are easiest to obtain over the Internet rather than from your doctor).

If you are low in B12, folate, or B6, take a highly absorbed form of the vitamin like that we display at right. You will feel much better more quickly with these coenzyme forms of the vitamin. You may even be surprised at the energy you have. Do not take B vitamins too late in the day — they will interfere with your sleep. We don’t take them after about 1 pm, but your schedule will depend on your bedtime. (We are early to bed.)