| Chronic illness, loss of family members
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| | shrimp, and other shellfish also contain
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| and friends, social isolation, and
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| | some omega-3.
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| financial worries all contribute to
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| | 4. Keep Yourself Busy
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| late-life depression. Though depression
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| | If you keep yourself absorbed in
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| is one of the most common psychological
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| | gardening, woodworking, traveling, and
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| disorders among those over 60 - affecting
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| | other projects, it will prevent you from
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| up to 15 percent of the population over
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| | dwelling on whatever is making you feel
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| 60 years of age - it is not a normal part
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| | unhappy. Write down a list of goals you
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| of aging. To bolster your resilience,
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| | want to accomplish in the next week or
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| here are a few suggestions that can help
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| | month and dive into them. Always have
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| you.
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| | something to look forward to, and you
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| 1. Brew Up Herbal Relief
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| | will be less susceptible to the blues.
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| One herb, hypericin has been found to
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| | 5. Try Writing
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| cause significant reduction in symptoms
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| | If you are uncomfortable talking about
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| of depression and anxiety. Several of its
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| | your depression with others or have no
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| constituents all contribute, perhaps,
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| | one whom you can share your thoughts
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| synergistically to the increase in
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| | with, write down your feelings in a
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| compounds that relieve depression. To try
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| | journal. Writing will help you organize
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| it, it is recommended using tinctures, or
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| | your thoughts and provide an outlet for
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| evening primrose infusions, in which the
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| | your feelings that can help you organize
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| flowering tops have been steeped. Or use
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| | your thoughts and provide an outlet for
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| just plain old teas. Suggests steeping
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| | your feelings that can help dissolve
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| one to two teaspoons of the dried herb in
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| | unpleasant emotions. Set aside 20 to 30
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| a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes and
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| | minutes daily to jot down your thoughts,
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| drinking one or two cups of the tea daily
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| | feelings, and observations about life.
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| for four to six weeks.
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| | 6. Exercise Regularly
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| 2. Try Déjà Vu All Over Again
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| | Regular aerobic exercise like walking,
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| One terrific antidote for the blues is
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| | swimming, and dancing increases the
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| doing an activity you used to enjoy but
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| | production of mood-enhancing chemicals in
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| have not participated in for many years.
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| | the brain, such as serotonin, that can
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| Bowling, camping, fly-fishing, and other
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| | help pull you out of a funk. Try
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| long-dormant hobbies can spark fond
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| | exercising for at least 20 minutes a day
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| memories that will actually uplift your
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| | three times a week.
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| spirits. But if you just sit at home,
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| | 7. Share Your Feelings
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| none of these positive things are going
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| | Share your feelings with one or two close
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| to occur.
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| | friends or relatives. More than likely,
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| 3. Try Seafood
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| | you have helped them through many
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| Eating tuna, salmon, and other fish
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| | upheavals in the past, and if you allow
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| loaded with omega-3, a type of
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| | it, they will let you lean on them for
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| polyunsaturated fat, may help bolster
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| | emotional support for a while now. This
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| your mood. The low levels of omega-3 in
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| | does not mean you are asking them to
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| your nervous system may increase your
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| | solve the problem for you. It simply
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| vulnerability to depression. So regular
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| | means you are asking them to listen,
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| consumption of fish once or twice a week
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| | allow you to get things off your chest,
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| may prevent the blues. Lobster, crab,
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| | and be supportive.
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