• Get active
• Exercise that increases your heart rate at least three hours a week (or 30 minutes a day) may help boost your body’s natural mood-enhancers (endorphins)

• Check out St. John’s wort
• Take 600 to 1,200 mg a day of a standardized herbal extract containing of 0.3% hypericin to help with mild to moderate depression—but talk to your doctor first as St. John's wort can interact with certain medications
• Take 5-HTP (300mg) take 100mg dosages three times per day

• Get enough iron
• A lack of iron can make depression worse; check with a doctor to find out if you are iron deficient

• Try B vitamins
• Take a supplement that contains folic acid and vitamins B12 and B6 to help correct deficiencies associated with depression

• Seek counseling
• A mental health professional may help you make a full recovery

Yours in Health,

- Dr M.