Dear group members:

I am new to posting in this egroup. For those of you who do not
know me, I should perhaps mention that I have no commercial agenda
in anything I may post to this egroup. I am not selling anything
whatsoever. My prior post, which mentions Jomar Labs amino acid
products, is simply naming the most affordable source that I have
found on the net for such products. I am not associated with this
company in any way... other than being a customer from time to time.

If you are interested in a natural approach to either depression or
bipolar disorder, the following are some book and net references
that might be helpful to you:

1. A free ebook from www.thewayup.com called "The Way Up From Down"
by Priscilla Slagle, M.D. This book is an old classic and a bit out
of date... but it is absolutely brilliant and a great and easy
read. This book greatly helps someone to conceptually understand
the natural approach in regard to changing neurotransmitter levels,
etc. However, it's amino acid advice is somewhat obsolete.

2. "Depression Cured At Last" by Sherry Rogers, M.D. This book can
be found on www.prestigepublishing.com For those that like to read
Sherry Rogers goes into depth. Sherry Rogers was my greatest
teacher, despite her not knowing how to use the tremendous
therapuetic power of amino acids at all. Her written work really
helps a layperson to understand the chemistry of the human body
better. It also helps someone to understand the common problematic
gut issues that often underlie biochemical (and thus
neurotransmitter) deficiency.

Both of the above authors, despite being medical doctors, are not
med oriented at all. They both trash the orthodox medical
establishment for the way it deals with depression, and they do so
in a very logical and understandable fashion.

3. "The Mood Cure" by Julia Ross. This book represents a bit of an
update on the use amino acids vs. that of Dr. Slagle. It's
inhibitory nutrient regime nearly mirrors mine. However, the
recommendation in this book of simply using tyrosine or a tyrosine
phenylalanine amino acid combination for excitatory results is the
same as Dr. Slagle's... and there are much better answers available
than this at the current time.

If someone puts together concepts and ideas from the above three
books this would be a good start. Unfortunately, it takes more than
one book.

4. The main website on the net for alternative therapy for mental
conditions is www.alternativementalhealth.com

Incidentally, I do have an old article in the "Articles" section of
the above website in its bipolar section. This might be worth a look
at as well. It is called "Natural Treatment of Manic Depression
Explained" by Allen Darman. Unfortunately, I do not have either
adequate web skills or enough $$ to upgrade this website at the
present time.

I sincerely hope that some of the above is useful to some persons in
this egroup in some way.

Allen