Comments on: Land of the Long Black Cloud http://salient.org.nz/features/land-of-the-long-black-cloud Fri, 25 May 2012 03:34:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Guy Armstrong http://salient.org.nz/features/land-of-the-long-black-cloud#comment-384068 Guy Armstrong Sun, 24 May 2009 02:55:48 +0000 http://www.salient.org.nz/?p=9342#comment-384068 Nice one Laura, depression is shit. I've known a few who've suicided, and it creates way more pain than it cures. One piece of the puzzle here is the amount of cooked vs raw food in the diet. Tryptophan and Lysine are two amino acids (building block of protein) that are destroyed in the cooking process, therefore if all the protein in our diet comes from a cooked source, we end up lacking both. Tryptophan is required for elevating serotonin levels, and lysine is required for various endocrine gland regulation. Deficiencies in either can lead to all manner of things, one of which is depression. The Price/Pottenger website may contain more information regarding this. But like I said, it's only one piece of the puzzle. Nice one Laura, depression is shit. I’ve known a few who’ve suicided, and it creates way more pain than it cures.

One piece of the puzzle here is the amount of cooked vs raw food in the diet. Tryptophan and Lysine are two amino acids (building block of protein) that are destroyed in the cooking process, therefore if all the protein in our diet comes from a cooked source, we end up lacking both.

Tryptophan is required for elevating serotonin levels, and lysine is required for various endocrine gland regulation. Deficiencies in either can lead to all manner of things, one of which is depression.

The Price/Pottenger website may contain more information regarding this.

But like I said, it’s only one piece of the puzzle.

]]> By: Cabbage and cheese http://salient.org.nz/features/land-of-the-long-black-cloud#comment-384056 Cabbage and cheese Sat, 23 May 2009 05:06:46 +0000 http://www.salient.org.nz/?p=9342#comment-384056 Dr Gregson my want to consider setting up peer support meetings and groups. (The CCDHB are understaffed and the under reported alarming rise in "Mental illness" will make a rating of inadequate into one of very dangerous). Guess what- conditioned thought disorders are normal( cognitive disonance) in our crazy and self interested environment. Covering up is the answer for Cat shit not medical problems. Dr Gregson my want to consider setting up peer support meetings and groups.
(The CCDHB are understaffed and the under reported alarming rise in “Mental illness” will make a rating of inadequate into one of very dangerous).
Guess what- conditioned thought disorders are normal( cognitive disonance) in our crazy and self interested environment.
Covering up is the answer for Cat shit not medical problems.

]]> By: Joan http://salient.org.nz/features/land-of-the-long-black-cloud#comment-384040 Joan Fri, 22 May 2009 08:42:50 +0000 http://www.salient.org.nz/?p=9342#comment-384040 This website needs to be published/avertised in papers around the country. The suicide rate in NZ is absoluely diabolical. The word needs to get out that Suicide is not the answer and that help is available. This is not the "s" word it is an incredibly serious probelm that doesn't need to be soft-peddled! Quit tip-toeing and get serious New Zealand!!! Stop being PC and worrying about the copy cats!!! This website needs to be published/avertised in papers around the country. The suicide rate in NZ is absoluely diabolical. The word needs to get out that Suicide is not the answer and that help is available. This is not the “s” word it is an incredibly serious probelm that doesn’t need to be soft-peddled! Quit tip-toeing and get serious New Zealand!!! Stop being PC and worrying about the copy cats!!!

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