Highly effective natural methods that cause no harm include:
• No sugar or allergenic foods (which are usually a major cause of depression),
• Magnesium glycinate: 400 mg daily. see www.coldcure.com, then look for "rapid recovery from severe, treatment-resistant depression using magnesium" by George Eby
• Fish oil: Depression, bi-polar and schizophrenia have a genetic enzyme defect which is modulated by EPA in Omega 3 fatty acids. Underlying all illness is an inflammatory process. EPA is the best anti-inflammatory: modulates anti-inflammatory pathways, and regulates DNA transcription. 60% “dry weight” brain tissue is EPA fatty acids. Fish oil rapidly converts to EPA, flax/other Omega 3 sources do so much more inefficiently.
• Exercise: get the endorphins going. Hundreds of studies document efficacy.
• Sunlight, full spectrum light boxes if it’s a matter of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), and replace every light in your living space with full spectrum lights. See Light Energy Company (800) 544-4826, deolszewski@msn.com
• ThoughtField therapy or Emotional Freedom Technique and TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique) to deal with mental and emotional aspects.
• Acupressure: points for breathing and oxygen: Lu9-Sp3, P6, and CV17-CV6
• Cocoa contains 300 brain chemicals (Aztecs worshiped it: makes you feel like a god). Use Xylitol, SteviaPlus, LoHan, or mashed fruit but NO sugar. Desensitize 1st if an allergen.
• Thyroid: be sure T4, T3 & Reverse T3 levels are normal. This alone can cause depression.
• SamE for depression and joint pain: but don’t use with anti-depressant drugs
• Selenium nasal spray prescription/Key Pharmacy: instant sense of joy
• Essential oil, especial “joy” from Young Living (800) 763-9963
• Royal Camu Powder a natural anti-depressant, more effective than St. John's Wort in numerous cases, and without the danger that St. John's Wort poses to the eyes.

Problems with Prozac and other anti-depressants: what docs don’t usually tell you.
1. Prozac Backlash by Joseph Glenmullen, M.D.: describes long-term neurological damage.
2. E-article from www.mercola.com, my favorite web doctor: Public Citizen Calls on FDA to Ban Antidepressant Serzone – (Serzone, a drug prescribed more than 4.5 million times each year, can cause fatal liver damage and lead to dangerous interactions with other drugs, leading one consumer group to petition for its removal from the U.S. market.)
3. www.PetitionOnline.com/lilpro/petition.html. A Petition to The U.S. Office of the Surgeon General, Department of Health & Human Services, FBI, and Justice Department. It is demanding a Grand Jury Investigation into Eli Lilly & Prozac, stating "Eli Lilly has known of and engaged in the suppression of the truth concerning Prozac's ability to cause suicide and suicidal ideation [and association with murder]. Eli Lilly has knowingly and fraudulently concealed facts surrounding its drug's deadly side effects. Documented findings of cover-ups supporting our demand include, but are not limited to, the following: "...a list of findings follow on their page.