STARTLING DISCOVERY FOR TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION FOUND BY CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS OF AN EXPERIENCED PSYCHIATRIST

New book describes the trail of discovery of how taking a simple substance called chromium dramatically lifts the most common type of depression and serves as an aid for general overall health as well.

More than a decade ago, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Malcolm McLeod, M.D., discovered a new treatment for—and a cause of—the type of depression associated with carbohydrate cravings and/or weight gain, chronic tiredness, sleepiness, and excessive sensitivity to rejection. This type of depression begins early in life and can last a lifetime unless treated.As many as one-half of depressed people—an estimated 30 million people in the United States alone—have this type of depression for which, up to now, there has been no effective treatment that is free of unwanted side effects.

Dr. McLeod’s discovery—that chromium, a trace mineral deficient in the diets of most Americans, can reduce carbohydrate cravings, increase energy, and reduce mood swings—ran counter to conventional wisdom. Dr. McLeod himself was initially quite skeptical. Yet he was unable to dismiss the effects he had observed in his patients after taking chromium. He continued carefully to evaluate his patients’ responses, and let the evidence speak for itself.

Dr. McLeod pieced together hundreds of clues from insights during therapy sessions. He carried out his own single-blind studies with his patients, and conducted an in-depth study of the medical and scientific literature. Eventually he derived an explanation for chromium’s powerful therapeutic effects.

In the last several years, the medical and scientific worlds have begun to accept Dr. McLeod’s pioneering findings. Peer-reviewed psychiatric journals—including Biological Psychiatry, the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, and the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology—have published his findings. The U.S. Patent Office has underscored the originality of McLeod’s work by issuing patents for his discoveries.

In this eye-opening book, Dr. McLeod weaves together his many years of work with his patients, and his dedication to the scientific method of exploration, into a riveting story of his discovery. This fascinating journey ends with a five-step program that may help the reader begin a new life—a life free of moodiness, carbohydrate cravings, and exhaustion

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