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Interesting. Any more thoughts on the stable orbit at 7?

• zackmorris 7y ago
  Well in my case, my depression/anxiety was partly (largely?) environmental. Two things really helped me, the tryptophan-serotonin connection: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4728667/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4728667/ And that I had low thyroid function because I work out heavily but don't add salt to anything, and processed food doesn't generally contain iodine. So I began taking this last week: https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Supplements-EnergyTM-Tyrosine-Selenium/dp/B0013OZCGE https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Supplements-EnergyTM-Tyrosine-Sel... I can literally say that when I started eating bacon and ham again (I gave up pork 20 years ago for ethical reasons) that my mood went from 3 to 5 within a few days, and when I began taking iodine, it went from 5 to 7. Note that these symptoms are similar to what vegetarians and vegans encounter after about 3 years without active effort to maintain their nutrition. I hit it because I had doubled my calories for the gym, but not tryptophan or iodine specifically. Keep in mind that I also did the work of exploring ADHD, executive dysfunction, the impossible task and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for pretty much the last year. So without medication, the answer is holistic. Fixing nutritional gaps might boost mood 20-40%, then each mental adjustment might add 10%. I'll know that the orbit at 7 is stable once my income stabilizes and I have a consistent track record of having few negative thoughts for some number of weeks or months. But so far so good.