Hello, deblojo13.

I'm sorry to hear about your years of suffering. I can relate, because I battled clinical depression for 45 years, starting when I was 16 years old. I was in psychotherapy three times and kept taking Prozac, but nothing helped. I had to call in sick about four times a year. I always said I had the flu. You'll be surprised when I tell you how I recovered.

I don't know you, but I'm going to guess that at least three of the following things are true about you, even when you're not depressed:

• You don't get much exercise.
• You average less than 8 hours' sleep.
• You eat a lot of junk food and fast food.
• You don't get out of the house as much as you should.
  
• You're addicted to something, possibly sweets.

Did I guess right? 

I was making four of these lifestyle mistakes before I recovered. When I corrected them, my depression ended.

New research studies say that taking better care of yourself is the way to go if you want to recover from depression. For example, a University of Texas study says that just 30 minutes of exercise three times a week gives you five times more protection against depression than Zoloft.

Want to give it a try?

I've written a book, Up without Meds, that shows you how. You can find it on Amazon and on my website.

I wish you the very best, deblojo13, and hope that depression will soon be out of your life for good.

Mark Myers