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1 HN user recommended this in 2020, in one comment.
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I had some health issues starting from age 40: untreated sleep apnea that I didn't know about for at least 10 years -> led to (combined with?) low thyroid -> led to IBS and something like a food allergy to legumes and nightshades (leaky gut). Which resulted in the worst burnout I've ever had in my life and a falling out with my favorite job I've ever had.
I finally started climbing out of the hole I was in around October or November of last year, and got "back to normal" around February of this year after taking an online survey and realizing that I had most of the symptoms of ADHD. My steps:
* Started eating bacon again and more meat in general, because tryptophan is converted to serotonin in the gut. There are also vegetarian options for this which I've listed below (this was the single biggest factor that led to my recovery).
* Started taking iodine, I immediately had energy again and my eyebrows grew back (for thyroid).
* Started taking syllium husk powder (Metamucil) 1-3 times per day and drinking kefir to feed good bacteria (for gut health).
* Starting keeping todo lists so I could separate the planning and doing of tasks (for ADHD primarily, to overcome task anxiety and executive dysfunction).
* Started saying no and slowing down in general, to provide time for meditation, daydreaming and seeing myself from the outside/being grateful like the visualization exercises of astral projection (for ADHD, depression and anxiety).
I could write at length about this because the journey has been difficult, frustrating, but enjoyable and rewarding as well. I think that western culture discounts mental health to such a degree that we sacrifice our lives for inanimate things like money and responsibility. I also think that a substantial part of mental health issues are physiological and environmental. Carrying a chronically high load of cortisol our entire lives is just not natural.
Here are some products that should help with depression if you don't want to be on medication. I'm not a doctor obviously, nor affiliated with NOW (they just make affordable supplements):
https://www.amazon.com/NOW-L-Tryptophan-500-Veg-Capsules/dp/...
https://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-L-tryptophan-Veg-Capsules-2...
https://www.amazon.com/NOW-L-Tryptophan-1000-60-Tablets/dp/B...
Iodine and supporting minerals, take 1-2 weeks to start, then as needed:
https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Supplements-Tyrosine-Selenium-Cap...
I've tried tons of other things like zinc for weightlifting and omega 3, B vitamins, iron, etc to boost mood and the immune system. Everyone should try seeing a few nutritionists and holistic medicine healers to find what works for them. Hope this helps someone.