You don't need entertainment from me. I'm not an
entertainer. For these notes to be worth your time, every
day I hope that you find one simple thing to do.
By doing that one thing suggested, my hope is that you'll
see a gradual but remarkable improvement in health and well
being.
Here's two more quick tips that I've seen help my
patients find mental and physical health:
1. The best non-prescription supplement to help maintain a
sense of happiness is
SAM-e. Take
400mg in the morning on an empty stomach (you may drink
water or coffee if you want). Wait about 20 minutes before
having any food.
SAM-e is short for S-adenosylmethionine. Your body makes
SAM-e from the amino acid methionine. Levels have been
found to be low in people with depression. Research (good
legitimate research) shows improvement in those who suffer
with depression. Supplementation may also be helpful for
those with liver or joint disease. Be sure and check with
your doctor before using (and of course don't stop taking
any anti-depressant medications without talking with your
doctor first).
2. Be careful about what thoughts you have during the 20
minutes immediately before going to sleep and when you first
wake in the morning (the "critical door" to your emotions).
Most people have heard this tip; few put it to use.
Ever hear a song on the clock radio when waking in the
morning--then have trouble getting that song out of your
head all day long? But this principle to work: Read or
listen to peace literature (scripture or poetry) when
falling asleep and immediately upon rising. If you're
pressed for time...get one of those automatic shut off CD
players. Then play a peaceful recording (I prefer lectures
by David Jerimiah (my favorite Bible teacher) as you fall
asleep. Avoid discussion of money or problems immediately
before bed. Work like crazy on problems during the day; but
when close to bed-time put it all aside and refocus on
spiritual and peaceful thoughts.
Again, if time is short in the morning, use a recording
while you prepare for work. Avoid the mindless junk of the
lewd DJ--funny sometimes but first thing in the morning is
just not the time for it. This is where I prefer the 10 to
15 minutes actually reading the scripture or listening to
scripture or peace literature at the start of a morning walk
(swapping to instructional CD's concerning medicine,
language, or other topics later in the walk).
My phone has room for the entire New Testment and 5 or more
books stored as MP3 files. I can listen during the morning
walk. Going straight from bed to street wakes up mind,
body, and spirit when I start the walk by carefully chosing
what I listen to.
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Charles Runels, MD