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In Western society, many of us experience problems of overweight, obesity, overindulgence, depression, exhaustion and anxiety and the adult-onset of diabetes. prozac without prescription The book "Potatoes not Prozac" claims that these problems are the result of sugar sensitivity and our overuse of sugar. diflucan without prescription We know there is sugar in almost every food we buy as well as the white stuff we sprinkle on and in everything. The author, Dr Kathleen DesMaisons maintains that sugar is not a food; it's a drug. Her book describes how sugar acts on our bodies and our moods and sets out a simple step by step plan to overcome it. Keppra without prescription 1 Keep a journal and write down everything you eat and drink, what time and how you feel physically and emotionally. lyrica without prescription 2 Eat three meals a day at regular intervals. One of these meals must be breakfast.

3 Take vitamins B and C and zinc supplement.

4 Eat protein at each meal, an amount about the size of your own fist.

5 Gradually remove white refined foods from your diet and eat complex carbohydrates - wholemeal grains, pasta etc. vpxl without prescription 6 Reduce or eliminate sugars including alcohol.

7 Stick with it. You'll feel great. And the potato? Eating carbohydrate about three hours after eating protein, helps release serotonin. (This is what antidepressants do.)

Dr DesMaisons recommends eating a baked potato in its skin three hours after your evening meal or just before you go to bed. A potato nightcap! You'll have sweet dreams, increase your impulse control and reduce cravings. It's worth a try.

Potatoes not Prozac, Kathleen DesMaisons, Simon & Schuster, Fireside Edition, 1999. About $22.95 Australian.

Dr DesMaisons book is based on considerable scientific research and contains much more than this short review can include. Deserves to be read and we deserve a straight forward book like this.