Argh! I just have to admit to myself that I'm struggling with depression and do something about it. I don't suffer from major depression, but it's still making me miserable. And it's not getting better. I always feel like I take really good care of myself, but I think I'm going to go back to basics and work on healthy lifestyle stuff.

This morning I picked up Stephen Ilardi's The Depression Cure - which my son's pdoc wants him to use for mood issues. Dr. Ilardi has six lifestyle changes you can make to help with depression. I think I'll work through his book, trying to adopt them one-by-one. I'd like them to become habits, so I'm not going to try them all at once. Some will be easier than others for me, so I'll work through those faster.

The first step in Ilardi's Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) is to increase omega 3's in the diet. I'm reading that chapter now. I think his recommendation is to take fish oil capsules, but I know from previous research that that's not going to be enough. You have to lower the omega 6's as well. It's a ratio thing.

So, I'll be working on cleaning up my diet first. I think this will probably be an easy step to implement (for me), but it may take time to see positive effects. I already have fish oil, but I think I'll stop at the store today and buy some more and some grass fed beef and may some fish.

And then I actually have to remember to take the fish oil. It's not enough just to buy it!