While depression is usually due to inadequate serotonin, the disease has many triggers. Treating it nutritionally provides stable brain function and may lead to stabilization of symptoms. Research shows the following can be helpful--

The term mental health has a lot of stigma attached to it; however, millions of prescriptions are issued for anti depressants each year. Most people will experience at least a mild form of depression in response to a tragedy or stressful situation at some point in life. This type of reactive depression is very common. Normally the mood will return to normal as time passes; however, in the case of clinical depression, the mood does not return to normal. In fact, there may not even be a situation that caused it.

Many people think that only women are driven by hormones; however, men have hormonal cycles as well. The hormonal level in males goes up and down during the day. Men also go through a hormonal cycle each month that affects mood. From about age 40 - 55, men can experience male menopause, also known as andropause or Irritable Male Syndrome.