Lifting Depression: The Chromium Connection

"Lifting Depression: The Chromium Connection" outlines new research showing the benefits of chromium for those suffering with depression.

A recent survey reveals that when it comes to those suffering from depression, as many as one-half of those people, an estimated 30 million in the United States alone, suffer from atypical depression. But now a new book written by psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Malcolm McLeod details a safe, natural treatment for atypical depression incorporating chromium picolinate -- with no side effects.

In Lifting Depression: The Chromium Connection (Basic Health Publications, U.S. $24.95/
Canada $32.95), Dr. McLeod describes how he serendipitously discovered that chromium, a trace mineral deficient in the diets of most Americans, was more effective and faster acting in some patients than even the strongest antidepressant drugs. Although he was initially skeptical, Dr. McLeod was unable to dismiss the effects he observed in his patients who took chromium. He began to piece together hundreds of clues from insights he gained during therapy sessions; then he conducted an in-depth study of medical and scientific literature. Over time, he deduced a scientific and medical explanation for chromium's powerful, therapeutic effects.

"An investigator waits an entire lifetime for results such as these," says Dr. Jonathan R.T. Davidson, Professor of Psychiatry Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, commenting on Dr. Malcolm McLeod's discovery.

Lifting Depression: The Chromium Connection is the step-by-step story of a discovery that has the potential to help millions of depressed people. In addition to explaining why and how chromium works, Dr. McLeod details a five-step program that can help overcome depression and improve overall well being. He also helps patients self-identify the troubling symptoms that can best be relieved by chromium picolinate supplementation.

Atypical depression is a type of chronic depression with symptoms that include carbohydrate cravings and/or weight gain, lethargy, sleepiness, and sensitivity to rejection. This depression begins early in life and can last a lifetime unless treated effectively. Until now, there has been no effective treatment for atypical depression that is free of side effects. Dr. McLeod discovered that atypical depression is associated with insulin resistance, a condition in which the body does not respond to insulin efficiently. Supplemental chromium picolinate can bring fast, safe, effective relief to people who have suffered from depression for as long as twenty to thirty years.

Over the past ten years, Dr. McLeod tested his theory and treatment by conducting single-blind and double-blind studies with patients who were desperate for help and wished to participate in trials. He used placebos, combined chromium with prescription medications, tried chromium alone, and tested different amounts of chromium and a variety of chromium products.

His dedication to the scientific method of exploration led him to recruit independent medical researchers who conducted studies that support many of Dr. McLeod's original findings
Peer-reviewed psychiatric journals, including Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, and Biological Psychiatry, have published
Dr. McLeod's "stunning" discovery.

About the author:
Malcolm Noell McLeod, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.

Lifting Depression: The Chromium Connection retails for $24.95 (Canada $32.95) and is available at many bookstores nationwide as well as online at Amazon.com & BarnesandNoble.com.

Lifting Depression: The Chromium Connection
By Malcolm Noell McLeod, M.D.
Basic Health Publications
ISBN: 1-59120-164-0
Price: U.S. $24.95/Canada $32.95
Publication: October 2005