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I've been WFPB for 5 years before switching to Raw Vegan 80/10/10 and I have to say there is a large difference in my feelings of depression. On WFPB I had times especially when the weather got darker and colder (I live in Michigan USA) that seasonal affective disorder does set in and the feelings of depression get harder. I did take Lexapro for about 20 years of my life in total with occasionally being on other prescribed depression meds too. For the last 6 months I've been taking 5HTP which is a more natural depression supplement that comes from an African plant called Griffonia simplicifolia and it works well for me and has a lot less bad symptoms when compared to the prescribed depression meds. Recently I went from taking two doses per day down to one because being raw vegan and life getting better and better and in this cycle of continuous improvement I don't feel like taking it. I'm amazed and at the same time surprised to admit it but after years of struggling with depression I think the eating of addicting toxic foods and not truly satiating myself on a raw vegan 80 10 10 diet is the main culprit behind my depression. That too and the suppressed emotions I had and not truly feeling and dealing with my emotions which I'm learning can only fully be done by eating raw vegan 80 10 10. It makes me sad that all of those years I took those depression meds that made me numb not knowing that the healing was so much more simple and could have erased many years of not truly living. I took a dose of the 5HTP today but I'm honestly thinking of stopping to take it just to see how I feel. The 5HTP means 5 hydroxy tryptophan and basically it is a precursor for serotonin so it essentially helps your mind to create serotonin. I've been very happy and satisfied especially the last two weeks. I do think taking Vitamin D3 is a help to me too with mental health and for me that is a good one to have because in Michigan we have many months of Cold weather and days where you don't get much sunlight so that makes it difficult to get the minimum 15 minutes a day that Dr. Graham recommends. So I will continue to take this but on days when I get enough sun I do not take it so it is very much a seasonal supplement. I'd love to be supplement free but I don't want to be without Vitamin D3 as I think it is important for me to take. As for the 5HTP I've tried in the past years that I've been on it to get off of it completely when I took it in past years but was always unsuccessful. I do think that some day I will be free from this supplement as well being on raw vegan 80/10/10 and that thought makes me happy. I'm not so sure if my mental health has recovered enough to be able to fully handle being off of this supplement but starting tomorrow I'm going to stop taking it and see how I feel. Does anyone else here currently or in the past have they struggled with depression? Taken supplements or meds that helped or therapy?

Anyone coming to Spain this April? The Raw Nature Retreat is one of the few events of the year focused on pure 80/10/10; food, sport, and full lifestyle. RNR is intentionally kept small, 20 people at the maximum, including all staff. I'm telling you, RNR is not an event to miss. You can get more information here: https://rawnaturetreat.com/ If you would just like to talk to me about the retreat, or other issues in your life, you can schedule a free consult here: https://calendly.com/drdouglasgraham/free-zoom-call

I'm biting off a huge project, and intending to be extremely productive with my time while in Costa Rica. My day is packed, fully scheduled, and I just have to stay present. Hopefully everything will come off without a hitch. It will definitely be a high intensity 6 weeks. I gotta tell you, I love the challenge. How are you challenging yourself this February?

If you were going to invite a speaker to your raw event, realizing that you could easily choose from hundreds of people world wide, what criteria would you consider before tending the invite? In other words, what qualities do you look for, and what concerns might you consider before deciding to put someone on your stage?