Hope4U Depression Recovery Program will be held at SRMC

More than 19 million people in the U.S. suffer from depression annually, and during stressful times, this disease can intensify. Many factors can lead to depression including unrealistic goals, added financial stress, family expectations and change of schedule or eating patterns.

But the cure may not be as difficult as you might think. Actually, just a few basic lifestyle changes can help you break free of the trap of depression.

Dr. Neil Nedley has put together his eight-week Depression Recovery Program from his 15-plus years of research and clinical experience helping his patients. Lynda Duncan, the director for Hope4U, will be hosting the Nedley Depression Recovery Program on DVD.

The program begins March 17 at 7 p.m. at Sidney Regional Medical Center. It will help identify the underlying causes – or “hits” – that bring on depression.

The introductory program is free. Those interested should call Lynda Duncan at (308) 249-3150 or come to the Cheyenne County Community Center at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 2 or Sidney Regional Medical Center at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3.

“Every case is as different at each individual, but the ‘10 Hit’ categories summarize all the possible causes for depression,” Nedley said. “Determining your causes can be as simple as taking the depression questionnaire in this program.”

Nedley, the author of the books “Proof Positive” and “Depression: the Way Out,” will teach participants how to improve brain function, maximize IQ in children, increase energy, boost concentration, engage in healthy sleep habits, improve physical performance, and gain renewed hope. Besides the essential information on lifestyle and diet, he will also cover the benefits and risks of psychiatric counseling and drug medications.

Duncan said this seminar is not only excellent for people who are depressed, but also for those who have family members or friends who are depressed. It will focus on brain health and what a person can do to great depression as well as the healthy lifestyle habits they can adopt to keep depression from ever happening – even for those with a genetic predisposition to mental illness.

Duncan said that those attending the sessions will learn how to establish and maintain a strong exercise program, understand depression, eliminate negative habits of body and mind, develop healthy eating patterns, and get more out of the day by enhancing brain function. Participants will spend less time frustrated by stress, decrease the risk for many diseases, say goodbye to negative thinking, and understand the true power of positive thinking.

“Dr. Nedley will show better ways to combat depression – how to know what you can change and what you can’t, the importance of minimizing drug medicine use and how to make use of effective natural therapies,” Duncan said.

Nedley has served thousands of families for more than 15 years through his medical practice and extensive, worldwide lecturing. He educates students of all ages in nutrition and healthy lifestyle principles through his radio shows, satellite and cable television and live appearances. Nedley also helped develop the Omega-3 Uplift bar, a way to get more than 3,000 mg of omega-3 in each bar that is specially designed for optimal brain health.