Seems some are according to a recent study!

I sometimes wonder why resources are allocated to studies that serve no direct purpose. Here is an example of a recent one!

“One in four centenarians hit by depression”

Let have a look at what was said in a news release from Temple University a week or so back.

“Results of a recent study suggest that at least one in four centenarians suffer from depression, yet few have been diagnosed with the disease.

Adam Davey, a developmental psychologist at Temple University, and colleagues surveyed 244 centenarians taking part in the Georgia Centenarian Study. Results showed that more than 25% of respondents had clinically relevant levels of depressive symptoms, however just 8% had a current diagnosis of depression.

"People who suffer from depression tend to have a high risk of mortality, so it's puzzling to see higher numbers among the oldest old," said Davey in a news release. He adds that further studies are needed to identify why the incidence of depression is so high amongst centenarians.

There are currently more than 60,000 centenarians in the United States, however over the next 50 years that figure is expected to soar to 247,000 as the baby boomers begin to reach their 100th birthday.”

So, what does this really tell us? Nothing in my opinion! Studies like this are rarely conclusive and they usually seem to finish by suggesting more studies are needed.

Has this study proved anything…and how accurate can it really be?

I couldn’t help thing how on earth do the researchers determine when someone has “clinically relevant levels of depression?” What about someone who has advanced Alzheimer's and cannot even remember who they are let alone who the interviewer is?

Sure, a percentage of centenarians are no doubt depressed! So are a lot of old people and young people for that matter as well. Wouldn’t resources be better applied in helping provide solutions for people to avoid depression in the first place? Doing a study like this achieves nothing other than telling us something we already know and perhaps providing some data for drug companies to target these old folk with more drugs…as if many of them are not on enough already!

Sometimes depression can be as a result of nutrient deficiencies and products such as our Neuro-Natural Serenity can help correct those deficiencies. In these cases that may be all that is needed.

But, in a large number of cases nutrient deficiencies is only part of the problem. The main cause is in the way in which people themselves think. They are fearful of many things including future events which depress them even though they have not occurred yet, and may never occur…or, they are depressed about an event that has already taken place in their lives and are letting it consume them and feed their depression.

If however people were taught to accept what is, and what has been, and to realize that the future never comes and that they should not fear the future no one would be depressed.

Think about it. Let’s say someone’s depression is being caused by a past event or wrong doing by another person and they were able to erase that event from their memory banks then their depression would vanish. However, the same results can be achieved by simply accepting that past event. When something is accepted fully then the event no longer has any power to cause depression.

It would be good to have the universities do some studies on this subject. Maybe have one group that was taught to recognize what was causing their depression and fully accept it so it no longer had power over them, and then another on anti-depressants. (although that is unfair on the second group)

I have no doubt what the outcome of such a study would be.

Unfortunately it is unlikely that one will take place as there is no money in people eliminating their depression as a result of being taught such techniques…

It you or someone you know has a depression problem suggest to them that they try our Neuro-Natural Serenity in case it is due to a nutrient deficiency…but, in addition, explore the possibilities of helping eliminate the depression by accepting what is and not allowing your thoughts to control your emotions.

In that regard I would suggest reading a book called the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. It is full of useful information which may be of help.