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Posted by: knightrider45 Wednesday 28th February 2007, 4:44pm

Well, progress today has been detailed but excruiatingly slow. I'm still finetuning the retail web site, and looking at my spreadsheet now, I've got 81 sections almost ready.

Last nights sleep was again interuppted and I was up again at 1.30 this morning, working on the computer, and went back to bed at 3.30 when I started to feel tired again. this, no doubt, is as a result of my not taking st Johns Wort for a few days.

Fed up of having my sleep interuppted - especially when it makes me late getting up. But I sorted it this morning - I set my mobile alarm clock for 8.15 and I was up and ready for action (?) within 10 minutes.

All I've done today is sit in front of the computer sorting the new web site out, playing records and CD's on the new record player I had for Christmas from the wife. Elvis and Red Sovine (fairly) high volume as background music.

The big downside to today again was another 2 letters from the vultures asking for money. I've actually sorted them out today, filled in the new Direct Debit (AKA Scrounger Mandates) and sent them back.

One thing I did notice from todays Sun - apparently vitamins can make you die early!

Well, for those that don't know, as part of my self treatment I back up the St John's Wort with vitamins. Okay, so what do I have?

To start of with there's one selenium tablet a day, which, in my case, is combiened with Vitamins A, C & E. I use this to help with my overpowering muscle fatigue on a day to day basis, but long term, it's supposed to protect against degenerative disorders & free radical damage such as Cancer.

Then there's one Omega 3 tablet which, working alongside St John's Wort, helps my fight against depression. This also lowers blood pressure, and helps with ME, Bi-polar disorder (another form of depression) and Attention Deficit Disorder.

And finally, one more Vitamin C tablet - everyone knows the benefits of this.

So, thats a total of 5 tablets a day, just to keep my black moods in check. And I have been feeling better over the last 3 months I've been taking them. This costs me about a fiver a month.

Compare that to just one prescription for anti-depressants and the extra cost on life insurance. You know what? I think I've got a bargain! I've only had two really bad episodes with my mood this year up to yet, so I know the tablets are working. Before I started my self treatment, the moods used to hit me suddenly and last for days, even weeks at a time.

I've done psychology at school, and since, so I understand what happens, and how depression works. I still can't stop it happening though.

And if £5 worth of vitamins a month control this without me having to drag myself out to the doctors, and saves me having to take tablets for a reportable illness that give me wicked sickness and side effects, I reckon I'm doing right.

Mind you, the medical opinion will change over time again I suppose. I still have full page ads here advertising cigarettes with Doctors, who used to recommend them for clearing the chest of cattarh.

Okay, onto getting tea ready for the Great Homecoming and then back onto the web site again.

Paul

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