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Mental health is an important key to physical health 3nodding

I never got diagnosed by a doctor, but from the symptom descriptions I apparently had chronic depression and some panic-attack-inducing nervous disorder for about six years..

Religion is one common way that people learn to look at life with a positive view; figuring that the Lord/Lady/Divine/Fates/Karma will see to it that everything is how its supposed to be, and their job is to do what they can to make the world better.

I gotta go so I'll elaborate more later ninja

I have a large number of symptoms of O.C.D., I have tics (not the bug XD), and I am uncontrollably hyperactive and have to move every few minutes.

A way to naturally improve mental health is to get more essential fatty acids in your diet. One of those is fish oil which is also good for your heart and other important organs. I know not everyone likes fish oil (me included) so you can also find it in most nuts especially walnuts, chestnuts, and pistachios and in grapeseed oil, flaxseed oil, hemp, etc.

Basically, you need omega 3,6, & 9, DHA & ARA which combined has been known to prevent the growth of tumors, amino acid, l-tryptophan which doesn't make you as tired as your would think.

Vitamins such as B, C, and D can also help as well as calcium and magnesium. Basically increase your intake of either fish, nuts, chicken, kale, spinach, eggs, turkey, etc. It's also important to know that if you have asthma, eggs and nuts has been known to disrupt it.
Even though DHA is most common in eggs, fish and beef it is good to know for vegans/vegetarians that DHA can be algae derived.

Another good thing to note, recent research has revealed that a few psychological problems can be caused and/or linked to having previously had a diagnosed case of Streptoccocal Infection or 'Strep Throat'
It's called PANDAS or 'Pediatric Auto-immune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with a Streptoccocal-infection'. Mostly happens if you had strep at a young age (btwn. 3-12 years old on average) What happens is the antibodies that are supposed to attack the infection wind up attacking enzymes in the brain. This disrupts the neurons. Some disorders that are linked are O.C.D., Nervous tics, Tourette's, and ADD.

Funny thing is, I've had the severest O.C.D. symptoms and tics and I've had diagnosed strep throat twice. (Once when I was 6 years old and the other time I was 11 years old.) The only reason I haven't been psychologically evaluated was because my mom and I are anti-psych meds. Through a change in diet and giving your brain what it needs, you can really improve your mental state.

That means, try to stay away from low-fat/no-fat diets. Just watch out for unhealthy fats.

thanks! I'd be brain dead without those fats lol. I'm an asthmatic too and sometimes meds can be killer.
I'm totally for natural cures and a little change in diet can help.
That's great that their asthma lestened! I'm hoping mine gets better too >_<

The only bad fat is a trans fat. wink

(And I have sources to back this up.)

True to an extent, and it's important to note:
Having polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats can be good for you because these are the types of fats that contain the omegas. However, if they go through the process of hydrogenation (usually meant to increase the shelf-life of products or for baking) it becomes a trans fatty acid which will only increase chances for cancer/heart disease rather than decrease it if it had not gone through hydrogenation. Having too much saturated fats can be bad for you too.

side note:
I don't know if I mentioned in my first post (I think I forgot it?)
but essential amino acids are also important for the brain. (Essential meaning that they can't be be produced by the body and so must be consummed) Try looking for complete proteins which contain all the essential amino acids. These can be found in fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, and milk. For vegans, complementary or plant proteins will work but they aren't as high quality as animal based protein.

I shall now get into my mental health:

I have a slight tendency toward obsessive-compulsive personality behavior. (Not to be confused with obsessive-compulsive disorder.) I once thought that maybe I had tendencies toward Asperger's, but I realize now that OCPD is where my problems lie.

I am also prone to verbal dyslexia.

I also "suffer" from the perceived disorder of Thinking For Myself, much to the dismay of those who don't agree with me.

Too much is the key phrase. Any excess of any vitamin/fat/protein can become toxic or unhealthy. I definately didn't say saturated fats in general were unhealthy or non-beneficial. In fact, in a well balanced diet, they're healthy as can be. In extreme excess, saturated fats can lead to but not always directly cause, an increased risk of heart disease, atherosclerosis, or cancer. There's a reason why healthy people don't devour tons of butter a day.
Also, another key phrase is traditional culture. Cultures outside of the meatpacking industry and processed foods are bound to suffer less from such maladies as heart disease. I know all about those native american cultures because I volunteer here. They have tons of old Native American cookbooks there and some of the stuff is quite interresting. However, where the saturated fats are derived from in a traditional Native American diet is very different from the average U.S. citizen's diet today.