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Originally Posted by Charbucks  I think you should look into the actual mechanisms of cancer before you start telling people all they need to do is make some lifestyle changes and they'll be able to avoid it. |
I'm not suggesting an individual can avoid the toxins in our environment (including mental and emotional ones, which also create disease).
I am suggesting that if we lived healthfully, cancer would be a thing of the past. And I have "looked into it". People willfully ignore most of the data on what causes cancers and makes them more likely.
Yet that is off-topic - I was merely drawing an analogy to illustrate that health is holistic by nature. Treating symptoms and fighting diseases is not the road to health.
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However, true depression is a physical disorder, and not just a melancholy mood.
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There is no barrier between the physical, mental, and emotional. When one is out of balance they are all out of balance, and a "disorder" in one can lead to disorder in other aspects. You can argue over which came first.
Ultimately, the mind creates the body. But that is on a metaphysical level, which is not what you are addressing.
I believe that too often depression is treated as a physical disease in a rush to make the symptoms go away and make the person "productive", while ignoring underlying mental and spiritual causes. It is a form of denial, often using drugs to avoid rather than address the problems.
As for mood, you can be physically ill and be in a good mood. You can even be depressed and be in a good mood. It all depends on your perspective.