Whole Body Vibration for Mental Health

Anxiety and depression are among the most common mental health problems in the United States and around the world. Persistent low mood is often related to an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain — and the resulting depression and anxiety can have a devastating impact on work, relationships, and life.

I have a lot of personal experience here. I suffered from debilitating low-serotonin depression for the first thirty years of my life. Antidepressant medications helped at high doses but came with side effects I eventually could not tolerate. By my thirties I had found natural methods that allowed me to keep my serotonin in a healthy range for the next thirty years — without drugs.

Why I recommend WBV first

A few minutes of standing on your vibration plate wakes up every cell in your body and triggers a release of serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain. You feel the boost immediately. You do not have to work out. You can just stand. That is what makes it a foundation habit — it is impossible to be too tired to use.

A natural anti-depression plan

Pick seven of these ten methods each day. Most people are astonished by how quickly mood lifts.

1. Whole Body Vibration — every single day. Even just standing on the plate for a few minutes counts.
2. Nutritional supplementation — B-vitamins (especially B-12), Vitamin D, Omega-3s (krill oil or flax seeds), and a whole-foods multi-nutrient powder.
3. Homeopathy — Serotonin 6C is gentle and easy to start with. Deeper constitutional remedies, with a trained homeopath, address root causes.
4. The Potatoes-Not-Prozac approach — protein plus complex carbs three times a day, then carbs without protein in the evening, keeps serotonin steady.
5. A healthy gut — roughly 90% of the body’s serotonin is produced in the gut. Rebalancing gut flora often resolves mood issues that seemed psychiatric.
6. Exercise — even 10 minutes twice a day. Walking, biking, yoga, anything you enjoy.
7. Nature — fresh air, sunshine, and the deep reset of being outdoors.
8. Meditation and self-love — connect with the hurting inner child and parent her fiercely and kindly.
9. Hot-and-cold contrast — sauna or hot shower followed by a brief cold rinse to wake up a sluggish system.
10. Connection with other people — friends, family, groups, volunteering. Isolation is a serotonin killer.

The beauty of natural methods is that they only help. There are no bad side effects — only extra positive ones. And most cost nothing. Pick seven, do them every day, and you will likely be astounded by how the clouds break.

With love, Becky.