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Many years struggling with depression and alcohol bingesPosted By Bob (Memphis, Tn) on 08/20/2009
Replied by James (Seattle, Washington) on 08/22/2009
The problem might be solved with chromium supplements. When you smoked you were also supplementing chromium. Chromium is in tobacco. Seems our food supply is short of chromium, except for brewers yeast.If you google "depression" "chromium" you get about 350,000 hits.
Another thing about chromium is it makes insulin and glucogon work more efficently. These two hormones effect weight. So a quick cut off of chromium after quiting smoking might account for the weight gain heavy smokers have.
I quit in January and gained 20 pounds before I started supplementing chromium.I hope this helps you.
Replied by Cherie (Nashua, Nh, Usa) on 08/21/2012