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Food Toxics and Health Hazards Food toxics may be a health concern. Food toxicology due to pesticides, growth-enhancing dietary hormones in beef, and food additives may cause cancer, birth defects, and allergies, among others, especially in children. A wary consumer should read food labels, and go organic whenever and wherever possible. Hormones And Your Depression Depression may be caused by hormonal changes, in particular in women during different stages in their lives. Estrogen is critical to mental health because they are responsible for optimum functioning of your neurotransmitters. Other hormones, such as thyroid hormone and testosterone, may contribute to depressive episodes. Other factors, such as genetics, diet, lifestyle, and the environment all play some role in developing depression. Zen and Your Sex Everyday life, including sex, is the path to Zen wisdom, which is a pure spiritual philosophy transcending the boundaries of time and space. Just focus on the “experience” of life, including your “experience” of sex. Make sex "spontaneous," neither a goal nor a performance. Make sex connect you to the most basic core of your being. Depression And The Oriental Health According to the Oriental medicine, depression is related to liver "qi" (internal life energy). Unlike Western medicine, the Oriental approach emphasizes the physical rather than the psychological aspects of the disease. The Oriental health uses diet, exercise, and acupuncture to treat the causes of depression, while the Western medicine uses psychology and medications to treat the symptoms.