DEPRESSION

TREATMENT

T H E B A L A N C E

Mallorca | London | Zurich

+41 44 500 51 11 | info@thebalance.rehab | www.thebalance.rehab

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WHAT IS DEPRESSION?

Depress ion and mood disorders are mental heal th d isorders and can be set

of f by a range of tr iggers . This inc ludes phys ica l i l lness , t rauma, an

exper ience dat ing back to ear ly chi ldhood, bereavement , fami ly issues,

l i festy le and other l i fe-changing events . Depress ion should not be confused

with sadness , as depress ion is a prolonged i l lness that resul ts in a lack

mot ivat ion, and a cont inuous low ‘depressed ’ mood, i t can be a very

debi l i tat ing i l lness .

Symptoms of depress ion inc lude excess ive s leeping or not being able to

s leep at a l l , no energy or mot ivat ion, iso lat ing , over or under eat ing , loss

of l ib ido, dr ink ing excess ive a lcohol or tak ing other drugs , cry ing a lot ,

hav ing a low sel f -worth, low sel f -esteem, feel ing l ike there is no point or

purpose in l i fe , fee l ing empty in s ide, not want ing to l ive , hav ing suic idal

thoughts . Somet imes people can ‘appear ’ happy on the outs ide and ‘wear ’

a mask in f ront of others , but when a lone the above symptoms are present .

Depress ion as wi th a l l d isorders can af fect anyone, f rom any walk of l i fe ,

cul tura l or soc ia l background, for example , people who seem to have

everything going for them and a l l aspects of their l i ves on the surface

appear perfect , however with in them is a ‘ vo id ’ of empt iness and constant

sadness is exper ienced. Depress ion cannot be helped by being to ld to

‘cheer up ’ i t i s a medical condit ion, which requires understanding and

empathy and often medical and therapeut ic intervent ion. The good news is

depress ion can be treated, in the short term with prescr ibed medicat ion

and rest may be a l l that is needed, but for last ing change depress ion needs

deeper explorat ion and responds successful ly to counsel ing and

psychotherapy. Many ‘symptoms’ can be ident i f ied when someone is

depressed and recogniz ing these symptoms sooner means help can be

sought sooner .

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HOW WE TREAT DEPRESSION

At THE BALANCE we use a hol ist ic and person-centered treatment method

to help you recover from depress ion and l ive l i fe in a more harmonious

way. Our program incorporate a combinat ion of ta lk ing therapies , medical

t reatments and complementary therapies to help re lax and heal your body

and mind from the ef fects of depress ion; our treatments are ta i lored

speci f ica l ly to help you to ident i fy where, why and how depress ion has

developed in your l i fe and help you learn new sk i l ls that wi l l enable you to

make a fu l l recovery and prevent a reoccurrence of depress ion.

Biochemical Restorationof body & brain

Comprehensive medical, psychiatric, orthomolecular, lifestyle

and nutritional assessment

Luxury 5-star facilities and hospitality with respect of

Holistic complementary therapies including healthy lifestyle and

mindfulness techniques

Personal chef and personalised nutrition & diet plan supporting

healing and weight loss

One client a time bespoke and intensive program with 24/7 counselling

Trauma programtreating the root causes

and not just the symptomsof general, alternative and technology based therapies

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We wi l l explore the impact feel ing depressed is hav ing on your l i fe and how

‘your bel ief system and l i fe sty le ’ re lates to your heal th and wel lbeing. By

explor ing your ‘bel ief ’ system and l i fe sty le our treatments at THE BALANCE

wi l l prov ide you with necessary sk i l ls required to change unhealthy or

harmful behavior and bel iefs that may have developed. At THE BALANCE

rest , re laxat ion, heal thy nutr i t ion and enjoyment and fun wi l l be a heal ing

part of your treatment for depress ion. We cal l th is method of treatment a

prescr ipt ion for l i fe . THE BALANCE program work at teaching you new l i fe

changing sk i l l s that help to bui ld res i l ience, enable you to take better care

of yoursel f and teach you how to balance l i fe whi le incorporate a heal th ier

l i fe pattern.

Fol lowing is an example of a weekly schedule:

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MEDICAL TREATMENT

AT THE BALANCE

At THE BALANCE we of fer c l ients a hol ist ic approach to phys ica l and mental

heal th care. The term ́hol ist ic ́ means that our program incorporates a l l

aspects of a person l i fe and recognizes that each part of us is int imately

interconnected to a ́whole ́ so in terms of heal th care , i t recognizes that a l l

areas of a person ’s l i fe need attent ion, in order to impact on the indiv idual .

This incorporates our model of Mind, Body and L i fe .

Hol ist ic medic ine (a lso known as phys io logica l regulat ing medic ine and

Bio logica l Medic ine) treats the whole person. The pat ient ’s symptoms are

a lways considered to be the outward express ion of an under ly ing

dysfunct ion that can be remedied by st imulat ing the body ’s own regulatory

forces. We search for the root causes of the pat ient ’s d isease in order to

g ive the body a chance to heal i tse l f . This is why we g ive top pr ior i ty to

improving the pat ient ’s general metabol ism, together wi th detoxi f icat ion,

pur i f icat ion and the latest methods of immune - st imulat ion, as wel l as

other st imulat ing therapies .

THE BALANCE bio logica l medic ine a ims at strengthening the whole , so that

d iseases and suscept ib i l i ty to d isease can be overcome by the pat ient ’s own

immune system and heal ing process. For th is reason, our doctors ut i l i ze

'suppress ive ' medic ines only dur ing t imes of emergency , and not for

chronic care management , because th is type of medic ine is most ef fect ive

in acute s i tuat ions. We are a lso s lower to recommend certa in operat ions ,

preferr ing f i rst to apply our hol ist ic therapy concept .

As our pat ient , you are making a commitment to your heal th . With your

cooperat ion and the THE BALANCE staf f ’ s input of exper ience and know

how, suscept ib i l i t ies can be detected, and the course of the disease

reversed. I t i s important to note that our doctors have convent ional medical

degrees and specia l ized tra in ing in Bio logica l Medic ine, and in certa in

cases , convent ional and hol ist ic treatments wi l l be integrated.

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PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WEAKNESS

AND THE ADRENAL GLAND

Adrenal fat igue is a col lect ion of s igns and symptoms, known as a syndrome,

that resul ts when the adrenal g lands funct ion below the necessary level .

Most commonly associated with intense or prolonged stress , i t can a lso

ar ise dur ing or af ter acute or chronic infect ions , especia l ly respiratory

infect ions such as inf luenza, bronchit is or pneumonia. . . you l ive wi th a

general sense of un-wel lness , t i redness or “grey” feel ings . People

exper iencing adrenal fat igue often have to use cof fee, colas and other

st imulants to get going in the morning and to prop themselves up dur ing

the day.

“The adrenal g lands respond to a l l types of stress in the same way. . . I t i s

important to know that a l l s tresses are addit ive and cumulat ive . The

number of stresses , whether or not you recognize them as stresses , the

intensi ty of each stress , and the frequency with which i t occurs p lus the

length of t ime i t is present , a l l combine to form your tota l stress load. ”

together wi th th is i t i s necessary to be aware of connect ions in the body

system:

The digest ive and g landular systems are c losely re lated to the autonomic

nervous system, which is a lso ca l led the “abdominal bra in” . I t consists of

two parts , the sympathet ic and the parasympathet ic , which control a l l our

involuntary body funct ions and must be rhythmical ly balanced with one

another for our metabol ism and immune systems to funct ion proper ly . At

RECORE we are able to measure th is balance in a unique way v ia tools that

assess what is known as Heart Rate Var iabi l i ty (HRV) .

By e l iminat ing a l l inf luencing factors (e .g . dental foc i , food a l lerg ies ,

mineral , v i tamin and trace e lement def ic iencies , e lectromagnet ic stress ,

d isorders of the autonomic nervous system, etc . more than 80% of a l l

pat ients we treat for these basic d isorders fu l ly recover . V i r tual ly a l l of our

metabol ic pat ients s igni f icant ly improve thanks to our medic ines , wi thout

hav ing to take the drugs commonly prescr ibed that involve adverse s ide

ef fects . With d iabetes pat ients , the insul in dose they need can frequent ly

be reduced. But especia l ly the qual i ty of l i fe and overal l wel lbeing improve

immensely .

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THE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT

UPON YOUR ARRIVAL

Q u i c k f a c t s

• T w o d a y s c o m p r e h e n s i v e h e a l t h a s s e s s m e n t

• F u l l m e d i c a l c h e c k - u p , c l i n i c a l a s s e s s m e n t , p s y c h i a t r i c a s s e s s m e n t , e x t e n s i v e l a b o r a t o r y

t e s t s .

• A i m : i d e n t i f y a n y p h y s i c a l h e a l t h i s s u e s o r r i s k s a n d / o r i d e n t i f y u n d e r l y i n g r e a s o n s f o r

c o m p l e x , o f t e n u n s p e c i f i c , p h y s i c a l o r m e n t a l h e a l t h s y m p t o m s .

• D e t a i l e d d e b r i e f i n g a n d r e p o r t e x p l a i n i n g a l l f i n d i n g s , t r e a t m e n t r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a n d

p r o g n o s i s .

• S u i t a b l e f o r i n d i v i d u a l s w h o h a v e e i t h e r s p e c i f i c h e a l t h p r o b l e m s a n d s e e k t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e

s o l u t i o n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , o r f o r i n d i v i d u a l s w h o h a v e c o m p l e x s y m p t o m s o f p h y s i c a l o r

m e n t a l h e a l t h p r o b l e m s a n d w a n t t o i n v e s t i g a t e w h a t u n d e r l y i n g r e a s o n s c o u l d b e a n d

r e c e i v e t r e a t m e n t r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s .

• S u i t a b l e a l s o f o r h e a l t h y i n d i v i d u a l s w h o w a n t t o p r e v e n t f u t u r e i l l n e s s e s , l e a r n a b o u t r i s k

f a c t o r s , i m p a c t o f l i f e s t y l e c h o i c e s o n p h y s i c a l a n d m e n t a l h e a l t h , e t c .

• 1 0 0 % p r i v a t e a n d c o n f i d e n t i a l , o n e c l i e n t a t a t i m e

1 ) F u l l m e d i c a l c h e c k u p

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t e s t i n o r d e r t o d e t e r m i n e h i s c u r r e n t p h y s i c a l a n d c a r d i o v a s c u l a r h e a l t h .

• B a s i c S c r e e n i n g ( b l o o d ) : H e m a t o l o g y , l i v e r v a l u e s , g l y c a e m i a , b l o o d l i p i d s , t h y r o i d a c t i v i t y

• R e v i e w o f a n y a v a i l a b l e m e d i c a l h i s t o r y ( p r o v i d e d b y t h e c l i e n t p r i o r t o t h e a s s e s s m e n t )

• S y m p t o m s t o b e r e s e a r c h e d c a n b e : h i g h b l o o d p r e s s u r e , w e i g h t p r o b l e m s , p o s t c a n c e r -

t r e a t m e n t f a t i g u e a n d l o s s o f e n e r g y , c h r o n i c o r a c u t e p a i n s y m p t o m s , c h r o n i c f a t i g u e

s y n d r o m e , a u t o i m m u n e d i s e a s e s , d i a b e t e s , c i r c u l a t o r y p r o b l e m s s u c h a s e r e c t i l e

d y s f u n c t i o n o r m e n o p a u s e s y m p t o m s a s w e l l a s s i g n s o f a g e i n g s u c h a s “ b r a i n f o g ” , l a c k o f

c o n c e n t r a t i o n a n d f o r g e t f u l n e s s , a m o n g m a n y o t h e r s .

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• S c r e e n i n g f o r d e p r e s s i o n , t r a u m a , a d d i c t i o n , b u r n o u t e t c .

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h e a r t r a c i n g , e t c . )

• R e v i e w o f a n y p s y c h o t r o p i c m e d i c a t i o n , p r i o r p s y c h i a t r i c d i a g n o s e s , e t c .

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3 ) O r t h o m o l e c u l a r , l i f e s t y l e a n d n u t r i t i o n a l a s s e s s m e n t

• W e w i l l l o o k a t t h e b i o - c h e m i s t r y o f t h e b r a i n a n d b o d y ( n e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r p r o f i l e s , s t r e s s

p r o f i l e s , s e e l a b o r a t o r y t e s t s b e l o w f o r m o r e d e t a i l s ) .

• I d e n t i f y e n e r g y l e v e l s a n d f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e d i f f e r e n t o r g a n s , p o s s i b l e d a m a g e a n d

s t r a t e g i e s f o r r e s t o r a t i o n o f h e a l t h .

• S p e c i a l i z e d l a b o r a t o r y t e s t s ( s e e b e l o w ) .

• F o o d I n t o l e r a n c e t e s t i n g : t e s t i n g o f a l l e r g i c r e a c t i o n t o m o s t f r e q u e n t f o o d a l l e r g e n ( f o o d

i n t o l e r a n c e s l e a d t o c h r o n i c e m o t i o n a l s y m p t o m s , s l e e p p r o b l e m s , e t c . )

• W e u s e d i f f e r e n t b i o - r e s o n a n c e - d i a g n o s t i c t o o l s . W e a r e a b l e t o t e s t m a n y p a r a m e t e r s w i t h

d i a g n o s t i c t o o l s d i r e c t l y t h a t p r e v i o u s l y h a d t o b e t e s t e d t h r o u g h l a b o r a t o r y t e s t s .

• L i f e s t y l e ( e x e r c i s e , s l e e p h a b i t s , e a t i n g r h y t h m a n d m e a l s , e t c . ) h a s a s i g n i f i c a n t i m p a c t o n

t h e e m o t i o n a l w e l l - b e i n g , s t r e s s , a n x i e t y , a n d c r a v i n g s , a s w e l l a s p h y s i c a l h e a l t h . A l i f e s t y l e

a s s e s s m e n t w i l l i d e n t i f y r i s k f a c t o r s a n d i s s u e s a r o u n d l i f e s t y l e c h o i c e s .

4 ) T h e e x t e n s i v e s p e c i a l i z e d l a b o r a t o r y t e s t s t o c h e c k a l l

r e l e v a n t m e d i c a l a n d b i o c h e m i c a l p a r a m e t e r s i n c l u d e :

• H o r m o n e l e v e l s c r e e n : c h r o n i c s t r e s s o f t e n b r i n g s h o r m o n e s o u t o f b a l a n c e , i n c r e a s e s

f a t i g u e , d e c r e a s e s a c t i v i t i e s , l i b i d o a n d t h e i m m u n e s y s t e m e t c .

• N e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r s c r e e n i n o r d e r t o d e t e r m i n e t h e c u r r e n t b r a i n a n d e m o t i o n a l f u n c t i o n i n g

a n d d e f i c i e n c i e s ( t h e “ B i o c h e m i s t r y o f H a p p i n e s s , D e p r e s s i o n , B u r n o u t ” : t e s t i n g o f

e x c i t a t o r y n e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r s s u c h a s A d r e n a l i n , N o r a d r e n a l i n , D o p a m i n e , G l u t a m a t e ; a n d

t e s t i n g o f i n h i b i t o r y n e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r s s u c h a s S e r o t o n i n , G A B A )

• A m i n o a c i d p r o f i l e ( t e s t i n g o f a l l e s s e n t i a l a m i n o a c i d s w h i c h a r e c r u c i a l t o b u i l d u p e n o u g h

n e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r s )

• T h y r o i d s c r e e n i n o r d e r t o d e t e r m i n e m e t a b o l i c f u n c t i o n i n g

• M e t a b o l i c s c r e e n t o d e t e r m i n e p o s s i b l e p r e - d i a b e t i c c o n d i t i o n s d u e t o w e i g h t g a i n w h e n o n

m e d i c a t i o n

• V i t a m i n s c r e e n i n o r d e r t o d e t e r m i n e V i t a m i n a n d M i n e r a l l e v e l s w h i c h o f t e n a r e o u t o f

b a l a n c e w h e n u n d e r m e d i c a t i o n a n d l o n g - l a s t i n g s t r e s s

• H a i r M i n e r a l T e s t t o d e t e r m i n e t h e p r e s e n c e o f h e a v y m e t a l s s u c h a s l e a d e t c . i n o r d e r t o

d e t e r m i n e t h e i n t e r f e r e n c e w i t h n e u r o t r a n s m i t t e r s a n d m o o d

• G u t b i o l o g y ( s t o o l ) - t e s t s t o d e t e r m i n e i n t e s t i n a l h e a l t h a n d f u n c t i o n i n g : w e k n o w t o d a y t h a t

g u t h e a l t h i s a n i m p o r t a n t c o n t r i b u t o r t o b r a i n f u n c t i o n i n g . G u t h e a l t h c a n b e r e s t o r e d a n d

s u p p o r t s t h e s u c c e s s f u l w i t h d r a w a l f r o m m a n y p s y c h o - a c t i v e / p s y c h o t r o p i c m e d i c a t i o n s

w h i l e u p t a k e o f i n d i s p e n s a b l e n u t r i t i o n a l s u p p l e m e n t s w i l l b e s u p p o r t e d b y i n t a c t g u t

h e a l t h .

• P a r a s i t e s t e s t i n g : s o m e p a r a s i t e s l i t e r a l l y “ e a t u p ” n e c e s s a r y n u t r i e n t s a n d c o m p r o m i s e t h e

i m m u n e s y s t e m .

• S t r e s s P r o f i l e : e v a l u a t i o n o f s t r e s s r e a c t i o n ( a d r e n a l g l a n d a c t i v i t y )

• I n f l a m m a t o r y p a r a m e t e r s c r e e n a n d t e s t i n g s t r e s s o n c e l l l e v e l : c h r o n i c s t r e s s a n d

m e d i c a t i o n i n t a k e o f t e n t r i g g e r s i n f l a m m a t o r y r e a c t i o n s i n t h e b o d y a n d i n f l a m m a t i o n

c o n t r i b u t e s t o l o w m o o d a n d d e p r e s s i o n . I n f l a m m a t i o n c a n b e d e t e c t e d i n t h e b l o o d a n d

s u c c e s s f u l l y t r e a t e d w i t h n u t r i t i o n a l s u p p l e m e n t s , t a r g e t e d p l a n t c o m p o u n d s a n d a n t i -

o x i d a t i v e v i t a m i n s .

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LUXURY 5-STAR RESIDENCES

AND PREMIER HOSPITALITY SERVICES

Liv ing in beaut i fu l sett ings , you wi l l exper ience being part of a safe and

heal thy surrounding. For many of our c l ients , th is is the f i rst t ime they have

ever fe l t secure enough to ta lk openly about the chal lenges they face in

their l i fe exper ience. Here, you wi l l be accepted, regardless of your

present ing issues. With the support of our team, and others in the program,

you wi l l begin to make the changes needed to l ive a balanced and

meaningful l i fe .

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WHY THE BALANCE?

1 - B iochemica l Restorat ion of Body & Bra in

Our b iochemica l imbalances can be af fected by d iet and stressfu l l i fe events ,

but i t o f ten goes back to genet ics and epigenet ics . We do spec i f ic

b iochemica l laboratory test ing to determine an indiv idual ’ s b iochemica l

imbalance. Combining the resul ts of the lab tests wi th anamnest ic

in format ion ’s and c l in ica l tests we prescr ibe an indiv idual ized and

compounded v i tamin , minera l , nutr ient protocol to help our pat ients recover

f rom var ious d isease states .

2 - Treat ing the complex i ty of under ly ing issues f rom a 360°

Our hol is t ic and top-rated program supports a wide range of emot ional ,

phys ica l and psycholog ica l i ssues cover ing a l l addict ion and menta l heal th

problems. Th is inc ludes dependencies , anx iety , depress ion, burnout , eat ing

d isorders and trauma & PTSD as wel l as b iochemica l rebalanc ing of bra in

and body. A unique concept for severe Addict ion and Menta l Heal th issues .

3 - One c l ient a t ime - intens ive , unique, proven and 100% ta i lored wi th 24/7

support

We focus on hol is t ic and person-centered approaches and inc lude both

a l ternat ive and tradi t ional models to help you become the best vers ion of

yourse l f . We bel ieve our l i ves are a ref lect ion of our inner wor lds . We a im to

chal lenge any negat ive bel ie fs and thought patterns . We v iew the body as a

ref lect ion of the mind, and v ice versa . L iv ing constant ly in stress ,

unhappiness , or negat iv i ty have a ser ious impact on the phys ica l heal th .

Af ter t raumat ic or negat ive exper iences , we may struggle to reform our

ident i ty . We encourage you to see a l l exper ience, good or bad, as an

opportuni ty for growth.

4 - A 5-star luxury , pr ivate and d iscrete res idence wi th premier hospi ta l i ty to

fee l at home

Dur ing your t ime at THE BALANCE, you wi l l s tay in one of our luxury

res idences or a locat ion of your choice . We a im to make you fee l complete ly

at ease by surrounding you wi th abundant nature and making sure a l l your

needs are met . A personal in-house counselor , a pr ivate chef ,

complementary therapist and many more take care of you 24/7. As best and

pr ivate luxury rehab in the wor ld we are perfect su i table for ce lebr i t ies ,

execut ives and CEO's .

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THE BALANCE

Mallorca | London | Zurich

+41 44 500 51 11

info@thebalance.rehab

www.thebalance.rehab