While war and poor economic conditions begin to affect people all over world, more and more people suffer with depression. The more we focus on news events and business climate, more we are depressed. Whatever reason you feel is cause of your depression, following five simple tips guarantee you reduce it significantly.

1. Do not read newspapers.

Newspapers publish negative stories most of time. Even in peaceful periods, newspapers will find worst in humanity and place negative stories on display in order to promote sales and subscribers. Stories focused on War, rebellion, death, destruction, doom and despair abound in newspapers.

Stop reading newspaper and reduce negative input to your brain.

2. Turn off your television.

Watching and listening about horrible economy and losses associated with War will add to depression. In fact, you guarantee feeling of helplessness. Helplessness allows depression to nurture. If you really need to watch or listen to these kinds of news stories, promise yourself you will bury yourself in documentaries that are sure to follow in next 5 or 10 years. A way you can eliminate most of negative input to your brain is by setting it aside for a date somewhere in future. I guarantee in future, you will not find it very interesting.

When visitors come to your home, make sure you turn off your television and keep it off. News television broadcasters are fighting for your guests' attention as they promote despair, war, death, and destruction with many headline news interruptions. Those little banners that run across bottom of screen achieve your attention and they take hold of your consciousness. Television will diminish your positive spirit.

3. Say good things about others

To avoid falling into holiday fat trap, follow these simple tips:

1. Don't deprive yourself. Munching on a green salad while everyone is feasting on turkey and stuffing is just not worth it. You will end up miserable, and chances are you'll binge at home or on next party. Depriving yourself once is likely to cause you to eat everything in sight next day to "compensate" for your suffering.

2. Don't stuff yourself. You are not a turkey, after all! :-) Remember, this is not last time in your life that you can eat.

3. Eat a small meal several hours before party. This will prevent you from being too hungry when faced with abundant menu. When you are not starving, you can think with your brain, and not with your stomach.

4. Eat slowly. It takes our body about 20 minutes to realize that we are full. Also, slower you eat, less food you'll eat as opposed to eating fast in same amount of time.