CNBC emotional index shows a graph of the great depression and those of us, like Russell Simmons who are bubbly in spite of the bad news, talks of bail out pork barrel spending, etc.

These are a few ideas on how to create an emotional survival recipe to ease the depression so you can keep calm, sane in spite of it all and keep laughing:

A Natural Diet Guide

1. drink lemon grass tea twice a day (morning and evening) – good for relaxation and keep you calm.

2. take a cooking class, if you cannot cook ’cause starting yesterday you need to stop eating fast food – you simply cannot afford it.

3. buy a good natural diet guide to cooking and eating unprocessed food so you can prepare simple food from scratch – buying this diet guide will help you and keep you emotionally healthy as well.

4. take the kids for walks, let them learn to play basketball and soccer or baseball – all sports that require little gear and less equipment (sports on a budget).

5. buy meal corn and make corn meal cereal for breakfast – it’s a simple, cheap and healthy food for growing, active kids because it contains fat, fiber, carbohydrates and protein, so it can be an essential part of a balanced diet for only pennies a day.

Remember that corn meal is a high calorie food so it’s more suitable for growing children.  It is also gluten-free so it can be a good choice for people suffering from celiac disease.