Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that circulates in your brain helping to regulate your feelings of anxiety, happiness level and overall mood. But when you run low in this critical brain chemical it’s hard to feel happy. In fact, low serotonin can trigger a bout of the blues, or even worse a case ... Read More ›
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10 effective natural ways to relieve anxiety
Few things can cripple a person's well-being like anxiety. Some worry is normal. But when that worry becomes non-stop...when you can't keep your mind from wandering from one issue to the next... when you start obsessing over the smallest of issues... you need help. Left unchecked, anxiety can ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Is St. Johns Wort better for depression than drugs?
The flowers and leaves of the St. John's Wort plant are used to make a supplement to treat depression and anxiety. Originally native to Europe you can now see the plant growing wild in the US as well as in Canada. Use of the herb dates back thousands of years to the ancient Greeks. And even ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 22, 2016
Slice through stress & drive away depression with healing holy basil
I don’t know about you, but I feel like we have more stress nowadays than we did 20 years ago. The stress may be mental, emotional, behavioral or physical, but no matter the source it can make you feel like you can’t cope. Stress can make you feel beaten up, burned out, tense, irritated, ... Read More ›
UPDATED:July 15, 2016
The common food that’s linked to losing your mind
It turns out the key to keeping your brain firing on cylinders as you get older may have been in your kitchen all along. But this time I’m not talking about a superfood you should be putting ON the menu. Rather, it’s a food you should steer clear of instead. This should be easy, though—these ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
3 Steps for Warding off Season-Change Blues
While it is common to experience more stress and episodes of depression during the cooler months due to the shift in weather, minimal sunlight and looming holiday stress, there are a few tools that may help you fight off the cooler-weather blues. 1. Take Your Vitamins Vitamin D is actually a ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 22, 2016
Mental Illness Is Not “All in the Mind”
Psychiatry is supposed to help people with mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and schizophrenia. That’s the idea anyway. I say this because, in reality, it’s not the most effective of disciplines, I think. The drugs often don’t work too well, and usually come with ... Read More ›
UPDATED:September 7, 2016
“Why am I depressed?” A hidden food sensitivity could be the cause
If you find yourself feeling blue and wondering "Why am I depressed" you might want to take a closer look at your diet. Because it turns out hidden food sensitivities may be to blame. Serotonin is the brain chemical that makes us feel happy and content. When you eat a wholesome meal, ... Read More ›
UPDATED:September 9, 2016
Ladies put the zip back into your love life with these 5 libido boosters
Do you find you just aren't as interested in sex as you once were? Well, if you answered yes, it turns out that you aren't alone. In surveys of 27,000 men and women around the world, about 30% to 40% of them reported a lack of desire. A healthy sex life is vital to your emotional health and ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
Bells Aren’t Ringing
Here's how FDA officials warn you that you might be risking a coma, or fatal kidney damage, or some other horrendous adverse event linked to the drug you're about to take: They take a fine-line marker and draw a box around the warning. There! Now don't you feel safer already? No? Well I'm ... Read More ›
