Herbs & Supplements Articles

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• The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder
  Having a special interest in how diet & physical activity help ease the symptoms of mood disorders, I was excited to review Stephanie Marohn’s book The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder.  This review covers ...
• Natural Remedies for Dealing with Stress
  Many Americans today are under huge amounts of stress. With the decline of the economy, many find themselves dealing with ...
• Alternative Treatments for Depression
  There are a wide range of alternative treatments for depression. Before seeking out a mental health professional or talking to their doctor, a ...
• Train Your Brain to Get Happy
  It seems as though every few months another book is published that purports to have discovered the ultimate cure for an unhappy life.  Some tout self-esteem, others Buddhism, and still others plastic surgery.  Train Your ...
• The Preference for “Natural”
  It will probably come as no surprise that many Americans prefer "natural" to "artificial" when it comes to ...
• Choosing the Right Diet
  Starting a new weight-loss program can be intimidating. There are so many questions and so many different answers. With so much ...
• Homeopathy: Less Is More
  Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, developed homeopathy in the late eighteenth century. He did so because of his dissatisfaction with the conventional medicine of his time. Hahnemann suggested two key principles. First, he asserted that ...
• Natural and Herbal Supplements for Common Mental Disorders
  Many medications for common mental disorders, although helpful, can cause unpleasant side effects that discourage patients from taking their prescribed dose. In recent years, there has been a great deal of interest in ...
• Caffeine’s Effect on ADHD Symptoms
  Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is now one of the most common children's mental health conditions. It involves symptoms of ...
• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
  Most women have a variety of physical or emotional symptoms related to their monthly usuaperiods. Symptoms are usually present during the five days before their period and then disappear within a day or two of ...
• Can Probiotics Prevent Childhood Allergies?
  Probiotics—"good" bacteria found in healthy mammals' intestinal tracts—help regulate digestion and control the harm done by infectious bacteria and yeasts. New research shows that giving probiotics to pregnant women and their babies is safe and ...
• Beyond Prozac: Treatment for Anxiety, Depression and Trauma
  Did you know there is a natural method of treatment which has been used throughout the world for over 200 years which can transform your mood, increase your energy, as well as help with all ...
• Radical Lifestyle Changes May Help Depression
  A top scientific adviser to the U.K. government is advising depressed people to forget drugs and take up lifestyle changes such as smiling and eating seaweed. Jane A. Plant is a professor of geochemistry at Imperial ...
• Relaxation Tools for Health
  Feeling keyed-up and stressed unfortunately is a common problem and can be the source of many health problems. Viruses in particular frequently are linked to stress in research studies. Experts say that stress directly affects ...
• Beating Stress Through Nutrition
  For most of us, stress and food go hand-in-hand. Food can give us the feelings of power, control and satisfaction that we need in stressful situations. It's no surprise that when our stress levels go ...
• Folic Acid Supplements Could Prevent Dementia
  Folic acid supplementation could effectively prevent dementia in some people, recent research suggests. The possibility that low folic acid is a modifiable risk factor for dementia has been extensively studied. Dementia is linked to the ...
• Herbs for Bipolar Disorder
  There are a number of herbal remedies you can try for bipolar disorder (manic depression). Although the glossy, new veneer of today's supplements may make them look attractive, it's just as important to be ...
• Vitamins for Bipolar Disorder
  Vitamins have not been proven effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder. They can, however, help treat certain symptoms related to bipolar disorder and help in your overall health and well-being. Some vitamins have ...
• Minerals for Bipolar Disorder
  Minerals, along with vitamins, are naturally occurring substances that are basic building blocks for the chemical processes that keep our bodies running. Most of them are needed in relatively small amounts that are usually taken ...
• Nutritional Supplements for Bipolar Disorder
  Nutritional supplements are not drugs, nor do they need U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval. They are often marketed as having certain benefits, but since they aren't required to meet the rigorous requirements of a ...