Your cart:
View - Checkout

What do you Value?

Our Products: By Health Issue > Brain and Neurologic Health > Mood & Anxiety > Mood

Mood

Unhappiness is a part of life (although some Buddhists we know might disagree...) But sometimes unhapiness can exist completely out of proportion with our circumstances. Then it gets called depression.

Depression is one place where pills (pharmaceutical and natural) can often take a backseat to therapy, exercise, and that old favorite called "making a change in our lives."

That being said, natural medicine does have a lot to offer.

Fish oils are often the first line of defense. Just bear in mind, they take a month or two to start working, and you often need to take more than it suggests on the back of the bottle. The lowest dose we've ever seen in a research trial that has been shown effective has been 1,000 mg a day of EPA (the mood-raising compound in fish oils). Fish oils are great because of the many positive side benefits, and the fact that they appear safe with pharmaceutical antidepressants.

SAMe looked very impressive in a number of European trials, although again here it appears the clinical doses are higher than recommended on the packages -- 800-1600 mg a day. SAMe does seem to work faster than fish oils.

The herb, St. John's Wort, has been consistently effective in clinical trials with mild-to-moderate depression, but disappointingly ineffective in more serious depression.

5-HTP, as a direct precursor to serotonin (the brain's "happy and satieted" chemical), can also be very helpful, although it should not be taken together with pharmaceutical antidepressants.

.....more about Mood.

The information provided on this site is intended for your general knowledge only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. The information on this website is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Always seek the advice of your qualified physician or other health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard or delay in seeking medical advice because of something you have read on this site. MyHealthMyWorld is a registered trademark of Natural Health Formula, Inc. All rights reserved.