2006
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A Cure for Depression — Dolphins
An interesting new study in the British Medical Journal shows depression lifted for patients who interacted with dolphins an hour a day over a two week period. Many patients have experienced lasting effects after their sessions with the dolphins. The theory is that playing and swimming with dolphins ignites emotions and releases brain [...]
My First Panic Attack
I had never heard of a panic attack until months after I’d starting having them. And, truth be told, it is really hard to describe it to someone who has never experienced it for themselves. Before I had a panic attack, if someone had told me about it before I experienced it, I [...]
Get On Your Bikes and Ride!
I love riding my bike. And, since I’ve started riding every day, I’ve found that it really helps me feel better when I’m feeling down or had a bad day. Exercise changes the chemistry of the blood, and can alleviate depression. Since a lot of people haven’t ridden a bike since they [...]
St. John’s Wort: The Herbal Way to Feeling Good
St. John’s Wort: The Herbal Way to Feeling Good by Norman Rosenthal, MD, is one of the best books I’ve found about self diagnosing depression and treating it with St. John’s Wort. Dr. Rosenthal is a senior researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health and a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University. I [...]
St. John’s Wort — How Much to Take?
The target dosage in most of the antidepressant studies of mild to moderate depression has been 900 mg per day. Some people who are sensitive to the drug may be able to get by on 600 mg per day, and some people may need up to — but not more than — 1800 mg [...]
Side Effects of St Johns Wort
Since St. John’s Wort has been used extensively in Europe in the last 15 years, studies have shown it to be both safe and well tolerated when high quality brands are used in the dosages commonly prescribed.
Dr. Helmut Woelk in Germany monitored 3,250 mildly or moderately depressed patients being treated by 663 practitioners. Of [...]
Clinical Studies of St John’s Wort
Most of the studies of the efficacy of St. John’s Word were conducted in Europe. In 1994, the Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology devoted an issue to hypericum.
Later, the British Medical Journal published an article reviewing the data on well-conducted clinical studies of St. John’s Wort for depression. In [...]
Considering St. John’s Wort for the Treatment of Depression
Many people have heard of herbal supplements and wondered if they could be as effective as drugs available with a prescription, or if perhaps herbal supplements are only snake oil. In the last 15 years, St. John’s Wort has become one of the most talked-about new treatments for depression, and, frankly, is worth a [...]