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10/23/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Try these evidence-based natural remedies for social anxiety

Humans are inherently social beings, but not all people do well in social situations. There are those who have a condition known as social anxiety, which is characterized by an intense fear of being judged by the people around them. Like other mental health disorders, social anxiety can also be disabling if left untreated. Since […]

04/13/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Depression is a symptom of nutrient deficiency; treating it with drugs is not only ineffective but dangerous

Far too many people are suffering from depression in recent years leading to more people taking antidepressants than ever – with 13 million Americans taking such medications every day. At the same time, people’s diets have declined in quality significantly. While most people don’t tend to think that the two problems are related, some experts […]

04/03/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

OTC meds for acid reflux linked to depression – Proton Pump Inhibitors

One of the quickest ways to initiate depression physiologically is to destroy your intestinal microbiota and block your body’s ability to utilize nutrients. Medications for acid reflux do just that. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are prescribed to reduce stomach acid, but in the process, they damage the colonization of your microbiota, severely altering the microbial environment […]

03/30/2018 / By Tracey Watson

More meds kill ‘em faster: Heart attack survivors prescribed antidepressants more than TWICE as likely to be dead one year later

It is easy to understand that having a heart attack can be a physically devastating experience. What many of us may not realize, however, is the emotional toll such an event takes on a patient. Many heart attack victims start feeling very anxious about their health, becoming convinced that they are dying. Heart attacks can […]

10/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Seven signs you may have magnesium deficiency

Magnesium is an important mineral that impacts our body in many ways. Metabolism, blood pressure, immune function, and sleep are affected by magnesium, as are more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Despite the numerous benefits of magnesium, it’s a mineral that the majority of the world’s population sorely lacks. Soil depletion to unmitigated […]

08/05/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Eating processed sugar found to cause depression… but magnesium reverses it

Men are 23 percent more likely to develop depression or anxiety if their diet consists of a lot of high-sugar food such as soft drinks and desserts. Researchers at the University College London are stating conclusively that diet impacts mental health, and that high-sugar food can contribute to an increased risk of a mood disorder. […]

07/20/2017 / By Mike Adams

Magnesium found to treat DEPRESSION better than antidepressant drugs: New science

A breakthrough nutritional study conducted at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and published in PLoS ONE has found that just 248mg of magnesium per day leads to an astounding reversal of depression symptoms in study subjects. “New clinical research results show magnesium is effective at addressing symptoms and is safer […]

07/11/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Magnesium to make depression drugs obsolete? New science finds magnesium safer, more affordable and more effective than SSRIs

More than 350 million people on our planet suffer from depression, and it also has a profound effect on their loved ones. One of the most popular treatments, SSRI antidepressants, is risky, expensive, and not terribly effective. This has prompted some scientists to look for alternatives, and it appears they may have found a good […]

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