A Natural Cure For Depression???
Hello Practice Members, Dr. Vince here…with a very important blog post today that affects a lot of us here in the sun deprived state of Washington: Depression.
Is there a natural cure for depression? Without taking the nasty prescription drugs with those hideous side effects?
New research shows that an all natural solution might be a good alternative. The name? St. John’s Wort.
Despite the strange odd name, St. John’s Wort has been used since the middle ages and even some accounts trace its use back to the ancient Greeks.
In the September 2000 issue of the British Medical Journal a study was conducted that showed 324 patients with mild to moderate depression received 250 mg of pharmacy grade St Johns Wort or 75 mg of Imipramine, twice daily.
After six weeks of treatment both patients had the same outcome. But the patients who used St. John’s Wort reported way fewer adverse reactions.
Some countries (outside the U.S., which is overrun by Pharmaceuticals and their $45 Billion in yearly marketing) have been utilizing St. John’s Wort to treat depression more frequently than other well known depression medications like Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft. Hmmm, something to think about eh?
If you know someone that is suffering from depression and the side effects of the prescription drugs, send them to this blog and help ‘em out!
See you soon,
Dr. Vince Leone
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