Approximately 19 million Americans are diagnosed with depression every year, upping their suicide risk and leaving them vulnerable to related disorders and illnesses. When it comes to mild to moderate depression the risks of conventional antidepressants often don’t offset the benefits, and it may be wiser to seek alternative therapies, such as herbal stimulants, which don’t exhibit such significant side effects. One all-star treatment for depression is roseroot extract, with 3000 years of experience as a European folk medicine used to enhance performance, longevity, energy, and immunity.
Scientists Discover Roseroot Extract Is Nearly As Effective As Prescription Antidepressants
Roseroot extract (Rhodiola rosea) has been shown in several studies to improve depression by stimulating the receptors of neurotransmitters that help control mood, such as dopamine and serotonin. Other studies reveal that it impacts beta-endorphin levels, which help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety.
Dr. Jun J. Mao, associate professor of family medicine, community health and epidemiology at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, expanded on this research with the first ever randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that compared the effects of roseroot extract to the effects of the prescribed antidepressant drug sertraline on mild to moderate depression. The smallscale study—published in the journal Phytomedicine—consisted of 57 adults who exhibited two or more depressive episodes, depressed mood or loss of interest in activities for at least two weeks, and depressive symptoms, such as unexplained weight change, fatigue, and suicidal ideations.
Patients were given standardized roseroot extract, sertraline, or a placebo for 12 weeks, their moods regulated throughout. At the end of the 12 weeks patients reported:
1.9 times the odds of improvement when taking sertraline
1.4 times the odds of improvement when taking roseroot extract
Scientists reported no statistical difference between the two. Furthermore, 63% of patients taking sertraline reported side effects, compared to 30% of patients taking roseroot extract.
“[Roseroot] may be better tolerated than sertraline, which suggests its potential as a treatment alternative for patients who are intolerant to the adverse effects of conventional antidepressants,” the authors conclude.
Experts note that roseroot extract side effects are those typically associated with mild stimulants, such as jitteriness, dry mouth, and dizziness. Do not take roseroot if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
undergroundhealthreporter.com
One Twin Exercises, the Other Doesn’t
Exercise works! If you need proof, try this on for size…
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/one-twin-exercises-the-other-doesnt/
Important Facts To Remember As You Age
I think someone must have been thinking about people like me when they wrote this.
Life Is Too Good To Eat Bad Food
No Man Is An Island
This is a truth we need to share so more people are aware of it.
Life Offers You A Second Chance
Hooray for that!
Airline Takes on Big Game Hunters to Protect Rhinos, Lions, and Elephants
Good on South Africa Airways!
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/04/30/south-africa-airline-bans-hunting-trophies
The Secret Of Change
Boy! Was HE on the money!
Famous Failures
So you tried and failed?
GOOD!
You’re on the road to success!
It’s a trying road, a testing road, a challenging road.
But doing things that matter is what matters.
Those who mind that you tried and failed don’t matter.
Those who matter don’t mind that you tried and failed.
What matters is that you matter.
Greatly.
Because you have no limits to your beingness.
When you are being your true, native self you are far greater than anybody ever permitted to to believe.
When you assume that viewpoint you will contemplate vast action and vast results.
It also matters that you are doing things that matter.
Because what you do matters.
Even more greatly than who you are.
So next time you are feeling REALLY good, grab some paper and write down what major matter you are going to address, what product you would like to accomplish.
Then work out what actions it will take to get the result you desire.
Envision the result and take action.
You want to change things?
Decide the product you want and take action to attain it.
You want to feel better?
Decide the product you want and take action to attain it.
Only action leads to a product.
You and I want the product of a better society.
The freedom from oppression.
Well, to get that product we need to take bigger action than has been taken.
We need to get more people aboard.
In whatever capacity they wish to contribute.
If you cannot yet contemplate leading the charge in an area, find a group with whose product you agree and put your shoulder to their wheel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYECIjmnQs
The Proper Role Of Government
