Natural Remedies For Depression

Natural Remedies For Depression

There are a whole lot of people who silently suffer from depression and hide this fact from their families and friends. They believe that these symptoms will go away on its own, but the fact is that these people are hoping against hope, as these symptoms hardly go away on their own. It is advisable that one takes natural remedies to fight depression. 

St John’s wort is one of the most common natural remedy for depression. A lot of studies have come up with the result that St Johns wort has the same positive effect as that of anti depressant but has fewer side effects. It dose not have the side affects that normal medications have of insomnia and loss of appetite. The main side affect of St Johns wort is the increased sensitivity to light, this actually affects the fair skinned people the most.  

Other medicines that are gaining popularity are bilova, kava kava and black kohosh. Generally bilova is used in the case of mild depression and memory loss as it helps to improve the over all alertness and acumen of the brain. Kava kava is great for reducing the anxiety levels of a person as it causes sound sleep and helps a person to rest peacefully. Back cohish is relatively new as an anti depressant but it is never the less good at calming the nerves and creating day time energy. 
 

Targeted amino acid therapy is another cure for depression. This is useful as certain depressions are caused due to imbalance in the amino acids of the brain. If the non-invasive test confirms the amino acid imbalance then this therapy can be started. This therapy involves taking supplements that helps to fill up the deficiency of the chemical. 

Many people suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiency which triggers depression. The best way to find it out is by changing the diet. The most common deficiencies are folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, magnesium, omega 3 fatty acids and niacin. Folic acids, magnesium, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 are helpful as they are used to make brain chemicals. Omega 3 fatty acids helps in sending signals to the other cells and nicacin is used for the overall functioning of the nerve cell. 

To avoid depression one can try and change ones life style. It has been found out that people who stay in a prolonged period darkness develop seasonal effective disorder (SAD). This is caused to the deficiency of vitamin D that is found in sunlight. So to keep health and happy it is important to let sufficient natural light to come in.