The treatment of depression is a major industry in its own right. Literally billions of dollars are spent each year by patients desperate to find relief from the emotional black clouds that always block their sun.

Most of these dollars find their way into the bank accounts of pharmacy companies and medical practitioners and rightfully so; both medication and therapy are key in treating and controlling depression.

But what has gotten lost in all the advertising and discussion over which drug is best  is the help you can give yourself, without drugs and without therapy. Natural treatment for depression and anxiety goes a long way toward curing mild cases all by themselves. For more severe causes of depression, these natural treatments enhance the effectiveness of other treatment approaches.

The good news here is that there are positive steps you can take, right now, that will help with depression. Here are five proven methods to help you feel better: Continue reading »

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Mar 202011
 

Heart disease in all its various forms is the number one killer in the U.S. with more than 600,000 deaths per year. That’s about 10% more than are killed by cancer and almost 10 times more than succumb to diabetes. To combat this epidemic, the medical community is doing all they can to educate the public about lifestyle changes that can be made to reduce the risk of heart disease. One of the most frequent warnings is to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.

But not all fats are the same. One class of fats, Omega-3 fatty acids, may very well have definite benefits. Omega-3 fatty acids have only been studied for a few decades and not all is known about how they act in the body. But research strongly suggests that including them in your diet will help reduce the risk of heart disease. Other studies indicate other benefits such as relieving the symptoms of depression and arthritis.

In nature, omega-3 is derived from several different sources. The most well known is probably fish like Salmon and Tuna. These omega-3s, DHA and EPA, seem to have the most beneficial effects on health. Yet another type of omega-3 is known as ALA and is found in botanicals such as Chia seed, nuts, flax seed, and greens with dark leaves like spinach. When the omega-3 is eaten from one of these sources, the body will convert some of the ALA omega-3 into both EPA and DHL. Plus, the ALA has its own health benefits. The human body cannot manufacture omega-3 on its own so it must be obtained through our diet. Continue reading »

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The Human Aging ProcessAs the baby boomer generation continues to march into 60s and 70s they are eager to embrace just about any product that promises to halt, reverse, or alleviate the natural aging processes. Just look at the companies and products that chose to spend their advertising budget on any cable or network news program. By far, the greatest majority of advertisements are for products that address specific consequences of aging like osteoporosis, bladder control, impotence, and other age related ailments followed closely by anti wrinkle and anti age spot products.

But what is “aging” in the physical sense? Although we most frequently chart aging chronologically by adding another number to our total at each birthday, “aging” is really how both our physical bodies and mental processes react to the accumulating years.
At the most basic level aging is marked by the individual cells in our bodies losing their ability to perfectly replicate themselves through cell division. In turn, this reduces the Continue reading »

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Omega-3 Fatty Acid

Omega-3 molecule

Chia seed is derived from Salvia hispanica which is a species of a flowering plant in the mint family native to central and southern Mexico. It is similar to flax but has far more nutritional benefits than either flax seed or flax oil. While still relatively new to the U.S. market, Chia continues to gain popularity as a healthy food source.

But chia is certainly not a “new” food; quite the contrary. Chia seed was a dietary staple Continue reading »

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Here is a video done by Rene Oswald. She is a natural foods advocate and has written a cookbook with recipes using raw foods. Here she demonstrates how to create a gel from chia seed and water to use in recipes.

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