Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Posted in Botanicals, Depression, Dietary Supplements, Mind and Emotional, St. John's wort on Jan 24th, 2024
Depression is on the rise in the U.S. with the percentage of U.S. adults who report having been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetime reaching 29.0%. As of a publication in May 2023, this is nearly 10 percentage points higher than in 2015. The percentage of Americans who currently have or are […]
Posted in Botanicals, Depression, Dietary Supplements, General, Insights, Mind and Emotional, Probiotics, St. John's wort, Turmeric on Nov 30th, 2023
I live in the Pacific NW and while beautiful and full of natural landscapes to bask in, some find the winters difficult with gray and wet skies, especially in these months of shortened daylight hours. Approximately 5% of folks struggle with the impacts of seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, and it is more frequent in […]
Posted in Depression, Dietary Supplements, Mind and Emotional, Nutrition, St. John's wort, Stress on Oct 29th, 2021
Depression is worldwide, and over 264 million individuals suffer from it across the world. Depression is one of the most commonly occurring mental health disorders occurring in adults and children. [i] According to The World Health Organization, depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. [ii] Depression is a common mental health condition […]
Posted in Botanicals, Depression, Dietary Supplements, Menopause, St. John's wort on Aug 14th, 2020
Perimenopause and menopausal symptoms can include hot flashes/nightsweats, insomnia, anxiety, depression, cognitive changes, decline in sexual desire, and skin and mucus atrophy including the eyes, mouth, vulva, vagina and our general skin thinning, wrinkling and drying. That list might seem long enough, but there can be others. The good news is that not all women […]
Posted in Botanicals, Menopause, St. John's wort on Feb 28th, 2011
St. John’s wort products and extracts have been used for a wide range of medical conditions, the most common being depressive disorders. The most robust research is in the area of mild to moderate depression, with some additional research in anxiety, severe depression, seasonal affective disorder, premenstrual syndrome, and perimenopause/menopause. St. John’s wort is the […]
Posted in Depression, Menopause, St. John's wort on Jun 30th, 2010
Several studies of St. John’s wort alone and St. John’s wort with black cohosh have been able to demonstrate that these products are good options for perimenopausal and menopausal women with hot flashes, mood issues, sleep problems and quality of life. In the newest of the St. John’s wort studies in perimenopausal/menopausal women, a total […]
Posted in Botanicals, Menstrual Cycle, Premenstrual Syndrome, St. John's wort on May 23rd, 2010
The results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial using St. John’s Wort for PMS sufferers were recently published. 36 women with regular menstrual cycles who were diagnosed with mild PMS were randomly assigned to receive St. John’s Wort tablets (900 mg/day and standardized to 0.18% hypericin and 3.38% hyperforin) or placebo for two menstrual […]
Posted in Botanicals, Menopause, Premenstrual Syndrome, St. John's wort on Dec 14th, 2009
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a combination of St. John’s wort and chaste tree berry in the treatment of PMS-like symptoms in peri-menopausal women. This clinical trial was conducted over 16 weeks and information was collected at 4 week intervals rating PMS scores in peri-menopausal women who were experiencing […]
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