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Herbal Remedies for Depression and Anxiety
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This is a guest post by Michelle Rose from PanicAttackSymtomsHelp.com
Depression does more than just affect your mind. It affects your entire body and can interfere with daily life. You will feel negative about everything. Depression and anxiety may be caused by anything from antibiotic use to stress. The major risk of depression is suicide. There are three types that you may be dealing with. You may have bipolar disorder which is characterized by mood swings, major depression which interferes with every part of life and dysthymia which can affect mood.
There are many herbal remedies for depression and anxiety that you may wish to try before seeing a medical professional.
Tea may be very helpful in the treatment of depression and anxiety. You may wish to try licorice tea, but drink no more than three cups on a daily basis. Another remedy you may wish to try is a cup of tea containing 1/2 teaspoon sage as well as 1/4 teaspoon tulsi. Some prefer to turn the seeds to two green cardamoms into powder. Add this powder to 1 cup of boiling water along with some sugar and drink twice daily. As you can see, tea is one of the preferred herbal remedies for depression and anxiety.
For those who do not like tea, there are plenty of other herbal remedies for depression and anxiety. You may wish to try the root of asparagus. Take one or two grams of the root powder. You may also choose to eat an apple with milk and honey. This will uplift your mood and reduce your symptoms of depression. Some like to place 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg powder mixed with 1 tablespoon of amla juice which has just been extracted. This mixture needs to be taken three times a day.
Many find that herbal remedies for depression and anxiety involve a lifestyle change. When you being to feel depressed, take a long, hot bath. Put some chamomile or lavender oil in the water and just relax. Take some time to pray or head out for a walk in the fresh air. You may also wish to clean your house while listening to music. A clean home makes you feel better and music is uplifting to the spirits and can help with your symptoms. Try one or more of these remedies to see which works best for you. 
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You posted this on my birthday!
In all seriousness though, thank you for this. I have Major Depressive Disorder with severe anxiety, and my six year old son is also showing signs of both – not a good sign at his age.
Music has ALWAYS been a safe haven for me when my emotions get too far out of control, in either direction. It can vent and be cathartic for me at a brisk rhythm, or soothe to Jazz and Classical. Teas of all kinds also help, especially when you set a routine to the way you make them, like I do. Water then sugar then microwave then teabag then aaaahhhhh. Both hands wrapped around the mug out on the balcony (I live in a third floor apartment that faces a nature preserve.)… There’s just nothing like it.
For my son, I have noticed that comfort foods, when applied correctly and in moderation, lift his spirits considerably. Mashed potatos, macaroni and cheese, and peas (oddly enough) are a few of his favorites. He also responds well to a nap, and to good old fashioned relaxation time, where nothing is expected of him for an hour or so. His baths are timed just right with lavender baby soap to help relax him for bed, and we keep the house chilly so that the comfort of snuggling down under lots of blankets isn’t lost. (Believe it or not, the electric bill actually evens out when you use a fan in the summer while the AC is on a medium setting, and then try not to use the heater at all during the winter. Then again, I live in Texas.)
At any rate, I hope that these ideas help someone!
Thank you so much for posting this. Anytime I bring up how I feel, my mother always tries to get me to go on antidepressants, and I don’t like how those pills make me feel.
For those whose depression is related to serotonin levels, soy is high in tryptophan as plants go, and tryptophan is an ingredient that the body uses to make serotonin. Processed soy products may not have the same effect so it’s best to eat the whose soybean. Edamame and soy nuts aren’t cheap as food goes, but they are very affordable compared to medicine (and in my opinion feels better than being medicated…yes I’ve tried both!).
If you want to take a supplement, 5-HTP is what the body turns tryptophan into and then the 5-HTP gets turned into serotonin in the brain. (Don’t take this WITH antidepressants without medical advice and monitoring because the combination can raise your serotonin levels too high and set off a side effect called “serotonin storm” which you do not want.) I have not tried this one myself but am going to.
If your depression tends to be worse in winter, it might be at least partly Seasonal Affective Disorder. Best treatment for this is to get as much natural light as possible by going outside. This is worth trying for everyone because there are no side effects (except maybe a sunburn, so use common sense and apply sunscreen) and it’s available to everyone and sunlight is FREE! If you have to be inside pull back the curtains.
And of course lifestyle…take good care of yourself overall, avoid triggers and stress-outs, and do anything that’s reasonably healthy and makes you happy.
Please research any suggestions in this article. Licorice can be deadly for those with high blood pressure and has been proven to cause mis-carriage. It is usually recommended with this warning.