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Ashwagandha: An Herb for Our Time
Ashwagandha is the ancient herb for our modern time. It helps everything from stress, anxiety and insomnia to sex and fitness. Ashwagandha & Mental Health Ashwagandha seems to specialize in anxiety, stress and sleepless nights. A systematic review of five controlled studies found that ashwagandha significantly improves anxiety.1 All kinds of research shows that it ...
Trade Associations Respond to Study on Melatonin and Heart Failure
In a new preliminary study, the American Heart Association (AHA) claims long-term use of melatonin supplements was associated with a higher risk of heart failure. According to the AHA, melatonin is a hormone naturally produced in the body by the pineal gland and helps regulate the body’s sleep-wake cycle. Melatonin supplements are often used as ...
The Sleep, Stress & Mood Triangle
What’s new in the market addresses a variety of needs. While the pandemic is in the world’s rearview mirror now, a new one seems to be taking over: the perfect stormy triangle of high stress, poor mood and a lack of good sleep. This appears to be one of those “What came first, the chicken ...
The Various Forms of Magnesium: Good, Better, Best
In May of 2013, I wrote an article for Vitamin Retailer titled, “Magnesium: A Mineral With Multiple Applications.” At that time, magnesium was already a trending nutraceutical in the dietary supplement industry—but that was only the beginning. In 2024 the magnesium market size was valued at $29.3 billion with estimations to reach $40.8 billion by ...
Are You Suffering From Insomnia Caused by Stress & Anxiety?
Struggling with insomnia is tough enough. When it’s caused by stress & anxiety, things just got twice as bad! At least 10 percent of us—and probably a lot more—struggle with insomnia. Insomnia is not only frustrating and exhausting, but it can also destroy your quality of life. It can contribute to illness, pain, obesity, insulin ...
Your Stomach is Talking to Your Brain (And it’s Making You Happy!)
One of the most significant recent advances in health sciences is the exciting discovery that the microbiota in your gut communicate with the cognitive and emotional centers of your brain. This discovery is leading some researchers to identify what they are now calling the microbiota-gut-brain axis. The existence of a microbiota-gut-brain axis suggests the very ...
Saffron: Powerful Help for Mental Health
Saffron has been used as a medicinal herb since ancient times. But it is not until only very recently that it has caught the attention of modern science. And caught its attention it has! Saffron may be one of the most versatile and valuable of all herbs for mental health. An Assyrian botanical dictionary from ...
Melatonin: What You Didn’t Know
The master hormone, melatonin, is secreted by the pineal gland in response to darkness. It is why you shouldn’t turn your lights on or look at a screen if you are struggling to sleep at night. Melatonin has lots of important uses. Here are a few of the big ones (you might only know the ...
Menopause and Your Mind
Though hot flashes get most of the menopause attention, unfortunately, these physical symptoms are not the whole story of the challenge of menopause. Menopause can bring with it a whole host of psychological struggles, including depression, anxiety and insomnia. The time around menopause is a time of increased risk of depression (Obstet Gynecol Clin North ...
Welcome to the Land of Nod
For millions, sleep and the ability to physically and mentally relax is more elusive than ever. Here’s how to help them restore healthy sleep. Mass insomnia is not a new phenomenon. Pandemic, terror attacks, world wars, acts of an angry Mother Nature, all create an internal environment where relaxation and sleep are impaired. Josh Axe, ...
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