Depression and Dopamine: Natural Ways to Increase Key Neurotransmitter

While the number of drugs to treat dopamine-dependent depression is growing, people interested in avoiding medication can try natural alternatives to increase dopamine. Dopamine is involved in arousal and motor…

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DHEA Improves Stress Resilience & Depression – Anti-Aging Hormone Offers Mood Benefits

  DHEA, a natural steroid and precursor hormone produced by the adrenals, has been shown to provide several anti-aging benefits, and research suggests DHEA may also improve mid-life onset depression in people…

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Vitamin D Deficiency, Fibromyalgia, Anxiety & Depression: Possible Links

[caption id="attachment_3703" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Sunshine Vitamin. Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to fibromyalgia, chronic pain symptoms."][/caption] (Photo credit, Maggie Smith) While researchers have found a relationship between insufficient vitamin…

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Depression Caused by Low GABA Rather Than Serotonin in Some

[caption id="attachment_3695" align="alignnone" width="280" caption="SSRI meds For GABA-Related Depression May Not Work"][/caption] Photo credit, Flickr Doctors may be closer to treating major depression in individuals who don't respond to selective-serotonin…

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Five Ways To Improve Mood Naturally: Dopamine, GABA, Fish Oil…

[caption id="attachment_3708" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Natural mood elevators, including fish oil"][/caption] (Photo credit: Kittikun Atsawintarangkul) Depression and anxiety treatment continues to explode as a highly profitable industry for drug companies. A growing…

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GABA: Increasing the Brain’s Own Calming Chemical

[caption id="attachment_3731" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Reducing stress by naturally elevating GABA levels"][/caption] Photo credit: Renjith krishnan Anxiety has become nearly a near epidemic as thousands of people today struggle with feeling…

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11 Ways to Naturally Improve Depression or Anxiety

Photo credit: Digitalart While the pharmaceutical companies continue to promote expensive mood medications that come with a long list of side effects to manage anxiety and depression, in many cases,…

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