Passionflower is a natural, non-addictive sedative that helps treat anxiety and sleep disorders. In the United States and Europe, passionflower is used as a calming herb for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and hysteria. There are about 500 species of passionflower. You may know some as passionfruit. There’s a variety of passionfruit: banana passionfruit, maypop, water lemon, wild maracuja. Passionflower…

  Male menopause and anxiety. As ugly, tough, and weird to go through as female menopause. When a man turns forty, testosterone goes down, cortisol goes up. Emotions go berserk. Depression and anxiety are common. Behaviour can get down right weird or upsetting. It’s puberty hormonally reversed. A man’s body goes through several changes in…

Lately there’s a growing appreciation of stress hormones. Stress hormones like cortisol are our natural defences against everyday challenges that might hurt us mentally or emotionally. “You think that stress is bad, but research shows that in moderation and with the proper resources, not all stress is bad,” said Elisabeth Conradt, assistant professor of psychology at…

Food affects mood. Natural foods are better than junk foods at regulating mood. Some foods are natural anti-depressants because of what they contain. Your everyday food choices can affect your mood. Here’s eight foods that fight depression and anxiety. Whole grains. Reduces mood swings, depression, and anxiety. Contain high levels of tryptophan, an amino acid crucial…

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