A recent study of 858 participants, published in the JAMA Psychiatry showed that adding bright light therapy (sitting in front of a light box of 10,000 Lux for 30 minutes a day) increased the response to antidepressant therapy from 23 percent of participants to 40 percent. That’s a massive increase in effectiveness due to . . . bright light. It means that bright light—yes, bright light—almost doubled the likelihood that folks with depression would recover.
This fact should certainly be enough to make it clear that natural remedies for major depression (but also for chronically low mood that doesn’t constitute major depression) cannot be dismissed and must be studied. They could bring healing to millions of Americans who might well benefit from adding them to their antidepressant regimens or, if they simply feel chronically sad, can benefit from taking them alone.
Clearly, the potential healing impact of herbs, adaptogens, amino acids and vitamins was the reason we started www.4vitahealth.com, to offer supplements with natural ingredients to raise mood, lower stress, increase focus and promote better sleep. And data showing that bright light seems to cure depression certainly and very dramatically emphasizes that drug companies don’t have all the answers—especially when it comes to tens of millions of people who need help, but may not even meet the criteria for serious mental disorders.
What’s especially remarkable about the recent study on bright light therapy is that it worked for non-seasonal depression. It turns out it doesn’t matter whether people get depressed during the winter or during the spring. Bright light therapy still vastly improves the outcomes for those being treated with antidepressants.
We’re more emboldened than ever to be offering www.4bettermood.com because its combination of herbs and amino acids like Rhodiola, L-theanine, Skullcap, Ashwaganda, Bacopa and Velvet Bean has plenty of science backing up its mood elevating and stress reducing abilities.
The days of questioning whether naturally occurring substances can impact mood, stress, focus and sleep ought be long over. If light can dramatically impact who recovers from major depression and who does not, just imagine what the right vitamins, amino acids and herbs can do for psychological suffering.
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This fact should certainly be enough to make it clear that natural remedies for major depression (but also for chronically low mood that doesn’t constitute major depression) cannot be dismissed and must be studied. They could bring healing to millions of Americans who might well benefit from adding them to their antidepressant regimens or, if they simply feel chronically sad, can benefit from taking them alone.
Clearly, the potential healing impact of herbs, adaptogens, amino acids and vitamins was the reason we started www.4vitahealth.com, to offer supplements with natural ingredients to raise mood, lower stress, increase focus and promote better sleep. And data showing that bright light seems to cure depression certainly and very dramatically emphasizes that drug companies don’t have all the answers—especially when it comes to tens of millions of people who need help, but may not even meet the criteria for serious mental disorders.
What’s especially remarkable about the recent study on bright light therapy is that it worked for non-seasonal depression. It turns out it doesn’t matter whether people get depressed during the winter or during the spring. Bright light therapy still vastly improves the outcomes for those being treated with antidepressants.
We’re more emboldened than ever to be offering www.4bettermood.com because its combination of herbs and amino acids like Rhodiola, L-theanine, Skullcap, Ashwaganda, Bacopa and Velvet Bean has plenty of science backing up its mood elevating and stress reducing abilities.
The days of questioning whether naturally occurring substances can impact mood, stress, focus and sleep ought be long over. If light can dramatically impact who recovers from major depression and who does not, just imagine what the right vitamins, amino acids and herbs can do for psychological suffering.
About the authors
Read more at Keith & Kathy's Corner
