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fbloke

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Re: Anyone tried St John's Wort?
« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2011, 03:46:38 PM »
Great response to this one, many thanks to everyone for their input.

I've done counselling, CBT and physical therapies and am 90% better - not depressed but not quite firing on all cylinders either. I had a lot of stuff coming together at once and my whole system got overwhelmed and I burned-out.   The thing I like about St Johns Wort is that it acts as a nerve tonic as well as an anti-depressant, so it acts as a kind of herbal "food" for the brain that helps the system to grow itself back to its natural state.  I've been taking it for 4 days now and I'm sleeping a lot more deeply - maybe placebo as results usually take 2 weeks but I'm not ruling anything out.

Whilst researching nutrition I also discovered another natural substance that is great for B vitamins and other minerals that help the nervous system, thyroid and many other things.  It is....drum roll please...

BREWER'S YEAST!!

Need I say more?

Fourth Feline

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Re: Anyone tried St John's Wort?
« Reply #16 on: February 06, 2011, 04:05:01 PM »
I remember my Dear departed father starting each day with eggs in milk and a handful of Brewer's yeast, back in the 70s.  As someone who was left with having to deal with the long term physical and psychological effects of being a combatant in WWII,  he swore that the combination kept him physically healthier and  emotionally calmer.

I find that not only a Mega-dose of B vits, but notably Fish oil ( originally taken for my sporting hobbies ) seems to encourage a better level of stability for me.  I once read of an interesting 'demo' of fish oils, ( or seed based equivalents ) - that was to hold a mouthful of oil for about half a minute, and feel how your muscles noticably relax. It worked on me, whereas other 'test substances' did not.  It makes sense that the brain's fatty acid composition , would benefit from being 'topped up' on a daily basis with such oils - and of course the smooth running of the energy release and myriad other systems would run smoother on a good B vitamin 'blast' - with the added benefit of the Selenium in Brewer's yeast.

I prefer a full range high dose B vitamin compound, as not only do I want the added B12 , but also the relatively high levels  of Tyramine in Brewer's Yeast could potentially cause a hyper-tensive crisis in one who has to take M.A.O.I medication throughout the day.
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