St. Johns Wort (Hypericum Perforatum) is also known as Klamath Weed or Tipton’s Weed. There have been at least 370 different species of this wonder plant, in the plant genus, Hypericum discovered to date. St. Johns wort thrives in subtropical areas of the world. These include Asia Minor, North America, India, Russia, China and Europe.

This perennial herb flowers yellow and is traditionally harvested on June 24. This is where it got its name; June 24 is St John’s day. St. Johns Wort is easy to identify. The yellow flowers are …

Thousands of men and women in America suffer from sleep problems that include trouble falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep or just not getting enough sound sleep. This rest deprivation is wrecking such havoc in their schedules that they are turning to prescription medications to alleviate the problem.

Nearly one third of the population is tormented with insomnia and last year, doctors wrote almost 50 million prescriptions for sleep medications. Although, these drugs are proven to facilitate the quality and quantity of sleep while they are being used, they are not a …

* 6 d. geranium oil
* 2 d. basil oil
* 2 d. neroli oil.

Add to oils to 1/4 C baking soda or epsom salts and add to tub as it is filling. Soak 15-20 minutes

* Ylang-ylang 5 drops
* Sandalwood 5 drops
* Grapefruit 5 drops
* Massage Oil 1 teaspoon (5 ml)

As you prepare your bath, close the window and door to prevent the oil vapors from escaping. Fill the bathtub with warm/hot water.

To soften your skin and remove impurities, dissolve 1 cup of epsom salt in the bath water. Then dilute the essential oils in the Massage Oil. Pour …

These oils have been recommended by a variety of books, and Usenet posts on alt.herbs.folklore and alt.Aromatherapy.

* Bergamot
* Clary Sage
* Frankincense
* Geranium
* Jasmine
* Lavender
* Mimosa
* Myrrh
* Neroli
* Rose
* Rosewood
* Sandalwood
* Violet
* Ylang-Ylang

ROSE OIL:
“Therapeutically, this scent does have a potent antidepressant effect and may be used, via face and body massage, skin care, baths, or vaporisers to treat nervousness, sadness, or long-term stress.”

LAVENDER:
“The balancing properties of lavender can correct emotional problems and feelings of instability. Its …

Adapted from New Choices in Natural Healing, Bill Gottlieb, editor (Rodale Press, 1995) – adapted by Care2.com

When Cait realized that stress was impacting her health (doesn’t it do that to all of us??) she turned to these remedies from the editor of Prevention Magazine Health Books. Her favorite is so easy she can do it at her desk, and the soothing tea is tasty as well as effective. Try these all-natural calming remedies here.

Acupressure

Hold your thumb with your other hand. Do it gently and intently, but keep doing it until …

When a person has a collapse, either emotionally or psychologically, it is often because of a nervous breakdown. A nervous breakdown is not a specific problem but a general term that covers a whole variety of mental illnesses.

A person is typically diagnosed with it when they find themselves not able to exist in social roles that they once participated in. It is often accompanied by feelings of inadequacy, depression and losing touch with what is real or not real.

Many times it shows up after a person has been in a …

Anxiety unattended always grows.

Whether the anxiety you feel is a little or a lot – it’s important to know that NOT dealing with it practically insures your anxiety will grow.

The natural tendency of anxiety is to increase. The purpose of this article is to provide a means to achieve immediate, temporary relief during those times when you are suffocating from it.

Anxiety can be reduced, escaped, and even eliminated from your life. Due to its complex nature, however, it won’t happen overnight. It requires effort, work, and attacking it from different …

Treating depression naturally should always been the first preference. This is primarily due to the fact that there are side effects and addictive properties associated with most medications that are used for treating depression. Cognitive behavioral therapy, as different from the traditional ‘talking therapy’ has been established as being the most effective among the recent natural remedies for depression.

Interpersonal therapy can be considered as an offshoot of cognitive behavioral therapy. This is because most of the techniques that are used in interpersonal therapy are modifications of the intervention methods …

Medications, a quick fix solution, are the most common way out of panic attacks. They are, for sure, not the ultimate solution to all behavioral dysfunction and many people have become well without the aid of them. Nonetheless, they are still being prescribed for two reasonsbecause they work and because they are convenient.

But can people with panic attacks truly live normally without the medications? For those who believe in their capacity to help themselves intro treatment other than taking pills and tablets, they can. Sadly for those who are …