I hate the up and down feeling I get sometimes which I think is due to my birth control. Is there any way to help make my mood swings less intense. I hate being on edge one minute and on cloud nine the next!

This is a topic very near and dear to my heart. The elderly in our society tend to be the ‘forgotten generation.’

What makes this so very tragic, besides the fact that these individuals helped the next generation get to whee they are, is that our senior citizens are a treasured resource of historical information and perspective.

I’ve worked hard to instill a deep respect for the elderly in my children. After all, when you are dealing with an aged parent, you are basically looking at your own future.

Our society has gone from one which honors age …

Postpartum depression is a hormonally induced depression in women who have just given birth. Theoretically the womans brain chemistry is significantly altered by the abrupt withdrawal of high levels of hormones that maintained the pregnancy and at the same time are faced with a physically taxing and emotionally stressful task.

In the recent past, since the 1990s, physicians have been prescribing SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) drugs, including Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft, for depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder and seasonal affective disorder. The class of drug, SSRI, are the first choice medication for …

Depression has been called the common cold of mental health especially since the release of the medication Prozac in the 1990s. At that time depression was finally recognized as a real disorder and not something that was all in someone’s head.

Have you been blue? Felt down for a day or two about a particular situation or maybe for no reason at all? I think we’ve all been there. So when does feeling blue translate to being depressed or have a major depressive episode?

Think about depression as having three distinct parts. …

Aggression is a type of behavior that is both impulsive and unpredictable. While someone is going through this type of mood swing they are prone to becoming angry and capable of physical harm. Aggression can be shown either verbally or physically.

An aggressive person will likely damage things or have fits and throw things around. Verbal abuse is often a trademark of aggression. They will yell threats, swear and try to intimidate people. More times than not the aggressive individual feels they are being provoked by something inside of him/her or something another person has done.

Aggressive …

With the number of cases rising dramatically worldwide, depression has become one of the most wide-reaching health issues we presently face. Right now, there are more than 121 million people suffering from depression, including many children. To find relief from the myriad of symptoms caused by depression, an estimated 25 percent of sufferers are taking at least one prescription medication to treat the disease.

The American Journal of Health reports that there are more than 2.7 million prescriptions written for antidepressant drugs each year in the United States alone – and more than 330,000 of these …

Homeopathic remedy temporarily relieves fear, anxiety and nervousness prompted by new environments
remedy to calm fears related to leaving the house and being in crowds

Leaving the comfort zone

Heart palpitations, shaking, sweating, difficulty swallowing, increased heart rate, shortness of breath, and trembling are considered normal responses if facing a life-threatening situation or catastrophe… sometimes these symptoms happen in situations where there is no real danger – only a temporary feeling of insecurity or nervousness about leaving your ‘comfort zone’, usually home.

A comfort zone is relative and different for each individual. Some people find themselves scared of …

Everyone worries, gets nervous and concerned, feels certain fears, and experiences apprehensions. To a certain degree, anxiousness is healthy as it enables the body to react to certain stimuli and take into action or perform better.

As long as the feeling is relative to the situation or problem at hand, it is normal. However, when anxiety gets severe, chronic and irrational, you might already have an anxiety disorder and experience episodes of anxiety attacks.
Common symptoms of an anxiety attack include:
Fear of going crazy When under tremendous pressure, a person may feel that he is going crazy. …

Individuals who are age 70 or older and experiencing depression for the first time can derive long term benefits from continuing to take medicine after they feel better, according to a two-year study by the National Institute of Mental health (NIMH). The study states that continuing with the medicines gave them a 60% chance to not repeat the depression episode.

The benefit of continuing, physicians agree starts from the point that the elderly patient is symptom free and extends to 6 or 12 months from that point with the benefits being that the patient will stay …

What are NaturalEco Herbal Birth Drops and how can they help you?

Although the birth of your new baby is the culmination of more than 9 months of anticipation and preparation, many women fear the pain and exhaustion associated with labor and childbirth.

Childbirth is a completely natural event and the most unique and revered rite of passage that a woman can experience. At Natural Eco, we want to help you experience this special event with minimal pain as well as a strong, calm and positive frame of mind.

With good mental and physical preparation, strong emotional support …