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How a pair of plants declares war on depression

    Does a natural remedy with the combination of the herbal extracts Hypericum and Rosavin represent an alternative to numerous pharmaceutical or chemical products in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders? Scientific studies now seem to back this up. private lecturer dr Thomas Kuehn Klaus Linde from the Technical University in Munich recently found in a meta-analysis that Hypericum is more effective than placebo in mild to moderate depression and is similarly effective as standard antidepressants. A. Szegedi from Berlin has now shown that Hypericum also helps with moderate to severe depression just as well as conventional medication and is better tolerated. (BMJ 2005; 330: 503; Epub… Continue reading "How a pair of plants declares war on depression

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    Depression time bomb?

      Depending on the definition, four to eight million Germans meet the criteria for depression requiring treatment every year; Europe-wide there are 33,4 million. One in ten Germans – some studies even speak of almost one in five – will be overwhelmed by melancholy at least once in their lives. One in six of them will die from it! Frightening numbers. – And they are increasing, not only in Germany. At the beginning of the 21st century, 37 percent more people in the USA were being treated for depression than in 1980. At US universities, every sixth female student is considered to be pathologically depressed. No one seems safe from the new folk ailment, not even a… Continue reading "Depression time bomb?

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      The fungus in man. What to do?

        Many people suffer from an excessive infestation of the body with fungi. private lecturer dr Thomas Kuehn Cravings for sweets, bloated stomach, shortness of breath or tachycardia - these are just a few signs that indicate an excessive infestation of the body with fungi. The diffuse symptoms and a lack of information on how to deal with fungal diseases mean that many complaints are not recognized as a result of fungal infections. But as long as the fungi are not eliminated as the source of the disease, the symptoms will always return. The only remedies are medicines and natural remedies and an anti-fungal diet that eliminate the fungus by giving it its food base - in... Continue reading "The fungus in man. What to do?