Overcome Depression Naturally: Biological Cause
www.encognitive.com 5-HTP is a naturally derived amino acid that has been shown in comprehensive studies to be safer than prescription drugs for the treatment of insomnia and depression, and can also be used for treating obesity, migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, and premenstrual syndrome. It may prove to be more popular than St. John's wort for the treatment of depression and other serotonin-related conditions, as it's been shown to produce results in as little as two weeks, while the herb may take a month or longer. Author Michael Murray, ND, a leading naturopath and coauthor of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, delves very deeply to explain the hows and whys of depression at the neurotransmitter level, and the illustrations of presynaptic membranes may be a bit much for the lay reader. There are also several sections with intimidating titles along the lines of "Enhancing 5-HTP with Catecholamine Precursors." But the book's comprehensiveness makes up for its occasional denseness. Murray includes enlightening sections on nutrition for peak serotonin synthesis, other complementary herbal supplements, and many online and physical sources for obtaining 5-HTP. --Erica Jorgensen --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal Murray (Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements, Prima, 1996) believes that the symptoms of depression, obesity, headaches, insomnia, anxiety, hyperactivity, premenstrual syndrome, chronic fatigue ...
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September 9th, 2009 - 18:16
the cause of depression can be attack of spirits…that has to be removed in the name of Jesus Christ.If a spirit or demon is present in a person or around him, it oppress the person completely
September 25th, 2009 - 23:46
Jesus was a Prophet, not the son of God. The message was distorted with time.
November 23rd, 2009 - 06:33
i know some one close to me who took antidepressants pills and told me he was thinking about killing him self. i seen many people with relatives with the same cases. These drugs don’t work, don’t listen to big pharmas right diet and exercise is the only thing that works.
December 1st, 2009 - 15:20
Please anyone who is depressed fill your head with some kind of physical agenda. A regular walk a marathon anything along those lines. Will make a difference I promise.
January 2nd, 2010 - 16:42
Okay, i agree that food and exercise are paramount in regulating one’s serotonin levels, and that ADs don’t always work, but i have a huge problem with people who do nothing but attack the PHARMA companies. You know what, ADs DO help many people and they are strongly regulated. Why is it that people say nothing about them making a fortune from people buying ‘natural’ or ‘alternative’ medicines? Why is okay for them to earn and not be corrupt? These pills have very little regulation…..
January 2nd, 2010 - 16:45
(contnued) compared to the likes of SSRIs produced by pharmaceutical companies. I really wish people would stop with this negative attitude towards the pharmaceutical industry, i think people always just want to create controversy for the sake of it. It isn’t only drugs within the field of psychiatry that aren’t always effective, any drug for any illness may not work for everyone, it is the individual who is either immune, or for some reason does not benefit from the drug in question.
January 6th, 2010 - 06:17
i don’t mean to insult your intelligence but big pharma is run by boards of directors not moms or doctors. they don’t care about you. they care about your money
January 6th, 2010 - 07:15
looks like your prophet too.
January 6th, 2010 - 22:56
Well, you’re hardly insulting my intelligence just by having a differing view, i simply happen to disagree. Pharma companies may not care about me, as an individual, but they do care about selliing their drugs, and in order to sell them, they need to pass tough regulations, which are enforced independently to the large companies. Those making the so called ‘Natural’ drugs are every bit as bad, and calling the drugs ‘natural’ doesn’t mean they are any more ‘moral’ – just that they know how…
January 6th, 2010 - 22:59
(continued)…manipulate people, claiming that they have the moral highground, when in fact they don’t -they could be selling anything as far as you’re concerned, their unltimate goal is the same, MONEY – only they have little to no regulation and if they did, i bet 99% of the products would not be licensed since the stuff on the drugs is nothing more than water – homeopathy being a classic example.
January 10th, 2010 - 06:29
God rocks!
January 14th, 2010 - 19:13
@zzzonezz AGREED!!! After 4 months of horror, I got off my antidepressant. It made me a zombie for 10 years. After getting of it, I learned I also have fibromyalgia. I started 5 HTP and it’s been 2 weeks. I pray it works. So far, I only notice very minor improvement.
March 25th, 2010 - 03:56
antidepresents from drs and such are posin
March 25th, 2010 - 09:57
@AnAtheist and some people like me have adverse reactions to talblets my body gets used to them so they dont work any more thats why i have gone for natural medicines that are basically in the food you eat eat it in the right combination and it will heal you
March 25th, 2010 - 09:58
@zzzonezz yes money means more that a persons life there sick people who would rather let you suffer than help you i thought doctors where supposed to help or have there rules changed now
March 25th, 2010 - 10:40
Does anyone know the pros and cons of taking Tryptophan vs 5-HTP? I’ve heard warnings about 5-HTP generating high seratonin levels in the blood, where they are not supposed to be as seratonin doesn’t cross the blood brain barrier anyway. Something tells me that Tryptophan would be safer. But there are lots of testimonials for 5-HTP working very well.
June 1st, 2010 - 01:06
you completely left out another depression cause—bad life experiences. i think ive always had low serotonin or something but i never was depressed until age 14 when my social life continued to be terrible & self image declining
no useless supplement ever made a difference
June 23rd, 2010 - 22:59
You know, I was on Wellbutrin in high school for a little while and it was wierd. I sort of felt numb. I really didnt care about anything…and I also wasnt depressed anymore. I got off of it because of this numb feeling. My depression has since come back in full force and I dont really want to go on anti-depressants. I will have to try this as an alternative. Thanks for posting!
June 23rd, 2010 - 23:28
@mizzzlizzz02 Actually, I heard now that this was banned in the US? Is that true?
June 26th, 2010 - 04:23
@mizzzlizzz02 There’s a very good story behind why -tryptophan was banned in the U.S. In brief, it was one bad batch of caused by GMO in the l-tryptophan. Third video of link below has info: encognitiveDOTcom/node/10275 (third video)
August 2nd, 2010 - 05:16
I am a recovered fibromyalgic who left the care of medical profession to discover the cause and cure of this horrific condition, and I understand this condition from the inside and back out again. This is a good description of symptoms. Symptoms can often be mistaken for the cause, and treatments that help do not cure. Do not give up from failed hope. Keep going! See video:
“Curing Chronic Fibromyalgia – Choosing What Works” by author Valerie Lumley
August 3rd, 2010 - 03:02
Although some things in this video are true, a lot of it just turns my stomach! I have tried this 5-HTP/Tryptophan along with many other “natural cures” from many other natural doctors and regular doctors alike! Much of it is B.S.!!! It is a joke to say that mental illness “is a choice”! I would love to seriously like to punch you! It is not a choice! Mental illness in most cases is likely a genetic cause and can also be because of a situation too but it is not a choice!!!
August 17th, 2010 - 00:30
@ttheboytwo So if you tried all these methods, have you found something that work?? Because I would really like to know so I can get some advice.
August 17th, 2010 - 07:36
@dancesonpoles I don’t know how much help I can be but…Just remember just because it’s not “natural” doesn’t mean it is not safe for you! If a doctor wants to give you something for depression, etc., just take a small amount/less of the medicine and work yourself up if you feel the need. Some natural things have worked for me only to quit working shortly thereafter! I finally found a doctor that ran tests on me and found out I had no Lithium in my system. It has helped but not a cure-all!
September 2nd, 2010 - 04:27
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