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Herbal medicines used to treat symptoms of ADHD
Different herbals are used to treat symptoms of ADHD including Ginkgo biloba, American ginseng, Bacopa moniera, and Pycnogenol™, a patented product made from the bark of the French maritime pine tree. Certain herbals probably work better than others. Findings of … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, alternative, Bacopa, botanicals, complementary, French maritime pine, Ginkgo, Ginseng, herbals, holistic, integrative, Pycnogenol, treatment
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Iron supplementation may reduce symptoms of hyperactivity in children diagnosed with ADHD
Research findings suggest that low serum iron levels (in the form of ferritin) may play an important causal role in hyperactivity in ADHD children diagnosed with ADHD. Although low iron levels can point to anemia, non-anemic children sometimes have low … Continue reading
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Tagged ADHD, alternative, childhood, complementary, ferrous, Iron, supplementation, treatment
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Zinc is needed for the brain to process information and may reduce symptoms of ADHD
Research findings suggest that Zinc may play an important role in information processing in the brain. Along these lines, children diagnosed with ADHD may have abnormally low levels of zinc. Some studies show that taking zinc at a dose of … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, alternative, attention, complementary, holistic, hyperactivity, treatment, zinc
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Safety concerns over conventional pharmacologic treatments of ADHD
Stimulant medications, behavioral modification and psychosocial support are widely used conventional treatments of childhood ADHD in Western countries. Short-acting stimulants are the most frequently prescribed pharmacological treatments of ADHD however controlled release stimulants and the SSRI antidepressants are increasingly prescribed … Continue reading
Bipolar disorder: managing symptoms from an integrative perspective
Bipolar disorder in overview Approximately 1% of the adult population experiences persisting mood swings and fulfills criteria for the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a heritable mental illness. First-degree relatives of Bipolar individuals are much more likely to … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, bipolar disorder, complementary, holistic, hypomania, integrative, mania, mood swings, non-medication, therapy, treatment
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): emerging strategies for prevention and treatment
Overview PTSD is a severe anxiety disorder that occurs following direct or indirect exposure to trauma. In cases of direct exposure to trauma symptoms of PTSD develop after a potentially life-threatening situation such as a serious injury, physical assault or … Continue reading
Alcohol and drug abuse: using integrative approaches to manage your substance abuse problem
Overview Alcohol and nicotine are the most widely abused substances in all countries resulting in untold personal suffering and enormous economic and social costs. A significant percentage of smokers are also alcoholics and also use illegal drugs. Methamphetamine (‘speed’), cocaine … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol abuse, alternative, complementary, drug abuse, holistic, integrative, marijuana, methamphetamine, narcotics, substance abuse, treatment
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Psychosis: using integrative approaches to manage your symptoms
Psychosis has many complex causes Symptoms of psychosis may be temporary or chronic and moderate or severe in their intensity. Schizophrenia and other chronic psychotic disorders are characterized by so-called ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ symptoms. Positive symptoms include auditory hallucinations, paranoia … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, complementary, holistic, integrative, non-medication, psychosis, schizophrenia, treatment
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Taking control over depression: the integrative mental health approach
Depressed mood has many psychological and biological causes. Some people are born with genetic factors that significantly increase their risk of developing severe depressed mood. Known medical causes of depression include thyroid disease, heart problems and anemia. When an underlying … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, complementary, depressed mood, depression, holistic, integrative, non-medication, treatment
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Dementia and mild cognitive impairment: managing symptoms from an integrative perspective
Dementia and mild cognitive impairment—a brief review Dementia is a chronic condition characterized by severe persisting impairments of short-term and long-term memory and severe deficits in other areas of cognitive functioning such as abstract reasoning, language, impaired capacity to perform … Continue reading