Cutting Edge Research Made Easy
by Linda Woolven, B.A., Master Herbalist, Acupuncturist and Ted Snider, B.Ed., M.A.
New research suggests that L-theanine can benefit cognition by helping attention and that it can help depression.
This new systematic review examined the evidence for using the herbs saffron and ashwagandha for stress-related issues from depression and anxiety to stress and insomnia. The results support the use of these two great herbs.
Rates of depression and anxiety are soaring among adolescents. Increasingly, research is showing that nutrition plays a crucial role in mental health. This new study provides important new clues for adolescents.
Depression is not monolithic. People struggling with depression have many different symptoms. This new study suggests that an oral lavender supplement can help depression and its many different symptoms.
As if depression isn’t bad enough, it often comes with insomnia and low self-esteem. Is saffron powerful enough to help all three?
Even though it is well known that eating lots of fruits and vegetables is good for you, almost nobody does. But if you do, a new study shows, you could seriously improve your chances of not being depressed.
Saffron has established itself as a leading herb for mental health, benefitting everything from depression and anxiety to insomnia, Alzheimer’s, OCD and ADHD. Now, a massive review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on saffron’s effect on neurological and psychiatric disorders has reinforced the evidence.
A flurry of recent research is highlighting an important new herb for menopause.
Parkinson’s disease affects at least 1% of people over 60 around the world. A surprising new study suggests points to novel new help.
More and more, research is identifying the role of inflammation in a myriad of conditions, including ones you wouldn’t expect to be inflammatory. Recent research is also pointing to the surprising anti-inflammatory properties of spirulina as a part of the solution.
A promising new study provides evidence that spirulina can improve symptoms and quality of life in people with irritable bowel syndrome.
SAMe is a valuable natural treatment for depression that never seems to have quite caught on. This new systematic review is a reminder that maybe it is time that it does.