by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 18, 2022 | Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Natural Remedies, Nutrition, Sleep
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting around 40 million adults. The effects of anxiety spill over into every crevice of life, and perhaps one of the hardest...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Oct 11, 2021 | Alternative Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dementia, Depression, Herbal Medicine, Natural Remedies, Nutrition
Spices are often used as medicinal herbs. Curry, for example, is in a variety of dishes originating in the Indian subcontinent that use a complex combination of spices or herbs, usually including ground turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger, and fresh or dried chilies....
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | May 18, 2021 | Addiction, Alternative Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Herbal Medicine, Natural Remedies, Sleep
Cannabis is an herbaceous species originating in Central Asia which has been used in folk medicine and as a source of textile fiber throughout recorded history. This fast-growing plant has seen a resurgence of interest because of its multi-purpose applications. A 2019...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Mar 17, 2021 | Alternative Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Herbal Medicine, Natural Remedies, Psychotherapy
There are two primary reasons why psychedelic substances help alleviate the symptoms of depression. One is that the psychedelic substances cause an altered state of consciousness that enables major paradigm shifts in thought and behavior. The second is the fact that...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Feb 13, 2021 | Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Natural Remedies
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) is a well-known medicinal plant species from the Asteraceae family often thought of as the star among medicinal species. It’s a highly favored and much used medicinal plant in folk and traditional medicine and it can be effective...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jan 11, 2021 | Alternative Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Natural Remedies, Nutrition
Dietary fat plays a major role in your cholesterol levels. Your body needs cholesterol in order to function properly so in and of itself, cholesterol isn’t bad. In order to place more patients on cholesterol lowering drugs, doctors and drug companies decided everyone,...
