by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Oct 14, 2023 | Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Nutrition |
Not everyone who is treated for an anxiety disorder will take prescription medication. But those who do will often face an additional challenge when the drugs cause nutrient deficiencies. You may not have obvious symptoms that a medication is robbing you of certain...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jun 19, 2023 | Addiction, Alternative Treatment, Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Natural Remedies, Psychotherapy |
In October 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved esketamine, a substance chemicallyrelated to the party drug ketamine, as a nasal spray to treat depression (Bahr, 2019). The effectiveness of ketamine for depression was first shown in studies in...
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...
