(Natural News) N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a supplement form of the amino acid cysteine. It plays an important role in your body’s detoxification process and helps mitigate the side effects of drugs and environmental toxins. In fact, it is commonly used to treat people who overdose on acetaminophen (Tylenol), which can cause acute liver toxicity when taken in […]

(Natural News) Essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts obtained by distillation. Widely used in alternative medicine, these oils have been used by many cultures as natural remedies for centuries. Many studies have demonstrated the therapeutic effects of essential oils. Researchers agree that these useful natural products owe their beneficial properties to their abundance of bioactive compounds, which have shown potential in […]

(Natural News) There’s a good reason why valerian root is often called “nature’s Valium” — Research shows that valerian root can reduce anxiety and help a person sleep better. Valerian root is an herb that comes from the root of the flowering plant Valerian, belonging to the Valerianaceae family and native to Europe and Asia. While the flowers have a nice scent, […]

(Natural News) Mental health forms an important aspect of a person’s overall well-being. To boost mental health, people often employ various practices such as yoga and meditation. An effective addition to a person’s mental health arsenal is neurofeedback therapy – a novel method that involves training your brain to help you relax and focus. What is neurofeedback therapy? Neurofeedback […]

(Natural News) Prebiotics, the fibers that feed the good bacteria in the gut, can protect children from the effects of early life stress (ELS), according to scientists from University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland and Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute in Indiana and the Netherlands. Published in the European Journal of Neuroscience, their findings demonstrated that introducing prebiotics to mice […]

(Natural News) A study published in the journal Neuropharmacology found that plant-based compound resveratrol can potentially lower depression and anxiety. This is because resveratrol inhibits enzyme expression of phosphodiesterase 4 or PDE4, which is linked to depression and anxiety. Current antidepressants focus on other components of the brain such as serotonin. But only one-third of patients with depression enter full remission […]

(Natural News) Iced tea is one of the most refreshing drinks to have around in summer. It’s very popular in the United States, especially in the South where it is served not just as a summertime drink but during the rest of the year as well. There are two main types, distinguished by adding sugar: […]

(Natural News) More and more people are starting to use of essential oils in the United States, but the attitudes, experience and beliefs of clinicians toward aromatherapy have not yet been studied. To address this, researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Minnesota conducted a survey to determine how clinicians viewed the […]

(Natural News) Matcha can reduce anxiety by activating dopamine and serotonin receptors that are linked to anxious behavior, according to researchers from Kumamoto University in Japan. Matcha, which literally means “powdered tea,” refers to the powder made from finely ground leaves of shade-grown tea tree (Camellia sinensis). Matcha has been used medicinally since ancient times. In Japan, in particular, it is used to […]

(Natural News) Repeated exposure to stressful conditions can increase the incidence of mental disorders, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But scientists have recently discovered a lipid molecule that promotes stress resilience when expressed at high levels in the brain. In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, American researchers reported that sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 (S1PR3), which […]