Article by Chris Robertson

Alternative health products may offer a better solution to mood management and the treatment of mood disorders than prescription pharmaceuticals, suggest many studies over the past several decades. In fact, depression and anxiety often respond quite well to dietary changes and alternative health products, including dietary supplements.

One in five adults will be diagnosed with a mood disorder at some time in their lives, say statistics released by the National Institute of Mental Health. For many of those, doctors will prescribe treatments that include pharmaceuticals – mood stabilizers, antidepressants and other drugs and substances that have a psychoactive effect. In addition, nearly one in three adults will be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder in their lifetime. Many of those, too, will be treated with psychoactive pharmaceuticals and chemicals, most notably sedatives.

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