Herbs for Depression

Everywhere you look you find something about depression. Depression appears to be one of the fastest growing disorders out there. More alarming is the fact that pre-school children are the fastest growing market for antidepressants. What’s wrong in a society in which children under the age of six need medication to make them happy children?

Depression is caused by chemical changes in the brain that affects how it functions. In a sense it causes the brain to misfire or send mixed signals. Poor nutrition can be a leading cause of the neurotransmitters not functioning properly.

Poor nutrition lies at the forefront of the diseases and disorders that we face today and it begins in childhood. All too often our children are raised on a diet of McDonald’s fast food, processed quick-fix foods, all the snacks they can eat in one sitting, and sodas. Their little brains aren’t getting the nutrients they need to function and develop properly. Even if you give them good food during childhood they will eventually create their own diet in the teen years and adulthood. These two are still critical times for good nutrition. The brain can begin misfiring at any time poor nutrition is evident in the diet.

Herbs and prescription medication can only do so much. If you want to get at the root of the problem you have to arm yourself with good nutrition.


Studies show that certain vitamin and mineral deficiencies play an enormous role in depression. After suffering far longer than I should have from bipolar disorder because I refused to be medicated, I knew there had to be a better way. I did research and concluded that lacking certain vitamins is inherent in depression. This information isn't easily found in these times of pharmaceutical companies looking to get rich off of illness, but if you dig deep enough you will find this information. On the other side of the coin is the nutritional industry vying for your money just as well. But if you look at it more closely, at least with the nutritional companies you don't have possible adverse side effects. Their biggest promise is that you will feel better and 99% of the time this is true.