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5-HTP: Efficacy for Depression, Anxiety & Insomnia

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5-HTP might be as effective for depression as Prozac, but the evidence of efficacy is unclear for both the supplement and the antidepressant pharmaceuticals. It’s possible 5-HTP might help some people with either insomnia or anxiety. But the evidence is less clear. . . . Continue reading →

Exercise Better than Drugs for Lifting Mood

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The most common antidepressant drugs got bottom-of-the barrel results in a landmark systematic review comparing the drugs’ effect on depression with that of the talk-therapy CBT and a range of exercise modalities, according to data published  by the prestigious British Medical Journal in February 2024. Continue reading →