Daily Archives: April 29, 2009

SKIN

The skin is a complex part of our bodies. Throughout our lives it needs constant attention. Babies get nappy rash, birthmarks and eczema, children suffer measles, chicken-pox, warts and impetigo, teenagers endure acne, pimples, cold sores, blisters and athlete’s foot, dermatitis, allergies and psoriasis occur in adulthood. As we age the skin dries, varicose veins [...]

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD): USING ST JOHN’S WORT IN SAD

Interestingly, the earliest systematic 20th-century study of the effects of St John’s Wort on depression was inspired by the observation that Hypericum is a light-sensitive substance and that rats given Hypericum and then placed in bright light appeared to become more activated. To date there is only one study on the use of St John’s [...]