Depression is not a new disorder. People have been suffering from symptoms of depression since the beginning of time. Today, in America, the first line of treatment is usually a doctor's prescription for one of the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Prozac, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox, or Zoloft. However, the FDA has been aggressively warning us that SSRI's are increasingly linked to birth defects, liver disease, suicide; osteoporosis, weight gain, sleep problems, adrenal gland fatigue, sexual side effects, depersonalization, and Akathisia . . . . .

If you have been diagnosed with depression, it is important to consider natural solutions for depression relief as part of a holistic approach to treating and managing your condition.

This site represents a list of the most scientifically proven "natural" solutions for the 9 Types of Depression this far identified. Treatments like SAM-e, St. John's Wort, 5htp, Natural lithium as orotate, Omega Oils, DMAE . . please feel free to review each as they all work in their own unique way.

One of the first lines of treatment for many depression sufferers is SAMe. Many people like SAMe not only because it is effective, but because it is the most natural of all antidepressants (SAMe is actually a purifying substance we manufacture in our liver). Though we are not entirely sure how SAMe works, we do know that it switches on about 40 biochemical reactions the net effect of which is people feel better within two weeks. SAMe is also and excellent protocol for arthritic joints and toxic livers. A daily dose of 1600 mgs of SAMe brings a lift to many a depressed person's day.

Though denigrated at every turn by the pharmaceutical companies, (because it is not patentable) St. John's Wort has been shown to pharmacologically act like their very own SSRI's: the difference being that St. John's Wort mildly manipulates serotonin reuptake while adjusting three other feel-good neurotransmitters; dopamine, norepinephrine, GABA. This is generally understood to be the reason why St. John's Wort does not have the side-effect t profile of the pharmaceutical SSRI's. As one researcher likened it; "Prozac is like getting hit in the face with a fire hose of serotonin. St. John's Wort is like sitting under a sprinkler. Eventually you will get just as wet, it just takes a little longer." The real issue with St. John's Wort is in finding a good, double standardized (Hypericin, Hyperforin) formulation. Most of the St. John's Wort available on retail shelves has been formulated with Chinese raw material and is negligible in these actives. Do not waste your money. Click here for more information on research-grade St. John's Wort.

Do you experience anxiety? Insomnia. Compulsive overeating? Not only is 5-HTP a powerful antidepressant. but it does not induce weight gain via carbohydrate cravings like SSRI's. In fact, 5htp has been shown to address the obsessive compulsive nature of satiety issues. What we like about 5HTP is that by easily crossing the brain barrier and enzimatically breaking down into serotonin in the neuron, it naturally elevates serotonin. To that effect 5htp is actually going under the disease of depression rather than just masking symptoms. Many depression sufferers have enjoyed great success with 5htp and St. John's Wort together.

Having trouble focusing? Many depression sufferers respond very quickly to a protocol that includes DMAE This simple and inexpensive supplement easily metabolizes into the focus, memory, feel-good neurotransmitter acetylcholine. DMAE is an excellent way to start the day for many, and a great way to synergize many of the other natural treatments.

Our medications and antidepressants are backed by strong scientific support, have been thoroughly tested and are proven safe for people with depression. To that effect we have been honored and privileged to serve the research needs of the US government's National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda Maryland; the Columbia University Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology in New York, New York University at Buffalo, and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

HBC has also been noted and received recommendations in Journals like "The Lancet", "The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics" and "The Handbook of Clinically Tested Herbal Supplements", as well as several popular books by MD's practicing in the field of alternative medicine.