TED'S REMEDIES
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand writes: "Remedy-wise, I tend to approach dealing with stressfrom a biochemical aspect through the use ofsupplements and aromatherapy.

Stress is not only psychological but biochemical. Ofcourse dealing on psychological levels require onlycommon sense, such as avoiding stress.

Since stress affects the adrenal systems, certainsupplements can be used whenever there is stress suchas DHEA 12.5 mg (for woman) and 25 mg for men. HoweverI approach it whenever there is stress and those canhelp. Other remedies that I have found to reducestress which helps support adrenal issues that controlstress are vitamin B5, panthenol, usually between 300to 1000 mg. In a rat study in dealing with stress byputting rats to swim in a cold water after removal ofadrenal glands, the rats could not cope this and itsability to survive was reduced by half the time of thenormal rats. So if the rats without adrenal glands cansurvive in swimming in cold water for 30 minutes anormal rat can survive under the same condition for 1hour. So if the vitamin B5 supplements were given,their ability to survive even with removal of theglands were about that of a normal rats. Therefore, Ifound that vitamin B5, if I take anywhere for 300 to1000 mg would help cope with stress better. Vitamin Bcomplex are also supportive in dealing with stress aswell, but it is the B5 that helped the most.

As to other ones that I have seen to worked well isthe amino acid supplements, which I have foundwhenever people get stressed easily an imbalance ofamino acid is implied and I have noticed after takingthe amino acid supplements, usually just 1000 to 2000mg (at least from the soy protein supplements) thestress was clearly reduced within an hour.

In certain events where supplements were notobtainable, two aromatherapy oils I found were quitehelpful in reducing stress, one is lavender and theother narcissus oils. While lavender oil's effect onstress is relatively mild, narcissus oil are strogner.The use is relatively simple, put a couple of drops ona cotton balls and just use it to smell it. Thearomatherapy goes to the nose, and reaches the brainaltering the brains biochemical process to allow thebrain to relax. It is well known that the shortestdistance between a essential oil reaching the brain toeffect reduction of stress is actually the nose andthe nose neural system is closes to the brains'hypothalamus which is the seat of human emotion. Theeffect of the essential oil's effect on allergies andinflammation is clearly seen whenever lavender oil isapplied to the skin after a bee sting or possibly fromsome skin allergies. An analogy can be seen that ifthe hypothalamus is inflammatory, the effects of suchoils will result in reduction in irritations,nervously and even perhaps stress.

My experience in discovering narcissus oil's benefitswere at the time I had a severe depression from reallyno reason at all and was suffering for weeks. At thetime I was trying to prepare a mixture of the oils tocause people to quit smoking easier. An accidentalspill caused me to realized the effect of depressionjust went away within seconds of smelling thenarcissus oils and it never came back for quitesometime. Therefore certain aromatherapy oils which isdescribed as "narcotic" which does not mean addictive,but means it has a strong sedative effect can resultin reductions of stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, andother problems, all without the use of dangerous sideeffect ridden anti-depressants.

The ones that I have seen stress to worked the bestfor older people who are in the 50s and above is seento be either a well balanced protein or amino acidsupplements, where the later effect is much morequicker as well as the DHEA supplements. Apparently aspeople get older, the body's ability to produce DHEAis reduced, and the lack of body's DHEA can in someinstance the person's face become more round and moonface whenever the body's DHEA is lacking and this cansometimes be used as a weight loss supplements, forpeople whose DHEA levels were already going down,which often occurs after the age of about 40 andabove.

There are other essential oils or aromatherapy thatcan also reduce stress that can also be used where itssmell have a sedative effect.

Certain adaptogens, where adrenal exhaustion occursmight also result in stress and licorice extract haveproperties mimicking cortisone can also be used but Ithink its effect are milder than either narcissusoils, DHEA or amino acid supplements.

In many of my private emails of people with suicidaltendencies, the common remedies to deal with thosepeople is actually the use of narcissus oils,niacinamide B3 (I found that when I took more than theusual dose, which was about 300 mg), sodiumthiosulfate 10% drops added to a drinking wateranywhere between 3-6 drops (too much can have alaxative effect, but it helps detoxify). It should benoted that people with suicidal tendencies anddepression have low HDL cholesterol and eating yellowyolk eggs where the yolk is still liquid, either inthe form of partially boiled eggs (the white eggsshould be removed), or eggs sunny side up, will raisethe HDL fairly quickly while the LDL, which is the badcholesterol, can reduced or at least stay the same.Most LDL in my opinion comes from high temperaturecooking of vegetable oils, hydrogenated vegetableoils, and the worse one partially hydrogenatedvegetable oils. Vegetable oils actually cannotwithstand high temperature cooking and can break downin to not only free fatty acids (a free radical) orforming a cancer causing acylamide with sugar andstarch potatoes, for example. Therefore to reducestress, toxic chemicals and pollutants can also leadto higher free radicals where the body's inability tocope with toxins can also result in irritationsleading to stress. Detoxification in some instancesthrough getting normal bowel movements, raisingurinary pH to at least a neutral pH of 7, instead of a"burnout" highly acidic urine pH of 5.5 can help.Acidosis can quickly cause stress and therefore twoalkalizing remedies can be used to reduce stressrather quickly in some instances such as 2 tablespoonof apple cider vinegar plus 1/4 teaspoon of bakingsoda in 1/2 glass of water taken 3 times a day, or one whole freshly squeezed lime (about 8 teaspoon or 2tablespoon) plus 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2glass of water taken twice a day.

5-HTP

[YEA]  Kathryn from Toronto, Ontario writes: "I am taking 5-HTP to help me with sleeping. My 16 yr old daughter is also taking it to help with stress and weight control as well as sleeping. We have found it has helped a lot and I don't have to take it every day . My kids call them the turkey pills because the amino acid they contain are the same as the one found in turkey, milk, bananas etc. We both take 100 or 200 mg a day."

[YEA]  Charlotte from Richboro, PA writes: "My 6year old grandson was diagnosed with "Select Mutism" 2 years ago and rather than put him on "Prozac", my daughter did some research and learned about 5HTP and chose to try it first. He started on 50mg every night. His psychologist saw the same results with the 5HTP as children on prescribed drugs. It's been a miracle for him. I have since then also taken it since our family seems to have anxiety problems and ADD runs in the family and it has helped very much with these problems. I usually take 100mg to 200mg daily depending on my stress levels at the time. We are so grateful our little grandson did not have to take Prozac or a similar drug. I would highly recommend it as a first choice to try at least."

B VITAMINS

CHAMOMILE OR GREEN TEA

DIETARY SUGGESTIONS FOR STRESS

[YEA]  05/04/2008: Mohammed from Birmingham, U.K. writes: "stress and depression is caused when the nervous system becomes weak and starts breaking up similar to a phone connection. following are excellent cures for stress:

1 fresh pineapples.
2 cauliflower.
3 guavas.
4 bananas.
5 coriander soup.
6 barley,- soup, porridge or bread made from this is one of the best cures with a multiple arrange of other health benefits.
7 pistachio nuts, guarantee you smiling throughout the whole day and also increase facial beauty. more effective when taken with milk.
8 grapes, help you have really good dreams.
9 sheep's milk. eat these on a regular basis and enjoy life.

JUICE FASTS

RHODIOLA

[YEA]  03/25/2008: Sara from West Palm Beach, Florida USA writes: "I took this for fatigue, stress and a bit of low mood. I took it for 2 months and noticed I wasn't tired anymore and could deal with things more. I finally had energy to do things that I didn't before . Caffeine didn't work because I believe I stressed out the adrenals.

I really noticed that this worked when I stopped taking it for a week to cycle it. Back to being tired and not wanting to do much.

and usually takes about 2-3 weeks before you really notice the effects!"