dietary supplements

Probiotics an effective addition to antidepressants for DCS

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When used as an adjunctive treatment, probiotic supplements reduce symptoms in patients with major depression, the results of a randomized placebo-controlled trial suggest. At the end of the 8-week pilot study, participants who had an incomplete response to antidepressants before taking the probiotics scored better on measures of anxiety and depression than placebo. “This was … Read more

If you take supplements, you’ll want to read this

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If you occasionally pop the 5-milligram melatonin tablet every now and then, you’re not alone. According to the Sleep Foundationjust under a quarter of adults take melatonin as a sleep aid, ea small number of children and adolescents take melatonin even when they can’t sleep. As far as sleep aids go, melatonin is generally thought … Read more