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People who suffer from depression can improve with the right homemade treatment. Natural depression treatments have several advantages to them. It is estimated that a quarter of all American women will suffer from clinical depression at some point in their lives, and that women are twice as likely to suffer from it as men. Take depression seriously. Depression affects millions of people and can range from being fairly mild to completely devastating. Only 30% of depressed people get any form of treatment at all, which is a big mistake. Without treatment, the frequency and severity of symptoms tend to increase over the years--just like other diseases. Here are a few of the effective home remedies for eliminating depression:
1)  Boil seeds of 2 cardamoms in 1 cup of water with tea (avoid black tea). Add honey for taste and drink it twice a day.
2) Blanch 5-7 rosemary leavesin 1 cup boiling of water, add honey, wait 3 minutes and drink.
3) Boil a few rose petals in 1cup of water. Add honey for taste. Drink occasionally in place of your usual tea or coffee.
4) Add to 1 cup boiling water 1/4 teaspoon Indian basil (tulsi) and 1/2 teaspoon of sage. Drink twice a day.
5) Make a tea with 1/2 teaspoon each of ashvagandha and brahmi in 1 cup boiling water. Let steep for 10 minutes. Drink 2 or 3 times a day.
6) Eat an apple with milk and honey. It will recharge your energy, uplifting your mood.
7) Cook 3-4 tablespoons of oatmeal to 1 cup of rice milk or soy milk, boil and stir for 1 minute on low temperature. Add honey, maple syrup, fresh or dried fruits, nuts, and almonds.
8) Eat cashew nuts. A rich source of the B vitamin group that is extremely beneficial in treating depression. It stimulates the appetite, energy levels and promotes activeness.
9) Aromatherapy. Helps the body to relax and revive the nervous system. Inhalation of some herbal oils like rose, jasmine, lime, and grapefruit are considered a natural remedy for depression. Flowers that smell good also help with eliminating depression.
10) Relaxation is one effective measure in treating depression. Take daily walks. Fresh air and deep breathing exercises help in relaxation. A bath for one hour daily is also helpful in the treatment of depression. Get the proper amount of sleep, not too much and not to little. There are many ways, remedies, treatments, and cures for depression.
These 10 listed here are simple and homemade, being found usually in one's own kitchen. And the walking, sleeping, breathing of fresh air and flowers are all free and available to all. Take advantage of what nature has already provided.

Acute anxiety is a psychiatric disorder that is distinguished by its brief panic attacks. The panic attacks are usually accompanied by behavioral changes. Most people have stated that they have had at least one panic attack in their life and many claim to have had more. It is estimated that about 1.7 percent of the adult population in America has a panic disorder. This condition usually hits in early adulthood before the age of 24. People who have experienced some kind of traumatic event usually develop acute anxiety. Studies have shown that women are about two times more likely to develop this problem than men.
Acute anxiety is usually brief, lasting mere minutes or hours. When a person is going through a panic attack, they may be withdrawn and moody. This condition can be brought on by fear or intense worry. Those who experience anxiety attacks usually perceive these moments to be the most frightening points in their life. When having a panic attack, the person suffering the attack will have a feeling of losing control and may have a strong urge to leave the place where it started. This kind of episode is the reaction of the sympathetic nervous system or "Flight or fight" response.
Many things can cause a person to have a panic attack. Things such as phobias and major personal loss are some of the more common triggers. When someone is faced with something utterly terrifying, the reaction will likely be acute anxiety. This can also be true for a person who has gone through a major life change. Other triggers include some medications, stimulants such as coffee or nicotine, drugs such as marijuana or mushrooms, feelings of self-doubt and "what if" thinking. Long-term panic disorders can be caused by environmental factors or could run in the family.
The symptoms of acute anxiety are categorized in four different groups, physical, perceptual, emotional and mental. The physical symptoms are chest pain, shortness of breath, stomach pains, light-headedness, sweating, uncontrollable itching and crying, claustrophobia, choking sensations, numbness, exhaustion and racing pulse. Perceptual symptoms include dream like sensations, time appearing to speed up or slow down, tunnel vision and heightened senses. The emotional signs are terror, various fears and flash backs of the earlier trigger event. Mental states may include loss of control and thinking ability in general, feeling of imminent ruin, extreme nervousness and loud internal dialogue.
Treatments for panic attacks can vary. It is best to seek out the help of a medical professional. There is no one best cure and often sufferers are helped by a range of therapies. Medical treatments using drugs can help in the initial stages. Most patients come to the realisation that drugs only control the symptoms and do not offer a cure. Eventually most people who recover realise that they need to work on the faulty thoughts and feelings that cause the condition. This can be done with the help of a therapist or via self help books and tapes. The good news is that acute anxiety is not life threatening and most people go on to make a full recovery.

People who suffer with agoraphobia are afraid of being trapped somewhere where they won't be able to get away or if something goes wrong they won't be able to get help.
The word agoraphobia comes originally from two Greek words 'agora' meaning "gathering place" or "assembly" and 'phobos' meaning "fear" or "morbid fear". So agoraphobia originally meant a fear of places where people gathered. It became to be used to describe the "fear of open spaces", but its meaning has now expanded further.
The word now refers to a number of phobias which often overlap each other in their definitions. They include phobias such as fear of:

• leaving home
• entering shops
• crowds and public places
• travelling alone in trains, buses, or planes.

What are the symptoms?
People with agoraphobia experience the same physical and mental symptoms as other people who suffer anxiety and panic attacks. What separates agoraphobia sufferers from the other suffers is their behavioral symptoms which are collectively known as 'avoidance' behaviour. These include:

• Keeping away from open spaces, crowded places and public transport
• Only being able to leave home for short periods, that is if they can leave at all
• Needing a companion on any trips outside the home
• Not going too far from home.

Some agoraphobia sufferers can make themselves visit the places mentioned above, but they never-the-less feel very anxious and remain fearful of panic attacks.
What are the causes?
In most cases of agoraphobia the person has had a panic attack in a certain place or situation. Because of this they worry about getting another attack. When they do visit the same or similar places the symptoms of the panic attack return because they have created the fear in their brains by continuously worrying about having a panic attack. It is like a rather vicious circle of events: Panic attack - fear of the panic attack - causing another panic attack. And so on. The eventual outcome is that in future the person avoids those places.
On the other hand, there are some agoraphobia sufferers who have no history of panic attacks in particular places.
This kind of agoraphobia is usually triggered by one of a number of irrational fears.
For example, being afraid of:

• catching some terrible disease if the person mixes with other people
• doing something humiliating in front of other people
• being injured by some violent or terrorist activity if they go out.

What are the treatments?

1. To follow an education program to get help in deciding what lifestyle changes may be necessary and how to achieve them.
2. To learn self-help techniques such as relaxation to help to relieve the symptoms
3. Seeking professional help involving behavioural therapy or possibly medication.

Who are the people affect?
In the USA about 3.2 million people are affected by agoraphobia.
In the UK about 0.4 million people are affected.
It is interesting to note that agoraphobia is twice as common in women as men. The most common age that aoraphobia usually starts is between the ages of eighteen and thirty five.

By Dave Sweet