St Johns Wort & Juniper Berry Instant Anxiety and Depression Reliever.
St John’s wort can benefit sleep by helping to regulate mood and by increasing the production of the body’s sleep hormone, melatonin.
There’s evidence to suggest St John’s wort provides relief from anxiety. St John’s wort helps the brain use the neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) serotonin, dopamine, gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), and norepinephrine more effectively. This can lead to feelings of overall wellbeing and happiness, and reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Prescription anti-anxiety medication works in a very similar way. It interacts with GABA transmitters in the brain to improve mood and emotional responses. This is why many scientists believe St John’s wort has anti-anxiety properties.
In a 2019 study, researchers found that St John’s wort produced a positive shift in emotional responses towards negative signals. The study found that after seven days of taking St John’s wort, participants remembered positive words better, had reduced attention to fearful faces and reduced recognition of disgusted facial expressions — results which also occur with other antidepressant treatments.viii
St John’s wort also supports sleep by elevating serotonin levels, which, in turn, facilitates the production of melatonin in the body. Often called the ‘sleep hormone’, melatonin plays a central role in governing your circadian rhythm. Melatonin peaks in the evening to induce sleep and dips in the morning to wake the body up. As St John’s wort increases serotonin, it aids the biological process that promotes quality sleep.
Juniper Berry oil is believed to provide a grounding and calming effect that can help balance emotions and support mental health.
The topical use of both of these combined is absolutely amazing for anxiety and depression along with the amazing benefits it’s also gives your skin when applied topically.
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