St. John's Wort: Nature's Blues Buster

by Hyla Cass

Book Overview

Dr. Hyla Cass, a psychiatry professor at UCLA, tells readers how this herb can ease depression and work as well as synthetic antidepressants. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895298341
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Avery Pub Group
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Helping Depression Naturally - You Really Can Do It!

As the Alternative Health guru at Lifetips.com, I am constantly looking for books and products to share with visitors to my site that can help take the mystery or confusion out of alternative/natural healing. This is definitely one of those items.If you're looking for an easy-to-understand and well-researched book on a natural approach to dealing with depression, then this is the book for you. Dr. Cass shares case histories many might identify with and she has done her homework in deftly explaining the important factors one must understand to deal effectively with depression. She also provides great tips on nutritional steps and lifestyle changes that must go hand-in-hand if one is serious about defeating depression. This wonderful book CAN offer help to those struggling to get a handle on dealing with depression naturally.

Best Guide on the market for St. John's Wort

I have found this common sense guide to using & understanding St. John's Wort invaluable. This ancient herbal remedy for lifting mood without the high cost of prescription drugs & their often debilitating side effects is the best treatment available for those who will follow Dr. Cass's guidelines. I have shared this book with friends & family. I can't think of a better gift for loved ones who needlessly suffer from Depression!

Very informative and easy to read!

I bought this book (and a bottle full of St. John's Wort!) after two deaths in my immediate family pushed me over the edge of depression. It talks about the different forms of depression, how St. John's Wort helps with the symtoms and who should or shouldn't try the herb. It gives a lot of study cases of people Dr. Cass worked with and also offers some statistical information on research. All of it is put in a very readable and enjoyable form and I finished the book in a couple of bedtime reading sessions (definitely important when you're reading about something that you hope and pray will help you with your current state of depression!) I highly recommend both the book and the herb to anyone thinking they may suffer from depression.

An informative, easy to read book

This book contains just about everything one wants/needs to know about St. John's Wort. When I read the book, all of my questions were answered, and then some! Dr. Cass didn't miss a thing! In addition, I found the listing of Appendix B - Natural Medicine Resources to be most helpful.

A well-written,user-friendly, practical guidebook!

This book provides excellent coverage of a potentially confusing topic. With many case histories drawn from the author's own practice, and detailed how-to information, it gave me, for one, the confidence I needed to use this herb appropriately (P.S.: it worked!).Besides a thorough coverage of St. John's wort itself and the research behind it, there is a great deal of usable information on other supplements and herbs for depression.There is even information on antidpressants, how they work (and don't work), and how to switch from them to St. John's wort.