1. Learning the Pros and Cons of Common Over the Counter Remedies to Enhance Your Mood

2. Are there different vitamins and herbs that provide different results? I just don’t have the energy to get through the day!

3.  Green Tea  Asian Ginseng (Panax Ginseng)

4. ProsCons  Mental alertness  Lowers cholesterol levels  Weight loss  Prevent/treat a some cancers  Reports of liver problems  Contain caffeine  Contain small amounts of vitamin K

5. ProsCons  Improves mental and physical performance  Boosts the immune system  Increase a sense of well being and stamina  Controls blood pressure  Headaches, sleep and gastrointestinal problems  Breast tenderness  Menstrual irregularities  High blood pressure

6.  St. John’s Wort  S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine (SAMe)  Omega 3-fatty acids

7. ProsCons  Helps with mild to moderate depression  Helps with anxiety  Helps with sleep problems  Interaction with other medications can cancel out its intended effects  Anxiety  Increased sensitivity to sunlight  Headache  Fatigue

8. ProsCons  Helps in depression by affecting serotonin and dopamine  Joint improvement in people with osteoarthritis  Seem to get into your system quicker than antidepressants  Nausea or digestive upset  Dry mouth  Headache  Anxiety  Heart Palpitations (do not take at night)

9. ProsCons  Critical role in the development of the central nervous system  Good for your heart  Increases brain function  Minor gastrointestinal upsets  May counteract with other medications (blood thinners or medicine for high blood pressure)

10.  Keep open honest communication with your health care provider  Be patient and understand it may take trial and error  Rely on reputable resources

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