It's a simple yellow wildflower whose extraordinary properties have been documented for centuries. Hypericum, or St. John's Wort as it is more commonly known, has emerged in Germany as one of the most popular, effective, and safe treatments for a devastating disease that affects millions: depression.

Now, for the first time, the worlds of conventional medicine and alternative healing have come together to embrace St. John's Wort's exceptional powers.

In St. John's Wort: The Herbal Way to Feeling Good, Dr. Norman Rosenthal tells listeners how they can relieve a host of different emotional states and difficulties accompanying the ordinary sorrows of everyday life by tapping nature's own resources instead of using the prescription drugs which are now being taken by countless thousands of people worldwide.

In an engaging, accessible manner and filled with fascinating anecdotes and the latest scientific research, Dr. Rosenthal examines how extracts of this flower influence not only the brain chemical seretonin, which is also influenced by drugs such as Prozac and Zoloft, but other critical brain chemicals as well. In addition, St. John's Wort:
- can be purchased over-the-counter everywhere from grocery stores to pharmacies
- requires no prescription
- is a fraction of the cost of the prescription medications
- has few toxic side effects
- has no adverse effects on sexual function
- and shows benefits after only two weeks of treatment

St. John's Wort: The Herbal Way to Feeling Good, is THE comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible guide that will show listeners how they can feel better quickly, safely, easily, and naturally.

Written & narrated by Norman Rosenthal - Abridged Nonfiction - 2 CASSETTES

Publisher, Harper Audio (August, 1998)

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