Titles by Nicola Reavley

Clinical depression is the most common psychiatric problem in our society, affecting as many as one in eight men and one in four women. If you suffer from depression, and prefer not to take prescription drugs, St John's Wort may be the solution for you.

Fats play a critical role in the function of every cell of the body. The type of dietary fat affects the behaviour of each one of these cells, how well they perform their vital functions, and their ability to resist disease.

There are many kinds of fat in the diet and different types can exert either beneicial or harmfull effects.

Vitamins and minerals are essential for sustaining life. They are necessary for growth, vitality and general well-being. An inadequate intake of nutrients leads to deficiency and disease.

If you skip meals, are under stress, eat a speacial diet or have particular nutritional needs, you will benefit from taking vitamin, mineral and other supplements such as antioxidants, fatty acids and herbal medicines.

The oldest living tree species on earth, the ginkgo has remained essentially unchanged for over 200 million years. Called 'nature's living fossil' by Charles Darwin, ginkgo trees are resistant to disease and long living, with individual trees surviving for up to 1000 years. Ginko is now the most widely researched herbal mdeicine in Europe, prescribed by thousands of doctors and used by millions of people around the world. It ranks amoung the top five most frequently prescribed of all medicines in France and Germany.

Highly valued for thousands of years by the Plains Indians of North America, echinacea is now one of the best-selling herbs in Australia. Many people now use echinacea as their primary therapy for colds, the flu, infections and for its general immune-boosting effects. Echinacea stimulates the overall activity of cells responsible for fighting infection. Unlike antibiotics, which act to directly kill bacteria, echinacea makes the cells of the immune system more efficient in attacking bacteria and viruses, supporting the body in the fight against diesease.