2. Relieve Stress and Anxiety
Do you know the phrases, “chill out, find your happy place, let it go, it could be worse,” and so on? Living life, we are flooded with information on how to cope and manage our feelings. Emotions like stress, panic, anxiety, fear, anger and of course depression – take their toll on our mental health.
Some of the symptoms of stress and anxiety are excessive and persistent worry that occur during everyday situations. Rapid heart-rate, elevated respiration, excessive sweating and feelings of fatigue may occur.
Stress can be normal in stressful situations such as public speaking or taking a test. Anxiety is only an indicator of underlying mental health disorder when these feelings become excessive, all-consuming, and interfere with activities and engagements in daily life.
St. John’s wort’s health benefits go far beyond depression. The herb has a use for controlling the effects of mood swings, as well as managing the impact of anxiety. However, it also helps to regulate the hormonal balance in the body, enhance metabolic function, and get the circadian rhythms back in sync.
The herb helps with soothing the symptoms of irritability, sleeplessness and chronic fatigue, associated with traveling or working long hours at the office. Eliminating chronic stress hormones from the body improves our overall health and cognitive functions, as excessive stress hormones can affect the normal function of various organs in the body.