05/01/2019 / By S.D. Wells
One in every 10 Americans say they suffer from depression, at least occasionally. The World Health Organization predicts depression will be the second leading cause of disability and premature death starting next year. With so many Americans eating GMOs daily, it’s no wonder. These pesticide-laden foods affect cognition, neural impulses, hormones, and massive mood swings. Now, there seems to be a natural remedy breakthrough that mediates an antidepressant effect – it’s called Mucuna pruriens, and you’ve probably never heard of it.
In a scientific study conducted a few years ago and then published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine via the NIH (National Institutes of Health), researchers discovered that the dopaminergic interaction of Mucuna Pruriens proved to help lab-tested animals pass stress tests with flying colors.
Plus, the natural legume filled a void of dopamine at certain sites in the brain, curing depression states caused by functional deficits of monoamines (norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine). In other words, a lack of motivation was adjusted using a natural remedy, the medicinal plant Mucuna, that provides L-dopa (precursor to the natural production of dopamine by the body) as a boost that eliminates stress. Bye-bye depression.
Where prescription medications cause horrific side effects, including more severe anxiety, depression, and lack of will, this natural remedy is proving to help manage diseases, including Parkinson’s, with minimal-to-no side effects. Mucuna is also known as (Indian) Cowitch, and has an extensive history of use in traditional Ayurvedic medicine.
Mucuna pruriens contain a wide range of phytochemical constituents that are extracted from the seeds, ground up into a powder, and sold in capsule form as a supplement.The