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According to statistics, one in four Britons will suffer from some form of mental illness in any given year, and anxiety and depression are the most common mental health problems in the UK. Between eight and 12 per cent of the British population will suffer from depression in their lives, and women are more susceptible than men. The usual treatment for depression is a prescription for antidepressant drugs, but these come with serious side-effects. Unless you’re suffering from serious depression, you might want to try natural cures for depression before you take a trip to the pharmacy. (more…)

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Those that feel that chocolate makes them feel better when they are down in the dumps are in good company as recent reports have claimed that depression and chocolate are linked. It has been concluded that depressed people tend to eat more chocolate then those who are not. The research was conducted by the University of California and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine and followed 931 men and women who were not on antidepressants at the time of the research. (more…)