Life is sometimes Not Fun. But there are things we can do to make it better: perspective shifts, simple actions, and of course medicinal plants. In this fifth livestream I talk about some of the simple approaches I take with clients (and myself) to help stay afloat when you've barely got the energy to bail the water out of the boat anymore.

LINKS:

Positive effects of gratitude on mental health https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8582291/

Oats (Avena sativa) – a phytochemical overview https://etflin.com/article/90#:~:text=The%20review%20article%20aims%20to%20explore%20plant%20profile%2C,studies%2C%20dosage%20form%2C%20marketed%20formulation%2C%20and%20industrial%20application.

Generic paper on Rosa damascena’s medicinal uses (full paper) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4737971/

Three abstracts of systematic reviews & meta-analyses of Rosa damscena’s utility in mental health issues (depression, anxiety, sleep disorders) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35653142/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34508987/, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34405933/

Systematic review of Rosa damascena and PMS/dysmenorrhoea (full paper) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8395985/