Can Naturopathic Medicine Help Depres...

Dr. Stengler: Naturopathic medicine is very, very effective for mild to moderate depression. Of course, anyone with depression especially suicidal or severe depression needs to be monitored by a doctor or specialist. But with naturopathic medicine, we can address the whole person: why do you have depression? Is it because of situational things in your life?All too often, you go in to the doctor with depression and they just want to give you a medication but not find out why you have it in the first place. Maybe you have depression because you're a menopausal woman and you've got hormone imbalance, or a man and you've got hormone imbalance as well as low testosterone. Maybe you have it because you have nutritional deficiencies like omega-3 fatty acids or vitamin B12, which can cause depression. Maybe you have it because you've had a head injury in the past. There are many different reasons why a person can have depression. If you look at studies, naturopathic medicine is comparable to, or better than, conventional medicine for the treatment of mild to moderate depression.