If you’ve enjoyed the fresh scent of a waterfall, oceanside beach, or rainforest, you know what negative air ions are.

Acupuncture may seem like an unlikely treatment for psychiatric disorders, but over 500 randomized trials support it in depression, anxiety, insomnia, and other disorders.

The serotonin theory of depression is often dismissed as a myth, but it finds some grounding in 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP). 

If you’re interested in natural treatments (also known as complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM), you will likely recommend various strategies.

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) provides additional treatment options that may be appealing to older adults who are sensitive to medication side effects or prefer nonpharmaceutical approaches.