I’ve stopped crying and started laughing again!
By: Rhodiola
Life was a living hell for busy mum Donna Scott, aged 28, heart palpitations, panic attacks and agoraphobia had taken over her life.
“I just couldn’t stop crying and even a trip to the park with my nine-year-old son was out of the question,” she explains. “The doctor prescribed heart medication to try to slow down my heart, and Prozac for the depression, which I took for six years, but still the symptoms persisted.”
Donna felt completely out of control and so she decided to wean herself off the medication. “I just needed to feel that I had some control over my life, and so I gradually stopped taking the medication. I still felt depressed and weepy all the time, but no worse than with the medication.”
At a friend’s recommendation, she decided to pop into her local health food store, where the owner put together a programme of nutritional supplements for her - including Rhodiola Rosea.
After what Donna described as a terrible Christmas, she started taking all the products recommended – Calcium with Magnesium, Rhodiola Rosea, Licorice Root and a B-complex with Vitamin C. Rhodiola Rosea intrigued her.
The Calcium and Magnesium are calming minerals which help with tension and have a role to play in heart health. Rhodiola Rosea is a herb from Russia which is classed as an adaptogen in that it helps the body adapt to stress, whether physiological or psychological. Licorice Root again has adaptogenic properties, but this time in the area of hormonal health, balancing out the highs and lows of oestrogens. The B-complex vitamins, particularly vitamin B5, have anti-stress properties supporting the adrenal system and helping to convert food into energy.
“I was astounded at how much better I felt after just one week on this programme,” says Donna. “My goodness, I just couldn’t believe the change in how I felt. It was just too good to be true. The palpitations had stopped. My mood was lifted. My family and friends all commented about how well I seemed, especially my little boy who is so much happier now too. He has his mum back and I have my life back!”
Donna’s transformation from tearful agoraphobic to re-born super-mum seems nothing short of miraculous, but a few simply dietary changes like taking Rhodiola Rosea - offering the body the support it needs to recover and energise can have remarkable results.
Three month’s later Donna is still feeling on top of the world. “I have stopped crying and started laughing again,” says Donna. “What more can I say?” Rhodiola Rosea is the herb of choice.
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