Tinnitus describes any sound that can be heard from inside the body rather than outside, and apparently affects 1 in 100 people! Although it is usually associated with ‘ringing in the ears’ other sounds such as grinding or whistling are…
Depression faces millions of people, yet still are not well understood. Therefore it carries a stigma which causes those facing this issue to overlook treatments or even hide it from their loved ones. As the nights are drawing in, we have reached…
You’re Not Alone… Summer has gone, the winter months are drawing closer, and with them what is often described as the ‘winter blues’. Most of us who feel these symptoms will just get on with life, ploughing through the long…
Soon enough the nights will start drawing in again and the issue of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) will start getting more airtime – something to look forward too… Seasonal Affective Disorder is a condition that is often loosely likened to…
Anxiety tends to be a oft-misunderstood disorder, partly because the same word is used to describe a worried feeling – which is completely normal and appropriate in many situations and to a certain degree. Partly this confusion also comes from…
I have spent the last 10 years starting and running small businesses across a variety of sectors. This story could be a lot longer if I trace through the ups and downs of those experiences, but I will save that…
Do a little bit of digging around online and you will very quickly come across a vast number of people using 5-HTP supplements for a wide range of different reasons. To help simplify this, we have selected five of the…
If you read the post about why I created the 5-HTP+ Patch, you may know that I had tried 5-HTP tablets (and 5-HTP capsules) for a number of years before investigating the option of a patch. Traditional (oral) methods of consumption…
You might have read in my first blog post why I started using 5-HTP tablets. Although it’s fine just telling you it worked for me, anyone looking to try 5-HTP for the first time should look carefully into it –…
During the development of the 5-HTP+ Patch, my team and I did a lot of research in to the interplay of psychological and physical issues in common disorders and the emergence of new classifications of disorders in recent history. It’s interesting…
