If life is dominated by worry, anxiety, sadness and exhaustion, and if pleasure, fun, laughter and hope are just a memory, the problem is much more than just 'stress'. Causes of really severe symptoms include: major depression, panic attacks, various phobias, obsessions, compulsions, post-traumatic stress - or a combination of such 'mood disorders'.

These conditions cause significant disability and unhappiness for both sufferers and families, but the good news is that there is very effective treatment.

According to A. Venket Rao of the University of Toronto, a recent study conducted on the impact of probiotics has opened the door to a whole new field of study between the relationship of gut micro flora and many disorders, including mental disorders. This is great news for people who would rather not take medicines that can create unwanted side effects and instead be able to manage symptoms with easy and safe probiotics. Commercially available probiotics include RGarden's L. Salivarius and Inner Garden Flora.

Fueled by years of treatment by doctors who routinely prescribe antibiotics as treatments for far too many illnesses, the average person usually only associates internal bacteria as a bad thing, but that is not the case. Our bodies - like our planet - are living, finely balanced eco-systems that have been structured by nature with self regulating systems and one of them is the necessary presence of good bacteria to ward off the more toxic and harmful bacteria that can build up and cause illness.

oughly one in 10 Americans (approximately 30 to 40 million) suffer from mood disorders. Our "mood" can be described as our sustained internal state of emotion, or as the dictionary defines it, our "prevailing emotional tone." Basically, our mood is our state of being.

We all experience ups and downs and highs and lows in our moods and in our natural reactions to everyday life events. But under normal circumstances our moods remain fairly constant, that is, they don't stray very far towards the extreme in either direction. Those who do experience extreme highs and/or lows on a prolonged or frequent basis may very well be suffering from a mood disorder.

Mood disorders don't discriminate according to age. Though they may carry varying characteristics and symptoms according to the age group, they affect children as well as adolescents and adults.

As a caregiver and someone who is watching a loved one struggle with a mood disorder, figuring out if and how to involve alternative therapies is one more challenge.

Alternative therapies - techniques that usually fall outside of the realm of conventional treatment -- is a hot topic for many traditional therapists and psychiatrists. It is certainly true that traditional therapy and medication or a combination thereof have provided relief for many suffering mental disease. Yet a great many other affected people don't receive the relief they seek. And the truth is we don't know how many people are actually "cured" or "healed" from traditional therapies. Perhaps this is why alternative therapies have assumed a place alongside conventional healing modes.

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