Artemis Stress Relief Tea | 30g

Artemis Stress Relief Tea

What is Stress Relief Tea?

Stress Relief Tea is a soothing natural herbal remedy to help settle those feelings of stress and worry that can impact of our daily lives and our health. Reducing stress is important to our health and wellbeing and Stress Relief Tea can help you manage your stress better.

Why use Stress Relief Tea?

Many aspects of our lives are stressful; responsibilities at work, family demands, relationships, deadlines, money worries, getting stuck in traffic, the list could be endless! However, stress can also improve your performance at work or in sport, help you concentrate in an exam, drive your self-preservation under threat of danger. So it’s not all bad, in small doses. But long term or chronic stress can become so overwhelming that it can interfere with daily life and our ability to function. This is because stress affects our emotions, mood, behaviour and many of our body systems, including our cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and immune systems. Eventually this will take its toll on our mental and physical health. Managing our response to stress is a key factor in reducing its impact on our health. Stress Relief Tea provides a natural herbal remedy that can help manage stress and support you through stressful, difficult or traumatic times.

What are the Key Benefits of Stress Relief Tea?

• Traditional medicinal plant formula 
• Helps manage stress and low mood
• Provides uplifting support at stressful times 
• All ingredients are certified organic, GE free and vegan
• Does not contain sugar or artificial sweeteners
• Does not contain added colours, flavours, preservatives, gluten, wheat or dairy

What is Stress?

Stress is a natural physiological response going back to our caveman days designed to alert the body to danger and respond to it; also known as the “flight or fight response”. When you feel stressed, the brain signals the adrenal glands to release the hormones cortisol and adrenaline, and these hormones cause several changes throughout the body such as increased heart rate, rapid breathing, increased blood glucose, all of which are intended to prepare the body to respond rapidly, but will settle back to normal once the cause of the stress has gone. However, constant or extreme stress can take its toll on the mind and body and lead to serious health problems including depression.

What is Depression?

Depression is a mental health illness that affects many people and varies from mild to severe. Depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain of specific neurotransmitters, which are brain chemicals that allow nerve cells to communicate. Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood. Symptoms of depression include anxiety, loss of interest in usual activities, disturbed sleep, change in appetite, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, difficulty thinking or concentrating, and recurrent thoughts of suicide.

What are the Ingredients of Stress Relief Tea?

Key Ingredient:

St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum):

St John’s Wort is a perennial flowering plant with yellow flowers, native to parts of Europe, Asia and North Africa, and has been used for centuries to treat nervous conditions. St John’s Wort is a well-researched medicinal plant and in contemporary herbal medicine it is a widely used herbal remedy for mild to moderate depression. It’s use as an alternative treatment for depression has been supported by many clinical studies. Review of up to 40 clinical studies with nearly 7000 patients that met the inclusion criteria for depression found that in most studies, extract of St John’s Wort was superior to placebo and as effective as prescription antidepressants like fluoxetine, citalopram, sertraline and had fewer side effects^{1, 2, 3, 4.} Extracts of St John’s Wort contain several bioactive components and at least seven are thought to contribute to its pharmacological effects.⁵ Of these active ingredients, hypericin, hyperforin and flavonoids are thought to contribute to the antidepressant effects of St John's Wort, acting in a similar way to conventional SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressants by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain, which helps relieve symptoms of depression^{6, 7.} Studies with extracts of St John’s Wort have demonstrated binding of its pharmacologically components to Central Nervous System receptors for neurotransmitters involved in regulating mood, including serotonin and dopamine^{8, 9.} Preclinical studies have found that St John's Wort may have a role to play as an analgesic for management of neuropathic (nerve) pain^10; and in a clinical study St John's Wort in combination with Black Cohosh was found to be helpful in alleviating menopausal symptoms^11. St John’s Wort interacts with the enzyme system that affects metabolism of many prescription drugs; also with a protein that influences excretion of drugs from the body. These interactions can affect the blood levels of these other drugs and therefore their efficacy or can increase their side effects^{1, 6.}  

What are the Contraindications/Interactions of Stress Relief Tea?

Studies have indicated that St. John's Wort is well tolerated with few side effects. It is however known to cause photosensitivity (sensitivity to sunlight)^2. You should always check the ingredients for known allergies and to ensure you do not have any allergies or sensitivities to these ingredients. Stop using if you develop any irritation or allergy while taking Stress Relief Tea. Always read the label, use as directed and seek advice from your healthcare professional.

Drug interactions

There are no documented herb-drug interactions within the recommended dosage. When taken as a tea, St John’s Wort is considered safe, however, it has the potential to interact with some prescription drugs. You should always talk to your doctor before taking St John’s Wort.   

Caution:

Stress Relief Tea should be used with caution if:

• pregnant or while breast-feeding
• taking prescription medications for depression, without talking to your doctor
• taking other prescription medications without talking to your doctor, including HIV medications, immunosuppressant drugs for transplant, anticoagulants like warfarin, some heart medications, some anticonvulsants for epilepsy, the contraceptive pill and migraine treatments.

Warning:

St John’s Wort can interact with other antidepressants and cause a serious reaction know as serotonergic syndrome, which can range from mild to severe or even life-threatening and is caused by high levels of serotonin in the brain. Symptoms include tachycardia, (rapid heartbeat), hypertension (high blood pressure) agitation, confusion, dilated pupils, tremor, loss of muscle coordination, muscle twitching, overactive reflexes, sweating, dilated pupils and diarrhoea. This is a side reaction when taking in tablet form but is not likely to happen when using as a tea. However it is advisable to talk to your doctor before taking. 

What are the Directions for using Stress Relief Tea?

Use one level teaspoon (1g) of Stress Relief Tea powder per cup (150ml) and infuse with boiling water for 5-10 minutes.

Dosage:

Adult therapeutic dose

For acute, short-term low mood support, take one cup 3 times daily for 3-6 months.

Adult maintenance dose

For long-term mood management (mild depression) and during stressful times, take 1-3 cup daily as needed.

Note:

Allow 14 days for Stress Relief Tea to be fully effective.

For best results:

Shake the can before opening, as the contents may settle.

Special instructions:

• Do not microwave. 
• Close can immediately after use to avoid external contamination. 
• Store in the fridge in hot and humid climates and keep away from heat and moisture. 

Product Size:

30g

References

The following references provide scientific support for the use of this product:

1. St John’s Wort as a depression treatment http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/about-us/publications-and-resources/fact-sheets 
2. Linde K. St. John's Wort - an overview. Forsch Komplementmed 2009 Jun;16(3):146-55
3. Linde K, Berner MM, Kriston L. St John’s wort for major depression. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008;4:CD000448
4. Apaydin EA, Maher AR, Shanman R, Booth MS, Miles JN, Sorbero ME, Hempel S. A systematic review of St. John's wort for major depressive disorder. Syst Rev 2016 Sep 2;5(1):148. 
5. Nahrstedt A Butterweck V. Biologically active and other chemical constituents of the herb of Hypericum perforatum L. Pharmacopsychiatry 1997 Sep;30 Suppl 2:129-34
6. Caccia S. Antidepressant-like components of Hypericum perforatum extracts: an overview of their pharmacokinetics and metabolism. Curr Drug Metab 2005 Dec;6(6):531-43.
7. Wurglics M, Schubert-Zsilavecz M. Hypericum perforatum: a 'modern' herbal antidepressant: pharmacokinetics of active ingredients. Clin Pharmacokinet 2006;45(5):449-68.
8. Butterweck V, Nahrstedt A, Evans J, Hufeisen S, Rauser L, et al. In vitro receptor screening of pure constituents of St. John's wort reveals novel interactions with a number of GPCRs. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2002 Jul;162(2):193-202. 
9. Lundstrom K, Pham HT, Dinh LD. Interaction of Plant Extracts with Central Nervous System Receptors. Medicines (Basel) 2017 Feb 23;4(1). 
10. Galeotti N. Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort) beyond depression: A therapeutic perspective for pain conditions. J Ethnopharmacol 2017 Mar 22;200:136-146. 
11. Chung DJ, Kim HY, Park KH, Jeong KA, Lee SK, et al Black cohosh and St. John's wort (GYNO-Plus) for climacteric symptoms. Yonsei Med J. 2007 Apr 30;48(2):289-94.