Inositol has applications in the treatment of depression, anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, PMS, and fibroid tumors.3 It also helps promote restful sleep if taken before bed. Inositol promotes liver health, and works especially well when taken along with phosphatidyl choline. Inositol is a pleasant, mildly sweet tasting powder that dissolves instantly in water. Millennium’s Inositol Powder is 100% pure. (Inositol is contraindicated in ADHD and schizophrenia)
Serving Size: ¼ tsp. Ingredients: Inositol 500mg
Suggested use: adults take ¼ -2 teaspoons in eight ounces of water or juice daily.
Clinical Applications of Inositol:
Depression and Serotonin Disorders Inositol also helps maintain healthy serotonin metabolism, and by so doing helps treat many conditions that involve poor serotonin function, including depression, agoraphobia, panic disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder.
Heart Health Inositol helps prevent hardening of the arteries, metabolizes, fat and cholesterol, removes fats from the liver, and is important in the formation of lecithin.8
Cell Nutrition Inositol's primary function is in cell membrane structure and integrity. Along with choline, it may help in brain cell nutrition. It is especially important for the cells of the bone marrow, eye tissue, and intestines.10
A Natural Prozac Autism Research Review International 1997, V.11 No. 2, p1 A recent study in the American Journal of Psychiatry indicates that the B vitamin inositol can be as effective in treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as powerful drugs such as Prozac and Luvox.