Scarlatti, A: St John Passion

Advantages: Helps tackle Depression/PMT
Disadvantages: Can effect other medication

...Not long ago my friend battled through depression. It was an extremely difficult time for her, during which she spent a lot of time seeing doctors, trying new medications etc. She finally managed to lift herself out of it. But not from the help of the doctors but from this herbal remedy called St Johns Wort that she got from Holland and Barrett...for less than £5! So after watching her go though it and how much this helped I thought I would give you some more information on the product. - -What it treats- - St John's Wort can treat many different things including improving your circulation, can relieve PMT, it can fight retroviruses, simple little colds and it can also help people who struggle to sleep. However the main thing it is recognised for is to tackle depression. Many people use it as an anti-depressant instead of using... Read review

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Advantages: Helped me keep mild depression under control
Disadvantages: Have to be careful when purchasing to make sure capsules are standardised

...What is St John?s Wort? St John?s Wort is a flowering shrub which grows in many different parts of the world, and which is often considered to be a weed by many people. However, the tips of the plant can be picked when the plant is in flower, and turned into a herbal remedy which can be used for many things. (It is said to have been named for John the Baptist). What can it do? As a herbal remedy St John?s Wort is very versatile, it?s primarily known in it?s capsule form where it is often used as a treatment for depression, but it does have many other uses. When in gel form, it can be used to help treat joint pains, burns, wounds and sores and even eczema. It can be rubbed onto the tummy to help alleviate stomach cramps associated with menstruation. In capsule form it can be taken as a natural anti-depressant as I?ve already... Read review

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Advantages: Good Characters and a pretty decent plot
Disadvantages: A little too much back information and at times the pace is a little slow

...Having read the Bourne trilogy by Robert Ludlum, I chose to try something a little bit different from his other books. He is very much a writer of good Thrillers and the Bourne series were a good example of this. This time round I went for The Scarlatti Inheritance; there was no real reason for this other than choosing it at random from the book shop shelf. I hadn't heard anything about it but the back made it sound quite interesting and so I took a bit of a gamble on it as the last gamble seemed to have paid off. The book is set in and around the two World Wars. It starts towards the end of World War 2 with the news of a High ranking Nazi Commander ready to defect to the Americans with vital Nazi war secrets. The only catch is he wants a top secret file on the Scarlatti Inheritance. The book then skips back in time to give details... Read review

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