With every mass shooting, there's a renewed call for stricter gun control laws. The only problem is: guns aren't the problem. Guns have always been a part of America's culture. As long as the conversation centers around gun-control we'll continue to neglect something even more important and just as deadly: the growing mental health crisis that has been decades in the making. Where it begins and why may surprise you
How Gender Bias Medicine Is Hurting Women and Keeping Us Sick
With the rise in antidepressant use in recent years, we have witnessed the creation of many new clinical diagnoses in the field of psychiatry. Are they real or manufactured?
Antidepressants are routinely used as a first-line treatment for depression, though studies show their effectiveness is on par with placebo and serious side effects often ignored or hidden
A study just published in JAMA Jan 5, reported that SSRI antidepressants are no better than placebo for most cases of depression.
What if in the treatment of depression, food prescriptions replaced antidepressant drugs?
“It’s the end of the road for antibiotics unless we act urgently,” - Dr. Tom Friedman
Sometimes doing something proactively appears defensible and logical when, at its root, lies a hubris that we may soon come to regret.
Psych drugs aren't just ineffective. They're deadly.
Professional education events are heavily sponsored by drug companies promoting their products as the solution. This widely used coercive and misinformation technique where drug benefits are exaggerated and side effects minimized was exposed in a recent BMJ Open study.
In today's fast-paced, high-pressure world, stress and anxiety have become all too common. Join us in exploreing natural, safe, and effective alternatives to conventional psychiatric medications for managing these prevalent mental health concerns.
Too many of us blindly put faith into different authorities, but when it comes to personal health and diet, your self knowledge and gut intuition should be your guide.
One study highlights the efficacy of Ayahuasca, a native Amazonian plant, as a powerful antidepressant in treatment-resistant depression
There are many causes of low libido, but they do not require a pill or drug therapy to be reversed
According to a 2017 study, a staggering 12.7 percent of all US citizens over the age of 12 were taking antidepressants
We know that all drugs have side effects. That’s just part of the deal right? But is it really possible that an antidepressant can cause a sane person to act like a cold-blooded criminal?
Antidepressants are big business. But for the same money, and without the side effects, a little mindfulness can do the same job.
Disappointingly, suicide rates among people who take antidepressants are not statistically any different than suicide rates for people who take a placebo
For the over 6 million Americans suffering from heart failure, depression is an all too common burden - one that's treated with another burden - medication. But what if there was an alternative?
What could possibly go wrong with swallowing tracking microchips with already highly toxic pharmaceuticals?
There is a deep sickness beginning to take hold of the American psyche that threatens to undermine the already shaken stability of the lives of everyone in this country.
With chronic illness on the rise, people are desperately trying to stem the onslaught, all the while drinking and bathing in the most damaging problem of all. Think you have clean water? You might want to reconsider
Is mental illness simply a matter of a "chemical imbalance" or "bad gene"? Do we need to fix children’s disordered brains or do we need to let kids be kids?
A silent epidemic of drug-induced urological disorders is emerging, and both doctors and patients need to be aware of the risks
