Bipolar Disorder is one of the biggest mental health concerns in the United States, but instead of addressing the true, spiritual nature of the disease, the normal course of treatment involves harmful pharmaceuticals.
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.
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.
Antidepressants are big business. But for the same money, and without the side effects, a little mindfulness can do the same job.
Millions believe depression is caused by 'serotonin deficiency,' but where is the science in support of this theory?
What if in the treatment of depression, food prescriptions replaced antidepressant drugs?
In his first address to his staff, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to subject potential causes of chronic disease -- even the controversial ones -- to "unbiased scientific investigation."
According to a 2017 study, a staggering 12.7 percent of all US citizens over the age of 12 were taking antidepressants
Sometimes doing something proactively appears defensible and logical when, at its root, lies a hubris that we may soon come to regret.
What could possibly go wrong with swallowing tracking microchips with already highly toxic pharmaceuticals?
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?
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?
While the GreenMedInfo.com database contains evidence for the potential therapeutic use of curcumin in over 700 conditions, these ten are some of the most compelling applications
A silent epidemic of drug-induced urological disorders is emerging, and both doctors and patients need to be aware of the risks
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
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
One study highlights the efficacy of Ayahuasca, a native Amazonian plant, as a powerful antidepressant in treatment-resistant depression
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?
“It’s the end of the road for antibiotics unless we act urgently,” - Dr. Tom Friedman
Alarmingly, about 85% of people with depression also experience some anxiety; about 90% of people with anxiety suffer some depression
Disappointingly, suicide rates among people who take antidepressants are not statistically any different than suicide rates for people who take a placebo
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
