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
A study just published in JAMA Jan 5, reported that SSRI antidepressants are no better than placebo for most cases of depression.
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
Could this ancient spice be superior to drugs for treating premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?
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.
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.
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?
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.
Antidepressants are big business. But for the same money, and without the side effects, a little mindfulness can do the same job.
Medical researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health say the evidence is strong that a pregnant mother who takes certain types of antidepressant drugs will have a dramatically increased risk of her child having autism.
What if in the treatment of depression, food prescriptions replaced antidepressant drugs?
Millions believe depression is caused by 'serotonin deficiency,' but where is the science in support of this theory?
According to a 2017 study, a staggering 12.7 percent of all US citizens over the age of 12 were taking antidepressants
“It’s the end of the road for antibiotics unless we act urgently,” - Dr. Tom Friedman
What do we know about mass shooters' psychiatric treatment?
Low libido is a common complaint among women. It affects about 10% of women in the U.S., and up to 16% in Europe and Australia. Researchers are suggesting an ancient herb may provide relief.
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.
Alarmingly, about 85% of people with depression also experience some anxiety; about 90% of people with anxiety suffer some depression
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
There are many causes of low libido, but they do not require a pill or drug therapy to be reversed
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.
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?
