Diet sodas are carbonated beverages. Diet Coke was the second best selling soft drink in the US last year but sales have actually dropped since more people have become aware of it’s apparent health risks. Instead of sugar, they are sweetened with artificial sweeteners like aspartame, cyclamate, saccharin and sucralose. A diet soda beverage is … Continue reading Is Diet Soda Bad for You? Here’s What Happen to Your Body When You Drink It
High protein, low-carb, sugarless diet helps rid young girl of depression, pain and anxiety
There is no doubt that food plays a crucial role in our well-being. It provides building blocks and energy, and directly affects how our bodies and minds function. While there is not a single diet that works for everyone, eliminating processed foods, sugar and refined grains should be the main priority of every healthy diet. High protein … Continue reading High protein, low-carb, sugarless diet helps rid young girl of depression, pain and anxiety
Band-aid “solutions” to a bigger problem? Why antidepressants are not the answer
Depression and related conditions like anxiety are a growing problem. These “invisible illnesses,” as they are often called, plague millions of people across the globe. In the U.S., antidepressant use has been on the rise for nearly two decades. Government survey data suggests that the use of antidepressant medication increased by a staggering 65 percent between the … Continue reading Band-aid “solutions” to a bigger problem? Why antidepressants are not the answer
Antidepressants the new OPIOIDS? Tens of millions of Americans are taking them, and many can’t quit
According to CDC statistics, more than 64,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose in 2016. As severe as it is, the opioid epidemic isn’t the only prescription drug problem plaguing America. Americans of all ages and walks of life are suffering from an anti-depressant crisis. Once started on prescription opioids or anti-depressants, many patients find relief from their symptoms of … Continue reading Antidepressants the new OPIOIDS? Tens of millions of Americans are taking them, and many can’t quit
Top Natural Remedies For Depression
Source: Top Natural Remedies For Depression by Dr. Edward Group The experience of emotional and psychological depression has been noted and subjected to various explanations since the dawn of recorded history and quite probably before. The current model, which reduces all depression to a deficiency in serotonin, seems as overly simplistic and inadequate as those before … Continue reading Top Natural Remedies For Depression
Surprising Link Between Depression, Anxiety, and Gut Health
Source: Surprising Link Between Depression, Anxiety, and Gut Health by Dr. Edward Group Did you know your gut health may affect your mood and behavior? The belief that gut health is connected to mental well-being dates back more than a hundred years. In the early 1900’s, scientists and clinicians emphasized the relationship between gastrointestinal health and … Continue reading Surprising Link Between Depression, Anxiety, and Gut Health
Study finds young men who feel ‘too skinny’ more likely to be depressed, use steroids
Young men experience many of the same insecurities as young women when it comes to self-perception and body image, say two new studies recently published in the journal Psychology of Men & Masculinity. The studies, which looked at boys and young men between the ages of 16 and 29, found that many adolescent and young adult … Continue reading Study finds young men who feel ‘too skinny’ more likely to be depressed, use steroids
Processed grains, white bread, pasta cause huge blood sugar spikes linked to depression
A diet high in processed grains such as white bread, white flour and sugar could increase the risk of depression in older women, according to a study conducted by researchers from Columbia University that was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In contrast, a diet high in whole grains and vegetables decreases the risk. … Continue reading Processed grains, white bread, pasta cause huge blood sugar spikes linked to depression
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Powerful integrative treatment for depression
With a ray of hope for those who await psychiatry's acceptance of integrative and holistic treatments, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) has arrived. This MRI-strength magnetic stimulation is being used by more enlightened psychiatrists across the country to treat difficult cases of depression. I interview Philip Botkiss, MD about his experience using TMS on this week's episode of Mental … Continue reading Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Powerful integrative treatment for depression
CRISPR gene editing may wipe out human geniuses and dumb down human civilization to “conforming” average
The biotechnology technique known as CRISPR has brought down the costs of genetic engineering by 99 percent and slashed the time required to create new modifications to a matter of weeks. And while Frankenfood companies such as Monsanto are already eagerly pursuing this technology in their efforts to gain more control over the food supply, the most wide-reaching effects … Continue reading CRISPR gene editing may wipe out human geniuses and dumb down human civilization to “conforming” average
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