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What’s the Harm in Taking an Antidepressant?

By Kelly Brogan, MD, ABIHM Side Effects are explained clearly in this article. We know that all drugs have side effects. That’s just part of the deal right? But is it really possible that an antidepressant

Posted on December 1, 2016
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anti-depressant, depression, mental health

Gut, Mood & Mental Health

Beneficial bacteria may serve the same role as antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs. In one study, people who took a multi-strain probiotic for at least four weeks reported a lessening of rumination—recurring, persistent thoughts about something

Posted on July 31, 2015
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anti-anxiety, anti-depressants, micronutrients

Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil

Spiritist psychiatric care is described below…and it’s leading us into new territory that might improve our own healthcare system! Spiritist Psychiatric Hospitals in Brazil “If the spirit is not acknowledged as existing and real,

Posted on April 16, 2015
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healing, meditation, mental health, mental illness, schizophrenia, spiritual emergency, spirituality

The Vaccine Safety Manual

Finally, a book to relieve the confusion in the debate for and against vaccines with simple reliable information. It defuses the emotionalism and lack of science seen elsewhere! It’s a good thing we have this

Posted on September 17, 2014
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Bipolar Disorder & Alternatives to Meds

One in five people who have bipolar disorder commit suicide. It can be a crippling illness characterized by unpredictable, extreme mood swings including profound depression and manic behaviors. Fortunately, there is research that points

Posted on July 11, 2014
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alternatives to meds, bipolar, depression medication, mental health

ADHD Medications

Alarming news: one in five boys in the USA will be diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by the time he goes to high school (not quite as many girls). Ten thousand toddlers,

Posted on June 6, 2014
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ADHD, ADHD medications, alternatives to psych meds, mental health

Antidepressants, Pregnancy, and Autism: Time to Worry?

SSRI antidepressant use during pregnancy is linked to pregnancy complications and risks for the baby, including what may be an increased risk of autism. These complications might be considered tolerable if there was solid evidence

Posted on April 24, 2014
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anti-depressants, autism, pregnancy

Say No to Kids and Pharmaceutical Drugs?!

Saying No to Kids and Pharmaceutical Drugs? A new article by Peter Breggin, MD in the journal Children & Society, outlines The Rights of Children and Parents In Regard to Children Receiving Psychiatric Diagnoses and

Posted on April 24, 2014
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ADHD, Breggin, drugs, kids

4 Reasons for Integrative Psychiatry

Four Reasons for Integrative Psychiatry, aka Green Psychiatry Steven Goldsmith, a psychiatrist from Oregon is kindly allowing me to share the blogpost about why he turned away from the limitations of conventional psychiatry and turned

Posted on February 13, 2014
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mental health, mental illness, pharmaceuticals, psychiatry

Better Mental Health Care Treatment Needed

CBC News from Toronto, Canada reported in November 2012 that drugs given for mental illness are not as effective as we had assumed. CBC reported that even though there is greater awareness that one in

Posted on November 2, 2013
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