My daughter recently sang for us a rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Circle Game.” She learned it 20 years ago at a summer camp for creative arts on Lake Champlain, Vermont. She attended every [...]
Tag: Depression
Disturbing link between mental illness and common drugs
Ongoing scientific evidence links the vitamins and minerals found in healthy foods with impressive brain benefits. In fact, as I recently reported in my Daily Dispatch and Insiders’ Cures [...]
Here’s why I don’t buy into the new study about how sick everyone in the world is
According to a new study–published in one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals–more than 95 percent of the worldwide population suffers from at least one of five common [...]
Support serotonin naturally
Antidepressant drugs known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) only work for about one in seven depressed patients. And that one patient out of seven probably only feels better [...]
The backward “science” of antidepressants
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) only work for about one out of seven depressed people. And research has shown that one person out of seven only feels marginally better because of [...]
Talk isn’t cheap, but it is effective
You know the old saying that “talk is cheap.” It certainly applies in business. But when it comes to mental health, talk really is worth something after all. Unfortunately, for a long time now, [...]
Prozac nothing more than a costly placebo
Change of seasons, end of summer, dimming of the light, and seasonal stress may all affect your mood. So it’s quite understandable if you begin to feel a little low around this time of year. In [...]