Antidepressants: Widely Used, But Practically Useless?
In yesterday's article entitled Drugged-Out Nation, I mentioned how antidepressants were the third most popular class of drugs dispensed in 2008, with over $9.5 billion in sales. And over the last ten years, their use has nearly doubled in the U.S., … [Read more...]
Drugged-Out Nation
I start a new series as of today, on the topic of Drugs. The pharmaceutical kind, that is. You know, the stuff you go to the drug store to get. I'm not anti-drugs. There's a time and place for them. They can save lives. And sometimes they are necessary. But the problem is that they should be used as a bridge, to be a stopgap measure while a … [Read more...]
The Meat You Eat: Steroid Use in Livestock
In yesterday's article, I discussed the rampant use of antibiotics with livestock - primarily used as a tool to help them grow larger and bigger - and how 70% of all antibiotics used in the U.S. is for livestock use. But that's only half the story of the drugging of livestock: antibiotics aren't the only drugs given to livestock to help them grow … [Read more...]
The Drugging of Livestock
There are many reasons to consider cutting down or cutting out eating meat. Over the course of this series I’ve talked about the health and environmental ramifications of a meat-based diet. And of course, cutting down or cutting out meat consumption plays a key role in living a Low Density Lifestyle. But one of the detrimental health … [Read more...]
How Do Plants Protect Us From Disease?
I discussed in yesterday's article the use of herbs as medicine, and how herbs can be a vital part of enjoying real health and wellness and healthy living. And, of course, a Low Density Lifestyle. Today I want to get a little technical and discuss the scientific reasons plants can protect us from disease. The reason plants/herbs can help us fight … [Read more...]
At Last! A Drug to Reduce the Symptoms of Insufferable Cheeriness
How Well Do You Sleep?
Now, She is a Great Sleeper! Do you sleep as well as that?
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One of the signs of being stressed out is not sleeping well. Sleeping well is crucial to … [Read more...]
Achieving Good Health and Wellness
Achieving good health and a state of wellness is an important cornerstone of living a Low Density Lifestyle. Yet so many people unfortunately don’t know what good health means--and if you’re not in good health, there’s a good chance you’re living a High Density Lifestyle. What Type of Doctor Are You? When you think of health and wellness, what do you think of? Do you see a doctor in white coat prescribing drugs? Or do you think of a … [Read more...]
Taking Pharmaceuticals: Are You Out of Your Mind?
Pharmaceuticals: Out of Your Mind?