This is an old video and post. Things have only gotten worse. If we don't want to create millions more people crippled by drugs we need to stop diagnosing and drugging children's behavioral problems as serious mental illness. There has been a massive surge of drugging children in the last couple of decades. It's extremely... Continue Reading →
Jim S. story of recovery
Some of you may be familiar with Jim S, a frequent commenter on this blog in the last several weeks. He has an awesome story of recovery and has generously shared it with us here. Check out his extensive website for more details about his recovery and life. This is a what is becoming a... Continue Reading →
Sally Clay: Recovery Through Mind Training
by Sally Clay I got permission to reprint this piece from Sally. You can find it in a PDF file here. Some of you may have read it already as she left it in a comment yesterday. It further supports the science behind the neuroplasticity of the brain theory. Recovery Through Mind Training Early in... Continue Reading →
Recovery, lasting and real
Part of the reason some people are so skeptical about real and complete recoveries is because a lot of people who achieve it move on. The don't hang around the mental health blogosphere and most of them don't go into working in mental health like I probably will. Most of them go off and live... Continue Reading →
Warning
Just want to add a warning to this blog. So that it will be at the top of the page. Withdrawing from psych meds is DANGEROUS. Way back when I started my blog I understood this. I linked to a paper by Joanna Moncrieff that makes plain as day the dangers. I said it was... Continue Reading →
The potential power of amino acids
This is an actual clinical trial. I take NAC or N-acetylcysteine. It raises glutathione which is helpful for countless issues during withdrawal and detox from anything environmental toxins and has been shown to help all sorts of emotional distress. One can raise glutathione by eating undenatured whey protein powder as well. There are a number... Continue Reading →
Celiac disease on the rise and it’s often associated with “mental health” issues
Celiac disease among other illnesses that can be fairly easily treated without psych drugs is one physical illness that sometimes gets people diagnosed with mental illness including schizophrenia and bipolar. All sorts of mental health issues can arise from someone with Celiac who is still actively eating gluten. It's worth ruling it out if you... Continue Reading →
Nightshade plant allergies and me, following a brief update
Included at the end of the post is a recipe. I have not written anything in many days. Nothing original, that is, besides the little commentary I make on news items. I'm not sure I'm up to it now but I'm going to see as I do have a subject in mind. I've not written... Continue Reading →
“Organic” processed foods could still be full of crap
This is why I generally stick to completely unprocessed foods. Highly processed "organic" foods are still likely to be chalk full of crap.The so-called health food industry does not care about us...they care about making money so they will do what they can to sucker us into buying all manner of additives and ingredients that... Continue Reading →
my friend “bipolarlife” reports on his 2 months drug-free life
This is the first paragraph of what is a moving account of his recent experiences. bplife has been on this journey with me for a long time now. He is one of my inspirations. This is the first paragraph of his post today: My mental state has vastly improved since getting off the last of... Continue Reading →
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