The Truth About Antidepressants…

This past holiday season, I had a few patients come to me after taking antidepressants.

The drugs weren’t doing anything for them. This is something I see all too often.

Antidepressants are prescribed for everything under the sun. Many times for symptoms that don’t even fall under the prescription guidelines.

But it’s big business. In a recent study, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that antidepressant drugs are the most prescribed drug in America.

Unfortunately, they rarely work. In fact, they can do more harm than good…

Merry Christmas!

Did you ever hear that suicides increase on Christmas? Well, how about some good news? It’s just not true. I looked it up in every database I could find. And, well … it’s a myth.

But it is true that when Christmas rolls around, and the days are shorter, your bodily rhythms get out of kilter, and you may experience Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD syndrome. SAD is what we used to call the “winter blues.” Even here in sunny Florida, the days aren’t quite as bright or as long, and we start feeling the effects.

The thing about SAD is you may not even know you have it. You just know you feel a little down. And the added stress of the holidays can add to the problem…

The FDA Kept This Secret from You for 70 Years

Dear Health Conscious Reader,
Here’s yet another disturbing case of the FDA dragging its feet… After 70-plus years, the FDA is finally warning doctors that a category of drugs used by millions to treat seizures, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and migraine headaches doubles your risk of suicide.1
Of the 43,892 people aged 5 and older in the [...]

Nutrient that puts “Merry” in Christmas…

Dear Member,
Do you get blue on Christmas?
You should be happy…right?
But sometimes we feel stressed, anxious, lonely, or depressed.
If you go to your doctor he’ll give you drugs. These drugs are not only expensive, but they have dangerous side effects. And the long-term impacts on your health are anybody’s guess [...]

This Natural Remedy Beats Depression Drugs

Dear Member,
I have new evidence that the common herb, St. John’s wort, works just as well as standard antidepressants like Paxil, Zoloft or Effexor—with far fewer side effects.
Researchers in Germany ran a “meta-study” of 29 clinical trials looking at St. John’s wort as a treatment for major depression.1 In nine [...]

Tune In and Heal Yourself…

Dear Reader,
Your body has a natural tendency towards health and wellness. But you may still be doing things to undermine it. And in many cases, all the drugs, exercise, and other treatments in the world won’t help unless you address this one thing first.
Let me tell you a story to illustrate this point. Todd B. [...]