Are The Medications For Mental Health Actually Working?

Drug use in relation to mental health is on the rise, and we’re not talking about the illegal kind of drugs. Over 65 million people in the United States are now taking at least one prescription medication to help with their mental health, equating out to one in five Americans.

COVID-19 is largely being blamed for this increase in mental health issues across the world, with an estimated 25% increase in anxiety and depression due to the pandemic.

However, an increasing number of these cases year over year isn’t anything new to this world. In fact, anxiety, depression, and other mental health crises have gradually gone up over time, which should be raising red flags with the introduction of the many medications that are being prescribed for them.

Are Medications For Mental Health Working? It Doesn’t Seem Like It.

Psychotropic medications are the drugs that are prescribed to treat mental health issues, and they’re broken into five main categories: antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and stimulants.

Constantly hailed as breakthroughs within the scientific community, these psychotropic medications also bring along with them a myriad of side effects,

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Children Need Vitamins, Minerals, and Micronutrients, Too

When we talk about vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients, we have already established that the standard American diet is not sufficient in providing these very important elements to our bodies. This is one of the main reasons behind the continuing rise of vitamin and nutrient deficiency rates as well as diet-related disease.

When discussing diet and deficiency issues, though, many people focus solely on adults. But the fact of the matter is that getting adequate vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients are just as important for children as well.

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What Are You Doing To Help Curb Your Stress?

Stress is extremely common in today’s world. In fact, according to a recent Gallup poll, nearly eight in ten Americans report that they are either frequently or sometimes stressed in their everyday lives, while only four percent of respondents stated that they are never stressed.

With April being Stress Awareness Month, it’s important to bring to light how widespread stress is for people in this world, and also talk about ways that you can help curb the stress in your life.

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Your Brain Is Starved Of These Nutrients. Time To Feed It.

The human brain is a magnificent specimen. Although it typically only weighs about two to three pounds, the brain consumes up to 50% of the body’s daily nutrients and “requires constant nourishment from the cardiovascular system.” It requires a constant supply of blood, to the tune of one quart per minute bring a steady flow of nutrients to it.

As we all know, our entire body works in unison to function, and in order for each system to continue to work optimally,

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You Need To Add An Iodine Supplement To Your Life

As we here at Truehope have frequently discussed, the standard American diet does not provide our bodies with the sufficient levels of vitamins and minerals that it needs, which is why adding a supplement like Truehope EMPowerplus Advanced can have significant positive effects on both your mental and overall health.

Another element that our bodies cannot produce and most people lack within their diet is iodine. In fact, the CDC has found that as our diets have progressed over the years,

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Here’s Why Amino Acids Are So Important For Your Health

“Amino acids are the building blocks of life.”

If you paid attention during high school science class, you’ll likely remember that phrase. If you didn’t, well, now you know. Amino acids are the raw, essential materials that your body needs to produce cells, bones, hormones, hair, skin, and more. They’re vital for other functions as well, including repairing tissue, absorbing nutrients, and are a crucial component for hormones and neurotransmitters–which are needed for physical and mental health.

Our body needs 20 amino acids in total to function and grow properly.

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This Vitamin and Mineral Combo Helps With ADHD In Children

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known as ADHD, is one of the most prevalent mental health concerns in children, affecting over six million kids per year. Some common signs of ADHD are difficulty paying attention and focusing, difficulty sitting still, as well as impulsive behaviors.

Unfortunately, once diagnosed with ADHD, most children are immediately put on medications–such as Ritalin, Adderall, or Vyvanse–to try and ease the symptoms that they are experiencing from the disorder, despite the magnitude of side effects that come along with those medications.

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You’re Flushing Your Vitamins Down The Toilet… Literally

Wastewater treatment plants can tell us a lot about what is going on in the world. For example, public health officials have been using data from plants to accurately predict upcoming COVID surges nearly a week before the positive cases started happening.

Another thing that wastewater treatment plants have told us is that our bodies aren’t absorbing (certain) vitamin and nutrient supplements, and even prescription drugs. Lower-quality vitamin supplements are simply passing right through the body and ending up in the sewage.

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What You Drink Affects Your Mental Health, Too

It’s no secret that what you eat can have a major effect on your mental health. We here at Truehope have been discussing this extensively recently, whether it be foods you can eat to help battle seasonal depression or the fact that the standard American diet of highly processed foods has significant links to memory loss.

There’s also the growing number of research studies that are specifically exploring the increased rate of depression and its link with a poor diet.

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A Healthy Gut Equals A Healthy Brain

We here at Truehope often discuss why it is extremely important to eat a healthy diet, both for your body’s overall well-being as well as for your mental health. Your body needs essential vitamins, minerals, and other elements in order to achieve balance and be at its best.

When the body isn’t getting what it needs, though, issues start to become present, both in the physical sense as well as internally, such as our mental health.

Studies Examining The Gut And Brain Connection

Researchers continue to find more and more links between gut health and mental health,

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