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Ask any doctor, and they’ll tell you that their medical school favored a pharmaceutical dialogue when it came to conversations on mental health concerns, not nutrition. And as you know, what you’re taught matters.
Current Treatments Aren’t Decreasing Mental Health Cases
Like an infomercial salesperson selling a two-for-the-price-of-one deal with the classic “Wait; there’s more!” line, the pharmaceutical companies bombard today’s world with promises of a quick-fix to many ailments. Then, in the few remaining seconds of the advertisement, a fast auctioneer-like voice lists the intense side effects of the drug. Suicidal thoughts, rapid weight gain, and a waterfall of other potential side effects pierce the air, and yet, the drug sells– and it sells well. What this tells us is that many people desperately want to improve their mental health. They’ll risk side effects that may trigger additional health concerns because they want to feel like they’re not just living life in constant survival mode.
If you went to a doctor with an infection and were told that you would need to apply an ointment for the rest of your life so you can tolerate the pain, you’d be outraged and would get a second opinion the same day–