Adapted from A Mind of Your Own by Kelly Brogan, MD If you’re diagnosed with depression, then chances are you can relate to any of the following: persistent distress, malaise, anxiety, inner agitation, fatigue, low libido, poor memory, irritability, insomnia, sense of hopelessness, and feeling…
By Natural Blaze One of the best times of my life was staying with friends in Costa Rica and frankly, one summer simply isn’t enough to take in all its heavenly glory. I lived there, shopped there, adventured there and dove right into the pura…
Adapted from A Mind of Your Own by Kelly Brogan, MD When I talk about medicine and mental health to large audiences, I often start with the following imagery and facts: think of a woman you know who is radiantly healthy. I bet your intuition…
By Christina Sarich What if the cure for your cold was opening a door for a complete stranger? Or watering your neighbor’s roses while they are away on vacation when you notice them wilting? How about stopping your headache by putting some spare change in someone’s…
The following is an excerpt from the new book from John Vibes & Derrick Broze, Finding Freedom in an Age of Confusion, The book will be available for purchase and download April 15, 2016. It is a difficult task to live in this world and…
By Mae Chan Higher serum levels of magnesium may reduce the risk of hypertension by almost 50% and the risk of coronary artery calcification by 42%, says a new study. More than 70 percent of the population have an unhealthy balance of 10 calcium to…
By Kelly Brogan, MD Psychiatry is notorious for saying “oops!” for a long history of abusing patients with pseudoscience-driven treatments and its shameful lack of diagnostic rigor. From the 1949 Nobel Prize for therapeutic lobotomy to theRosenhan experiments in the 70s which exposed the invalidity of…
By Claire Bernish An alarming study has found eating foods high on the glycemic index (GI), such as bagels, white bread, and rice, increase the risk of developing lung cancer by 49 percent — particularly for non-smokers. In fact, when researchers studied the diets of…
By Kelly Brogan, MD Sometimes, it just takes one case to bring an entire medical construct to its knees. Because if the current model can’t encompass it, then the model must evolve to accommodate the seeming outlier. Currently, psychiatry is in a freefall. With its…
This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2016 One of the most important books in the history of psychiatry and natural medicine has been published by HarperCollins, who unique among their mainstream publishing competitors, had the guts to release it completely uncensored. Dr. Kelly Brogan,…
By Kelly Brogan, MD A silent tragedy in the history of modern health care is happening right now in America, but no one is talking about it. We have been told a story of depression: that it is caused by a chemical imbalance and cured…
By Kelly Brogan, MD In the height of my residency training, I was up to 6 cups of coffee a day. Granted, at least once a week, I was awake for a forced-all-nighter, but I took any opportunity to refuel. Long before I had my…
By Josh Richardson Individual bacterial cells have short memories. But groups of bacteria can develop a collective memory that can increase their tolerance… Collective motion can be observed in biological systems over a wide range of length scales, from large animals to bacteria because collective…
By Alex Pietrowski Listening to someone complain, even if it’s yourself, has never done anyone any good. Some people say that it may act as a catharsis, a way to let go of negative emotions and experiences, and maybe letting it all out once in a…
By April McCarthy Everyone experiences some unhappiness, often as a result of a change, either in the form of a setback or a loss, or simply, as Freud said, “everyday misery.” The painful feelings that accompany these events are usually appropriate, necessary, and transitory, and…
By Alex Pietrowski Everyone loves a miracle, and as cancer rates continue to rise around the world, those who are able to beat cancer and survive the chemotherapy and radiation industry are walking, talking proof that miracles do happen. After thyroid cancer spread throughout her body,…
By April McCarthy Advances in health, education, disease prevention and treatments are high on the list of things that have allowed people to extend their lives, especially since chronic medical conditions and engaging in unhealthy behaviors are known risk factors for early death, however findings…
By Jefferey Jaxen The entire mainstream medical establishment has been built upon the supposition that something outside yourself is required for healing to occur. Such a system will tell you that there are no answers to be found within because you alone are somewhat helpless…
By Sigmund Fraud Feeling trapped on the corporate ladder? You’re not alone… our work culture has become uncaring, toxic and rather dangerous to our well-being. Everybody seems to be working harder and harder these days, but genuinely happy people are hard to come by, even amongst…
By Amanda Froelich When Norma was told she had cancer, she looked at her doctor squarely and said, “I’m 90-years-old, I’m hitting the road.” You have one life to live. So why sacrifice the sweetness of your later years when there’s still so much to…
