Look into studies on circadian rhythm and mental health. Our lighting (and lighting regulations) and glazing (and glazing regulations - I'm talking window and door glass) are a huge problem and are making us all sick and sad. Please make this a MAHA issue!
My perspective is that it is statistically impossible that this is not all intentional when taking into consideration each individual factor, e.g. increased blue light from electronics (phone, LED lights, etc.), decreased natural full spectrum light from the sun (e.g. window glazing, stratospheric aerosol injection (a.k.a. "geoengineering", colloquially referred to as "chemtrails") to block the sun using nanoscopic chemicals (e.g. aluminum oxide) under the guise of the climate change hoax, etc... One is an incidence, two is a coincidence, three or more is a pattern.
I fully agree with you, and if more and more people understand the implications of what these "energy-saving" measures are doing to us biologically, we might see change. There are so many people out there thinking they are doing the right thing for the climate by implementing these "energy-saving" codes and regulations and truly don't understand that these same measures are literally making us diseased, infertile, depressed, etc. (especially at a local level where I find it much harder to believe these actions are intentional, these are people who truly believe in it). MAHA has been making strides with the food industry, they might be able to make some strides with these other areas... and don't get me started on the geo-engineering, it's just so wrong.
Kennedy is shifting the culture of medical care. He is insisting on informed consent which includes benefits and risks. He is also making patients take more responsibility for their health and not rely on a pill for every ill. Finally we are seeing health care that is about health and not simply pimping for the pharmaceutical industry.
If someone really needs a pharmacological intervention, why are psychedelics, which are proven to be curative—especially when combined with psychotherapy (psychedelic assisted psychotherapy), considered "experimental" (e.g. psilocybin, ketamine infusion therapy, etc.)? Ask ten people who have received ketamine infusion therapy (racemic, not the brand name S-ketamine nasal spray) and 90% are going to say it was immediately effective, 50% are going to say it was effective long term, and a smaller percentage are going to say it was effective five years later and was never needed again (I fall into this group). Twenty years on "antidepressants" (which either made the problem even worse or did nothing for the problem at all (except one very old, rarely used one anymore (Elavil (amitriptyline) which was highly effective but had severe side effects))) no longer needed after 6 ketamine infusions over 2 weeks... That was 5 years ago—depression never returned again. I am not alone in this regard. There are suppressed treatments which, for those who need them, should be immediately unsurpressed.
When I was a kid, an older lady whom I knew somewhat said to me that, for years, she'd been prescribed the anti-anxiety med Valium--until, one day, she realized that the Valium was inducing depression (and, therefore, she resolved to quit taking it). When she confided that, she was sad and angry, yet lucid.
Great article and great news! I've seen many psychiatric prescriptions cause more harm than good in people I've counseled as a psychotherapist for over 35 years.
One of my sisters had very erratic, weird behaviors that suddenly started when she was about 15. The one incident I remember most clearly was when we she was missing and we looked all over the house and yard for her for about 3 hours. We lived out of town so no other places were nearby that she could go to. We had very large windows in the living room. The windows had low sills that were about 6” wide. The window drapes were thick and dark. My sister was finally found standing in the windowsill, behind the curtains. She had stood there, without moving, for about three hours. Her doctor at the time wanted to put her in a mental institution. I don’t know if he also wanted her on meds, but most likely he did. My mom was not going to have that and found a new doctor. This doctor put my sister on Niacin supplements, and before long, all of her issues went away.
I recently watched a video with Dr. Michael Lewis, author of the book, “When Brains Collide”. In the video he discusses how inflammation negatively affects the brain, and how there even is a relationship between suicide and inflammation. He has now added treating his patients for inflammation, as part of his treatment protocol, and is having remarkable results with his brain injured patients.
Seems like nutrition is an important factor to address in healing mental health patients. I would even say more effective than most pharmaceuticals, but that is just my humble opinion. And I am taking it to heart and addressing my own inflammation issues.
Get ready for severe emotional disregulation due to psychiatric medication withdrawal. They'll say it's your mental health condition returning. It's most likely not. It's your bodies way of correcting the brain damage that has been done by the medications and it takes time, a long time, to recover.
Brilliant! This is an extraordinary and timely initiative! RFK jr continues to tackle so many key issues that need attention ASAP. As a veteran, I hope you are familiar with the tragic struggles vets experience with PTSD... perhaps one of the most serious mental health problems in our nation. More than 20 vets commit suicide daily.
But there is hope! I have looked at all the multiple programs that the VA has looked into, and Transcendental Meditation is the one that stands out. A long term $2.5 million project found that TM produced a remarkable result. I have experienced the life changing benefits myself, and I've seen dozens of other vets find not just temporary relief, but permanent life altering freedom from the stress of military service and wars.
Please look into this and make it a priority to meet with some of the doctors, military leaders, and program administrators that have implemented the TM practice into the military and other mental health programs in society. There are hundreds of published peer-reviewed studies verifying the benefits. One place you can look quickly for a summary of benefits is the DavidLynchFoundation.org -- funded by the film director and also notable TM practitioners such as Paul McCartney, Hugh Jackman, Clint Eastwood and many others.
Emergency room nurses and doctors have also benefited, and several scientific studies have shown remarkable changes in sleep, reduced depression and anxiety... and yes, significant reduction of the need for medications.
Thanks again for all you are doing to make America healthy again... and please keep our veterans in your thoughts and prayers! Steven Schulte, PhD
They way these meds are so o prescribed is appalling. I do not belief any doctor should be eligible to prescribe these medications without first going through extensive training on the side effects and safely tapering someone off of them. If you have no clue in the side effects and/or how to stop taking these meds you have no business prescribing them period. I see SSRI’s prescribed in the inpatient setting for elderly patients who are “disruptive” or “uncooperative” when they are probably just having delirium related to their change in environment or infectious processes. They are a go to drug for doctors and not restricted to psychiatrists, who by all means should be fully aware of the consequences of these drugs but sadly are not. I am hopeful that this issues will be addressed and the overmedicalization of mental health as well as other areas will cease. Polypharmacy is a real problem.
Look into studies on circadian rhythm and mental health. Our lighting (and lighting regulations) and glazing (and glazing regulations - I'm talking window and door glass) are a huge problem and are making us all sick and sad. Please make this a MAHA issue!
Here are a few to start:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896972500823X
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-023-00135-8
My perspective is that it is statistically impossible that this is not all intentional when taking into consideration each individual factor, e.g. increased blue light from electronics (phone, LED lights, etc.), decreased natural full spectrum light from the sun (e.g. window glazing, stratospheric aerosol injection (a.k.a. "geoengineering", colloquially referred to as "chemtrails") to block the sun using nanoscopic chemicals (e.g. aluminum oxide) under the guise of the climate change hoax, etc... One is an incidence, two is a coincidence, three or more is a pattern.
I fully agree with you, and if more and more people understand the implications of what these "energy-saving" measures are doing to us biologically, we might see change. There are so many people out there thinking they are doing the right thing for the climate by implementing these "energy-saving" codes and regulations and truly don't understand that these same measures are literally making us diseased, infertile, depressed, etc. (especially at a local level where I find it much harder to believe these actions are intentional, these are people who truly believe in it). MAHA has been making strides with the food industry, they might be able to make some strides with these other areas... and don't get me started on the geo-engineering, it's just so wrong.
https://www.mahaaction.org/contact
Kennedy is shifting the culture of medical care. He is insisting on informed consent which includes benefits and risks. He is also making patients take more responsibility for their health and not rely on a pill for every ill. Finally we are seeing health care that is about health and not simply pimping for the pharmaceutical industry.
Neurotransmitters are no joke there has to be another way
If someone really needs a pharmacological intervention, why are psychedelics, which are proven to be curative—especially when combined with psychotherapy (psychedelic assisted psychotherapy), considered "experimental" (e.g. psilocybin, ketamine infusion therapy, etc.)? Ask ten people who have received ketamine infusion therapy (racemic, not the brand name S-ketamine nasal spray) and 90% are going to say it was immediately effective, 50% are going to say it was effective long term, and a smaller percentage are going to say it was effective five years later and was never needed again (I fall into this group). Twenty years on "antidepressants" (which either made the problem even worse or did nothing for the problem at all (except one very old, rarely used one anymore (Elavil (amitriptyline) which was highly effective but had severe side effects))) no longer needed after 6 ketamine infusions over 2 weeks... That was 5 years ago—depression never returned again. I am not alone in this regard. There are suppressed treatments which, for those who need them, should be immediately unsurpressed.
When I was a kid, an older lady whom I knew somewhat said to me that, for years, she'd been prescribed the anti-anxiety med Valium--until, one day, she realized that the Valium was inducing depression (and, therefore, she resolved to quit taking it). When she confided that, she was sad and angry, yet lucid.
I took Valium a handful of times & always went on a crying jag the next day.
No doubt, you're not alone in experiencing such a side effect.
Great article and great news! I've seen many psychiatric prescriptions cause more harm than good in people I've counseled as a psychotherapist for over 35 years.
This is absolutely the right way to go.
We don't need a ZOMBIES SOCIETY.
Thank you Mr RFK jr ❤️🙏❤️
Thank you @RFKJR 🙏
I will wait a few months to get the help I need but for now my church is offering grief therapy.
One of my sisters had very erratic, weird behaviors that suddenly started when she was about 15. The one incident I remember most clearly was when we she was missing and we looked all over the house and yard for her for about 3 hours. We lived out of town so no other places were nearby that she could go to. We had very large windows in the living room. The windows had low sills that were about 6” wide. The window drapes were thick and dark. My sister was finally found standing in the windowsill, behind the curtains. She had stood there, without moving, for about three hours. Her doctor at the time wanted to put her in a mental institution. I don’t know if he also wanted her on meds, but most likely he did. My mom was not going to have that and found a new doctor. This doctor put my sister on Niacin supplements, and before long, all of her issues went away.
I recently watched a video with Dr. Michael Lewis, author of the book, “When Brains Collide”. In the video he discusses how inflammation negatively affects the brain, and how there even is a relationship between suicide and inflammation. He has now added treating his patients for inflammation, as part of his treatment protocol, and is having remarkable results with his brain injured patients.
Seems like nutrition is an important factor to address in healing mental health patients. I would even say more effective than most pharmaceuticals, but that is just my humble opinion. And I am taking it to heart and addressing my own inflammation issues.
Get ready for severe emotional disregulation due to psychiatric medication withdrawal. They'll say it's your mental health condition returning. It's most likely not. It's your bodies way of correcting the brain damage that has been done by the medications and it takes time, a long time, to recover.
https://vitamindwiki.com/pages/anti-depression-medication-about-as-good-as-big-increase-in-vitamin-d-meta-analysis-of-flawless-data/
published 2014
Meta-analysis 2024
https://vitamindwiki.com/pages/depression-reduced-by-8000-iu-of-vitamin-d-daily-meta-analysis/
Brilliant! This is an extraordinary and timely initiative! RFK jr continues to tackle so many key issues that need attention ASAP. As a veteran, I hope you are familiar with the tragic struggles vets experience with PTSD... perhaps one of the most serious mental health problems in our nation. More than 20 vets commit suicide daily.
But there is hope! I have looked at all the multiple programs that the VA has looked into, and Transcendental Meditation is the one that stands out. A long term $2.5 million project found that TM produced a remarkable result. I have experienced the life changing benefits myself, and I've seen dozens of other vets find not just temporary relief, but permanent life altering freedom from the stress of military service and wars.
Please look into this and make it a priority to meet with some of the doctors, military leaders, and program administrators that have implemented the TM practice into the military and other mental health programs in society. There are hundreds of published peer-reviewed studies verifying the benefits. One place you can look quickly for a summary of benefits is the DavidLynchFoundation.org -- funded by the film director and also notable TM practitioners such as Paul McCartney, Hugh Jackman, Clint Eastwood and many others.
Emergency room nurses and doctors have also benefited, and several scientific studies have shown remarkable changes in sleep, reduced depression and anxiety... and yes, significant reduction of the need for medications.
Thanks again for all you are doing to make America healthy again... and please keep our veterans in your thoughts and prayers! Steven Schulte, PhD
They way these meds are so o prescribed is appalling. I do not belief any doctor should be eligible to prescribe these medications without first going through extensive training on the side effects and safely tapering someone off of them. If you have no clue in the side effects and/or how to stop taking these meds you have no business prescribing them period. I see SSRI’s prescribed in the inpatient setting for elderly patients who are “disruptive” or “uncooperative” when they are probably just having delirium related to their change in environment or infectious processes. They are a go to drug for doctors and not restricted to psychiatrists, who by all means should be fully aware of the consequences of these drugs but sadly are not. I am hopeful that this issues will be addressed and the overmedicalization of mental health as well as other areas will cease. Polypharmacy is a real problem.