By Gary G. Kohls, MD, guest to Natural Blaze Most of the following quotes come from the thorough, extended article entitled “Psychiatry: Science or Fraud?” “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” — Thomas Jefferson “Bad men need…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor When “Do Not Call” Does Not Work, When Opting Out Brings More Calls The baby is crying. The dog is lifting his leg. Dinner is burning and the repair man is knocking on the door. You are waiting for a phone call from…
By Joe Battaglia New research by the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions has identified a key mechanism in how exercise can help impact the brain in ways that may support treatment — and even prevention strategies — for addiction. Scientists in Britain previously…
By Susan Boskey Cherokee proverb:”Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes.” In my last article, Depression on the Rise and the Cannabis Response, I wrote about how the diagnosis for depression rose 33% between 2011 and 2014, some possible…
By Gary G. Kohls, MD, guest to Natural Blaze Campaigns such as Make It OK and NAMI are Front Groups for Big Pharma Here is a little known but extremely relevant fact: The first campaign to “Stop the Stigma of Mental Illness” was launched many years ago…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze Vaccine Nazis and Big Pharma are having a bad science year. As more and more non-industry-funded studies are conducted regarding the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, Big Pharma and its storm troopers are proven more and more to have been bullying and…
By Susan Boskey Are you experiencing depression? If so, you are not alone and are among the millions of Americans plagued by this mood disorder. A recent article shared new statistical details about how depression in the U.S. is on the rise. Apparently the diagnosis…
A “non-sterile” life is the way to be strong in the face of stress, new results show… By Anna Hunt New research shows that children raised around animals and dusty, bacteria-filled environments grow up to be more resilient to stress. When the immune system…
By Jon Rappoport Warning: Suddenly withdrawing from psychiatric drugs can be very dangerous, even life-threatening. Withdrawal should be done gradually, supervised by a caring professional who knows what he’s doing. See Breggin.com. On the heels of my article celebrating the work of Dr. Peter Breggin, a hero who has…
By John Vibes A new trial in the UK, led by a team of researchers at the Imperial College of London, is seeking to determine whether MDMA can help alcoholics overcome their addiction. MDMA is the active ingredient in the club drug known as ecstasy…
By Carey Wedler The case for employing 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) grew stronger this week. A study published in the Lancet Journal of Psychiatry documented promising results when used in conjunction with psychotherapy, adding to previous similar findings. A small study of 26 veterans…
By Anika Knüppel, UCL The thought of a cupcake, skillfully frosted with fluffy vanilla icing, may put a smile on your face, but research suggests that, in the long term, a sweet tooth may turn that smile into a frown – but not for…
By Alex Pietrowski Trying to kick psychiatric medications is one of those rarely discussed problems with the modern psychiatric business. For all the informative and sleek television commercials and all the simplified explanations by doctors, when someone decides to get off these meds, the experience…
By Alex Pietrowski In recent years, the study of causes and treatments of depression has uncovered a link to the health of the microbiome within the body’s digestive system. The hypothesis is that the presence or absence of healthy digestive bacteria affects the way the…
By Paul A. Philips Not just the U.S., but the rest of the Western world, alarmingly, over the last 15 years the consistently sharp increases in child mental disorders have now reached epidemic levels. 1 in 5 children have been diagnosed with a mental health…
Joyce Cavaye, The Open University A lack of essential nutrients is known to contribute to the onset of poor mental health in people suffering from anxiety and depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and ADHD. Nutritional psychiatry is a growing discipline that focuses on the use of…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor A new scientific systemic review offers rekindled hope in the ability of nutrients to ease the symptoms of schizophrenia. The study aimed to determine which main amino acids and antioxidants could reduce typical symptoms of schizophrenia in addition to standard treatment. They…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze Yet another study has emerged demonstrating the benefit of LSD in treating various mental health issues. LSD reduces the borders between the experience of one’s own self and others. For that reason, it affects social interactions. Researchers at University of Zurich have…
By Jack Burns More than 200,000 Americans have died from prescription opioid overdoses since 1999 and as the epidemic continues, it raises serious questions about why the United States government has failed to stop it in the last 20 years. According to a recent report,…
By Alex Pietrowski The first two pharmaceutical antidepressants were clinically introduced in the 1950s, and the conditions they were supposed to treat would have at that time been found in about 50 to 100 persons per million. Today, some 13% of Americans now take antidepressants…
