Depression

RHR: Could Copper-Zinc Imbalance Be Making You Sick?

By on January 11, 2012 in Podcasts | 60 comments

The human body has an elaborate system for managing and regulating the amount of key trace metals such as zinc, copper, iron, manganese, chromium.  One of the most common malfunctions of this system is an excess of copper and deficiency of zinc (copper-zinc imbalance), which can lead to hyperactivity, attention deficit disorders, behavior disorders, depression, acne, eczema, sensitive skin, sunburn, headaches, poor immune function and much more. In this episode of Revolution Health Radio, we cover: 3:07 Can someone without ...
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Episode 15 – Dr. Paul Jaminet on chronic infections, depression & more

By on August 23, 2011 in Podcasts | 13 comments

In this episode Dr. Paul Jaminet answers reader questions, including: Thoughts on the role of chronic infections in disease? How to distinguish between fungal and bacterial infections? What causes depression and how to treat it? Are essential fatty acids actually essential? How to treat acne when diet isn't helping? What to do if you don't tolerate coconut oil? We loved having Paul on the show and I'm sure you'll enjoy the interview. In other exciting news, one of our listeners, Jeff Rothschild, has generously ...
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How to prevent spending the last 10 years of your life in a diaper and a wheelchair

By on May 20, 2011 in Aging | 80 comments

Everything you have every experienced, felt, or conducted in life is due to brain function. The ability to enjoy, perceive, sense and experience live is dictated by the firing rate and health of your brain. It is impossible for a person to become healthy mentally or physiologically without a healthy brain." - Datis Kharrazian, DC, M.S Maybe this goes without saying, but I think it's worth pointing out: our ability to enjoy life is brain-based. The capacity ...
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When drug trials go terribly wrong

By on June 11, 2009 in Depression, Medical Industrial Complex | 0 comments

THS reader Christopher Lane brought this article to my attention, and asked me to forward it on to my readers. Yet another tragic consequence of dangerous and overused psychiatric drugs. Mary Weiss, a mother in Minnesota, was one such person who wrote me last month. I'd been on the radio, talking about issues tied to my book. Ms. Weiss wrote an email afterwards, telling me about her son, Dan Markingson, who'd been diagnosed with schizophrenia, though ...
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Too much stress makes you stupid – and depressed

By on March 19, 2009 in Stress | 7 comments

Twenty years ago doctors were still telling us that stress had nothing to do with conditions such as depression, autoimmune disease and cancer. Patients suffering from these conditions often knew otherwise. But the conviction of patients alone wasn't enough to change the doctor's minds. Times have changed. These days, new studies linking stress to disease are released almost daily. We now have a much better understanding of how stress causes disease. In ...
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Placebos as effective as antidepressants

By on April 27, 2008 in Depression | 19 comments

THS reader Chad sent in this question: Antidepressants - effective or placebo? The use of antidepressant medication has become so widespread and commonly accepted that it seems almost sacrilegious to question it. But alas, questioning is the name of the game here at The Healthy Skeptic! And what do you know? Antidepressants aren't all they're cracked up to be. In fact, a recent meta-review of published studies on the efficacy of antidepressant drugs revealed that selective serotonin ...
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