Posts tagged depression
the fear mongering around antidepressants

According to the CDC, “About one in 10 Americans aged 12 and over takes antidepressant medication.” With over 300 million Americans making up the population, that means at least 30,000,000 people are on antidepressants nationwide. And yet, more and more holistic practitioners and spiritual gurus are claiming anxiety, ADHD, depression and other mental health conditions can be solved through supplements, meditation and diet. Gut health has been one of the most recent ties to mental health from both western and eastern medicine practitioners, but while traditional doctors recommend a probiotic for a balanced gut biome, eastern practitioners claim that + vitamin deficiencies can be to blame for some mental health issues.

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how madeline ford is revolutionizing the conversation around mental health

Her content is reminiscent of a FaceTime call with your very best friend, whom you check in with from time to time with no awareness of the time between meetings as their authenticity and excitement to connect color every conversation in bright technicolor. Her most notable showcases of raw honesty are her journey of sharing her sexuality with her following and her well-documented experience with her mental health, along with the trials & tribulations that come with medication, depression and diagnoses.

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