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Is It Time to Rethink Psychiatric Medication? A Reader’s Reflection on ‘Unshrunk’

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One of the gifts my parents gave me early on was a love of reading. Give me a book any day over screentime. I use them to learn/research, become better myself, and also to relax. This is one I finished last month.

Considering the state of the world’s mental health in general, Unshrunk is an incredibly important book for many reasons, not the least of which is informed consent.

I have had suspicions about the effectiveness of psych meds for years. Not just the efficacy, but also the safety due to the collateral damage the body experiences over time, and in 2023, there was an incredible broad study done which confirmed those suspicions.

I’m happy to have a conversation with anyone on this topic. Mind, body, and spirit are so intertwined. If one is ailing, the others will follow.

If you are a reader and curious…. this book is for you. (Here’s a short blog too: https://www.madinamerica.com/…/the-cat-is-out-of…/…

If you are better with auditory learning, this is a GREAT interview with the author, Laura Delano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PdWKkyooCk

Here is another interview that you may find interesting (for the record, I would never suggest getting off of a psych drug without the help of a medical professional): https://youtu.be/6OMbza-fHrk

 

When You Need It Most: How PanAway Saved My Road Trip

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I took an epic fall yesterday afternoon walking in my socks on our porch. A nail grabbed my sock, and I literally went almost face plant, but instead, landed hard on the right side of my body. Within 2 hrs, I had a grapefruit sized knot right below my hip bone and it was getting increasingly swollen/uncomfortable.
Enter Panaway.
I slathered that baby up about 5 times in the next couple of hours.
This morning…… no bruise, no swelling, just a tiny bit sore.
Panaway’s my superhero oil of the day this week. I’m prepping for a super long road trip (both for YL and BBHB) and there’s no time to be gimpy!💪)
And yes…. said nail has been hammered back to its rightful place😉🔨
I don’t use Panaway often… in fact, rarely. But this is one oil I’m never without.

“Turmeric: My Brain and Body’s Best Friend for Fighting Farm and Life Inflammation”

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In the last 48 hrs, I very nearly dislocated my kneecap and (different event) got nailed by a kicking cow ( #farmgirllife). We tend to think about turmeric as having stellar physical inflammation curbing ability, and it does! (this plus Sulfurzyme and BLM keep me pain free despite my active lifestyle 🤪).
Turmeric (curcumin) for the lesser known wins too!
 
🤓There are currently zero pharmaceutical interventions which effectively slow or reverse age-related cerebrovascular pathologies (nobody’s got time for cognitive decline or straight up brain compromise due to silent brain inflammation!). Yes, I know there are drugs “for” these things, but if you read the studies, these pharma products don’t reverse (or even slow down) the inevitable process despite their advertising claims.
 
Pharma vs farma…..
Curcumin has some really interesting properties for brain health…. a quick review in some of my most favorite scientific stomping grounds (ie: Pubmed, Cochrane library, and Wiley online library) reveals dozens and dozens of studies on the neuroprotective properties of turmeric, both proactively and “cleaning up the mess” action (which is helpful for my brain as I do my “inside” work. Granted, my inside job is probably a little safer sometimes than my farmgirl work! I’ve got lots to do and have no time for neuroinflammation….. now or later!)
 
Jonell Babekuhl Geren, thanks for my most favorite “designed with Liz in mind” mug…. It makes me happy every time I drink out of it! 💖
xoxo~ liz
 
PS: Bonus points for YL’s Golden Turmeric… it is formulated in such a way that it’s 24x more bioavailable than standard turmeric extract. A little goes a long way!
 

Eggs & Immunity: A Surprising Link to Blocking Spike Proteins

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I am a huge fan of free range eggs (especially from my own happy hens 🐔💖).
This is an interesting study in light of the egg shortage……
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33191178/ (Title of the study: Chicken Egg Yolk Antibodies (IgYs) block the binding of multiple SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants to human ACE2 ).
The ACE-2 receptor sites are extremely attractive binding sites for the spike proteins to “sit” and create mayhem and damage (which lead to symptoms) in the body (especially in the gut, blood vessel interior walls, heart, lungs, brain, kidneys, (and in men, testis).
Just somethin’ to think about as we put the pieces of our environmental puzzle together. What happens in our environment has a direct effect on health, right? Keep finding and eating those eggs! Flu season is loaded with corona virus types which produce spike proteins….. not just the bioweaponized one we’re all so familiar with.
Carry on, and happy Friday! xoxo~ liz
 

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