Daniel Priestley
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It's such an interesting graph. Because here in America, we want the fast answer. I don't feel well, fix me. And... what doctors have. Do you know 85% of psychiatric drugs in America are prescribed by non-psychiatric physicians in seven-minute office visits that do standard of care 12% of the time. And that they do what most doctors would consider good medicine 12% of the time.
So you go to your family doctor or your nurse practitioner and you go, I'm sad, I'm anxious, I'm not sleeping. You might, and we hear this all the time at Amen Clinics. I have 11 clinics around the United States. We hear it all the time that I went to my doctor and he gave me a prescription for Lexapro, Xanax, and Ambien.
So you go to your family doctor or your nurse practitioner and you go, I'm sad, I'm anxious, I'm not sleeping. You might, and we hear this all the time at Amen Clinics. I have 11 clinics around the United States. We hear it all the time that I went to my doctor and he gave me a prescription for Lexapro, Xanax, and Ambien.
And it just blows my mind that they would put you on something that changes your brain to need them in order for you to feel normal. See, people don't understand. And I am not opposed to medication. I use it when I think I need to. But let's be clear. They do not heal, fix anything. What they do is they suppress symptoms. But then, once they've suppressed the symptoms, they've changed your brain.
And it just blows my mind that they would put you on something that changes your brain to need them in order for you to feel normal. See, people don't understand. And I am not opposed to medication. I use it when I think I need to. But let's be clear. They do not heal, fix anything. What they do is they suppress symptoms. But then, once they've suppressed the symptoms, they've changed your brain.
So you need them in order to feel okay. I don't like that. Like, what can I do naturally? Head-to-head against antidepressants, saffron has been shown to be equally effective, the spice saffron. Head-to-head against antidepressants, walking like you're late, 45 minutes, four times a week, equally effective. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
So you need them in order to feel okay. I don't like that. Like, what can I do naturally? Head-to-head against antidepressants, saffron has been shown to be equally effective, the spice saffron. Head-to-head against antidepressants, walking like you're late, 45 minutes, four times a week, equally effective. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And two, you know when relapse happens. Relapse happens when you don't sleep.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And two, you know when relapse happens. Relapse happens when you don't sleep.
When you've gone too long without eating. When blood sugar levels go low. Relapse happens. You start making bad decisions. If you're a female, when you're in the last week of your cycle, because blood flow to your frontal lobe drops for many women. So I have five sisters and five daughters. I completely believe in PMS. And I've scanned people, best time of their cycle, worst time.
When you've gone too long without eating. When blood sugar levels go low. Relapse happens. You start making bad decisions. If you're a female, when you're in the last week of your cycle, because blood flow to your frontal lobe drops for many women. So I have five sisters and five daughters. I completely believe in PMS. And I've scanned people, best time of their cycle, worst time.
It's like they're two different people, sort of like they have multiple personalities. because their brain is just so different. Now, obviously not with all women, but for certain ones, it's a big issue.
It's like they're two different people, sort of like they have multiple personalities. because their brain is just so different. Now, obviously not with all women, but for certain ones, it's a big issue.
And if the ants are taken over, so if the automatic negative thoughts, which also tend to go up if you haven't slept, if you've gone too long without eating, if you're at that time of your cycle or you're under chronic stress or you're drinking or using other drugs. So you might suppress them, but then they come back. And they attack you. So then you have to suppress them again.
And if the ants are taken over, so if the automatic negative thoughts, which also tend to go up if you haven't slept, if you've gone too long without eating, if you're at that time of your cycle or you're under chronic stress or you're drinking or using other drugs. So you might suppress them, but then they come back. And they attack you. So then you have to suppress them again.
And this is how addiction starts.
And this is how addiction starts.
And so how do I get better frontal lobes? And it's three strategies. Frontal lobe envy, right? Brain envy, gotta care about it. Avoid things that hurt, damaging my frontal lobes. And do things that strengthen.