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Antibiotics are Causing Mental Illness

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MSM Finally Admits Antibiotics are Causing Mental Illness Something we told our readers years ago by Christina Sarich Posted on May 1, 2015 The overuse of antibiotics is destroying our gut bacteria. Not only do antibiotics cause depleted immunity, but since the gut is often referred to as our second brain , they are also seriously affecting our mental health. Only now is the mainstream media admitting this. Natural Society talked about the link between antibiotics and mental illness back in 2011 – and the mainstream press completely ignored the study that was published in the popular journal Nature . The study revealed that antibiotics are permanently destroying beneficial bacteria within the gut, a condition scientists link to mental illness. Apparently the problem is worth noting now, since experts are saying “the cure to brain disease and mental health” is really in your gut . The problem is that mainstream medicine has been largely reductionist in its thinking since the day...

Psychedelic drug use 'does not increase risk for mental health problems'

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Psychedelic drug use 'does not increase risk for mental health problems' Last updated: Sunday 8 March 2015 at 12am PST MNT featured Academic journal http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/290461.php An analysis of data provided by 135,000 randomly selected participants - including 19,000 people who had used drugs such as LSD and magic mushrooms - finds that use of psychedelics does not increase risk of developing mental health problems. The results are published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology . Psychedelics, such as LSD and magic mushrooms, do not increase risk of developing mental health problems, according to the new study. Previously, the researchers behind the study - from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim - had conducted a population study investigating associations between mental health and psychedelic use. However, that study, which looked at data from 2001-04, was unable to find a link between use of these drugs and men...