91. The Truth About Depression and Big Pharma with Dr. Kelly Brogan

Dr. Kelly Brogan

September 19, 2017
download

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is presented for educational and exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for diagnosing or treating any illness. Those responsible for this show disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information presented by Luke or his guests. Please consult with your healthcare provider before using any products referenced. This podcast may contain paid endorsements for products or services.

Kelly Brogan, M.D. is a Manhattan-based holistic women’s health psychiatrist, author of theInternational and NY Times bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression.

She completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a B.S. from MIT in Systems Neuroscience. She is board certified in psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and integrative holistic medicine, and is specialized in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms. She is Medical Director for Fearless Parent and a founding member of HealthFreedom Action. She is also a mother of two.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is presented for educational and exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for diagnosing or treating any illness. Those responsible for this show disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information presented by Luke or his guests. Please consult with your healthcare provider before using any products referenced. This podcast may contain paid endorsements for products or services.

Have you or someone close to you ever been diagnosed with depression or some other mental disorder? Was psychiatric intervention sought out as a means by which to overcome it? Did talk therapy alone work, or did your doctor recommend further treatment in the form of a pharmaceutical solution? If you went on meds, were you told you might need them for the rest of your life? And if you did, in fact, take the medication, was it effective? When you decided it was time to stop taking it, did you experience side effects? I sure did. I've been down this road before, and it's one I would certainly like to avoid taking again. That's why I tracked down this episode's guest, Dr. Kelly Brogan. I wanted to find out what the hell what 'depression' and 'anxiety' actually are, and to discover which lifestyle, dietary, and spiritual solutions might not only be more efficient, but also much safer than the Big Pharma merry go round.

Kelly Brogan is one of the nations leading psychiatrists and has helped thousands of patients find natural, practical solutions to depression and other mental and emotional issues through her private practice, and well as in her wildly popular online programs.

A-Mind-of-Your-Own-Best-Seller.png

You will be shocked to find out some of the shockingly limited success rates of traditional, allopathic treatment modalities, and crude (and often inaccurate) methods of diagnosis. But more than anything, what you will gain from this episode is a deeper understanding of the human condition, including our deep-seeded need for human connection, love, and a spiritual orientation to our life experience.

It turns out that many of us who have been misdiagnosed and over-medicated are not in fact 'broken' and in need of medical intervention, but rather we are stuck. Since we're not broken, we don’t need fixing. We just need to get unstuck. We need to learn how to orient ourselves in the world in a way that does not necessitate masking and dumbing our discomfort, but rather learning how to live and love our way through it.

Listen and learn. Then pass this show along to someone you know who could use a little boost of hope.

To your health,

Luke

TOPICS DISCUSSED ON TODAY'S EPISODE:

  • What is the root cause of depression and mental disorders?
  • Is depression actually a disease? What about anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia and other mood issues?
  • The spiritual underlying causes
  • How disconnection from our tribal roots makes us vulnerable to mental disorders
  • We explore something called ‘the rat park studies’ which prove that addiction is based on lack of love and connection
  • Why is our culture so terrified of emotional pain?
  • How we can use Kundalini yoga, and meditation to help with emotional and mental issues
  • What’s the deal with the whole serotonin deficiency issue? Is it a real thing?
  • Was I addicted to the drug Effexor?
  • What do anti-depressants actually do to the brain? Do they ever work?
  • What are other solutions we can sick out before going to medication
  • How people with serious mental problems can naturally overcome deep seeded issues
  • How to safely get off of anti-depressants
  • Can eating red meat cure women of depression?
  • How environmental toxins in food and our environment are one of the leading causes of mental and emotional disorders
  • The dangers of eating sugar
  • Why gluten, dairy, soy and GMO’s are so dangerous when it comes to our mental health and well-being
  • About her Vital Mind Reset online program  
  • Lifestyle recommendations

sponsors

HEALTH CLAIMS DISCLOSURE
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not evaluated the statements on this website. The information provided by lukestorey.com is not a substitute for direct, individual medical treatment or advice. It is your responsibility, along with your healthcare providers, to make decisions about your health. Lukestorey.com recommends consulting with your healthcare providers for the diagnosis and treatment of any disease or condition. The products sold on this website are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

continue the discussion at the life stylist podcast facebook group. join now.