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Check out the National Institute of Mental Health’s website and you’ll find an astounding fact: 30 million Americans took anti-depressants at a cost of 10 billion dollars in 2009.  Pharmaceutical companies overall sales for 2009 included 14.6 billion for psychotropic (mind altering) drugs and $4.8 billion for ADHD drugs. 

Here’s some facts-

1). Anti-depressants/psychotropics are only marginally more effective in symptomatic treatment than placebo’s – yet placebo’s do not create serious, multiple side-effects some worse than the original complaint.

2). There are no biochemical markers for stress or depression.  The tools MD’s use to diagnose stress, anxiety and depression are based upon symptoms alone.

3). The medical profession is lobbied by the pharmaceutical companies as to what drug is to be used for what symptom.

4). Stress, anxiety and depression are not caused by “chemical imbalances” rather they are an effect of unresolved conflicts and negative thought patterns, repeated over years.

5). Side effects of Anti-depressants- suicidal tendencies, bone loss, lower life expectancies, birth defects, sexual dysfunction, gastric upset, insomnia, nervousness and mental impatience.

How did a country known for it’s self confidence, self reliance and courage become a nation of lack/victim based sheep?  Who do not discern and question the never ending commercial drugging of symptomatology, as opposed to solving the conflict through our 6 essential choices and habits?

What we accomplish at our clinic, for those who are willing to face, feel, deal, and release, is true healing from the inside out.

In Health & Service,

Dr. Roland Phillips

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Depression is the most common mental state associated with chronic pain.  30 to 80 % of people with chronic pain are also experiencing depression.

What do we know about chronic pain

- It may include headache, back pain, pain caused by arthritis, neck pain or any body symptom which is associated with inflammation – anything ending in ”itis”

- People may suffer from chronic pain without any identifiable cause like trauma or physical injury/damage

- Chronic pain can have a physical, mental, emotional or chemical cause, yet continues long beyond the point of healing

Major clinical depression includes

-predominant sadness

-blue and hopelessness

-change in weight,appetite, sleep (autonomic hormonal function)

-restlessness and fatigue

-poor concentration and memory

-feeling worthless and guilty

-loss of interest in previous activities

How are chronic pain and depression related?

-each can trigger the other, creating a vicious cycle

-pain triggers sleeplessness, which triggers fatigue and hopelessness etc

DID YOU KNOW?!?!

- B.E.S.T. was studied at Parker Chiropractic College and had a greater than 80% effectiveness in treating chronic pain clients that had failed in medical and chiropractic care

- And almost an equally significant percentage with depression

What can you do today?

Call for an evaluation to take charge of your health today and learn how your choices impact your body,health and mental state.

In Health & Service,

Dr. Roland Phillips

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What’s Excessive?  According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, our children should be limited to no more than 1-2 hours a day!  Researchers have found that when children watch excessive t.v. they are at risk of depression, obesity and attention span disorders.  According to the study, children who reported “more television use had significantly greater odds of developing depression for each additional hour of daily television use.” 

These findings were NOT correlated to children who were exposed to video games, computer games or radio.  Perhaps because of the involvement of motor skills in games.  What I find interesting is how quickly we allow ourselves and children to escape into “fantasy” so quickly and so deeply, when life is present to be lived!  Books, music, sports, activities, chores, hobbies, relationships, worship, study (to name a few) are all areas of a balanced individual that get neglected for t.v.

Research shows that exercise between 4-8 pm increases strength and endurance, a great time to exercise, skip t.v. and choose to develope a healthy lifestyle.

In Health & Service,

Dr. Roland Phillips

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