After the nearly unthinkable horrific tragedy in Las Vegas a friend sent an email with the sardonic header "we should declare WAR on ourselves" calling for increased sanity on gun control.

I'm all in favor of increased sanity. My response to the email was as follows:

I don't mean to negate the need for gun control in any way...it's a critical issue, and more and more apparent every time something like this happens.

But compare the number of gun deaths to car deaths, and then compare that number to heart attack deaths, then compare that number to all combined deaths due to heart disease, strokes, dementia, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune disorders, and medical deaths due to meds.

We are a sick society in more ways than one...most people have no clue why they're sick, or that it is not normal, or that meds are not the answer, in fact they are part of the problem. No wonder people are pissed off?

I don't watch much tv, but i did tune into the news on this incident. I was struck by how many commercials for meds there are these days. Wow. This has become normal? We've been sold down the river.

And the juxtaposition of those commercials with the footage on the tragedy was more than just ironic...the promise of health via magic pills vs the tragedy...it was surreal and unsettling.

People don't know why they are sick, or how simple and cheap the (real) cure is, but they have vague notions they are being fucked by big industry and gov.

Yep they are pissed and getting more pissed...good mental health depends on correct chemical balances in the brain. Well, we've sold that commodity down the river too.

The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health

clinical psychologist Julia Rucklidge explores a range of scientific research, including her own, showing the significant role played by nutrition in mental health or illness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dqXHHCc5lA