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This video provides the facts about psychotropic drugs and the huge profits they create for the pharmaceutical industry. These drugs are not safe and have not been on the market long enough to provide sufficient long term studies regarding their effects. These drugs do cause addiction, however most "doctors" would call this dependence because you do not have to take an increasing dose over time. They are completely fine with you being addicted to the same amount of any given drug on a daily basis. Over half of the people that commit suicide in the United States are prescribed to psychotropic drugs. (Ex: Paxil (Paroxetine), Zoloft (Sertraline), Prozac, Wellbutrin (Bupropion), Effexor, Seroquil, Ultram (Tramadol), etc.)

...kytnism...:|
 
theres been a handful of concepts that have struck me as pretty consequential and not fully understood by the majority of people around, and this is definitely one of them, so i recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who cares about health and wellbeing

Eat, Fast and Live Longer - Horizon (i think the guy who did the documentary wrote a good book on this concept as well)

its fasting in the sense of calorie restriction on 2 consecutive days each week, which makes fasting something you dont have to fear, and also a very manageable prospect for the majority of people

it resonated with me a lot because i like the idea of paleo life, in the sense that our optimal health is achieved by mimicking our hunter gatherer ancestors who, imo, lived truer to how our bodies were designed to function, they would have had to do intermittent fasting because of the nature of that lifestyle. also interesting to note is that the life expectancy during the great depression increased by 6 years, another thing to back up the mentality that eating less a couple days of the week can do more for you than eating to completely fill your appetite all the time


This video provides the facts about psychotropic drugs and the huge profits they create for the pharmaceutical industry. These drugs are not safe and have not been on the market long enough to provide sufficient long term studies regarding their effects. These drugs do cause addiction, however most "doctors" would call this dependence because you do not have to take an increasing dose over time. They are completely fine with you being addicted to the same amount of any given drug on a daily basis. Over half of the people that commit suicide in the United States are prescribed to psychotropic drugs. (Ex: Paxil (Paroxetine), Zoloft (Sertraline), Prozac, Wellbutrin (Bupropion), Effexor, Seroquil, Ultram (Tramadol), etc.)

...kytnism...:|

its completely laughable (in a dark comedy sense) to me that turmeric is as effective as some ssri medications for depression, it makes me sad to watch friends who are not even chronically depressed, go on anti-depressants and be worse off and become grosser people because of it
 
I recently watched an HBO documentary titled "Life According to Sam", which documents Progeria, the premature aging disease, within several children worldwide.

It was enlightening, and not as sad as I thought it would be. Those are some strong and wise young people. May God bless them <3
 
I recently watched an HBO documentary titled "Life According to Sam", which documents Progeria, the premature aging disease, within several children worldwide.

It was enlightening, and not as sad as I thought it would be. Those are some strong and wise young people. May God bless them <3

thats a crazy coincidence but they used progeria as a cite as to why fasting causes cells to start healing instead of burning energy because of the low levels of of IGF-1 in people with progeria which supposedly makes them 'immune' to all the classic reasons westerners die early (stroke/heart disease/cancer) and which is why they have not had 1 single reported case of those illnesses occurring, even though they have higher rates of smoking and unhealthy eating, resulting from the social stigma against extreme shortness id asssume, interesting stuff..
 
its completely laughable (in a dark comedy sense) to me that turmeric is as effective as some ssri medications for depression, it makes me sad to watch friends who are not even chronically depressed, go on anti-depressants and be worse off and become grosser people because of it

It's a money maker, though. So many people are subject to so much propaganda on a daily basis, when's the last time you watched network television for an hour or more without at least one or two ads featuring smiling, happy people or cartoon characters selling SSRI medications? The pharmaceutical industry is notoriously unethical in this regard, so much so as to invent new disorders to market to. It's an extremely important aspect of society that simply can't be entrusted to private enterprise imo.



America Was Here is a fantastic journey through countries invaded by the US during the cold war and the consequences this has had on these societies. It's a few years old though, but still a very interesting watch.
 
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Academy Award winning documentary investigates the workings of the global financial industry before and after the 2008 economic crisis. This one is pretty excellent, I highly recommend it.

Recently viewed this one. It was very well put together, good interviews and nice pacing. Although it was produced awhile back, the message is just as relevant today, if not more so. Financial institutions are just as unregulated as ever and whatever 'safeguards' were put in place by the government since then are easily circumvented through shifty paperwork. Sadly, financial instability isn't restricted to just one country as China seems to be having a growing 'subprime crisis' of their own due to shadow banking. It begs the question, what will ultimately destroy civilization --- war or our own greed?
 
I just watched Black Fish on Netflix.

Why did I even bother making popcorn on the stove? I was so busy being upset and crying that I couldn't even eat it.

I remember more than one of these deaths.

Sad panda.

It made me want to blow up some seaworlds
 
Been goin' a bit heavy on the documentaries lately.

Wordplay

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It's about Will Shortz and his time as editor of the NYT crossword puzzle. It also follows the yearly crossword tournament that he runs. I like doing them but never imagined there was such a following behind these puzzles. People take it pretty seriously. But it's far from a serious documentary. It features the likes of Jon Stewart, Bill Clinton (the Bob Dole thing was so fuckin' cool), some indie lesbian chicks, and The Moose (Mike Mussina). Highly recommended for crossword nerds, you can learn some neat facts on how they make 'em.

Unmistaken Child

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High ranking Buddhist priest dies and his closest disciple goes and looks all over Nepal for his reincarnation in the form of a newborn. As strictly a documentary, I feel this one falls short. However, adding the breathtakingly amazing locations where they travel to totally makes up for all that. Really beautiful spots. Wow. Anyways, I'm skeptical that such a thing as reincarnation truly exists however after viewing some of the 'coincidences' in this film it made me a bit less . . . doubtful? As Bill O'Reilly would say, 'You can't explain that'.

Guns, Germs, and Steel

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As much of a booknerd that I am, any book this size is entirely too daunting for me. Thank god for TV. It follows Jared Diamond, mostly around Papua New Guinea where he tries to explain why some civilizations can't seem to 'get off the ground' while others seems to prosper marvelously. Obviously guns, germs, and steel play a key part. Duh. It's a NatGeo produced affair, so you kinda know what you're getting. I felt like most of the ideas put forward were already common knowledge but there were some gems in there.
 
CNN Weed Sanjay Gupta Report

CNN Weed Sanjay Gupta Report: In ‘Weed’, a one hour documentary, CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta spends nearly a year traveling the globe to shed light on the debate. While it is part of a lifestyle for some, it is a lifeline for others including five-year-old Charlotte Figi. Charlotte suffers from a rare condition called Dravet’s syndrome, making her prone to up to 300 seizures per week. Like many people who use marijuana for medicinal purposes, parents Paige and Matt Figi tried every other option before resorting to this type of prescription. Dr. Gupta follows their journey. Gupta takes viewers to Colorado where weed dispensaries and pot cafes have become the norm. Dealers, doctors, users – Gupta meets with various people, like the Figis, offering a raw insight to what’s been dubbed “The Green Rush.” He also talks to experts about whether marijuana can be addictive-and whether it can contribute to long-term damage in the brain. Gupta’s final stops are in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem where he meets with some of the pioneers behind marijuana study, offering access to decades of innovative and cutting-edge research.

Released: August 13, 2013

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I enjoyed this.
 
It features The Moose (Mike Mussina.)

The only documentary that Mussina should be in is one that explains how a literal douchebag can catch and throw a baseball.
It would seem impossible for something with no arms and made of plastic.
But, yeah. He sucked.
Red Sox, MFers.
 
Channel 4 documentary 'Don't Look Down'

Urban free climbers are a new breed of daredevils, young men and women who illegally climb cranes and buildings without any safety equipment, then hang from them, hundreds of metres above the ground, one slip from certain death...

Free climbing originated in Eastern Europe, but has recently spread to Britain.

James Kingston is a 23-year-old who lives with his mother near Southampton. In his spare time James scales the local 100m cranes and 200m radio towers.

Now James embarks on a journey to the spiritual home of urban free climbing, Ukraine, where he teams up with the infamous Mustang Wanted, the craziest climber of them all.

As Mustang and James explore Kiev, the pair push themselves to new extremes, climbing derelict buildings and tightrope-walking hundreds of metres above the city, before finally heading to the iconic Moscow bridge to attempt Mustang's latest death defying stunt.

Don't Look Down is fascinating, revealing and nerve-wracking.

SERIES SYNOPSIS

This documentary follows James Kingston, an urban free climber who scales 100m cranes, 200m radio towers, tall buildings and bridges... without using any safety equipment at all

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I just watched the whole doco, and these guys are crazy.. I was so nervous just watching them.. I dont know how they do it.
 
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