Ask AI Mark argues that antidepressants treat symptoms, not causes. Serotonin deficiency signals deeper problems with diet, nutrition, and lifestyle. He uses a patient example to show how addressing these fundamentals works better than medication alone.
If using antidepressants like the SSRIs actually worked like we see with all those happy people in the drug ads, right? Well, then I would use them, right? I wouldn't tell people to change their diet and exercise and change their lifestyle. But they don't work. You see, serotonin deficiency is actually a sign of deeper imbalances. It's a sign of imbalances that are caused by toxins and stress and a toxic diet and too much sugar and vitamin deficiencies and even food allergies. And we don't hear the truth. In the New England Journal of Medicine, a study was published that showed that studies on antidepressants that showed a negative outcome were underreported. In other words, drug companies only publish the studies that show things work and don't publish the studies that show they don't work, which leaves us with the impression that they work. Now, let's look at the studies that show they do work. Well, the studies that show they do work show they work in half the people, half the time, to relieve half the symptoms. Not a very good track record. And the majority of people who do take them have side effects like weight gain and sexual dysfunction. Imagine being fat and asexual. That's enough to make you depressed. And the sad news is that one in 10 of you out there actually take one. So what is the right treatment? It's not drugs or psychotherapy. The real question is, why are serotonin levels low in the first place? And it reminds me of Joe, one of my patients whose chemicals were completely out of balance, and he didn't have a drug deficiency. He was on four different psychiatric medications, right? One for depression, one for anxiety, one for sleep, and one for adult ADD. He had a typical American diet, you know, bagel and coffee for breakfast, sandwich, chips and soda for lunch, pasta, carbs and sweets until he went to bed. and then he piled on top of that two glasses of wine, three cups of coffee, and too many diet colas to count. So what did we do with him? I fixed the seven keys to an ultra mind. I optimized his nutrition by giving enough B12, and folic acid, and chromium, and omega-3 fats. I got him off all the junk food he was on, as well as sugar and coffee and alcohol. And I got rid of hidden food allergens, which we'll talk about later in the program. So what happened to Joe? Well, in three months he was off every single one of his psychiatric medications. because he was sleeping well, he wasn't depressed or anxious, and he could focus. When we optimized his nutrition and got his nutrient levels normal, he healed. So change your body and you will change your mind. It doesn't work the other way around. And it happens not in months or years, but in days or weeks.
