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Mood altering drugs- just say NO!

We've reached the point where almost EVERYone, especially women (why women, I don't know, but it is the case!)- are taking mood altering drugs! Depression is endemic, and DRUGS seem to be... the answer! I heard Dean Edell this morning on the radio, and he made a good point: Depression is there for a REASON: If you are depressed, there is probably a REASON in your life to CHANGE! Otherwise, you wouldn't BE depressed! He went on to relate that, early on in his medical practice, HE was depressed... and so, he went on to CHANGE his life, and eventually to become a radio Doctor, which he LOVES!! My point is that, many people who are depressed, are that way because... THEY NEED TO CHANGE!! They need to change: Their life's goals! (Not unusual- if you think MONEY is the answer to all problems, THIS MEANS YOU!! Their DIET! This is a real problem in the modern, Western world- our diet is about as bad as it can be! Almost NO fruits, vegetables, lean meats and seafood, and TONS...

Are we headed for a depression? (Yes, in 2010)

Harry Dent's New Forecast I n a recent article from Canadian Business Online , Harry Dent explains why his forecast for the Dow's high was way off. Basically, Dent says that he underestimated the strength of the bull market in commodities and the negative geopolitical environment. Dent's overall outlook for the future goes like this: The U.S. economy will be in recession between June and October. That will take the pressure off commodities, which will fall throughout the second-half of 2008. Later this year into early next, a rally in stocks will follow. But then? That’s it. “Between mid- to late 2009 and late 2010, runaway commodity markets collide with the broad peaking of the baby-boom spending wave, and that’s going to create a crash,” says Dent. “The boomers will be spending until late 2009. After that, the extra support the boomers delivered is going to progressively fall out of the economy, and that’s going to be the final nail in the coffin on the postwar exp...