Hello. I recently commented on your youtube about a variety of things. Namely, have you heard of the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry (sometimes called nutritional psychiatry)? One of my fav people in the movement is Dr. Georgia Ede - love her book (published about a year ago), "Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind," I have it on audible. Georgia does acknowledge that modern psychiatric medicine are not that effective, and modern treatment is not that good for all psychiatric conditions - though she still does believe in some medications. In the past year, I've come to see nutrition completely differently. Our modern food system is completely corrupt. Should poor diet affect our mind, emotions, and brain? Of course! The brain is an organ after all. I also see certain substances in food as "addictive," though not all food is addictive. Per Joan Ifland, PhD - the author of the book, "Processed Food Addiction," the addictive substances are: sugar, flour, sweeteners, processed fats, excessive salt, dairy, caffeine, and additives. Anyway, I really like Georgia Ede, M.D. At least she is trying to legitimately help people. Question 2: Have you heard of Peter Gøtzsche, a German doctor and author of many books about the corruption of big pharma? He has also written a book about the field of psychiatry (note: I've never read it). I was listening to him on a podcast and he mentioned an organization in the UK - as far as I'm aware, there is no organization like this is the US though - called the "Critical Psychiatry Network" which is a group of psychiatrists who are critical of their field. I'm enjoying reading some of their transcripts (the website is criticalpsychiatry (dot) co (dot) uk). Here is a cut & paste from that website, Dr. Sami Tamimi "Sociologists have known for decades about the power of labelling. When you internalise a label, it further shapes your experience. We’ve put normal struggles – anxiety, low mood, difficult behaviours – into a medical “symptom” framework where the goal is suppression or elimination. Growing up is tough. It always has been. I tell families I hope reincarnation isn’t real because I wouldn’t want to go through adolescence again. The world is tougher now – higher expectations, performance culture, pessimism about the future. Struggling doesn’t mean something is inherently broken inside you. But the diagnostic framework sets people up to fight against a part of themselves they believe shouldn’t be there. It turns meaningful experiences (connected to peers, family, life) into meaningless “symptoms” to be eradicated. If medication helps for a while, you’re set up for a potential lifelong war against yourself. A different framework could help you understand and live alongside that part – deepening resilience rather than weakening it."