Welcome to another episode of The ZecoHealth Show
This week, is Trifecta part 2
Before we discuss the trifecta, let’s talk about the article of the week.
A study published in PubMed titled Postmarket Safety Events Among Novel Therapeutics Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration Between 2001 and 2010 is very eye opening.
This study is designed to To characterize the frequency of postmarket safety events among novel therapeutics approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and to examine whether any novel therapeutic characteristics known at the time of FDA approval were associated with increased risk.
We tend to believe that drugs approved by the FDA are safe and carefully vetted, but here are the results.
After the 10 year study it concludes that “Among 222 novel therapeutics approved by the FDA from 2001 through 2010, 32% were affected by a postmarket safety event.” and “The median time from approval to the first postmarket safety event was 4.2 years.”
Let me put it another way.
68% of the drugs approved do not have any known postmarket safety events.
That means the FDA is a D student.
How many of you would be happy if your child came home with a D average?
Well, not only are they a D student, but their decisions impact people’s lives and it takes about 4 years before you discover the first impact.
Remember earlier what I said about quicksand?
Yet, so many of us are happy to take a FDA approved medicine without question, but you tell them about natural herbs and they have a million questions.
I would love for you to stop and think!
The change starts with you. Looking for a pill to solve your problem brings more problems than it solves.
Once you begin to rely on medicine, it is a slippery slope.
I always say that if you are taking medication, ask yourself, what are your plans to get off them.
This the perfect segway into the Trifecta
Let’s begin with Fear.
In last week’s episode I explained that fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that something or someone is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat.
The key word in that sentence is believe
It starts with your mind
This may sound cliche, but let’s dig deeper.
I was raised in Jamaica and even now, many of us are backwards in how we think
We do not believe in talking about our problems or seeking help for mental health issues.
Dr. Joe Dispenza believes that 95% of our actions are from a subconscious state.
I will stop right here and say something that I have never admitted publicly.
Most people see me from the outside think that see me as a positive and uplifting person
What they do not know about me is that I used to be suicidal.
I internalize things and whenever someone criticized me, right or wrong I would take it to heart.
People would tell me, you don’t have patience, people don’t think the way you do, you have no empathy and so on and so forth.
I spend years trying to please everyone else.
Again, I was sinking in the quicksand.
Today, I am happy to say that I do not suffer from suicidal thoughts
Even though I am growing and learning daily, I am so far ahead of where I was.
I have spent countless time working on my subconscious.
Feeding my mind with healthy thoughts.
Morning meditation, mantras, listening to podcasts, reading books,surrounding myself with the right people, and removing negativity from my life have really helped me tremendously.
I medicate 15 to 20 minutes every morning while repeating mantras and focusing on my inner energy.
Doing so helps me to take control and center my thoughts.
Listening to podcasts and reading books that focus on positivity go hand in hand.
Feeding my subconscious with what it needs to help me to be the best version of myself
Finally surrounding myself with the right people and removing negative people from my life helps me to work on my problems in a safe place.
I also remove people who constantly criticize me
Do not get me wrong, constructive criticism is important, but there is a big difference between constructive and destructive criticism.
If you have or are struggling from mental health problems and you want to talk, I am here, feel free to email me naradopowell@gmail.com or dm me on instagram @zecohealth
These are the same habits that can strengthen your subconscious against fear.
Today, I no longer fear criticism.
If someone disagrees with me, I take it in stride.
I make decisions based on careful thoughts and not based on irrational fears.
So, that is connected to stress.
I will not spend too much time on this because fear and stress are connected.
However, when we constantly run on fear, it leads to emotional and physical stress.
Taking steps to clear your subconscious of fear and negativity, while focusing on controlling your thoughts can take you to a different level of mental and physical strength.
Pro tip here:
While in meditation, focus your energy on your third eye.
Last, but certainly now least, let’s talk sleep
I will have talked about sleep so much in past episodes so I will not waste your time by talking about the benefits, but here are some tips to improve sleep quality:
- Set a sleep schedule – I go to bed at 9 most nights and wake around 5:30
- Do cardio and intensive workout earlier in the day- do cardio in the mornings and weightlight in the evenings.
- Go to amazon and get a pair of blue light blocking glasses. Put them on after the sun goes down to block out blue light from the t.v and allow your body to create melatonin
- Get some blue light blocking bulbs from amazon and put them in the room where you tend to have lights on at night. Mine are in my bathroom
- Do not watch action or exciting events at night. This is hard for me sometimes during football season, but I tend to turn the volume of the tv on low to limit my excitement.
- In the mornings, go for a walk in the mornings. Ideally between 7 to 9 am. This resets your circadian clock.
- Avoid drinking caffeine within 6 hours of bedtime. Caffeine has a 6 hours half life. Not drinking caffeine close to bed, along with these habits can make a huge difference.
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Stay awesome fam