The reason more and more people are being diagnosed with mental illness is because there's been more awareness and attention and less stigma toward mental illness.
He's right about the depression fact. I was suffering from depression and would feel physical pain when I hit a low. I started exercising and it went away. Endorphins are one hell of a drug.
People don't even know how true this is, and worst is, some mindless corporate boffins keep spouting this bullshit that it's complicated, nah, it's simple, this is no accident.
"We wont stop being sick until we stop making ourselves sick." [thoughtful pause, cocked eyebrow.... audience looks around at each other..."uh...yeah! Right on Bill! Exactly! He is SO smart!]
thank you bill, for also bagtalizing autism and adhd. you just helped discrimate against a whole group off people who have been puit down and let down their entire life, just for being different than (nearly) everyone else.
I want to add something my doc told me in response to my concerns about takeing a mood stabalizer: He said " People tend to give way too much credit to medications and what they can do. They won't "control" you. They minimize the intensity of your condition so you and your body can actually manage it." He was right , btw.
He's right about exercise and depression. I've noticed it in my own habits. Also I read that the physical cause of depression is a lack of neuron activity in the brain. It was in an article that proposed magnetism as a possible way of stimulating regions of the brain to start firing. However, exercise does the job even better as long as you're willing to get off your ass.
I love being an american, kinda... maybe, sometimes... I Bill Maher is so awesome, he's not afraid to say what we need to hear and not what we want to hear.
While I don't always agree with Maher's opinions on other topics, I believe he hits the mark with this video on the current state of health in the USA.
I think US allowing pharmaceutical companies to advertise prescription drug is a big mistake. "Do you ever feel tired? Well, here's you answer..." People start to demand drugs from their doctors when they really don't need them.
I'm not talking about a type I diabetic or a case of pneumonia. But you notice that the majority of ads aren't addressing issues like that. They're addressing things like depression, insomnia, fatigue, gas, etc. Again, many times the above things do require treatment but in so many cases they could be avoided or mitigated with more sleep, exercise, less stress, and healthier food.
@Stuartsaves he said "we won't stop being sick untill we stop making ourselves sick" It's the point of the entire rant really. Too many people drink, smoke, get fat, use drugs... He's urging people to start looking after their own bodies with that line.
I see two psychiatrist one for my 6 year old daughter who has an anxiety disorder and ADHD. He not only doesn't feel it's right to prescribe anything to her, but feels that time and continual therapy will help her. I also see a psychiatrist myself, he has not 'diagnosed' me with anything, nor suggested meds. Sometimes a psychiatrist simply offers help and counseling.
I only mentioned dementia when you asked about my experience with mental illness. The disease I spent most of my time discussing was schizophrenia, which correlates with excess dopamine in the brain. Schizophrenics do not appear to have any structural brain damage, so it appears that schizophrenia is at least in large part brought about by a chemical imbalance. It, thus, is also a "physiological" problem. How do you differentiate mental problems from physical ones when it seems that all or
You see this is why in the UK, the National institute for clinical excellence (NICE) was a good thing, they were a more impartial board who decided whether a drug was actually statistically significant and decided whether to invest money in it. Many people hated it though because it blocked the sale of cancer drugs that showed minimal benefit and now the government wants to make the doctors in charge of what drugs to use. We just became a little more Americanised, and i hate it.
My doctor told me that pharmaceutical drugs are so expensive for the general public to buy because it costs exactly 1 billion dollors just to get ONE new drug passed through the FDA. 1 BILLION dollars? And are most of these drugs even necessary?
2005 - Why Most Published Research Findings Are False 2012 - Effectiveness and harms of seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines in children, adults and elderly: a critical review and re-analysis of 15 meta-analyses Answer the question - Do you agree with his conclusion about safety and efficacy? If not, how are YOU more qualified than prof. Loannidis?
Funny how the comedies are some of the most honest and smartest people on earth like Bill Maher and George Carlin to name a few. To bad they didn't run our Counties...
The 96 people who hit the dislike button -54 were laughing so hard they hit the wrong button, 23 didn't like seeing someone think for themselves, and the 19 others because Bill does not believe there is an invisible man in the sky.
"Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don't doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done." -Biblical Prophet
After being prescribed medications that caused more illness than ever, then working closely with persons diagnosed with illnesses such as schizophrenia, I question if they were/ are, not more attuned than the average "normal" persons.
I love this man! Buy 1 lb of organic spinach at Costco for under 4 bucks and put 2 handfuls in a blender with a banana or 2, a nickel-size slice of ginger, a dash of stevia, and water and get your smoothie on!!!
I am as guilty as anybody else. But I am a Spaniard and I like lentils so every-so-often I peel a couple of potatoes, an onion and toss them in a pot of water with a package of lentil and stir it a bit during the commertials in TV. Healthy food and a pot feeds me three days. There are similar foods. Cheap and healthy. You don't have to slave over a fire to eat decently. Just find something you can just throw in a pot and leave to cook by itself. It goes down well enough.
QUESTION - Are vaccines safe and effective? The finding of his study was a clear yes! So please answer that direct question. If you disagree, then explain what you base your opinion on. If its just what YOU think, then explain how are you more qualified than a professor with several decades in the profession. Very simple.
@libbern Im from the USA and you are 100% correct on that. You said it all in that one statment sumed it up. Both of the poltical partys suck, the US needs a new revoulation.
I know people will say that you can live alternatively and healthy, but there is no cheap vegan fast food alternative, there is no health care for the poor and there is simply no alternative. Living in this country is a threat to your own health and... you don't have a choice.
I suffered a spinal injury. A Chiropractor was able to help me recover (WITHOUT pain killers & surgery) when a Traditional Doctor was unable to. Pain Killers,They only mask the pain for a few hours until you need more. Chiropractors treat the Injured region of the Spine. Yes there are certain injuries which require surgery. However Chiropractors can treat most spinal injuries better than Traditional Doctors. I know one Chiropractor who is a Board Certified Physician & can preform surgery.
Agreed. I don't know the exact number but it's something like 80% (probably more) of kids over 5 are on some kind of ADD or ADHD medication. I am one of them. ADD used to be called boredom. When a kid got bad grade, the best medication was a foot in the ass from dad and a tongue lashing from mom. And that usually worked pretty well. If a kid is bored in class, then the parents need to help school him/her at home or hire a tutor. Pills are just unatural.
i love bill maher... hes the reason i stay away from unnessisary pills, and probably why i can eat whatever i want and smoke pot but stay healthy and thin (with some exercise) (god forbid lol)... seriously, bill maher is saveing lives with his wisdom... i had a doctor tell me i needed surgery for a broken pinky, i didnt get it done and my finger is fine... and i was told i would need extra surgery for the pin they were gonna put in... i saved money and my finger by ignoreing the doctor :)
Exactly what it sounds like: medicine instead of healthy habits. Things like a pill instead of a treadmill, antacids instead of not eating right before bed, sleep aids instead of a schedule. Of course there's medical conditions that require the above treatments but not as many to justify the current extent of pharmaceutical usage in this country. So many conditions that are treated could have been prevented with healthier behaviors.
That the consensus among nutritionists, naturopaths & many doctors is that we should eat 5-6 meals a day doesn't mean that is what most of us do Our society's stucture from work to school to week-end living is built around 3 meals a day and the vast majority of adults & children eat this way Why diabetes is increasing is not related to the thought that we should eat 5-6 meals per day Until we do independent clinical research into rising diabetes, we simply won't know the cause
We cured our Sons Kawasaki disease in 12 hours ( 2 days into fever stage ) refusing intravenous haomoglobulin which we were told carried a likely risk of serious side effects. we gave him juiced organic vegetables. Food has no side effects. After our astonishing discovery and success I wrote excitedly to various major heart foundations, they didn't exactly beat a path to our door. I was later to discover that ALL those foundations share board members with major Pharma companies. very sad.
It should be noted that unhealthy food is the only food that the poor have to eat. Ever been to a low income neighborhood in any one of our major cities? There are no grocery stores with fresh fruits and veg's, but there are plenty of convenience stores. The problem with nutrition and exercise is that it isn't accessible to those who need it most.
He has a point about the pharmaceutical industry, but he's taking it to an extreme. Exercise does not "cure" depression, it helps it. By Bill's logic, eating an apple will grow back a severed arm.
Sure, next time you or a family member contracts a deadly and dangerous disease or cancer, don't go to the hospital, don't get receive any medical treatment. Just eat all the vitamins and drink all the water you want.
I did not. Please read his other articles on the subject: "There is already conjecture that James Holmes may have been involved in mind-altering neuroscience research and ended up becoming involved at a depth he never anticipated. His actions clearly show a strange detachment from reality, indicating he was not in his right mind. That can only typically be accomplished through drugs, hypnosis or trauma (and sometimes all three)."
I agree, healthcare reform needs to be in our hands if we want it done right. We know what's wrong, we can fix it, we just need to do somethng about it.
@pkearne well im simply trying to stay as healthy as possible hehe :) i do thank you for your input and sharing the knowledge. best conversation i had on youtube. cheers :)
Brilliant. Says it like it is. People really need to listen to this because it's the truth.
Francescka Bronte sure is the truth those who haven't done there research believe otherwise check out vaxxed the movie
and now he is a old idiot sucking up !!!
@@nanajodes8154 , vaxxed isn't based on research. It's based on conspiracy theories for stupid people.
Watching this in 2023 .. 15 years later…and sadly it’s only WORSE
"Doctors pour drugs of which they know little, to cure diseases which
they know less, into human beings of whom they know nothing.” - Voltaire
Pharmaceutical companies genuinely help people, I'm sure you've taken pharmaceuticals at some point in your life
This guy speaks the truth!!
We are making ourselves sick by what we're feeding our bodies!
Bill Maher !! Always way ahead of his times in his thinking.
The reason more and more people are being diagnosed with mental illness is because there's been more awareness and attention and less stigma toward mental illness.
+DarkEnergy7 Everyone is mentally ill. And I mean everyone. Just try to live with it and have fun.
That and because the American healthcare system is broken, which drives people crazy.
Flat Henry you are correct! When they rich realized they could make money from illness, they helped create it!
"Just pot, sadly." 1:01
HAHAHA awesome!
Great video!!
Bill is so right . I guess the reason he can afford to be so honest, is that he doesn't have an owner. I really like that about him.
He's right about the depression fact. I was suffering from depression and would feel physical pain when I hit a low. I started exercising and it went away. Endorphins are one hell of a drug.
messages like this need to be pumped into our tv sets during commercials... not all these drug commercials with which we're constantly bombarded.
The comments prove people are indeed slaves to pills.
Right on Bill!!! Keep the truth coming man!!!
I made a speech regarding pharmaceuticals. I agree so mich
Bill is the man!
Spot on bout big pharma.
People don't even know how true this is, and worst is, some mindless corporate boffins keep spouting this bullshit that it's complicated, nah, it's simple, this is no accident.
I'm a Theist, in this case I agree with him about Big Pharma. I'm studying to be a Traditional Naturopathic Dr.
Respect.
"We wont stop being sick until we stop making ourselves sick."
[thoughtful pause, cocked eyebrow....
audience looks around at each other..."uh...yeah! Right on Bill! Exactly! He is SO smart!]
thank you bill, for also bagtalizing autism and adhd. you just helped discrimate against a whole group off people who have been puit down and let down their entire life, just for being different than (nearly) everyone else.
this must be the greatest speech ever
Spinach is good!!
"Ask your doctor if getting off your ass is right for you"-- Freakin' **epic**
So true...
I want to add something my doc told me in response to my concerns about takeing a mood stabalizer: He said " People tend to give way too much credit to medications and what they can do. They won't "control" you. They minimize the intensity of your condition so you and your body can actually manage it." He was right , btw.
Thank you!
I've been saying this for years!
I love it when Bill says something obvious and people say 'Wow... i never realised that'. If I was an American i would definately vote for Bill.
One of my favorite rants.
This is great phelld! thanks TerryOlinger!
He's right about exercise and depression. I've noticed it in my own habits. Also I read that the physical cause of depression is a lack of neuron activity in the brain. It was in an article that proposed magnetism as a possible way of stimulating regions of the brain to start firing. However, exercise does the job even better as long as you're willing to get off your ass.
I love how I just finished eating some spinach in the last minute of this video
I usually don't agree with Bill on a lot of issues, but I'm with him on this one.
I love being an american, kinda... maybe, sometimes... I Bill Maher is so awesome, he's not afraid to say what we need to hear and not what we want to hear.
While I don't always agree with Maher's opinions on other topics, I believe he hits the mark with this video on the current state of health in the USA.
"...so ask your doctor if getting off your ass is good for you."
Gold.
LOLOL!!!! OK...why isn't this apart of our daily conversation?
I think US allowing pharmaceutical companies to advertise prescription drug is a big mistake. "Do you ever feel tired? Well, here's you answer..." People start to demand drugs from their doctors when they really don't need them.
bill maher isnt afraid to say how it is. i respect american tv for having his show on. thats the only reason to respect it
This clip was featured in the beginning of a documentary titled "forks over knives" great film
I'm not talking about a type I diabetic or a case of pneumonia. But you notice that the majority of ads aren't addressing issues like that. They're addressing things like depression, insomnia, fatigue, gas, etc. Again, many times the above things do require treatment but in so many cases they could be avoided or mitigated with more sleep, exercise, less stress, and healthier food.
I was once told to take a med for a disease that I 'might have' developed! The liver problem was just one of many side effects
@Stuartsaves
he said "we won't stop being sick untill we stop making ourselves sick"
It's the point of the entire rant really. Too many people drink, smoke, get fat, use drugs... He's urging people to start looking after their own bodies with that line.
Working in the healthcare field I can share your very humorous side of a very very serious situation in this country.
Love the guy going "Mmm...yeah! Mmmhmm...mmmm."
Wow! This man has been called everything but right! Anybody care to tell me, us, why?
This Man is brilliant!!!
I see two psychiatrist one for my 6 year old daughter who has an anxiety disorder and ADHD. He not only doesn't feel it's right to prescribe anything to her, but feels that time and continual therapy will help her. I also see a psychiatrist myself, he has not 'diagnosed' me with anything, nor suggested meds. Sometimes a psychiatrist simply offers help and counseling.
The clue's are in the comercials on TV.
One is selling a new drug , and the next is a lawyer looking for people to sue for old drugs.
I only mentioned dementia when you asked about my experience with mental illness. The disease I spent most of my time discussing was schizophrenia, which correlates with excess dopamine in the brain. Schizophrenics do not appear to have any structural brain damage, so it appears that schizophrenia is at least in large part brought about by a chemical imbalance. It, thus, is also a "physiological" problem. How do you differentiate mental problems from physical ones when it seems that all or
Never argued that this guy is smart, even though I'm not his fan, But this one he nailed right on the head;))
you have a lot of very good information. is there a website where one can find the stories grouped?
You see this is why in the UK, the National institute for clinical excellence (NICE) was a good thing, they were a more impartial board who decided whether a drug was actually statistically significant and decided whether to invest money in it. Many people hated it though because it blocked the sale of cancer drugs that showed minimal benefit and now the government wants to make the doctors in charge of what drugs to use. We just became a little more Americanised, and i hate it.
My doctor told me that pharmaceutical drugs are so expensive for the general public to buy because it costs exactly 1 billion dollors just to get ONE new drug passed through the FDA. 1 BILLION dollars? And are most of these drugs even necessary?
2005 - Why Most Published Research Findings Are False
2012 - Effectiveness and harms of seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines in children, adults and elderly: a critical review and re-analysis of 15 meta-analyses
Answer the question - Do you agree with his conclusion about safety and efficacy?
If not, how are YOU more qualified than prof. Loannidis?
The one true thing here, that you can't dispute, is that, "diet and exercise don't fail".
They need to legalise "Hemp Oil". There are so many medicinal purposes being ignored because no money is to be made from it. You can't patent a plant!
Funny how the comedies are some of the most honest and smartest people on earth like Bill Maher and George Carlin to name a few. To bad they didn't run our Counties...
Has congress ever called up the AMA to grill them on anything?
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
The 96 people who hit the dislike button -54 were laughing so hard they hit the wrong button, 23 didn't like seeing someone think for themselves, and the 19 others because Bill does not believe there is an invisible man in the sky.
"Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don't doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done."
-Biblical Prophet
Bill ! This is priceless!!
After being prescribed medications that caused more illness than ever, then working closely with persons diagnosed with illnesses such as schizophrenia, I question if they were/ are, not more attuned than the average "normal" persons.
Bill is completely correct here.
I love this man! Buy 1 lb of organic spinach at Costco for under 4 bucks and put 2 handfuls in a blender with a banana or 2, a nickel-size slice of ginger, a dash of stevia, and water and get your smoothie on!!!
It is WRITTEN that money is the root of all evil and it's also written that sunlight cures depression.
I'm no fan of Bill Maher but he nailed this one right on the head.
I am as guilty as anybody else. But I am a Spaniard and I like lentils so every-so-often I peel a couple of potatoes, an onion and toss them in a pot of water with a package of lentil and stir it a bit during the commertials in TV. Healthy food and a pot feeds me three days. There are similar foods. Cheap and healthy. You don't have to slave over a fire to eat decently. Just find something you can just throw in a pot and leave to cook by itself. It goes down well enough.
QUESTION - Are vaccines safe and effective? The finding of his study was a clear yes!
So please answer that direct question. If you disagree, then explain what you base your opinion on. If its just what YOU think, then explain how are you more qualified than a professor with several decades in the profession.
Very simple.
Zoloft doesn't treat sadness...it treats a mental illness called clinical depression.
@libbern Im from the USA and you are 100% correct on that. You said it all in that one statment sumed it up. Both of the poltical partys suck, the US needs a new revoulation.
Exercise is not only good for you, it makes you feel good! and in a safe way!
One of the most sensible comments in this section :)
I know people will say that you can live alternatively and healthy, but there is no cheap vegan fast food alternative, there is no health care for the poor and there is simply no alternative. Living in this country is a threat to your own health and... you don't have a choice.
this dude is awesome
I suffered a spinal injury. A Chiropractor was able to help me recover (WITHOUT pain killers & surgery) when a Traditional Doctor was unable to.
Pain Killers,They only mask the pain for a few hours until you need more. Chiropractors treat the Injured region of the Spine. Yes there are certain injuries which require surgery. However Chiropractors can treat most spinal injuries better than Traditional Doctors. I know one Chiropractor who is a Board Certified Physician & can preform surgery.
"Just pot sadly".... nice line lol
i've never seen a conservative wipe the floor with anybody, especially a non-conservative.
this is INSANELY GREAT!
Thats right.
Research that has been done and will continue, in order to monitor any potential increase in severe side effects (etc).
Bill is the man!
Agreed. I don't know the exact number but it's something like 80% (probably more) of kids over 5 are on some kind of ADD or ADHD medication. I am one of them. ADD used to be called boredom. When a kid got bad grade, the best medication was a foot in the ass from dad and a tongue lashing from mom. And that usually worked pretty well. If a kid is bored in class, then the parents need to help school him/her at home or hire a tutor. Pills are just unatural.
i love bill maher... hes the reason i stay away from unnessisary pills, and probably why i can eat whatever i want and smoke pot but stay healthy and thin (with some exercise) (god forbid lol)... seriously, bill maher is saveing lives with his wisdom... i had a doctor tell me i needed surgery for a broken pinky, i didnt get it done and my finger is fine... and i was told i would need extra surgery for the pin they were gonna put in... i saved money and my finger by ignoreing the doctor :)
He cares more about kids then most parents and he is not even a father. Amazing...
"The money is in the middle; people who are alive... sort of, but with one or more chronic conditions..."
Well said.
Exactly what it sounds like: medicine instead of healthy habits. Things like a pill instead of a treadmill, antacids instead of not eating right before bed, sleep aids instead of a schedule. Of course there's medical conditions that require the above treatments but not as many to justify the current extent of pharmaceutical usage in this country. So many conditions that are treated could have been prevented with healthier behaviors.
correction, wasn't prescribed haomoglobulin, it was gammaglobulin. five years ago now, bit scratchy on the details.
That the consensus among nutritionists, naturopaths & many doctors is that we should eat 5-6 meals a day doesn't mean that is what most of us do
Our society's stucture from work to school to week-end living is built around 3 meals a day and the vast majority of adults & children eat this way
Why diabetes is increasing is not related to the thought that we should eat 5-6 meals per day
Until we do independent clinical research into rising diabetes, we simply won't know the cause
We cured our Sons Kawasaki disease in 12 hours ( 2 days into fever stage ) refusing intravenous haomoglobulin which we were told carried a likely risk of serious side effects. we gave him juiced organic vegetables. Food has no side effects. After our astonishing discovery and success I wrote excitedly to various major heart foundations, they didn't exactly beat a path to our door. I was later to discover that ALL those foundations share board members with major Pharma companies. very sad.
Gotta love that Bill.... Bill Maher for president!
This is true. I don't know where I got the idea, it sounds pretty stupid to me now. You're right.
It should be noted that unhealthy food is the only food that the poor have to eat. Ever been to a low income neighborhood in any one of our major cities? There are no grocery stores with fresh fruits and veg's, but there are plenty of convenience stores. The problem with nutrition and exercise is that it isn't accessible to those who need it most.
He has a point about the pharmaceutical industry, but he's taking it to an extreme. Exercise does not "cure" depression, it helps it. By Bill's logic, eating an apple will grow back a severed arm.
Sure, next time you or a family member contracts a deadly and dangerous disease or cancer, don't go to the hospital, don't get receive any medical treatment. Just eat all the vitamins and drink all the water you want.
I got up and walked over to my tv. Whats the first thing I see and hear? "Lovaza isn't for anyone..."
Good food has no confusions, no complexities!
This isnt the pharmacology companies, they are just doing supply and demand, people would rather take anti-depressants then exercise.
I did not. Please read his other articles on the subject:
"There is already conjecture that James Holmes may have been involved in mind-altering neuroscience research and ended up becoming involved at a depth he never anticipated. His actions clearly show a strange detachment from reality, indicating he was not in his right mind. That can only typically be accomplished through drugs, hypnosis or trauma (and sometimes all three)."
I agree, healthcare reform needs to be in our hands if we want it done right. We know what's wrong, we can fix it, we just need to do somethng about it.
And they say my automotive stabilizer is snake oil...
@pkearne well im simply trying to stay as healthy as possible hehe :) i do thank you for your input and sharing the knowledge. best conversation i had on youtube. cheers :)