> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[Drugs work by effecting your chemical environment]] This is result of:: [[Mental health is a reaction to one's environment]]. While people's [[material conditions]] play a large role in their mental health, drugs affect the chemical's inside our brain. Both pharmaceutical [[drugs]] and [[herb]]s affect us by impacting the [[Neurotransmitter|neurotransmitters]] that transmit [[hormone|hormones]] like [[Dopamine]] and [[Serotonin]]. ^[[[notes - Herbs for mental health]]] ^[[[notes - Treatment Principles for Anxiety and Depression]]] Another way that our [[body]] can effect our [[mood]] is through our [[brain-gut axis]]: [[Gut health directly impacts mental health]] %% #TO/TEND/MULCH Because:: [[Doctor's can't prescribe improving your life]], [[Drugs may be being overprescribed]]. %% This just doesn't just apply to pharmaceutical drugs. [[Exercise]], [[meditation]], and [[diet]] also all have massive effects on your chemical environment. This is why:: [[Yoga is a wholistic philosophy of self-improvement]]. ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[medicine]], [[treatment]], [[drugs]], [[herbs]]