The Depression Epidemic - What You Can Do with Mike Gilliland and Euvie Ivanova

futurethinkers (50)in #consciousness • 5 years ago

Today we talk about the epidemic of depression in the Western world — what causes it, and how it can be solved. We live in the most peaceful, most prosperous time in the history of humanity, and everything seems to be amazing, yet people are increasingly depressed.

To explore this topic, we start with the idea that for 99% of history, humans were hunters-gatherers and evolved to live a very different lifestyle — spending time outdoors and tightly connected to their communities. Now that we live indoors, sitting in front of a computer, not socializing or exercising sufficiently, eating processed food, our modern lifestyle is not in line with our nature, and that is the major factor of the present epidemic of depression.

In This Episode Of Future Thinkers:

Evoking the life of our ancestors to learn more about our modern life
Invisible stress factors from our environment that contribute to depression
Media consumption as an important influence factor for feeling helpless and depressed
Training ourselves to pinpoint the exact cause of our discomfort
Increasing self-sovereignty as an important tool for overcoming depression
6 simple steps to alleviate depression symptoms
The importance of daily routines and habits to shift your state