The Medicated Child

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCfRqNISQZg&feature=related
This was a 2008 PBS/Frontline news series about how many children are being medicated. It is now half way through 2010 and there is much more controversy on the topic of medicating the youth. There are many issues with this documentary:

1) Most of the parents that were video typed were overweight.
2) The children’s diets of what we saw of them consisted of microwaved corn dogs and Gatorade.
3) The children were on all of these prescriptions and yet did not talk about taking any vitamins or having a balanced diet.
4) The class structure of the children and families that were that of middle to lower class. They did not ask questions of their doctors.
5) The children were shown playing, but not exercising.
6) The students might not necessarily have social behavior problems, but could possibly be born and need to be challenged mentally.
7) Why would any parent ever have a young developing brain be put through the tons of radiation that is given off during an MRI!?
8) This was clearly stated that giving drugs to children was experimental, and that the doctors that prescribed these medications were backed by pharmaceutical companies.
No questions were raised, no solutions made, but we need to consider other aspects besides behavior. For instance, what does the environment that these children live in look like? Why are they acting out in the first place? This series does more to scare or frighten a population than to suggest solutions for how to improve this situation.
In my own personal quest to be the healthiest mentally, physically, emotionally, I have cut out all over the counter and prescribed medications. I am at the point in my life where if my body is hurting, my brain feels fuzzy, or that I act in a particular way, then I want to know why! I try to seek out the answer, by drinking more water trying various vitamins or taking something out of my diet. Sometimes, I even exercise more or spend more time outside with nature and in the sunlight. I try not to eat GMO, HFCS, and Soy. I have also enhanced the amount of fresh, raw, living foods that I consume. Through doing all of this I am finding myself to be more balanced in all areas of my life. I encourage you to take the time to find out what you are consuming and putting into your body. Do yourself a favor and become educated, in the long run and through living life to the fullest you will be thankful.
Do you take any medications? What are they for? How do you think your body/ mind would react without them?