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4 Bits of Expert Advice To Strengthen Your Mind To Survive TV Commercials
The all-out assault of Rx drugs, junk and fast food for humans and pets, and supplements can be survived through these tips
I am still amidst the throes of a rare IBS attack, one that I believe I suffered as a result of eating food with a misleading food label.
I laid down with a heating pad yesterday and found a new television show: I Shouldn’t Be Alive.
I first watched the story of a young family who survived being stranded in Northern Nevada wilderness in the middle of winter. The incident occurred in the early 1990s, and the TV show is a bit newer (2005), but the story was well-made and compelling.
After about ten minutes, however, I started to wonder if I was going to survive the all-out onslaught of commercials for products that no one needs. Even including pharmaceutical commercials, every one of the products was “optional.” To make matters worse, most, if not all, of the products were potentially harmful.
The Attack of the Commercials didn’t exactly take me by surprise. But it did stun me. Writing these bits of advice is part of my personal recovery.
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