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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

Amy Sterling Casil
5 min readMay 13, 2023

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.

Listen To The Warnings and Cautions

The Advertising God must think I have plaque psoriasis because I can reliably tie the prescription drug Otezla to that health condition even…

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Amy Sterling Casil
Amy Sterling Casil

Written by Amy Sterling Casil

Over 500 million views and 5 million published words, top writer in health and social media. Author of 50 books, former exec, Nebula nominee.

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