Ag State of Mind: Pharmacist develops podcast focused on mental health

“I believe to take this discussion to the next level, we must understand this crucial point,” said Jason Medows, a pharmacist and host of the Ag State of Mind podcast.

“Mental health is not something you either have or don’t. It’s something that exists on a spectrum and something each one of us needs to pay attention to,” said Medows in a presentation during the Women in Agriculture Conference, sponsored by the county Farm Bureaus in northwestern Illinois.

It is typical for all patients to get their blood pressure checked when they go to a doctor’s office.

“It’s time for us to treat mental health in the same way,” said Medows, who also operates a 140-head cow/calf operation.

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To listen to podcasts by Medows, go to www.agstateofmind.com.