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Holiday Drug Dangers, Alternatives
By Linda | December 29, 2008
Drugs enable many to get through the holidays. Antacids, cold and flu meds, anti-depressants, and painkillers, are right up there with the eggnog. Unfortunately over-the-counter meds interact with prescription drugs and alcohol, leading to 2 million “adverse drug reactions” each year.
Reactions to properly prescribed dugs kill over 100,000 people per year in the U.S. Mistakes and overdose kill another 100,000. Doctors and drugs are considered the third leading caused of death in this country, according to the American Medical Association.
One of the joys of my work is seeing someone get off a drug, whether it is an anti-depressant, statins, insulin or antacids. Not only does one’s physical health improve, but so does his or her energy, mood and zest for life.
Drugs do not solve underlying health issues, and promote often-dangerous side effects. Drug company insiders even know this. I once gave a presentation to the R&D team for Enbrel, an arthritis drug. The team leader, who had arthritis herself, came to me saying “I won’t take this drug; help me with a natural alternative to pain.” Enbrel side effects include tuberculosis, cancer and other infections.
Recently I spoke at a Kaiser Permanente Symposium. One of the pharmaceutical companies ws promoting a bone-building drug. When the drug rep learned I was a nutritionist, he pulled me aside to ask my recommendation for a natural bone-builder for his wife. He didn’t want her on this drug. Side effects to the drug include blindness, back pain and erosion of the esophagus.
In this time of economic hardship and escalating medical care costs, why not research natural remedies to cure the problem, and get off drugs.
Natural Remedies to Drugs (check with your doctor before discontinuing prescribed drugs)
Anti-hypertensives………………..magnesium, exercise, relaxation, sunlight
Statins ………………………………..polycosanol, garlic, vitamin C, weight loss, cut the sugar
Antidepressants …………………..omega-3’s, digestive enzymes, B vitamins, St. John’s Wort, exercise, sunlight
Aspirin ……………………………….white willow bark extract
Pain meds for chronic pain ……omega-3’s, ginger, turmeric, cat’s claw, topical DMSO, capsaicin
Cancer drugs ……………………… DIM, indole-3 carbonyl, eliminate sugar and omega-6’s
Antacids ……………………………. probiotics, digestive enzymes, de-glycyrrhzinated licorice
Anti-anxiety drugs ……………… magnesium, low dose lithium, omega-3’s, exercise, plus a nerve herb complex (valerian, lemon balm, hops, poppy)
Reply with your own natural remedies here.
Topics: Drugs, Overeating, Sustainable Food, Uncategorized |
December 29th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Wow, interesting about that drug rep. Especially since he could probably get the drug for free if he thought it safe for his wife.
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December 30th, 2008 at 12:47 am
My Darlings - bone is constantly rebuilding itself. there is a blast form that builds and a clast form that breaks down, kinda like inhale to provide oxygen, but exhale first to empty the lungs to make room for the next inhale. the more u can empty the lungs with each breath, the more u will be able to inhale next time ard ;}
running in place puts a small stress on the bone, toughening it up AND making it more resilient to withstand the next impact. depending on where the bone “is at” (blasting or clasting), the lite action of running softly in place for - start with only one minit a day and work up to 10 minits throughout each day - will help all that vitamin d, calcium, omega, etc get to dancing around efficiently in you. happy new year! Love Regi
May 18th, 2010 at 9:47 am
I am just concerned about the main source of Omega 3 which is the liver of fish. as you can see, fishes can accumulate mercury and pcb. “-`
May 19th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
my uncle got stomach ulcers because he took a lot of Aspirin to take care of his high blood pressure.:-,
May 20th, 2010 at 6:41 am
Aspirin is well known to irritate the stomach and in many people it ends up causing bleeding, which if it goes unchecked, can be fatal. There are over 100,000 deaths each year in the U.S. due to properly used drugs from just this sort of thing. Thanks for sharing that. I hope your uncle found help for his ulcers, and his high blood pressure. There are far safer natural remedies for high blood pressure and they work better than aspirin.