04/10: "One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small...
Category: 9–Other
Posted by: MorganLighter
"and the ones that Mother gives you doesn't do anything at all."
Don't stress out. It'll all make sense once you've read the whole article. Those of you who are familiar with this lyric - congratulations!
The big Pharmaceutical Companies, as most of you well know, are pumping pills out like there's no tomorrow. The advertising is so pervasive, invasive and in your face, that it makes us (well, me) want to throw a fit. Doesn't anyone realize that the medical profession today is actually the 'alternative medicine' and that what is known as 'alternative' is really the original medicinal entity?
When we watch the commercials on television, who listens to the disclaimer that's voiced - you surely can't read the disclaimer as it's in 6 point type. "Serious side effects can include, high blood pressure, loss of memory, fainting, vomiting, loss of appetite, loss of hair, erratic bowel movements, dizziness, rare blood diseases, hallucinations, sleep walking, heart failure, drop in blood pressure, fatality", and so on, ad infinitum. Pharmaceutical representatives have and are 'bribing' doctors with money, vacations, jewelry, cars, etc.to push their pills on patients who may or may not need them. (I could tell you a story about my wife's father and the debacle he underwent just a few months ago, involving the medical care in this country that would make you scream. And, no, he's not indigent.)
The FDA, CDC, NIH, AMA, PA, etc. are not, in my opinion, doing their jobs. Here's a story out of the LA Times on 9-13-07:
'Increase in Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs Prompts a Few Questions
There was some scary news in the L.A. Times this week about the rise in the number of adverse reactions to prescription medication:
The number of serious adverse events and deaths attributed to prescription medications has nearly tripled since the Food and Drug Administration initiated a system in 1998 to make it easier to report significant side effects, researchers said Monday.
Twenty percent of drugs accounted for 87% of adverse effects, and the biggest offenders were painkillers and drugs that modify the immune system to treat arthritis, according to the report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
A quarter of the increase could be attributed to a boost in prescriptions and an additional 15% to the introduction of new biotechnology drugs since 1998, but the rest could not be explained, said drug safety expert Thomas J. Moore of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in Huntingdon Valley, Pa.' Read rest of story.
On top of that there are drugs administered that cause disease, loss of limb(s) and death.
We are spending $153 Billion dollars (est.) and that's just for those elderly people who are covered by Medicare. The Democrats say that sum is grossly inadequate. Prozac is prescribed so ubiquitously that it's showing up in our drinking water. Ambien has caused takers of all stripes to hallucinate, sleep walk, and there have been cases wherein the person has gotten out of bed, dressed themselves, got into their vehicle, driven to the store/bar/whatever and come home without any knowledge of their doing so. How scary is that!
What ever happened to our common sense? What ever happened to doctor's ethics? Why have we turned away from using the remedies that have been around for generations?
My wife and I use natural products to cure what ails us. Sure, if we need 'western' medicine, it's there for the taking, but unless I wake up in the morning and see that my leg has fallen off, I stay away from the 'quackery-factory'. This is not to say that there aren't great and trustworthy doctors out there, but until the AMA polices it's members, I, for one, will hold our medical profession in disdain.
Enough ranting.
Point - There are many sites out there that promote 'natural' treatments and after visiting and thoroughly checking them out the one I recommend is NativeRemedies. Here are two testimonials regarding just two of their products.
1. We have a 14 year old English Springer who has been talking Rimadyl because of his arthritis. Without this prescription he couldn't get around. During his recent annual checkup, the veterinarian took a blood panel and the results showed an alarming elevation in his liver enzyme count, which, if it weren't lowered, would shut down the function of his liver and, obviously, he would die. The only advice they could give us was to discontinue his Rimadyl. Great! We jumped on the NativeRemedies site and through their site logged on to 'PetAlive" and found an all natural liver detox three week treatment along with liver and immunity support daily supplement. After he had been on the latter for a few weeks, we had another blood panel done. Guess what. Yup, his enzyme level is almost back in the normal range and should be normal in a few more weeks. Suffice it to say, the vet was stunned, however, he, and this is the curious thing, didn't ask us if or what we had done, even though he had asked us if 'Buddy' was still taking Rimadyl.
2. I'll make this short. My wife went in for her annual checkup and her OB-GYN said she should have a blood panel done. She did and it came back 100% great except that her thyroid levels were down. You know what we did. We got 'Thyroid-Assist' and within a couple of weeks her energy levels were back up and she's having another blood panel done next month. We already know what the results will be.
So, check out NativeRemedies and PetAlive. It'll be well worth the trip.
Don't stress out. It'll all make sense once you've read the whole article. Those of you who are familiar with this lyric - congratulations!
The big Pharmaceutical Companies, as most of you well know, are pumping pills out like there's no tomorrow. The advertising is so pervasive, invasive and in your face, that it makes us (well, me) want to throw a fit. Doesn't anyone realize that the medical profession today is actually the 'alternative medicine' and that what is known as 'alternative' is really the original medicinal entity?
When we watch the commercials on television, who listens to the disclaimer that's voiced - you surely can't read the disclaimer as it's in 6 point type. "Serious side effects can include, high blood pressure, loss of memory, fainting, vomiting, loss of appetite, loss of hair, erratic bowel movements, dizziness, rare blood diseases, hallucinations, sleep walking, heart failure, drop in blood pressure, fatality", and so on, ad infinitum. Pharmaceutical representatives have and are 'bribing' doctors with money, vacations, jewelry, cars, etc.to push their pills on patients who may or may not need them. (I could tell you a story about my wife's father and the debacle he underwent just a few months ago, involving the medical care in this country that would make you scream. And, no, he's not indigent.)
The FDA, CDC, NIH, AMA, PA, etc. are not, in my opinion, doing their jobs. Here's a story out of the LA Times on 9-13-07:
'Increase in Adverse Reactions to Prescription Drugs Prompts a Few Questions
There was some scary news in the L.A. Times this week about the rise in the number of adverse reactions to prescription medication:
The number of serious adverse events and deaths attributed to prescription medications has nearly tripled since the Food and Drug Administration initiated a system in 1998 to make it easier to report significant side effects, researchers said Monday.
Twenty percent of drugs accounted for 87% of adverse effects, and the biggest offenders were painkillers and drugs that modify the immune system to treat arthritis, according to the report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
A quarter of the increase could be attributed to a boost in prescriptions and an additional 15% to the introduction of new biotechnology drugs since 1998, but the rest could not be explained, said drug safety expert Thomas J. Moore of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in Huntingdon Valley, Pa.' Read rest of story.
On top of that there are drugs administered that cause disease, loss of limb(s) and death.
We are spending $153 Billion dollars (est.) and that's just for those elderly people who are covered by Medicare. The Democrats say that sum is grossly inadequate. Prozac is prescribed so ubiquitously that it's showing up in our drinking water. Ambien has caused takers of all stripes to hallucinate, sleep walk, and there have been cases wherein the person has gotten out of bed, dressed themselves, got into their vehicle, driven to the store/bar/whatever and come home without any knowledge of their doing so. How scary is that!
What ever happened to our common sense? What ever happened to doctor's ethics? Why have we turned away from using the remedies that have been around for generations?
My wife and I use natural products to cure what ails us. Sure, if we need 'western' medicine, it's there for the taking, but unless I wake up in the morning and see that my leg has fallen off, I stay away from the 'quackery-factory'. This is not to say that there aren't great and trustworthy doctors out there, but until the AMA polices it's members, I, for one, will hold our medical profession in disdain.
Enough ranting.
Point - There are many sites out there that promote 'natural' treatments and after visiting and thoroughly checking them out the one I recommend is NativeRemedies. Here are two testimonials regarding just two of their products.
1. We have a 14 year old English Springer who has been talking Rimadyl because of his arthritis. Without this prescription he couldn't get around. During his recent annual checkup, the veterinarian took a blood panel and the results showed an alarming elevation in his liver enzyme count, which, if it weren't lowered, would shut down the function of his liver and, obviously, he would die. The only advice they could give us was to discontinue his Rimadyl. Great! We jumped on the NativeRemedies site and through their site logged on to 'PetAlive" and found an all natural liver detox three week treatment along with liver and immunity support daily supplement. After he had been on the latter for a few weeks, we had another blood panel done. Guess what. Yup, his enzyme level is almost back in the normal range and should be normal in a few more weeks. Suffice it to say, the vet was stunned, however, he, and this is the curious thing, didn't ask us if or what we had done, even though he had asked us if 'Buddy' was still taking Rimadyl.
2. I'll make this short. My wife went in for her annual checkup and her OB-GYN said she should have a blood panel done. She did and it came back 100% great except that her thyroid levels were down. You know what we did. We got 'Thyroid-Assist' and within a couple of weeks her energy levels were back up and she's having another blood panel done next month. We already know what the results will be.
So, check out NativeRemedies and PetAlive. It'll be well worth the trip.
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