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"Why some people like Michelle seem to have sipped from the fountain of youth even as they near the century mark, while most of us are wrinkled, arthritic, overweight, and plagued with complaints by the time we're eligible for aarp membership, has long been a mystery. Is it luck? Good genes? Over the last five years I have unraveled much of that mystery. Yes, our genes play a major role, but not in the way we have been led to believe. Michelle did not inherit "good genes." Quite the opposite: since her life-changing encounter 75 years ago, she has been instructing her genes to "be good"!" - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"AARP #2004-06. 9 Gross, D.J., et al. "Trends in Manufacturer Prices of Brand Name Prescription Drugs Used by Older Americans—2004 Year-End Update." aarp Public Policy Institute, April 2005. 10 Avorn.J. Interview on The People's Pharmacy #536, March 26, 2005. 11 Smith, R. op. cit. 12 ALLHAT Officers and Coordinators for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. " - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"A longitudinal study of more than a half million adults aged fifty to seventy, sponsored jointly by the NIH and aarp, found that overweight and obesity were associated with higher death rates for all demographic categories. Increased risk was highest for those who never smoked: death rates were 20-40 percent higher for the overweight, and two to three times higher for the obese.20 According to one estimate for the year 2000, obesity was responsible for 111,909 excessive deaths.21 WTiat has been the medical community's response to this major threat to our health?" - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"Recent data from two large cohort studies (EPIC; n = 223,008] and the aarp Diet and Health Study [n - 103,882]) and one large case-control study (n = 1678) suggest that waist circumferences over 88 cm and increased waist-to-hip ratio are associated with increased endometrial cancer risk, independent of body weight status [219, 220, 232]. Findings from the two cohort studies of Chang et al. [219] and Freidenreich et al. [220] also suggest that compared to women who are weight stable, those who gain at least 20 kg during adulthood have an increased risk that is roughly 2-3 times higher." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"To support this position, aarp points out that the number of companies offering supplemental drug coverage to its retirees has dropped 7% from 1997 to 2001. Also, there has been a drop of 15% in drug coverage plans to the elderly. Most plans now cover only generic drugs. Co-pays for Medigap policies (policies designed to cover medical expenses not covered by Medicare) are tending not to cover drug costs, or have higher deductibles and less coverage." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) "Assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/post-import/ddl 12_brand_drugs.pdf 75 See footnote at 69. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID Medicare prescriptions underwent new changes in January of 2006. Medicaid is a health insurance program for low-income seniors and others. Matching funds for drugs under Medicaid is no longer available in the new plan. Medicare is offering a new drug benefit, called Medicare Part D. Subsidy funds are available to help the elderly poor buy drugs. After the Medicare - Medicaid revision the prices of 20 most common prescription drugs was hiked up by an average of 3.7%." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"I receive the aarp magazine, get discounts on various products for being advanced in age and receive social security checks every month. Some euphemists might call me a "mature adult." I just say old. What does it mean to be old? I still run every morning, sometimes six or more miles a day. I still have an active work life, perhaps more active than ever." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"AARP Public Policy Institute, April 2005. 10 Avorn.J. Interview on The People's Pharmacy #536, March 26, 2005. 11 Smith, R. op. cit. 12 ALLHAT Officers and Coordinators for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. "Major Outcomes in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients Randomized to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor or Calcium Channel Blocker vs Diuretic: The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)." JAMA 2002;288:2987-2997. "Top 200 Brand-Name Drugs by Units in 2004." Drug Topics: The Online Newsmagazine for Pharmacists, March 7, 2005." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.) "AARP Bulletin, February 2005. Congressional Testimi November 18, 2004. 20 Martinez, B. "Merck Doctor Likely to Testify in Vioxx Trial." Wall Street Journal,]\i\y 18, 2005:B1. 21 Hipisley-Cox,J., and Coupland, C. "Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Patients Taking Cyclo-Oxygenase-2 Inhibitors or Conventional Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Population Based Nested Case-Control Analysis." BM/2005;330:1366-1373. 22 Temple, R. Personal Communication, November 18, 2004. Teicher, M. H., et al. "Emergence of Intense Suicidal Preoccupation During Fluoxetine Treatment." Am. J." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"They conducted a survey in 1995 and 1996 of drinking and eating patterns in half a million volunteers of the aarp, asking how many of them had come down with lymphoma or brain cancer five years later. The fact that no effect was found is hardly the last word on the subject. Until recently, studies in lab animals were run for a period of two years. When working with rodents, scientists have generally ended the studies and the varmints' lives after 712 days, hoping in that time to get the animals to consume as much of whatever is being tested as a human would use in seventy years." - Devra Davis, The Secret History of the War on Cancer (Get the book.)

"Some reputable pharmacies, such as AARP's and Costco's, are not VIPPS members—be sure you are familiar with the company's reputation. •Check insurance participation. Most Internet pharmacies work with a limited number of insurance companies. Some bill the insurers directly.. .others do not. You can find this information on the pharmacy Web sites or you can call your insurance company to find out which, if any, Internet pharmacies are part of its network. •Figure in extra costs. Some Internet pharmacies offer free shipping for standard ground delivery." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "A few Internet pharmacies, such as AARP's, charge patients annual membership fees. If you need many prescriptions over a year, the savings can more than offset the extra fee. •Buy in bulk. Some insurance companies allow people to get a three-month supply of medication for a single copayment when they order from Internet pharmacies, cutting costs by 67%. Patients can also save by buying up to a year's supply at a time. Example: One man ordered a year's supply of the thyroid hormone levothyroxine. He skipped his insurance company entirely—and still saved $80." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"After a lengthy series of bills, amendments, House-Senate conferences, and rewrites, he and his allies, notably the aarp, prevailed. In December 2003, the Medicare Prescription Drug Act became law. In it, governmental price wrangling was not just dropped, it was expressly banned. To what extent was the Medicare bill and pharma's role in it something beyond the normal horse-trading that takes place on a daily basis in the nation's capital? No one really knows; the capital at present is an unfathomable brothel to all but the Reverends Rove and Cheney." - Greg Critser, Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Lives, Minds, and Bodies (Get the book.)

"DD77.html the elderly and to encourage government oversight and control of drug pricing. In summary, the net effect of this is: Cost for Name of Drug What it treats 1-vear supplv Lipitor Cholesterol control $871 Novasc A calcium channel blocker $549 Fosamax Bone density $894 Prilosec (20 mg) Anti-ulcer $1,684 Celebrex Rheumatoid Arthritis $2,10279 In addition, here are some more facts: FACT: The average American over the age of 75 takes more than 11 drugs. FACT: More and more potential new drugs are in development for the elderly." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) "A lipid is a fatty substance in the blood. The lipid-lowering drug reduces cholesterol. A platelet is a component of blood. The anti-platelet drug prevents blood clots. Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become brittle and likely to break. By keeping calcium out of the heart and blood vessel cells, the cells relax and chest pain and high blood pressure are controlled. A gastrointestinal agent controls stomach and bowel discomfort. The figures under the yearly columns show the increase in the average annual wholesale price for these medications." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"An article in the September 2004 issue of the aarp Bulletin sheds light on the serious over-medication of our seniors in both our nursing homes and long-term care facilities. The article focuses on a 66-year old gentleman named Armon Neel who tells patients how they can both save money and possibly their lives. Neel however isn't a doctor, but rather a pharmacist whose specialty is determining whether people are taking the right medications - and in the right doses - for their ailments." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"I discovered the answer in an article in the September 2006 issue of the aarp Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 8), titled "Where's My Medication?" As we are fully aware, the U.S. drug companies have been aggressively fighting any effort to import much cheaper, (but just as safe), medications from Canada. Something many seniors have continued doing, due to their overly stretched budgets, and our highly inflated drug prices, just to help make ends meet. Guess what many soon began receiving in the mail, instead of their medications?" - Dr David W Tanton, Ph.D., Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, And Stimulants - Dangerous Drugs on Trial (Get the book.) "According to an article in the aarp Bulletin (Sept 2004), pharmacist Armon Neel indicated that nearly 100 percent of the people he saw as out patients were overmedicated. He also noted that even in a long-term care environment, it is still about 80 percent. According to Neel, medication levels in nursing homes could, in his opinion, be cut in half or even better. Neel stresses that: "If I can get the drug therapy management correct, there are fewer hospital stays, fewer hospital admissions, lower labor costs involved in care and a better quality of life for residents." - Dr David W Tanton, Ph.D., Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, And Stimulants - Dangerous Drugs on Trial (Get the book.)

"Ditto the patient groups and the cash cow, the American Association of Retired Persons, or aarp. All the "other side" had was that peevish Representative Henry Waxman and those unreasonable spoilsport Naderites. For pharma, the payoff was huge and swift. With each round of campaign contributions, each branch of the old buffering force — executive, legislative, and regulatory — was reshaped and re-spun in the industry's favor. In achieving this goal, Holmer was singularly focused on one mission: infuse the system with "market values" and a competitive ethos." - Greg Critser, Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Lives, Minds, and Bodies (Get the book.)

"On the other hand, the aarp, some unions, companies like General Motors, and professional groups like the American Academy of Family Physicians support the efforts.17 We think these comparisons would fill a critical need. Funding for the work might go to the NIH, to Medicare, to designated centers, or to a new agency. A strategy for prioritization would be critical." - Richard A. Deyo M.D. M.P.H., Donald L. Patrick, Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises (Get the book.)

"We would urge aarp, especially, to become more involved in prevention of disease and not to rely so heavily on drugs. At present, the aarp recommendations for diet and nutrition assume that seniors are getting all the nutrition they need in an average diet. At most, they suggest extra calcium and a multiple vitamin/mineral supplement.1 3 This is not enough, and in our next report we will show how to live a healthier life without unnecessary medical intervention." - Gary Null PhD, Carolyn Dean MD ND, Martin Feldman MD, Debora Rasio MD, Dorothy Smith PhD., Death by Medicine (Get the book.)

"Her choice of hospitals seemed well founded. aarp Modern Maturity magazine that same month singled out United as one of "the nation's fifty leading metropolitan hospitals." As it turned out, the operation was a success. Unfortunately, McDougal was the wrong patient. "Forty-eight hours after the surgery," she explained, "the surgeon walked into my room and said, 'I have bad news for you. You don't have cancer.' I never had cancer. My breasts were needlessly removed." The laboratory had mixed up her tissue samples with a woman who did indeed have cancer." - Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, Critical Condition: How Health Care in America Became Big Business (Get the book.)

"An article titled "Up from Depression" appeared in the February 2001 edition of the newspaper published by aarp, the American Association of Retired People. Surely this group should be sensitive to the real needs of the elderly, and indeed the report gives passing mention to the problems of infirmity, loneliness, and isolation among the old in America. But in response to a variety of medically oriented "experts," aarp ultimately comes out firmly for the biological view of depression." - Peter R. Breggin, The Anti-Depressant Fact Book: What Your Doctor Won't Tell You About Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, and Luvox (Get the book.)

"Not surprisingly, drug companies and the American Medical Association have opposed the guidelines, although consumer groups like the aarp have supported them.2 We think they're a good idea. A related practice that seems to escape the gift-giving guidelines is the use of payments to physicians for attending meetings of "advisory committees." An example recently cited in the press was a meeting of psychiatrists for dinner at the Omni Berkshire Place Hotel in Manhattan." - Richard A. Deyo M.D. M.P.H., Donald L. Patrick, Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises (Get the book.)

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