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 "Because of medication spellbinding, individuals who are fully informed ahead of time about the dangers can nonetheless lapse into mental and emotional dysfunction without realizing what is happening to them. On a broader societal level, medication spellbinding helps to explain why so many people take psychiatric drugs, as well as other psychoactive agents, long after the chemicals have begun to do more harm than good."- Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "ICSPP is currently publicizing the dangers of the widespread psychiatric screening of schoolchildren with its inevitable result of even higher rates of medicating children. I founded ICSPP in 1972, and my wife, Ginger, began adding her leadership as executive director in the mid-1980s. Several years ago, we transferred leadership of the organization to younger individuals including the current director, New York City psychotherapist Dr. Dominick Riccio." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "Although clinical experience and research about antidepressant-induced madness mounted, so did the pro-drug propaganda campaign, and health professionals grew less aware of the dangers of antidepressants in 2000 than they had been in 1990. As we'll see, the pro-drug propaganda campaign continues unabated. CHESTNUT IS DROWNING EVERY TIME I THINK OF JENNIFER HOPE, I grow sad, and this story initially felt too difficult to write." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "I hope the many stories in this book—plus the accompanying scientific explanations—will make the dangers of psychiatric drugs unmistakably clear. I also hope they will add to our knowledge about how drugs act upon human beings and about human nature itself. _Ctiapfgp 1 Killing the Pain—and Almost the Cop IF HARRY HENDERSON had been able to reflect on his behavior at the time, his mission would have seemed tragically and senselessly absurd—something no man in his right mind would consider carrying out." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) |
 "The Coalition says: "European nations and Canada have banned rBGH to protect citizens from IGF-1 hazards." The dangers were also clearly shown in a 1998 survey which showed that 40 percent of cows injected with the drug in Wisconsin were dead within 2-1/2 years of being treated, while normal dairy cows have a lifespan of about 20 years.
But none of this has given pause to the company, or to those US farmers who use the drug."- Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.) "Samuel Epstein has been the leading authoritative scientific voice, contrary to the assurances of the FDA and Monsanto, in warning the nation of the dangers of rBGH. Dr. Epstein's science has only been matched by his skillful activism, including contributing editorials and letters to leading newspapers, and convening press conferences, and national and international conventions. From every vantage point save that of Monsanto, the genetically-engineered growth hormone rBGH is a bad and dangerous idea, a conclusion we reached as early as 1993 when the FDA approved it." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.) "Gaps in the scientific information on the dangers of rBGH which Health Canada had ignored included long-term toxicity and teratogenicity data. Additionally, the Report warned that "orally administered rBGH was absorbed into the bloodstream of rats, and produced... a specific immunological response in 20-30 percent of rats fed a moderate dose of rBGH." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.) "FDA is Ignoring dangers of Bovine Growth Hormone Austin American Statesman June 2,1990 On May 8, 1990, Rep. John Conyers, D-MI., chairman of the House Committee on Government Operations, requested Inspector General Richard Kusserow of the Department of Health and Human Services to immediately investigate the Food and Drug Administration for "abdication of regulatory responsibility" with regard to its review of biosynthetic bovine growth hormones used to artificially boost milk production." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.) |
 "But there are additional and perhaps more significant dangers to a high-protein diet. These dangers are linked to two issues associated with common high-protein foods: too much saturated fat and too few nutrients. Among the most popular food choices in any high-protein diet are red meat and whole dairy foods like cheese. These foods tend to be high in saturated fat and any diet high in saturated fat will promote development of various health problems."- Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.) |
 "But fish consumption poses a set of dangers all its own. Filled with toxins such as PCBs and mercury, fish are a known hazard—so much so that pregnant women are advised to eat them sparingly. And the development of fish farming, made necessary by the steady depletion of the Earth's oceans, poses some new dangers. Fish farming is so unhealthy that its products must be treated with antibiotics, and many health authorities advise against eating farm-grown fish."- Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease (Get the book.) |
 "Therefore, there are no company sales representatives going into physicians' offices to educate them about the causes and dangers of estrogen dominance.
Because of this ignorance within the medical community many women and men continue to suffer needlessly. Worst of all, when a woman complains of even the slightest symptoms of estrogen dominance, most conventional medical doctors recommend a prescription of synthetic estrogen replacement. This practice is both irresponsible and dangerous, and even though it is usually rooted in ignorance, it can have tragic consequences."- C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) |
 "The standard "hormones" prescribed by most doctors are potent synthetic pharmaceutical drugs with frequent side effects and real dangers.
When appropriate, we only prescribe natural (bioidentical) hormones in our practices. They are exact chemical replicas of hormones that the body produces. Scientists have discovered how to chemically extract them from plant sources and process them into hormone preparations readily absorbed and utilized in the body. Such natural hormones are widely available today by prescription through compounding pharmacies."- Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "His answer: "Among the many myths perpetuated about the dangers of vitamins is that niacin causes liver disease. Unfortunately, many physicians are afraid to use a high dose of niacin because of this unfounded fear. To me this is a tragedy because of all the patients who could be benefiting and who are not. A real liver connection just doesn't exist. There have been a few rare cases reported, the last serious one perhaps thirty or forty years ago. "I have never encountered a liver problem using high-dose niacin for more than a half century." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) |
 "In light of these dangers from BPA exposure, in early 2008 the Canadian government's Health Canada declared BPA to be a toxic chemical.
None of these developments should come as any surprise to us, since the hormonal effects of certain synthetic chemicals, particularly DDT, on wildlife have been well-recognized since the 1950s, and were documented in Rachel Carson's classic 1962 book, Silent Spring. Carson's book described how predatory birds at the top of the food chain were producing thin-shelled and non-viable eggs due to the estrogen-like effects of DDT."- Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) |
 "They wanted to call attention to the dangers of overly loud music and give tips on how to protect the ears and hearing.
This type of hearing loss is most common in people between the ages of 30 and 60 and is often accompanied by dizziness. Hearing returns in one-third of cases and slightly improves in another third. Unfortunately, one-third of people who experience SSNHL remain deaf in that ear.
Sudden hearing loss may be a sign of several serious ear conditions, including Meniere's disease (see Stuffy Ears, above) and acoustic neuroma (see Gradual Hearing Loss, above)."- Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "The sense of smell alerts us to all sorts of dangers, from noxious fumes and spoiled foods to fires. If we lose our sense of smell, we increase our risk of breathing toxic gases, getting food poisoning, or getting burned. Loss of Smell Is your favorite perfume or aftershave no longer as fragrant as it used to be? Depending on your age, this might be yet another one of those unfortunate signs of growing older. As our hearing, sight, and memories fade with age, so does our sense of smell." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) |
| "Today, however, the modern person in the United States is not frequently subjected to such immediate dangers.
Contemporary stressors, like worrying about paying the mortgage, doing the jobs of three people, dealing with an unhappy marriage, or grappling with ongoing parenting issues, tend to be more long-term. A life stressor can be considered chronic if it persists for three or more months. Instead of pumping out more adrenaline, the adrenal glands respond to chronic stress by secreting more Cortisol." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) "Many medical studies have substantiated the dangers of synthetic hormone replacement. In July 2002, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) halted a large study examining the effects of a widely used synthetic hormone, Prempro, which combines the altered molecular structures for both estrogen and progesterone. The study, which was one of five major studies in a large clinical trial called the Women's Health Initiative, was discontinued because the synthetic hormones were found to increase a woman's risk of breast cancer as well as heart disease, blood clots, and stroke." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) |
 "Japanese hearts, East and West
Roseto was and remains, for many, nothing less than a morality play that really happened; an apparent vivid illustration both of the power of healing ties and of the medical dangers involved in fracturing those ties. It was not, however, the only such case study to function in this way. Sharing the spotlight in those years with Roseto was another story, one about the Japanese and what happens to them when they come to the United States and adopt Western ways."- Anne Harrington, The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine (Get the book.) |
 "If you disobeyed, you would be abandoned, and would have to deal with all of the overwhelming dangers in your life all by yourself, without knowledge or borrowed resources. That was your emotional choice when you were two. Obey, and be magically protected. Disobey, and become powerless to survive. You can see the primitive origins of powerlessness in that scenario.
So that strong critical voice that is still telling you what you're allowed to do as an adult originally had absolute power over you early in your life because you didn't have the capacity to fend for yourself at age three."- Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) |
 "She was also careful to say that her process was in no way related to automatic writing, warning of the dangers that may ensue if the aspirant lets "any part of his equipment out of his control. When he does, he enters into a state of dangerous negativity".
Alice Bailey warns that the material received when one surrenders one's own consciousness entirely to the channelling process tends to be inferior, leading to the dangers of obsession. She seems to be describing the need for the channeller to be involved at the highest conscious level, with the purest of intent."- Robin, Dr. Kelly, The Human Antenna: Reading the Language of the Universe in the Songs of Our Cells (Get the book.) |
| "You can increase your real safety in the world by facing reality, looking for real dangers, anticipating problems, and looking for solutions. You can keep your relationships strong, and invest yourself in good people who are trustworthy and decent and well put together. You can avoid impulsive big decisions like falling in love and marrying before you really know the real person, or marrying the wrong person to spite your parents." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) |
 "He also had to perform community service—handing out brochures informing farmers about the dangers of smuggling.
Because fruit-fly infestations are a major threat to agricultural systems, it's imperative that certain fruits be kept out. Morimoto's "candies and chocolate" contained citrus canker, a disease that could cost California up to 890 million dollars in the event of an outbreak. A medfly plague would be even worse: if Mediterranean fruit flies were to take hold in California and continental America, it is estimated that they would cause 1.5 billion dollars in damages annually."- Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) "Hawaii, he says, is the one place where you can travel to taste the world's most exotic fruits without facing exotic dangers such as having insects lay eggs in your back that hatch into squirming worms. After a few beers, Fleming starts telling ribald jokes. At one point, he asks me if I've ever heard of a Father Nelson. He then puts me in a full-Nelson headlock and starts humping me from behind. AFTER SAYING GOOD-BYE to Love, I board a plane to Hilo, on the other side of the Big Island, the following morning." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.) |
| "Chapter 3 addresses the dangers of synthetic hormones in greater detail. why the symptoms are often misdiagnosed
When Sylvia in Chapter 1 first complained of the "love-handle blues," her previous doctor responded by giving her a prescription for antidepressants. Unfortunately, the inappropriate use of antidepressants to treat estrogen dominance is far too common." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.) |
 "Our mastery of the world has enabled us to avoid or guard against most such dangers, and there are seldom times when we need to prepare ourselves for such instant action. But this does not mean that we are free from threat. Human beings have created a whole new set of things to fear.
Our need to feel in control may be threatened by imposed workloads, tight deadlines, crowded schedules. We may feel threatened by traffic jams, delayed flights, incompetent staff, unexpected demands, and anything else that might cost us time."- Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.) |
 "Liver damage and aggravation of diabetes are potential dangers of such high doses. People with a history of liver disease or abnormal liver function, diabetes, peptic ulcers, gout, cardiac arrhythmias, inflammatory bowel disease, migraine headaches, or alcoholism are more susceptible to the adverse effects of excessive nicotinic acid intake. Doses of 3000 mg or more per day are potentially dangerous therapies and must be supervised.
The average diet supplies an adequate amount of niacin. Niacin is not stored in the body."- Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.) |
 "Still another controversy was Leber's handling of concerns about the dangers of the sleeping pill Halcion. In his 1998 book, Prescription for Disaster, Thomas Moore, of the George Washington University Medical Center, reported that in a "bitter internal struggle" at the FDA, Leber backed Halcion "despite the objections of his own medical reviewer, concerns from FDA safety monitors, numerous critical magazine and television stories, and petitions from outside experts."69 In the late 1990s, Leber left the FDA."- Joseph Glenmullen, M.D., Prozac Backlash: Overcoming the dangers of Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, and Other Antidepressants with Safe, Effective Alternatives (Get the book.) |
 "And while we've done some research on the dangers these pollutants pose on an individual basis, we've yet to study the impact of all of these chemicals mixed together. And this, many researchers agree, is the crux of the issue: many of these illnesses are the result not of one single traumatic exposure, but of a combination of different, smaller exposures—a phenomenon sometimes referred to as the "synergistic effect."
Dr. Fuhrman described the source of the problem as a "whole constellation of different environmental insults."- Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) |
 "Was it the dangers of Floxin for thirty-six-year-old women? Was it the dangers of antibiotic overuse? Was it the dangers of an international system of drug regulation that didn't work properly? Or was it merely the dangers of a journalist-husband overreacting to a drug safety problem, because his wife just happened to be beaten by the odds and experienced the "less than one percent" reaction that society has already agreed is the risk it is willing to take?
Diane's treatment and my research were becoming two independent entities."- Stephen Fried, Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs (Get the book.) |
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