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"In the case of drug side effects, doctors would say, "Death or injury was a possible outcome. But the FDA approves the drug for use in these cases." This may be the current legal situation. But in any event, there is an undeniable accountability problem. Drug therapy of the aged is not easy to manage. There is a possibility of causing harm. The current drug-prescribing acceptance should be challenged. There is a need to further educate health providers and patients about available non-drug therapies." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) "In fact, medical literature clearly cautions against prescribing tranquilizers to the elderly because of the numerous dangerous drug side effects."113 Data from coroners' reports compiled by Britain's Home Office showed benzodiazepines as a more frequently contributing factor to causes of unnatural death each year than cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, and all other illegal drugs." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"For years, her long flame of red hair, which once reached her tailbone, turned scarce and thin, the fallout of her autoimmune thyroiditis, coupled with drug side effects. In the past decade she has spent almost a year and a half in the hospital during her most severe lupus flares. Although she is carefully monitored, there is little the medical establishment can offer Kathleen for her lupus and myasthenia gravis other than steroids, a healthy diet, and boatloads of rest—especially since no new U.S." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"The book on every doctor's shelf, the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR), provides detailed information about drug side effects and drug interactions, but it is based on product inserts that go into packages of drugs the FDA has approved. New information obtained on the millions of patients treated with drugs after they have reached the market is not incorporated into annual versions of the PDR." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"There are many reasons for the increased popularity of alternative medicine, including patient dissatisfaction with ineffective conventional treatments, pharmacologic drug side effects, and the high price of medications. Perhaps most important is the fact that traditional medicine has become too impersonal with the involvement of high-tech modalities and time-limited office visits. Obviously, the medical consumer is searching for less invasive, safer, and lower cost interventions." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"How many of the health problems that crop up in this patient are caused by drug side effects and interactions? We just don't know, since we have no long-term studies on this. What I have seen is that patients that have been on multiple drugs over long periods of time often show an overall deterioration in their health. Not surprising, for two reasons: 1) the drugs are gradually depleting the patient's nutrient levels, and 2) the source of the health problems have not been addressed—the drugs are only treating the symptoms." - Hyla Cass, M.D., Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"According to one study, if patients tell their doctors about drug side effects and if the doctors are attentive and adjust the treatment, many harmful reactions can be avoided. The investigators concluded that nearly 8 million adverse events could be prevented "if patients and their physicians communicated better and if physicians acted more reliably to address medication symptoms."26 Some time ago, I saw my doctor because of generalized but constant muscle pain unrelated to physical activity. I hurt all over, especially in my calves. Pain remedies had no noticeable effect." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"Although the nutritional approach is not a cure-all, for some people, this approach can help control seizures or reduce the severity of drug side effects. Dietary Considerations The Hypoglycemia Connection Severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is a well-recognized cause of seizures. It is therefore possible that a milder reduction in blood sugar (as one might see in so-called "reactive hypoglycemia") might make an epileptic more susceptible to having a seizure. In some patients, a decline in blood sugar was associated with brain abnormalities that showed on an electroencephalogram (EEG)." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"David Kessler who was the FDA commissioner at that time estimated that only about 1% of serious drug side effects were/are ever reported to the FDA. If his estimate is even close to being accurate, then the number of suicide attempts (and actual suicides) related to just the first of the SSRI drugs is staggering. As Tracy noted, it was in February of 1990 that the suicide concern came to "public and professional attention." Specifically, she was referring to an American Journal of Psychiatry article published by Dr." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"However, constipation may be a component of irritable bowel syndrome (page 280) or other conditions ranging from drug side effects to physical immobility. Serious diseases, including colon cancer (page 123), may sometimes first appear as bowel blockage leading to acute constipation. However, constipation itself does not appear to increase the risk of colon cancer, contrary to popular opinion.1 Although dietary and other natural approaches discussed below are often effective, individuals with constipation should be evaluated by a doctor to rule out potentially serious causes." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"John's wort causes few side effects compared with drugs. drug side effects include reduced interest in sex and erectile dysfunction in men—which, ironically, are reasons to feel depressed! Occasionally, taking these drugs will lead to an increase in suicidal thoughts and behavior. St. John's wort is widely used to treat depression in Europe, where herbs have been used medicinally for at least two thousand years, but the U.S. pharmaceutical industry has convinced most American physicians that its higher-priced drugs are superior." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"Most women taking Tamoxifen are at greater risk for drug side effects than they are of experiencing any health benefit. Another one of the hidden facts about Tamoxifen is that half of the women with advanced estrogen-positive tumors fail to respond to this drug and are removed from drug therapy. The studies don't always include these failures. [Drugs 61: 1721-33, 2001] Current efforts to expand Tamoxifen therapy as a preventive agent for breast cancer have begun. High-risk but otherwise healthy women derive some risk reduction if given Tamoxifen." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"By learning about drug side effects and nutrient depletions, you'll have the tools to best approach the issue, whether treating yourself or someone else. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN The initial chapters of this book will start with the basics: • Chapter 1, "What You Should Know about Drugs and How They Deplete Nutrients," explains what medications really are, and how they can affect the ways in which your body absorbs and uses nutrients." - Hyla Cass, M.D., Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Statin drug side effects list Here's a quick list of known side effects caused by taking statin drugs. People who take statins have suffered ravaging health consequences, including permanent damage to their liver, muscles, and nervous system. Statins frequently cause people to lose their memory or feel confused." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) "It's not just the pain, suffering, and deaths from drug side effects (FDA-approved, correctly used, prescription drugs kill more Americans each year than died in the entire Vietnam War), it's also the economic cost, the emotional losses, and the energy and effort wasted on a system of medicine that plainly does not work. f Merck's Willful Disregard of Human Rights On April 11, a New Jersey jury granted a 77-year-old New Jersey man an award after finding that Merck: •* Knowingly withheld information about the drug's risks from federal regulators." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"That means that an awful lot of people are suffering drug side effects without benefit. And since there were no placebo controls in STAR*D, we have no idea how many folks might have improved if they had received sugar pills instead of drugs. So how can you determine which antidepressant is best for you? In truth, it is extremely difficult for physicians and patients to make clear decisions about safety and effectiveness when it comes to these medications. Despite all the hype from the drug companies, it is hard to prove that one type of antidepressant is better than another one." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"This is because real drugs often cause drug side effects which convince the user the drug is powerful—dry mouth, dizziness, sleepiness, and so forth—and thus trial participants tend to report greater change. In these FDA submitted studies which are responsible for the antidepressant industry in America and the rest of the world, the antidepressants came out exactly as would be expected if they had no real benefit for overcoming depression." - Dr. Timothy Scott, America Fooled: The Truth About Antidepressants, Antipsychotics and How We've Been Deceived (Get the book.)

"Intravenous glutathione, another antioxidant, also protects against drug side effects, especially if administered immediately before or after chemotherapy. Selenium exhibits properties similar to the above-mentioned antioxidants. Quercetin also enhances the activity of various anti-cancer drugs. If supplemental antioxidants do nothing more than improve the quality of a cancer patient's life, they are worth prescribing. [Nutrition and Cancer 37: 1-1 8, 2000] + + False assertions False assertions have been made that antioxidants interfere with chemotherapy." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"Persons taking ylang ylang Essential Oils for hypertension will avoid any drug side effects. Blended ylang ylang oil can be obtained from Health Horizons 800 771 -0255 or 305 442- 1233 and from Natural Health Team 800-416-2806. The Grave Danger Of Hydrogenated Fat In the modern way to make food, an unnatural fat called trans fat or hydrogenated fat is created when the unsaturated vegetable oil is given two hydrogen atoms to increase stability and shelf life. This addition of hydrogen atoms occurs during high temperature conditions and addition of chemicals." - James A. Howenstine, A Physician's Guide to Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"By learning about drug side effects and nutrient depletions, you'll have the tools to best approach the issue, whether treating yourself or someone else. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN The initial chapters of this book will start with the basics: ?Chapter 1, "What You Should Know about Drugs and How They Deplete Nutrients," explains what medications really are, and how they can affect the ways in which your body absorbs and uses nutrients. ?" - Hyla Cass, Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.) "How many of the health problems that crop up in this patient are caused by drug side effects and interactions? We just don't know, since we have no long-term studies on this. What I have seen is that patients that have been on multiple drugs over long periods of time often show an overall deterioration in their health. Not surprising, for two reasons: 1) the drugs are gradually depleting the patient's nutrient levels, and 2) the source of the health problems have not been addressed—the drugs are only treating the symptoms." - Hyla Cass, Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"I now use natural cholesterol-lowering therapies instead of drugs to eliminate the risk of drug side effects. My dietary program is richer in fiber and nutrients than the typical vegetarian and vegan diets, so my patients achieve spectacular reductions in cholesterol and body weight. They achieve predictable reversal of heart disease and protection from future cardiac-related death, and since nutritional excellence prevents and eliminates a host of other diseases, they also decrease their risk of death from all causes." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Cholesterol Protection for Life, New Expanded Edition (Get the book.)

"The researchers found that medical guidelines from scientific societies were misquoted or changed, drug side effects and risks were downplayed, non-supportive study results were suppressed, treatment effects were exaggerated and beneficial drug effects were drawn from animal studies(26). The Anti-Cholesterol Militia While health agencies, drug companies and food manufacturers have without a doubt been the prime movers behind the great cholesterol hoax, they didn't do all the work." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"However, many prescription drugs have significant potential for long-term adverse or permanent drug side effects (p. 12). Using prescription drugs ranks as one of the most hazardous activities in the world today. There is no such thing as a safe prescription medication. In his best seller, Prescription for Disaster, Thomas J. Moore states, "more than a million prescriptions are written every hour of the working day; in a year's time 8 prescriptions have been written for every man, woman, and child in the United States." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"That surprisingly high number makes drug side effects at least the sixth, and perhaps even the fourth, most common cause of death in this country. Reports from the Institute of Medicine, which is part of the congressionaljy chartered National Academy of Sciences, have no legal force but can be hugely influential. A report four years ago that estimated at least 44,000 Americans-~-and possibly as many as 98,000-—die of medical errors each year riveted national attention on a subject that academic researchers had been Irving to get the public to notice for years. The new." - Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, Obesity Cancer & Depression: Their Common Cause & Natural Cure (Get the book.)

"Counters drug addictions, drug side effects, and increases effects of medications (lower drug dosages); anti-aging, extends lifespan of rodents 20%. Counters lice (ripe fruit juice), and worms in pets. Noni also contains Damnacanthal, Nordamnacanthal, Carotenoids, Moridine, Terpenes, Sterols, Sitosterol, Glycosides, Alizarm,Ursolicacid,Glucopyranose,Morindadiol,Rubiadin,Morindone,Soranjidiol, Acetin Glycol-P, MM-MA-RGluco-P, Caprylic acid, Asperuloside, Chlororubin, multi-receptor activators, cofactors, many Vitamins, Minerals, Proteins including Proline and Serine, Enzymes, and Alkaloids." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.) "The Archives of Internal Medicine reported that 28% of all hospital admissions suffer from adverse drug side effects (8,760,000 persons); of which Harvard University estimates 15 0,000 to 200,000 Americans are ki lied every year a ___t____l n a it__:__fr\ ^t/\r\-y O A A aii t»* r»_______i from mistakes suffered while in the hospital; and 10%contracted hospital infections, of whom 100,000 people die in one year. It is known that at least 50% of hospital admissionsalreadysufferfrom nutritional deficiencies, that went untreated (Archives of Internal Medicine)." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

"You can reduce inflammation by consuming omega-3 fatty acids and reducing consumption of grains without the possible statin drug side effects of liver toxicity, and mitochondrial damage, and without the increased risk for death from other causes that is associated with cholesterol numbers that are too low. Do Low-Fat Diets Prevent Heart Disease? So, then, what about that famous Dean Ornish study that showed that low-fat diets reverse heart disease? Actually, it showed no such thing." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"TMA data and the concepts related to them help us a great deal in making sense of the various types of drug side effects reported in the PDR. When we know whether a medication has primarily a sympathetic or parasympathetic effect, then we can look for chaos in the nutrient mineral patterns of a TMA in order to see what specific nutrient minerals are also affected. From a research standpoint, the application of chaos theory and the use of TMA can greatly empower a research design by helping to organize it according to oxidation type or subtypes." - Rick Malter, The Strands of Health: A Guide to Understanding Hair Mineral Analysis (Get the book.)

"Tamoxifen fraud? Surprisingly, the American Cancer Society also hailed Tamoxifen as an anti-cancer drug. While data shows it may prevent breast cancer, it also may cause uterine cancer and blood clots. Not only did subsequent studies fail to confirm the effectiveness of Tamoxifen, but a Duke University Medical Center study revealed that Tamoxifen eventually loses its effectiveness and "actually may help cancer grow." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

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