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 "They gave him a number of standard heart drugs, but his situation persisted, and he decided to see Dr. Sinatra for a fresh opinion.
Testing showed that Louis had high levels of uric acid in his blood, indicating faulty ATP metabolism. He had already been taking low doses of L-carnitine and CoQIO. He needed higher doses, and he needed D-ribose to build his ATP pool. In just a few days, Louis showed such remarkable improvement that his son-in-law called and reported, "You fixed Louis!"- 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.) |
 "They placed him on a number of common heart drugs, but the problem persisted.
When Louis came to my office I noticed high levels of uric acid in his blood, indicating faulty ATP metabolism. At the time I saw Louis he was already taking maintenance doses of L-carnitine and coenzyme Qio- Knowing that building his ATP pool would likely help, I immediately recommended D-ribose and increased his carnitine and coenzyme Q10 dosages. In just a few days, Louis showed remarkable improvement. His son-in-law, a dentist, called me several days later and reported, "You fixed Louis!"- Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) |
 "Pink is perceived as calming, and may be suitable for heart drugs or tranquilizers, while bold colors such as red suggest rapid action and stimulation, and may therefore be appropriate for a painkiller or antidepressant," the IMS consultants wrote in an article in 2001. "On the other hand, it is difficult to imagine a pill in black, a color associated with death and morbidity."- Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) |
 "Treatment of the complications of AIDS is specific to the infection (page 265) or complication present, and frequently includes antibiotics, antifungal medications, corticosteroids, and heart drugs.
Dietary changes that may be helpful
People with AIDS often lose significant amounts of weight or suffer from recurrent diarrhea (page 163). A diet high in protein and total calories may help a person maintain his or her body weight. In addition, whole foods are preferable to refined and processed foods."- 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.) |
 "But many are drugs for chronic conditions, from heart drugs to drugs for pain, and they are not so predictable. Most of their toxicity is provoked by what lung specialists call a "hypersensitivity reaction." It can be caused by a wide variety of factors, from genetic predisposition to preexisting conditions. The usual symptoms include difficulty breathing, cough, and fever. Sometimes there is tightness in the chest.
Somewhere between 3 and 20 percent of all patients taking ACE inhibitors develop a hard, dry cough, requiring termination of the drug for complete recovery."- Greg Critser, Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Lives, Minds, and Bodies (Get the book.) |
| "WAKE-UP CALL
"There were suspicions about inconsistent use of heart drugs," Newby says, "but it's always a surprise when you see numbers like these. The magnitude of the problem is certainly eye-opening, and it should be a wake-up call for us."
There has been some progress toward improving compliance, notes Dr. Sidney Smith, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina, but there is still a long way to go.
"We can't afford or justify neglect of this issue," says Smith, a spokesman for the American Heart Association. " - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "There were suspicions about inconsistent use of heart drugs, but it's always a surprise when you see numbers like these. Kristin Newby, MD For aspirin, presumably the easiest drug to take, 71% said they took it consistently as directed. The compliance rate was much lower for other medications—46% said they took beta blockers as ordered, and only 44% followed instructions for taking lipid-lowering drugs, such as statins. Only 20% of the people who had heart failure, the progressive loss of ability to pump blood, said they took their ACE inhibitors consistently." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) |
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Angiogenesis heart drugs may worsen heart conditions. Dartmouth Medical School
Antipsychotic drugs increase diabetes and heart disease risk for kids. Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Anti-psychotic medications may cause diabetes. Yale researchers, American Journal of Psychiatry
Vioxx blamed for 140,000 Americans' heart problems. U.S, Food and Drug Administration
Prozac doubles suicide risk. British Medical Journal
HRT increases stroke risk by 30%. British Medical Journal
Heart drug causes kidney failure. University of Michigan
Viagra causes blindness in some users."- Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) |
 "When I read a paper that says I should be giving my heart patients beta blockers and ACE inhibitors, two classes of heart drugs, I don't know whether it's true. I honestly don't know if it's true because [drug research] is so tainted." Do you think the following headlines are related?"- 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.) |
 "Today, glycosides are extracted from Digitalis purpurea and Digitalis lanata by pharmaceutical industry to produce the heart drugs digitoxin and digoxin.
Use in Western herbal
Though the leaf has been shown to be less toxic and is required in smaller doses, only the extracted pharmaceutical drugs are used.
In homoeopathy, tincture from the second year of the plant is used in angina pectoris, dropsy and heart ailments under medical supervision.
Caution
The simultaneous administration of arrhyth-mogenic substances increases the risks of the appearance of cardiac arrhythmias. (PDR."- C. P. Khare, Indian Herbal Remedies: Rational Western Therapy, Ayurvedic and Other Traditional Usage, Botany (Get the book.) |
 "TRY NOT TO USE COMBINATION DRUGS
There are some drugs that combine the different types of heart drugs listed below. It is not advisable to take the combination heart drugs. It's difficult enough to combine and track the effects and side effects of these drugs without putting them all in one pill. If they come in separate pills you can take more or less of one (with your physician's supervision) if you're experiencing side effects, to track down a cause. Remember, side effects are never your fault, and you should never feel you just have to suffer them."- Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., Prescription Alternatives, Third Edition: Hundreds of Safe, Natural Prescription-Free Remedies to Restore and Maintain Your Health (Get the book.) |
 "For two years Betty's physician treated her with conventional heart drugs. In the early 1980s, he asked her to participate in a clinical trial with CoQIO. In the study, Betty began taking 100 mg of CoQIO and, after about six months, noticed that she had higher energy levels. Tests indicated that her heart had become smaller and was pumping blood more efficiently.
More than twenty years later, Betty remains in reasonably good health. She currently takes 200 mg of CoQIO, sometimes increasing the dosage when she feels stressed."- Jack Challem, Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging (Get the book.) |
| "TRY NOT TO USE COMBINATION DRUGS
There are some drugs that combine the different types of heart drugs listed below. It is not advisable to take the combination heart drugs. It's difficult enough to combine and track the effects and side effects of these drugs without putting them all in one pill. If they come in separate pills, you can take more or less of one (with your physician's supervision) if you're experiencing side effects, to track down a cause. Remember, side effects are never your fault, and you should never feel you just have to suffer them." - Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA, Bottom Line's Prescription Alternatives (Get the book.) |
 "Samambaia may potentiate the effects of digitalis and/or other digitalis-type prescription heart drugs. The absorption of samambaia is reported to be reduced in the presence of antacids."- Leslie Taylor, ND, The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs: A Guide to Understanding and Using Herbal Medicinals (Get the book.) "In another study in 2002, Belgium researchers reported the possible mechanism by which mutamba bark reduces hypertension—it inhibits an enzyme called angiotensin IIP Angiotensin inhibitors represent a classification of heart drugs (newer than the ACE inhibitors), which are now being prescribed to lower blood pressure. CURRENT PRACTICAL USES Research continues to document the unique properties and actions of this plant while validating its traditional uses. Mutamba is a favorite natural remedy among Central and South American health practitioners and the indigenous peoples of the Amazon." - Leslie Taylor, ND, The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs: A Guide to Understanding and Using Herbal Medicinals (Get the book.) |
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