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"Some of these heavily promoted over-the-counter drugs could be especially dangerous for the elderly, according to studies, but their easy availability made them appear as safe as soda or salad dressing. The heartburn drug Tagamet, for instance, was included on a well-known list of drugs that the elderly should avoid because it can cause dizziness, confusion, and memory problems. This information was not included on the Tagamet boxes I found being sold off the drugstore shelf." - 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.)

"Use of prescribed medications, over-the-counter drugs, vitamin and mineral supplements, laxatives, and diet aids should all be reviewed by a qualified health-care practitioner. The average amount of weight gain is 28 pounds. The maternal component of weight accumulation starts in the first trimester and is most prominent in the first half of the pregnancy. The growth of the fetus is most rapid in the second half of the pregnancy. In the last 12 weeks, the weight of the fetus more than triples." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Many pharmacists will limit customers to this dialogue: "Well, you can choose these prescription painkillers, or you can go with these over-the-counter drugs and just up the dosage. It's your choice." Sometimes doctors will tell you the same thing. It's just over-the-counter drugs versus prescription drugs, because let's face it, many of the drugs are the same, they're just in different doses when they are at prescription level. So, you can essentially write your own prescription by doubling or tripling the over-the-counter dosage of common drugs. Brand name vs." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"However, when the over-the-counter drugs don't work, this is not my next step. In late 2006, this drug cost a bit less than four dollars per pill. My next step is to turn to the sedating antidepressants amitripy-line (Elavil) or doxepin (Sinequan), which I've already described in other sections of this chapter. At low doses these make poor antidepressants, but they do help with sleep and pain. When the patient still reports disrupted sleep, I will try a sedative, usually fast-acting drugs like Zolpidem (Ambien), zaleplon (Sonata), or the newest, eszopiclone (Lunesta)." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs Seemingly harmless over-the-counter drugs like aspirin, taken by mothers in the first half of the pregnancy, have been linked to lower-than-average IQs in their offspring.136 Valium oil administered to egg-laying chickens induced impaired muscle cell development, suggesting potential harm from the use of Valium in pregnancy.137 Medications such as lithium (used to treat bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression) and tetracycline (an antibiotic) can harm the fetus; if at all possible, avoidance of these substances is recommended." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"This category includes not just recreational substances, but also common pharmaceutical and over-the-counter drugs. These medications are generally nontoxic when taken in the proper dosages, but they can build up in the system during long-term use, if not adequately metabolized and detoxified. 5. Food additives. This includes food colorings, preservatives, and common excitotoxins, such as MSG or aspartame. These additives are often eaten in excess by kids who overindulge in processed foods and junk foods. This category also includes hormones and antibiotics that are added to foods." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"He took two over-the-counter drugs that turned out to be very dangerous for him. One of the medications, pseudoephedrine, is a stimulant that can cause maniclike behavior. Dr. Kirklander took several times the recommended dose. (Although these drug reactions appear to be uncommon, I have personally evaluated two cases of psychosis induced by this common cold medication.) The other nonprescription medication was a steroid preparation (an-drostenedione/androstenediol mixture)." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"The largest category of over-the-counter drugs purchased in America is antacids and related products. Yet, we need stomach acid to digest our food. Far too many people today have colons with a high degree of poorly digested food. Persons with chronic constipation have a nearly 80 percent greater chance of colorectal cancer than those who have regular bowel movements. The secret to avoiding colorectal cancer is diet, exercise, and lifestyle; we recommend a diet high in fiber, rich in raw, organic foods, and detoxification with Flor-Essence." - Freedom Press, Natural Cancer Cures: The Definitive Guide to Using Dietary Supplements to Fight and Prevent Cancer (Get the book.)

"Such oxidation can be the result of the body's normal metabolism of the foods we eat, or it can occur in the body as a result of external forces, such as radiation, air pollution, alcohol or heavy-metal intoxication, use of pharmaceutical and over-the-counter drugs, infections, or even strenuous exercise. Free radicals do damage by attacking cellular mechanisms. Because these bombarding molecules have unpaired electrons, they collide like unguided missiles, damaging cells and cellular components, including the DNA." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Moreover, in today's world where people do a lot of self-medicating with over-the-counter drugs (more of which continue to spill onto the market as drug companies lose patents and the FDA loosens its rules on what should be prescribed or not), the risk for unwittingly overburdening your body is much bigger. Add to that the fact we'd like to think anything over-the-counter is "safe" and we've got ourselves a recipe for disaster." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "Medical and Dental Toxins We tend to make a distinction between "good" drugs (legal ones) and "bad" drugs (illegal ones), but the fact of the matter is that all drugs, even prescription and over-the-counter drugs, are toxic to some degree. While a medicine may effectively relieve an unpleasant symptom, the price paid in terms of potential side effects (both felt and unfelt) may be great." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Avoid over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, and herbs that may adversely affect the fetus. Consult with knowledgeable medical personnel about these choices. • Exercise regularly; avoid injuries, falls, and high-risk athletics. illicit drugs are more likely to have inadequate nutrition as well as birth abnormalities and developmental problems in the infant. Nutrition During pregnancy, a woman's physiology changes dramatically to allow for the development of a healthy fetus." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"In fact, many of the over-the-counter drugs and prescription drugs in use today in our society are derived from Native American herbs. All cultures have traditionally used eliminative herbs that have laxative, diuretic (increases urine flow), diaphoretic (sweat-inducing), and blood-purifying properties to remove toxins from the body. The heart of your herbal detox regimen is supplementation with herbs that will help all seven of your body's elimination channels (liver, lungs, colon, kidneys, blood, skin, and lymph) by means of several different mechanisms." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Because many body signs are reactions to both prescription and over-the-counter drugs (including vitamins and herbal supplements), there's also a section to list what medications you've been taking and the dosage of each. This chart can be a wonderful diagnostic tool, one you can bring to your doctor so he or she can have a better sense of what you've been experiencing. WHY WE WROTE THIS BOOK One of us, Joan Liebmann-Smith, became interested in body signs more than twenty years ago when she ignored some serious signs that should have sent her running to her doctor." - 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.)

"Another common vehicle for drugging against germ danger is use of prescription inhalers and pills or potions for personal use. Many over-the-counter drugs and cleaning items advertised to kill germs can also now be purchased. This school of thought probably accounts for 30-40% or much less of medical doctor and hospital case files in recent times. The germ theory school is so pervasive in the American and global consciousness that we devote Chapter 5 to exposing the lie on which it is based." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"In such cases, natural herbal remedies may be as effective, no more expensive, and have fewer side effects than conventional over-the-counter drugs. For information on sources, contact: American Botanical Council P.O. Box 144345 Austin, TX 78714 512-926-4900 (tel) 512-926-2345 (fax) www.herbalgram.org Herb Research Foundation 1007 Pearl St., Suite 200 Boulder, CO 80302 800-748-2617 303-449-2265 www.herbs.org • How to Buy Fresh Herbs Since herbs lose their essential oils, and thus their efficacy, over time, fresh is best." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"OUR OWN TREATMENT OF ILLNESS When we use over-the-counter drugs or natural remedies to treat our illness symptoms, do we really know what we are doing? Do we understand what a drug, herb, or vitamin pill does in our body? Do these measures help or hinder the body? Are they helping it function according to its priorities, or are they forcing the body to expend energy, changing its natural healing priorities in order to relieve our uncomfortable symptoms? Are we trading immediate symptom relief for longer-term loss of vitality?" - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"The Drug Enforcement Administration is a later entrant into the business of erecting barriers to competition. over-the-counter drugs for the treatment of asthma and upper respiratory ailments contain ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. Ephedrine and pseu- doephedrine are used in the making of illicit methamphetamines. Although over-the-counter cough and cold remedies are almost never used in the making of methamphetamines (representing less than 1% of the domestic source of the illicit drug), the DEA has made elimination of certain sources of cough and cold remedies an 183 enforcement priority." - Jonathan W. Emord, The Rise of Tyranny (Get the book.)

"Ginger Combats Motion Sickness and More Conducted by Svensborg Hospital in Denmark, a seasickness trial and clinical study has shown that ginger was as effective as, or superior to, over-the-counter drugs in dealing with motion sickness. It is indeed a safer option than over-the-counter drugs, which cause drowsiness. In another clinical trial conducted by the Department of Anesthesiology at St." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"I tell them that taking these over-the-counter drugs is basically locking the toxins into their cells and fatty tissues. They can then see that they aren't living the healthy life style they think they are. This is important for them to come to this realization, as this will enable them to desire their own rehabilitation. There are three factors that would make their life style healthier. One is appropriate nutrition. Once off medical drugs, the vitamins and minerals are going to work in the body the way they were designed to work." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.) "People on drugs, on medical drugs, on prescriptions drugs, or on over-the-counter drugs, must know that a huge risk goes along with this. This risk is probably far greater than normally envisioned. Even the USA Food and Drug Administration admit: "Safe (drugs) does not mean harmless."294 Drugs are usually only tested on a few thousand subjects; serious adverse effects will perhaps come to light, perhaps not, but long-term side effects can never be seen in the beginning. In theory, the FDA is the watchdog-committee when it comes to drugs." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Pre-Meal Plan W?e new over-the-counter drugs promote the idea of taking a pill before eating to protect against heartburn, there is a more natural way to soothe the esophagus before a meal. Drink a small cup of goldenseal or barberry tea, available in most health food stores. You might also try gentian root or Oregon grape root for variety. There are some reality-based remedies to heartburn and indigestion that don't require a trip to the drugstore. First, try not to skip any meals." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Unlike the system for over-the-counter drugs, in the case of prescription drugs first approved by FDA and still under patent protection, no other party is permitted to produce a competing compound and market it without submitting and prose- cuting to FDA approval a new drug application. The cost to bring a new drug to market exceeds $860 million, thus forming an insurmountable barrier to entry—making drug approval illusory for all but the wealthiest institutions in the world." - Jonathan W. Emord, The Rise of Tyranny (Get the book.)

"The Details of Drug Withdrawal If you have been taking recreational, prescription or over-the-counter drugs ?your body doesn't know the difference ?you could go into a more intense elimination than would happen on the raw diet or juices alone. It is therefore often not advised to fast while on drugs or immediately after quitting drugs, unless under proper supervision. Dr. Vetrano cautions, "Natural Hygiene doctors cannot take people off meds. They must ask their clients to have their medical doctors tell them how to get off prescriptions." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "These include the following: prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, nicotine, alcohol, coffee and tea, herbal drugs, synthetic supplement drugs and all illegal and recreational drugs that are swallowed, sniffed, snorted, smoked or injected. But first, another term and its definition: Protoplasm is a general term for the viscous grayish translucent colloidal substance that makes up an estimated 75,000,000,000,000 (estimates range from 50-100 trillion) cells in our bodies. And all these drugs are all protoplasmic poisons ?deadly to cellular life, dangerous to us!" - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"As you begin to question things we have been conditioned to think are normal and safe (including prescription and over-the-counter drugs), you start to understand the real causes of your repeated failures with weight loss. This makes it possible for you to deal with the origin of the problem instead of focusing on treating the symptoms of unhealthy choices. Although each of these steps is critical to achieving your goals, the third step sets the foundation for a new thought process. The starting block for any long-term success is changing the way you think about your body and your health." - Craig Pepin-Donat, The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie (Get the book.)

"In addition, the average person over the age of sixty-five is likely to be taking between eight and ten different prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Drug reactions, coupled with a nutrient-poor diet, often adversely affect people not only physically, but mentally as well. The precise cause or causes of Alzheimer's disease are unknown, but research reveals a number of interesting clues. Many of them point to nutritional deficiencies. For example, people with Alzheimer's tend to have low levels of vitamin B12 ,vitamin B3, and zinc in their bodies." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Caffeine is found in coffee, black tea, green tea (page 686), cola drinks, chocolate, and many over-the-counter drugs. A decrease in breast tenderness can take six months or more to occur after caffeine is eliminated. Breast lumpiness may not go away, but the pain often decreases. FBD has been linked to excess estrogen. When women with FBD were put on a low-fat diet, their estrogen levels decreased.9-10 After three to six months, the pain (page 338) and lumpiness also decreased.11'12 The link between dietary fat and symptoms appears to be most strongly related to saturated fat." - 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.)

"Learning more about vitamins, supplements and other alternatives to traditional prescription and over-the-counter drugs can go a long way in your pursuit of healthier living. Visit www.FitAdvocate.com for a more extensive list of information and resources. vitamins and supplements American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide Roberta Larson Duyff and the American Dietetic Association ISBN: 0471441449 Book Description: The choices you make every day about food, nutrition, and health can have a major impact on your life." - Craig Pepin-Donat, The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie (Get the book.)

"Side effects of over-the-counter drugs, fournal of Orthomolecular Medicine 2003;18:168-72. 18 Bobkova NV. The impact of mineral ascorbates on memory loss. Paper presented at the III World Congress on Vitamin C. Victoria, BC: Committee for World Health, 2001. 20 Bobkova NV, Nesterova IV, Dana E, Nesterov VI, Aleksandrova IIu, Medvinskaia NI, Samokhia AN. Morpho-functional changes of neurons in temporal cortex in comparison with spatial memory in bulbectomized mice after treatment with minerals and ascorbates. [Russian] Morfologiia, 2003;i23(3),27-3i." - Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD, Feel Better, Live Longer with Vitamin B-3 (Get the book.)

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