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Call me old fashioned, but when it comes to prescription drugs I would rather not take them even at the doctor’s insistence. I care for my health, so I always want to know what goes into my body. I firmly believe that drugs are not the answer despite all the media hype and what the medical establishment would have us believe. If they were good for our bodies, then why are there so many side effects? If your doctor does not focus on preventative health, I would go look for one who does! Did you know that the average senior citizen is on about 7 medications? Sad, but true!
By nature we are creatures of action. A sedentary lifestyle works against that inherent instinct. What you eat, how active you are will go a long way toward establishing a healthy lifestyle. Our ancestors of the past may have had shortened life spans due to lack of understanding of viruses and disease, but they ate wholesome food and were active throughout the day and many of them lived to old age. None of them ever had access to a pharmacy, nor a doctor willing to treat their symptoms simply by whipping out his/her prescription pad.
So why don't I like taking drugs, you ask? It is ALL about money, NOT health!!!
Here are some valid reasons:
Drugs are Invasive: The old adage that there is no such thing as a safe drug is as true today as it was 50 years ago. We all know that cigarette smoking is bad for your health. Cigarette smoke contains a plethora of harmful chemicals. Smoking one cigarette won't kill you, but do it often enough and you will start having problems later on.
I ask what’s the difference between the chemicals found in cigarette smoke and those found in common prescription drugs? I feel there is no difference at all, despite what doctors may say about the assumed benefits. Long term use of drugs will lead to problems just as smoking will. And I'm not willing to trade one illness for the long term consequence that will occur if I take the same drug for years.
Drugs Only Treat the Symptoms:There's NEVER been a miracle drug and never will be. Everything in life is cause and effect. Today, the focus is on treating the symptom. The cause of your illness is ignored in favor of a quick fix to relieve the problem. Most drugs only mask the problem, they do not solve the underlying problem. The medical profession is more focused on seeing you get sick, rather than stay well as there’s no money to be made just by telling you what you need to do to change your lifestyle.
Drugs Often do Not do What They are Designed to Do: During the past couple of years the news has been filled with high school and college youths on a rampage, killing students and teachers. Remember the Columbine massacre? The two youths that did the killing were on anti-depressants. One would imagine that such drugs would make the patients taking them, docile. That’s not the case. Why should they even be called ANTI-DEPRESSANTS if what they do is cause violence, suicide and a host of bizarre actions by the patients taking them?
Take Statin drugs for another example. Supposedly they reduce your cholesterol levels. Yes they do, but there’s a price to pay. Statistics clearly show that more people DIE with NORMAL cholesterol levels than those who have higher levels. Why is that?
There are two reasons: One, there are other factors that should be tested but are not, such as your homocystein levels. As there is no drug to treat homocystein levels, it is IGNORED by the mainstream medical establishment. Two: It’s a fact that Statins rob the heart of CoQ10 an essential element required for your heart's proper functioning. After a few years of repeated Statin use, your heart becomes weak and that eventually leads to heart attacks. So why doesn't your doctor tell you to supplement with CoQ10? Simply, there’s no money in it! . Anti-depressants and Statins simply don't do the job they are supposed to, but they ARE best-selling drugs!
Drugs are Dangerous: The side effects can be worse than what the drug is designed to treat. The trouble is that most patients don't ask their doctors about the side effects of the drugs prescribed. Neither is the doctor willing to offer that advice. Just look at the history of drugs such as Vioxx, Prozac and Avandia.
Drugs are Promoted only for their Profit Value: The whole health system is centered around profits, not your health. As long as you get sick and stay sick, Big Pharma can make Big profits. Ignorance is bliss where big Pharma and your doctor is concerned. The best seller, Lipidor, earns Pfizer no less than 13 billion dollars annually!
Drugs have their place, but they should be used as a last resort and not the first as promoted by today's medical establishment. Honesty in the profession should be paramount. Big Pharma plays around with people's lives which would be considered a crime in any other circle. Consider that over 100,000 people die in the nation's hospitals every year under a doctor's care, taking the RIGHT drug and the RIGHT dosage and at the RIGHT time of day.
For the reasons listed above I refuse to take prescription medications. If we simply take the alternative approach to health by taking nutrients that help our bodies become healthy which are natural and have NO side effects (except good ones), we CAN change our lives for the better! If you want to live the healthiest lifestyle, then here is your opportunity to take charge and feel better everyday! Also, since over 99% of ALL Americans are vitamin and mineral deficient, obviously we are NOT getting the proper nutrients from any of the food we eat, even Organic foods, which simply are void of chemicals, are NOT nutritious!
So, Why Do We Need To Supplement Today?
Many people have no idea of these published facts that were discovered when Linus Pauling (twice Nobel prize winner) did this study in the USA. How about the GreenPeace Study?
1] 99%+ of ALL Americans are mineral and vitamin deficient!
2] EVERY health issue today is tied to this deficiency!
3] GreenPeace found in 1982 that the American soils were 85%+ depleted of nutrients due to over farming of our lands! Farmers can only draw so many nutrients from the soils before they are ALL gone!!!
3] Due to lack of nutrients in ALL of our foods today, even organically grown food, our immune systems are on overload.
4] Stress is so much more prevalent today than ever! This added to the above also weakens our immune system even more.
5] Most all of the foods we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink are filled with chemicals! With all these chemicals in our body, our cells can't regenerate at a rate fast enough to fight this contamination off!
6] The elderly are the most susceptible to this buildup due to time! They are usually on several drugs to simply suppress symptoms of these problems. The side effects tell us this is not natural for our bodies!
7] Drugs-We are by far in the USA the most behind all the other countries in natural health and prevention. As we ALL know, drugs simply treat symptoms and not the cause of the problem!
What is the answer to this ongoing problem? People need to take charge of their own health and everyone needs to supplement in order to help our bodies heal themselves. If not, it is like gambling. You may win early on, but in the end, you will lose the battle! In order to put this in perspective, think of it like this! If you drove your car and let the oil drip out until it had no oil left, what would happen to it? Obviously, the engine would seize up and you car would die! The real difference here is that we can fix a car with a NEW engine, but it doesn't work that way in humans!
SOLUTION>
Education-
Learn the basics that your body needs. Nutrition, water, exercise.
Ask your Doctor lots of questions. Find a doctor who will listen to you.
Maintain the attitude that drugs , if they are to be taken,are a "bandaid"; a temporary fix. The goal is to give your body what it needs so that the body can heal it self, and prevent disease.
Determination-
Take contole of your life. Take action! You are worth the effort!
Supplements are not an opption, they are a neccessity to your health.
There are lots of good supplements, but why settle for GOOD,
when you can have the best?
Here are two site were you will be informed, motivated, and inspired to begin your journey toward wellnes, and improved quality of life. Check it out, I look forward to hearing from you soon.
READYSETGO.MANNATECH.COM
MANNAPAGES.COM/SUEK
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