Thursday, October 11, 2012

Health - How To Cut Your Medications In Half - Or Get Off Them Entirely

How To Cut Your Medications In Half - Or Get Off Them Entirely

If I asked you if you knew anyone taking prescription drugs, chances are
about 100% that your answer would be yes.

That "anyone" may even include YOU.
And if I were to ask if you knew anyone taking MULTIPLE prescription drugs, chances are pretty darn good that you'd say yes again.
Here's why I say that so confidently--take a look at these shocking statistics:
Almost HALF of the US population has been diagnosed with one or more "chronic" conditions--meaning long-standing medical problems that usually don't go away and need to be managed for life.
Plus, 4 out of 10 people over age 60 are currently taking five or more medications.
Five or MORE!
Now I have another question for you.
Why?
Why are there SO many ill, medicated people? Are we really THAT sick of a society?
Well...it depends on how you define "sick" and what options are offered to you.
Read on and I'll explain.
The nature of the pharmaceutical industry
When you're in an industry where your income is determined by the volume of work you do or goods you produce, when you want to increase your income, most people or companies strive to do more of what they do best, while responding to an increasing demand for their products or services.
For example, attorneys or accountants take on more new clients that need legal or financial advice.
Bricklayers lay more bricks for foundations and repairs.
Painters paint more walls and houses in need of painting.
Automobile dealerships sell more cars.
And so on.
But when you're in an industry where you profit by how SICK people may be, that's a whole different animal.
After all, it's not like there's a demand to be sick! People don't WANT illnesses like they want a new car or to have their house painted or their taxes done.
Instead, my friend, the demand must be CREATED.
And the pharmaceutical companies have become MASTERS at not only creating a demand for their products, but making sure that demand lasts a lifetime.
Here's how:
Drugs -- then and now
Back in the "good old days" drugs were typically designed to either be a cure (like antibiotics) or to provide occasional symptomatic relief (like aspirin, cough medicine or antacids).
But alas, the number of people getting colds, infections, headaches or occasional heartburn wasn't big enough to adequately line the drug companies' deepening pockets anymore.
So what did they do then?
Well, these four things have worked extremely well:
1- Forget curing anything. Instead design drugs that provide relief of symptoms, but don't actually CURE a thing.
2- Redefine symptoms as a "disease," instill fear about "risk factors" and position the drug as a preventive measure.
3- Establish a reward system for doctors to prescribe more drugs.
4- Expand the marketing focus from doctors to patients.
 

Here's why those 4 things have been SO effective:
Quick cure to lifetime drug dependence
According to Melody Petersen, author of "Our Daily Meds," drug companies have shown less and less interest in medicines like antibiotics that actually CURE conditions than in those that only treat symptoms.
In addition, the top sellers are drugs for conditions like anxiety, high cholesterol or heartburn, and they're designed to be taken daily, typically for months or YEARS.
The treatment "goal" is to NEVER get off the drug!
And sadly, of FAR less importance are things like medicines for tropical diseases like malaria, which kills a child every 30 seconds. After all, a drug like that would be "one and done"--no monthly refills necessary.
Sorry, kids.
 

But my doctor says I have a DISEASE!
Way back when, heartburn used to be heartburn. When someone would get it, they would take responsibility for eating something that caused it, use their Alka-Seltzer and that would be that.
Not so any longer!
People with heartburn now have Acid Reflux DISEASE or Gastro-esophageal Reflux DISEASE (GERD)--and that calls for daily drugging with the purple pill or any of its "cousins."
In addition, parameters for many conditions have been redefined, so what used to be "normal" now qualifies as a diagnosis.
For example, what was once normal blood pressure is now considered high, and if it's just close to high, it's called "pre-hypertension."
For which Big Pharma recommends treatment, of course.
Plus many of the top-selling drugs today are positioned to supposedly PREVENT conditions like high cholesterol, high blood pressure and osteoporosis that people are said to be "at risk" for.
It's not like the people even HAVE a condition! Instead they're being frightened to the point where they willingly take drugs (and suffer the side effects) to prevent getting something that they quite likely may have NEVER gotten to begin with.
If that isn't insane, then please tell me, what is?
And since people on these drugs will NEVER know if the drugs are "working" or whether they would have never had a problem to begin with, they become a loyal customer for life, scared to death to quit the prescription.
 

Throw 'em a bone
When I want my cat Rebecca to take her daily potassium supplement (she's very old and has kidney issues), I bribe her with treats and she's more than happy to comply.
The good old reward system works like a charm...
On many doctors too.
In her findings from a study she conducted of type 2 diabetes and hypertension treatment, Michigan State University anthropologist Linda M. Hunt, Ph.D. cited that physicians are caught up in an "auditing and reward system."
That means doctors are rewarded by drug companies for prescribing more and more drugs!
Plus there's also what Dr. Hunt calls a "prescribing cascade."
Simply put, that means drugs are prescribed to help relieve side effects caused by other drugs. Then other drugs can be prescribed to relieve any new side effects from the newly prescribed drugs.
 

Expand your marketing, explode your bottom line
Since direct drug company-to-consumer advertising began in the late 1990s, the number of people on prescription drugs -- especially prescription drugs designed to be taken for LIFE -- has soared through the stratosphere.
From 2001 to 2007 the percentage of adults and children on one or more prescriptions for chronic conditions rose by more than 12 million!
If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what will.
And here's what's really sad: 1 out of 4 KIDS in the US now takes a medication every single DAY, and 7% of kids take two or more drugs daily.
That's the power of commercials. Especially when they pay popular celebrity figures like Brett Favre, Cheryl Ladd, Sally Field, John Elway and Larry the Cable Guy to tout their poisons, er, I mean, medicines.
 

STOP the madness
If reading everything in this email so far has either concerned, scared or positively maddened you, you're not alone.
And you're also not helpless to the power of the drug industry and their endless greed.
Because you can take charge of your own health in safe, natural ways and make it FAR less likely that you will need "chemical help" to begin with.
Here are 3 effective measures you can take to "Just say no to drugs" in a whole new way:
1) Eat for great health
Your diet has THE single most profound effect on your digestion, your GI tract and your entire health from head to toe.
You cannot exist on fast food, packaged "stuff" or regularly eat hard to digest meals and not expect to pay the price for it.
The "price" will typically start with GI issues like GERD, acid reflux, constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating and harmful bacteria overgrowth.
But that's just the beginning.
Because toxins and poorly digested food molecules seep out into your bloodstream and can cause a number of seemingly unrelated problems, from migraines to arthritis to skin problems to food allergies.
And if you are toxic long enough, even cancer!
In addition, if you're not getting properly nourished, that can lead to overeating (and weight gain) and depression, plus learning and behavior problems in kids!
So as you can see, food is the root cause of MANY a health woe.
However, just as eating the wrong foods leads to sickness and disease, eating the right stuff can help turn that around.
And that is what I can help you do with the Great Taste No Pain system or if you're gluten sensitive, Great Taste No Gluten.
Both Great Taste No Pain and Great Taste No Gluten show you how to pair foods to help digestion to be accomplished smoothly and completely.
Not only will this dramatically reduce gut problems, but it can help improve your overall health from head to toe by reducing toxins in your bloodstream and improving your nutrient absorption!
And never did eating for great health taste SO delicious. The dishes in the GTNP and GTNG recipe books are positively spectacular!
 

2) Explore alternatives
There are many natural alternatives to traditional medications, so it's important to explore options that may work for you.
An excellent example is digestive enzymes.
Many people have gotten tremendous relief from heartburn, gas and bloating (and gotten off purple pills) just by giving their system a little enzyme "help."
And when it comes to seeking out an excellent digestive enzyme formula, look no farther than Digestizol Max.
Digestizol Max is loaded with 14 natural, potent plant-derived enzymes that will give your body the help it needs to break down all of your foods--even heavy proteins, complex carbs and sticky fats.
Plant-derived enzymes have been shown to be between 10 and 100 times MORE effective at digesting proteins, fats and carbohydrates than animal enzymes. Plus the plant origins make them suitable for vegetarians and meat eaters alike!
 

3) Balance that intestinal flora
Having a poor diet and medication use (especially acid reducers and antibiotics) both lead to harmful bacteria overgrowth in your gut.
This not only hampers your digestion and weakens your gut wall but also obliterates your immune system. So it's essential to make sure your population of friendly gut flora is healthy and strong.
In addition to eating a good diet, a high-quality probiotic supplement is the most effective way to help encourage a proper flora balance.
And Super Shield multi-strain probiotic formula is as good as it gets.
One of Super Shield's 13 superior bacteria strains, Lactobacillus Rhamnosus, has been shown to stimulate antibody production and enhance phagocytosis (one of your body's weapons for destroying dangerous invaders).
In addition, Super Shield also contains Bifidobacteria Lactis, which has high adhesion to human mucus. That means it will stick to your colon wall to keep it strong and protective, which helps keep wastes, dangerous toxins and bacteria from leaking out into your bloodstream and making you sick.
 

Don't spend one more minute thinking that dangerous and possibly unnecessary chemicals from the industry that profits on human misery is your destiny.
Because when you help create health from within, chances are excellent that you won't need as many medications, or any medications at all!
See what the power of a healthy diet, natural alternatives to medications (like digestive enzymes) and a properly balanced intestinal flora can do for you.
To your health,
Sherry Brescia
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PPS: Donna no longer needs expensive prescriptions!
Sherry:
Thank you so much for the Great Taste No Pain program. It does really work. I have been using it and I feel so much better. I eat out with my family and I never knew it was so easy.
I wish I had found this program years ago is the only negative thing I have to say!
I have had IBS since 1997 and the pain and misery was terrible, keeping me from daily enjoyment of my life. I have had GERD for 10 years taking all the worst medications. My sister was diagnosed with Diverticulitis last month and I was desperate to find help for both of us.
I really found a winner when I found your site. I can't believe that for so little I found so much. I am doing so much better. Have had one episode of IBS, my own fault for cheating. That just proved to me your plan works.
No more expensive prescriptions and the only side effect, I Iose 10 pounds in 2 weeks, great side effect.
Thank you so much I am spreading the word. You made it affordable and easy. Anyone can follow this plan. All positive things about this plan.
Thank you again for your hard work and research. It has been a blessing to me and my sister.
Donna
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