Category: Drugs
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Are you dependent on pharmaceuticals?
The drug companies are trying to make us dependent on them. Today’s drugs don’t just treat the health conditions we have, but are sold to us just in case we develop illnesses we don’t yet have. A good example is statins. Statins are claimed to reduce cholesterol in the blood which, they claim, reduces the…
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‘The only difference between most drugs and poisons is the dose’
‘If you push the understanding of the physiological basis of medicine far enough, you’ll come to a point where you can no longer defend it scientifically, that you must take it on faith.’ Dr Mehmet Oz Few people realise how new drugs are ‘invented’. Many come about by accident by trial and error. Many are…
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Traditionally, healing substances have come from nature
Humans have always ingested substances for healing and good health. Some of these improve the digestion process, such as prunes and high fibre products. But there are others too. Many foods have healing properties, e.g. honey and lemon for colds, garlic as an antiseptic, an apple a day…. Then there are herbs, valued for their…
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The Only Difference is the Dose
Humans have always ingested substances they believe to bring health. E.g. many foods are believed to heal, such as prunes for constipation, honey and lemon for colds, garlic as an antiseptic, and so on. Then there are herbs, valued for their efficacious effects everywhere. In some cultures, they even eat soil for its healing properties.…