Common OTC Medication Depletes Life-Saving Nutrient

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Common OTC Medication Depletes Life-Saving NutrientMany Adverse Drug Events (ADR's) are not caused by the drug directly. Instead, they are the result of drug-induced nutritional deficiencies.One glaring example of this would be Aspirin--.Marketed and prescribed for daily use to prevent heart attack, Aspirin-- depletes the body of the life-saving nutrient folic acid (as well as iron, potassium, sodium and vitamin C).Symptoms of folic acid depletion include anemia, birth defects, elevated homocysteine (a risk factor for heart disease), headache, fatigue, hair loss, insomnia, diarrhea and increased infection.This warning should not be taken lightly. Studies show that the side effects of Aspirin-- are so severe that they can cause a higher death rate relative to the populations who do not take it. Aspirin-- is a shining example of how marketing hype can supercede science.

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