Natural alternatives for Top 10 medications

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Working as a pharmacist for the past 15 years, Clell brings an

integrative approach to the use of nutritional supplements and the

proper role of herbs.

 

In pharmacy practice his area of clinical expertise was

concentrated in nutritional supplementation and clinical

investigation and research. Since joining NSP in 1997, Clell has

been extensively involved in natural product research and new

product research, developing some extremely effective, patented

formulas for the company.

 

He is the author of Drugs and Natural Alternatives, which explores

the ways in which natural alternatives might be employed to aid the

most common ailments for which medications are prescribed.

 

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Top 10 Prescription Medicines - from the pharmacists (top 200 in

order of the numbers dispensed and filled, not according to revenues

generated)

 

1. Premarin

2. Synthroid

3. Trimox, Zithromax

4. Lortab, Zoloft, Paxil

5. Prilosec

6. Lipitor

8. Norvase

9. Claritin

10. Lanoxin

 

How Are Pharmaceuticals Made? What is the purpose of drug companies?

 

They are a corporation; their bottom line is to make money. How has

drug development changed?

 

" In the beginning " , the physician and pharmacist used to see the

patients together; the physician would make the diagnosis, then the

pharmacist would find the appropriate herb, potion, etc. and

administer it to the patient.

 

Then they started producing these ointments and pills and potions in

bulk, and then started doing their own research. The first -

aspirin - an isolate of a natural product (Bayer Co., in Germany) -

and it worked well, so then they started doing this with other

things - penicillin, etc.

 

Then the philosophy changed after WW II; the drug companies decided

they could do a better job than nature by producing a targeted drug

and started to produce drugs in the laboratory; this proved to be

very financially successful - but also produced many side effects to

these synthetic drugs.

 

Now they are going back to the natural substances again - example:

taxi, made from the bark of the pacific yew tree.

 

How are drug studies conducted?

 

Studies are required by the FDA to get a drug approved and put onto

the market. Drug companies are so good at doing these studies that

they can manipulate the studies to get the desired results. When it

is first released to the public, it is still in its final phase of

testing.

 

Drug reps will say to the doctor, " It kills everything, has no side

effects " , and the doctors all start using it because the drug reps

have given them incentives to start writing scripts. Occasionally,

the pharmacists will get a letter from FDA recalling everything, and

requiring them to contact every person who had taken the drug and

return it; and ordering the patients to return to their

doctor for follow-up care.

 

" Dear Health Care Provider " letter - emergency recall - turned out

to have one nasty little side effect - in some people, it tended to

kill them! That can put a crimp in your lifestyle!

 

Does this mean it was a bad antibiotic? No - it did kill the

organism - but it killed the host, too!

 

Emergency recalls actually happen quite often - you just don't hear

about it!

 

TOP TEN CATEGORIES OF DRUGS

 

1. PREMARIN (Conjugated Estrogens) - Pregnant Mare Urine (Wyeth-

Ayerst)

 

Many women are having serious problems with premarin - it kills

women. If they are pre-disposed to estrogen sensitive cancer, and

you give them cancer it will cause the cancer to grow. These risks

are well known, and have been associated with that drug since the

beginning. Last Dec., Clell's wife had a total hysterectomy;

following surgery, the OB-GYN talked to her about taking Premarin -

despite all of these studies! It takes 17 years for a doctor to

adopt a new philosophy!!

 

Premarin is for menopause, it is an estrogen replacement, the oldest

and most popular. (Similar: prem-pro, etc.)

 

Premarin Alternatives:

 

Pro-G-Yam 500 mg. (start with this first, for a month or two,

nothing else) - 50-60% will feel great just with this; the rest are

not quite there yet; and 5% will still feel terrible. These are

women who are very estrogen dominant, and Pro-G-Yam cream may not

work well for them.

 

Black Cohosh, Flash-Ease, Red Clover, Calcium/Vitamin D (to help

prevent bone loss after menopause)

 

2. SYNTHROID (Levothyroxine) - Synthetic Thyroid (Knoll

Pharmaceuticals)

 

On the market for over 40 years but never approved by the FDA -

" just slipped through the cracks " . Argued to have it grandfathered,

but the FDA said no, and gave them a time limit to have this

approved as a drug, or be pulled from the market. The reason? Two

other manufacturers of synthetic thyroid replacement have submitted

studies and been approved. There have been actual problems with the

drug (Synthroid) - there have been different potencies in different

lots even though they are the same manufactured dosage (same color

pill).

 

Synthroid Alternatives:

 

Kelp, Master Gland, TS II

 

 

 

3. TRIMOX (Amoxicillin) - penicillin: kill organisms by

interrupting the death of the cycle [ANTIBIOTICS]

ZITHROMAX (Azithromycin) - arythromycin: work through a static

system and keep the organisms from replicating, which causes them to

die off.

 

Use of these two types of antibiotics together are contraindicated -

yet doctors write prescriptions for them all the time! Doctors only

take 1 or 2 semesters of pharmacology, so learn most of their drug

usage during their internship, and let a nurse correct the dosage if

they write down the wrong thing. (Don't ever get sick in July -

that's when all the med students start their rotations in the

hospitals!!)

 

Better today since many doctors are using the palm pilots with PDR

loaded into it! Still, most doctors are familiar with about 70

drugs, those that are within their area of specialty.

 

Trimox Alternatives:

 

Garlic (used by medics in WW II when antibiotics were not

available), Colloidal Silver (used in burn units to prevent

infections), Pau d'Arco, Olive Leaf, Paw Paw, Immune Stimulator.

 

Best way to get rid of ANY infection - NEVER GET IT TO BEGIN WITH!!

If you have an immune system capable of handling the day to day

germs, and have a nervous system that can release stress (the

biggest trigger for infections) - you won't have to worry about

getting infections! That is where Immune Stimulator does so well -

wonderful supplement!!!

 

4. LORTAB (Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone) - to relieve moderate to

severely moderate pain.

 

Lortab and Vicodin Alternatives:

 

Morinda (Noni), SAM-e, Triple Relief - will work even with broken

bones and post-surgery, APS II.

 

5. PROZAC (Fluoxetine), ZOLOFT (Sertyraline), PAXIL (Paroxetine)

 

SSRI's - prescribed for depression, anxiety.

 

Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil Alternatives:

 

St. John's Wort - increase serotonin levels, 5-HTP - precursor to

serotonin, SAM-e - terrific and fast-working alternative to anti-

depressants.

 

 

6. PRILOSEC (Omeprazole)

 

Being replaced by Nexium, which is half of a prilosec - this " one

hand " of the drug was found to work better than the other, so they

isolated it and are using this primarily for GERD.

 

Prilosec Alternatives:

 

Ginger - helps get the food out of the stomach and moving along -

thus preventing the acid from reaching the esophagus, Gastro Health -

specifically used to fight H-Pylori Factor (which is primary cause

of ulcers, and often migraine headaches), Stomach Comfort.

 

7. LIPITOR (Atorvastatin) - Statin Drugs

 

Hinders the liver's ability to produce cholesterol, and strips the

body of CoQ 10.

 

Lipitor Alternatives:

 

Garlic, Psyllium Hulls,

Fat Grabbers,Cholester-Reg, LOCLO.

 

8. NORVASC (Amlodipine) - for hypertension

 

Start with one or two, then pretty soon you are on a whole host of

medications to treat all the side effects of the original drug

given.

 

The first question - is it really hyper-tension? Men don't go to

doctors, and they wait to go until they feel really awful; then they

are sitting in a paper gown in the exam room when the nurse walks in

to take the blood pressure.

 

They are one of two categories - either Broom Hilda or Baywatch!

 

Our blood pressure changes rapidly throughout the day, so to get an

accurate diagnosis of hypertension, there must be three readings, at

least 15 minutes apart - one lying down, one sitting, and one

standing. Repeat the test on a later date, preferably at a different

location, with all three again.

 

Norvasc Alternatives:

 

Hawthorn, Coenzyme Q-10, Olive Leaf, Vitamin E, Blood Pressurex,

Gingko.

 

9. CLARITIN (Loratadine) - DTC " Direct To Consumer "

 

(Worst thing that has happened to health care in this country,

advertising drugs on radio, TC, magazines - but it works! The sales

of these drugs are greatly elevated!)

 

Claritin Alternatives:

 

ALJ, Grape Seed, Cordyceps, HistaBlock, SnorEase.

 

10. LANOXIN (Digoxin) Commonly referred to as " Dig "

(pronounced " didge " )

 

Lanoxin Alternatives:

 

CoQ10, Vitamin E, Hawthorn - has very similar action as digoxin, so

cannot be taken with digoxin, Omega 3, Flax Seed Oil, Olive Leaf,

Ginkgo.

 

 

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Natural Alternatives to the Top 10 Drugs

By Jack Challem

1997 by Jack Challem, The Nutrition Reporter™.

All rights reserved.

" One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small.

And the ones your mother gives you don't do anything at all. "

- Darby Slick

 

Imagine the public outcry, says Bernard Rimland, Ph.D., if two commercial

airliners crashed in mid-air each day of the year. A chilling thought - but

that's how many people die each day from prescription drugs, says the San Diego,

Calif., nutrition and autism researcher.

Drugs are a big business. Last year, aggressive marketing and sales rang up

revenues of more than $100 billion dollars for the top 12 pharmaceutical

companies. Rimland, who has long questioned the benefits of heavily promoted

pharmaceuticals, refers to them as " sub-lethal doses of toxic substances " that

kill an estimated 150,000 Americans each year. Rimland also likes pointing out

that the 3,000-page Physicians Desk Reference, a compendium of prescription

drugs, would probably be only about 100 pages long if all the drug side effects,

warnings, and contraindications were deleted. That's an example, he says, of how

dangerous prescription and OTC drugs are.

In contrast, natural therapies, which include vitamin and mineral supplements

and herbal remedies, can often do the job of drugs, but with greater safely and

at a lower cost. Vitamins and minerals also play roles in normal biochemistry

and maintaining, so they're less likely to cause side effects. " You don't get a

headache because you have an aspirin deficiency, " Rimland quips.

If you find yourself regularly reaching for the medicine cabinet to deal with

ailments from headaches to hypertension, consider some of the natural

alternatives to the top over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs. Of

course, if you're taking medicine to treat a chronic condition, please work with

your physician to transition from one treatment to another.

Alternatives to the Top 5 OTC Drugs

Analgesics. Tylenol and Advil are the best-selling OTC drugs in the United

States. Most analgesics, which also include aspirin, are used to relieve

headaches, muscle soreness, and inflammation and pain related to arthritis or

injuries.

Natural alternatives abound. To ease joint or muscle pain, apply a topical

capsaicin (pronounced cap-say-uh-sin) cream, made from the active ingredient in

hot peppers. Roy Altman, M.D., of the University of Miami School of Medicine,

recommends using capsaicin cream to ease sore arthritic joints, and his studies

have shown that it does work. The cream's warm sensation goes away with regular

use - as does the pain. Just recently, Neil Ellison, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic

reported in the August Journal of Clinical Oncology that capsaicin cream also

relieves post-surgical pain. He had asked patients to rub the cream around their

incision sites for eight weeks. Most benefited from pain reduction after using

the cream.1

Taken orally, the omega-3 fatty acids, popularly known as fish oils, have a

powerful antiinflammatory affect, easing the pain and swelling associated with

rheumatoid arthritis and injuries.2 So do common antioxidants, such as vitamin E

and Pycnogenol.

Natural therapies can also help people suffering from migraine headaches.

Long-term use of the herb feverfew (Tanacetum pathenium) inhibits blood vessel

dilation and can reduce the frequency and severity of migraines. Other studies

have found migraine sufferers to be low in magnesium, and magnesium and taurine

(an amino acid) supplements sometimes help.3

Antacids/Antigas. A few years ago, heartburn was a pain in the chest. Today,

drug companies have repositioned heartburn as " acid reflux disease. " Aggressive

marketing has made Pepcid AC the third most popular OTC drug and Tagamet and

Zantac big sellers as well.

While heartburn is characterized by excess stomach acid backing up into the

esophagus, its actual cause can be an undiagnosed food allergy or sensitivity.

Eating fewer processed microwavable or " fast " foods, with a lot of suspect

additives, and taking the time to de-stress and enjoy your meal, can often

eliminate heartburn.

Also, consider taking a small amount of " buffered " vitamin C, which will

temporarily lower your stomach acidity, plus give you a little extra of an

important nutrient. In addition, several studies have reported that licorice

root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), rich in antioxidants, can relieve heartburn.

If flatulence is a problem, again reevaluate what you're eating. Food

allergies can contribute to this problem but some foods, such as beans, contain

gas-producing compounds. By eating beans on a regular basis, though, people

often start producing the enzymes needed break down these compounds. Fermented

foods, such as yogurt or kefir, or " probiotic " capsules, contain legions of

beneficial bacteria that can control the gas-producing bad ones in your gut.

Cold Remedies and Lozenges. Robitussin, NyQuil, and Halls cough drops and

lozenges are very popular OTC drugs. But all they do, at best, is temporarily

relieve cold symptoms. You can do more than that with vitamins, minerals, and

herbs.

If you feel a cold coming on, act fast: pick up some zinc lozenges at a health

food store and suck on one every two waking hours. According to research by

Michael L. Macknin, M.D., of the respected Cleveland Clinic, doing so greatly

relieves cold symptoms and cuts the length of a cold almost by half, from about

7.6 to 4.4 days.4 The lozenges are much more effective when taken at the start

of a cold rather than after you're very sick. Stop taking them when you have

recovered.

High doses of vitamin C - 2 to 6 grams daily - can also ease cold symptoms.

Divide the dose so you take the vitamin several times during the day and follow

the " bowel tolerance " concept. If you start to develop diarrhea, reduce your

dose slightly. According to Robert Cathcart, M.D., of Los Altos, Calif., the

amount just below what causes loose stools is your ideal dose. High doses of

N-acetyl-cysteine, a form of the amino acid cysteine, also relieve cold and flu

symptoms - and can even bolster the immune system against AIDS.5 Try 1,000-2,000

mg daily.

Allergy relief. Benadryl, Contact, and Sudafed are commonly used to treat

allergic rhinitis, the sneezing and thick-headed feeling you get when you're

hypersensitive to pollens and other allergens.

There are a number of alternatives. Vitamin C might be of benefit, along with

such antioxidant flavonoids as Pycnogenol and quercetin. All are natural

antihistamines, and they won't make you drowsy. Elliott Middleton Jr, M.D., who

recently retired from the State University of New York, Buffalo, reported in the

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology (1995;107:435-6) that quercetin

inhibits the activity of cells that release histamine, which causes allergic

symptoms.6

The herb feverfew, rich in flavonoids, might also relieve allergies. And crazy

as it might seem, bee pollen has a devoted following as a remedy for allergies.

Senator Tom Harkin, a democrat from Iowa, suffered from severe pollen allergies

until, on the advice of a friend, he began taking bee pollen.7 Solid scientific

evidence to support bee pollen is hard to find - some older studies show

benefits and others show people going into anaphylactic shock after taking

pollen.8 Pollen advocates typically recommend consuming one granule of pollen

daily and slowly upping the dose to avoid a negative reaction.

Laxatives. Being constipated is a sign from nature that you're not eating

right. Ask yourself: do you want to continue not eating right, or do you want to

do something good for your body.

X-Lax and Metamucil might get you going, but simply adding a little fiber and

water to your diet is a lot more natural. Drinking several glasses of water

daily enlarges and softens stools, while fiber speeds the movement of food

through the intestine. Fruits and vegetables contain both fiber and water.

Eating a bowl of whole grain (minimally processed) cereal in the morning, or

sprinkling bran on cereal, are other good ways to add fiber. There's an added

benefit - fiber moves cancer-causing substances out of your digestive tract and

reduces the long-term risk of colorectal cancer.

If you want something that's more forceful, so to speak, increase your vitamin

C intake until you feel it loosening your stools. If you're eating a high-fiber

diet, but still get constipated from time to time, occasionally try some Aloe

vera. A warning, though: the result could be explosive, so don't take aloe on a

regular basis.

Alternatives to the Top 5 Rx Drugs

Just because a physician prescribes a drug for you doesn't mean that it's the

best therapeutic option. Doctors often recommend drugs because of savvy

marketing by pharmaceutical companies, which are not going to suggest cheaper

and more natural alternatives.

Estrogen replacement. Premarin, the best-selling drug in the world, racked up

more than $1 billion in sales last year for its maker, Wyeth-Ayerst. This

estrogen-replacement drug, made from horse urine, is prescribed to relieve

menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes. But most women suffer such severe

gastrointestinal side effects from Premarin that they stop taking it after less

than a year.

Some physicians, such as Susan Love, M.D., of Los Angeles, believe that the

marketing of Premarin is designed to turn a normal process, menopause, into a

condition that needs to be treated. Marcus Laux, N.D., of Marina del Rey,

Calif., recommends numerous natural alternatives in his book, Natural Woman,

Natural Menopause (HarperCollins, 1997). Among them are isoflavones, found in

soy foods, and also available in supplements.

Isoflavones are a type of antioxidant flavonoid that has mild estrogen-like

properties. Recent studies of menopausal women have found that isoflavones can

reduce the number and intensity of menopausal hot flashes. (See the Oct. 1997

Let's Live.) The herb black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) has very similar

properties and a long history of use as a folk medicine to treat menstrual

cramps and menopausal symptoms.

Antibiotics. Trimox, a form of amoxicillin, is the top-selling antibiotic in

the United States. Sure, it kills germs. But the over-use of antibiotics breeds

antibiotic-resistance bacteria - germs that are immune to antibiotics!

Amoxicillin also destroys large numbers of protective " good " bacteria that

reside in your intestine, making you more vulnerable to other infections.

Probiotic capsules or tablets, containing beneficial bacteria, have long been

used to restore intestinal bacteria destroyed by antibiotics. According to a

recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, they might

actually protect against many infections. Gary W. Elmer, Ph.D., of the

University of Washington, Seattle, reported in JAMA that probiotics greatly

reduced the risk of gastrointestinal and vaginal infections.9

Garlic is well documented for its antibacterial properties and its ability to

increase resistance to infection, according to The Natural Health Guide to

Beating the Supergerms, by Richard P. Huemer, M.D. Huemer recommends making

liberal use of garlic in foods or taking it in supplemental form. He also points

out that there is considerably scientific support for the herbs echinacea

(Echinacea spp.) and goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis).10

Antidepressants. Books have been written extolling the benefits of Prozac, an

antidepressant that's one of the best-selling drugs in the United States. If

you're having a bad day, Prozac (or Zoloft, a competing drug) isn't for you. But

if you're feeling down all the time and see no hope for getting better, you

might consider a natural antidepressant.

The herb St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) may be the biggest rival to

Prozac and Zoloft. There have been dozens of medical journal articles published

on St. John's Wort. Last year, in the British Medical Journal. Klaus Linde,

Ph.D., of Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, analyzed the effect of St.

John's Wort on 1,757 patients in 23 studies. St. John's Wort, often referred to

as simply hypericum, was " significantly superior " to dummy pills.11

Although St. John's Wort is extremely safe, do not take it for bipolar

(manic-depressive) disorder or with mono-amino-oxidase (MAO) inhibiting drugs,

such as the antidepressant drugs Nardil and Parnate, cautions Harold H.

Bloomfield, M.D., author of Hypericum & Depression.12 St. John's Wort works in

part as a " serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI), " and combining an MAO inhibitor

and an SRI can increase blood pressure to dangerous levels.

Vitamin B1 can also improve and stabilize mood, according to a study of 120

college students by David Benton, M.D., of the University of Wales, Swansea.13

And a study of 11 men found that low selenium levels were associated with

depression and confusion.14

Although Ritalin is not really an antidepressant, it is becoming a popular

behavior-altering drug used in the treatment of attention-deficit disorder

(ADD). David Horrobin, D Phil, BM, BCh, a British researcher and editor of the

journal Medical Hypotheses, has found that supplements of gamma-linolenic acid

(GLA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can improve ADD by correcting brain

chemistry. GLA is found in evening primrose oil and DHA is found in fish oil

supplements.

Blood-Pressure Lowering Drugs. High-blood pressure, known as hypertension, is

a major contributor to coronary heart disease. Increased pressure on

blood-vessel walls damages them, setting the stage for cholesterol deposits and

vessel ruptures.

Vasotec is the most prescribed medication for hypertension, but there are

natural and easy ways to lower blood pressure. David McCarron, M.D., of Oregon

Health Sciences University has reported that calcium, magnesium, and potassium

lower blood pressure. A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical

Association confirmed the blood-pressure-lowering benefits of potassium.15

Garlic supplements have also been reported to lower blood pressure. Manfred

Steiner, M.D., Ph.D., of East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C., gave male

subjects nine " aged garlic extract " capsules or placebos daily for six months.

Men taking the garlic capsules had a modest drop in blood pressure and

cholesterol.16

Anti-Ulcer Drugs. Zantac is the most popular prescription drug for treating

peptic ulcers, but most makers of anti-ulcer drugs have had to scramble over the

past couple of years. It turned out that most ulcers are actually caused by a

bacterial infection, Helicobacter pylori, not by excessive stomach acid.

H. pylori infections are easily treated with a brief antibiotic regimen. But

if you have an ulcer not caused by this germ, consider trying two herbs:

licorice root and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus). Numerous medical studies have

found that a key component of licorice root, deglycyrrhizinated licorice,

promotes the healing of ulcers.

Bilberry is the European version of common blueberries, so eat more of this

fruit might help against ulcers. Both bilberry and blueberry are rich sources of

anthocyanidins, a type of flavonoid also found in Pycnogenol. In addition,

another flavonoid, catechin, has also been reported of benefit in treating

ulcers. Pycnogenol and green tea also contain catechin.

Natural alternatives to drugs are almost always safer, less expensive, more

effective, and with fewer side effects. While it's always best to stay in good

health, sometimes you do have to resort to more aggressive treatments of

specific conditions. When you do, think natural.

 

1 Ellison N, et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology, August 1997;15:2874-80.

2 Shapiro JA, et al., Epidemiology, 1996;7:256-63.

3 McCarty MF, Medical Hypotheses, 1996;47:461-6.

4 Macknin ML, Annals of Internal Medicine, 1996;125:81-8.

5 Herzenberg L, et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the

USA, March 4, 1997;94:1967-72.

6 Middleton E, et al., International Archives of Allergy and Immunology,

1995;107:435-6.

7 Carper J, Miracle Cures, New York: HarperCollins, 1997.

8 Jackson JL, et al., International Journal of Biosocial Research, 1983;5:47-52.

9 Elmer GW, et al., Journal of the American Medical Association, 1996;275:870-6.

10 Huemer RP and Challem JC, The Natural Health Guide to Beating the Supergerms,

New York: Pocket Books, 1997.

11 Linde K, et al., British Medical Journal, 1996;313:252-8.

12 Bloomfield HH, Mordfors M, and McWilliams P, Hypericum & Depression, Los

Angeles: Prelude Press, 1996: 74-8.

13 Benton D, et al., Psychopharmacology, 1997;129:66-71.

14 Hawkes WC, et al., Biological Psychiatry, 1996;39:121-8.

15 Whelton PK, Journal of the American Medical Association, May 28,

1997;277:1624-32.

16 Steiner M, et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1996;64:866-70.

 

This article originally appeared in Let's Live magazine. The information

provided by Jack Challem and The Nutrition Reporter™ newsletter is strictly

educational and not intended as medical advice. For diagnosis and treatment,

consult your physician.

 

 

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