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Less Drugs More Health

by Tony Vendryes

 

http://www.anounceofprevention.org/news/health-tips/less-drugs-more-health.html

 

Today’s society encourages a culture of heavy drug

use. We warn our youngsters and athletes about the

dangers of illegal drugs but turn a blind eye to the

harsh reality that legally prescribed drugs kill and

harm vast numbers of innocent victims every day. A

recent report entitled “Death by Doctoring” indicates

that the number one cause of death in the United

States is now prescription medication (legal drugs).

 

At the same time Jamaican men, women and children are

consuming more prescription medication than ever

before. This is not a healthy sign. Though

prescription drugs may sometimes save lives and

alleviate suffering, they can also do great harm.

 

It was Benjamin Franklin who said, " The best doctor

gives the least medicines. " I would phrase that

differently - " The best patient needs the least

medicines. " Anything that you can do to be healthier

is likely to reduce the number and amount of drugs

that your doctor would need to prescribe for you. A

good doctor should certainly want the patient to take

as little medicine as possible as all drugs carry a

risk.

MOST DISEASES ARE LIFESTYLE RELATED

 

Medical research clearly shows that most of our common

diseases – heart disease, diabetes, high blood

pressure, arthritis and many cancers are the result of

unhealthy lifestyles. They, in my experience can often

be prevented and even reversed by changing your

lifestyle.

 

Simple non-drug interventions like optimal nutrition,

vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements, exercise and

effective stress management in most cases can restore

health and prevent the progression of illness.

 

Yet, it is not uncommon to find people taking as many

as 15 different prescription medicines at the same

time. Sadly, the majority of these drugs are meant

only to manage the symptoms that the patient have but

do not deal with the underlying cause of the problem.

 

DRUGS ARE DANGEROUS

 

The main reason why prescription drugs require a

prescription is because they are potentially

dangerous. Doctors try to carefully figure just how

much of the medicine you should take without undue

danger. Despite this 150,000 deaths occur each year in

the US from patients taking drugs that their doctor

prescribed for them!

 

The drug manufacturer provides information on drug

safety for doctors. The patient can sometimes find

this information in a leaflet included inside the box

with your prescription.

 

You can also get this information from a reference

book called the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR). The

PDR is basically an over two-thousand-page manual of

every drug. It is easy to look up any drug that you

or a family member may be taking. Be ready for some

unpleasant reading. Most drugs have many more

warnings and precautions than uses. In other words

drugs often have more dangers than benefits. In fact

some or the drugs commonly prescribed are needed to

help counter the side of your other medicines

 

To make things worse taking more than one drug at the

same time can cause drug interactions – another set of

dangerous problems due to the combination. The more

you combine drugs the more dangers you create.

 

DRUGS are BIG BUSINESS

 

Why then are so many drugs still used? Modern western

medical tradition is very drug oriented. There is

lack of emphasis on natural therapies in modern

medical training. Most of the safe alternative

treatments I use were not taught to me in medical

school. I had to educate myself.

 

Money, big pharmaceutical industry money, is a huge

reason. Look at the increasing number of pharmacies

opening up all over the country. Selling drugs –legal

or illegal is big business. Then consider even

another reason: patients have come to accept and even

demand drug therapy. They accept the risks and the

side effects because they want a quick fix. If the

doctor says it’s OK then it is OK.

 

" Fix me up Doc " puts the physician on the spot. The

doctor has to do something, and since his/her

background is in drugs and surgery, that's what he/she

recommends. Of course, the public is continually being

programmed by the massive advertisement campaigns of

the drug companies. This in my opinion is unethical

and dangerous and some countries are considering

banning this practice.

WHAT CAN THE PATIENT DO

 

· Ask the doctor to fully explain the risks

and side effects of any drug prescribed. Then ask for

an explanation as to why you should take those risks.

If you do not get a straight answer, or if the doctor

is " too busy " to discuss this with you, then it may be

time to consider seeing another doctor doctor.

 

· Ask to be given the minimum possible dose

of the drugs prescribed. Get back to the doctor right

away if there are any negative effects of the

medication.

 

· Ask for possible non-drug alternatives!

Some doctors are happy to work with interested

patients who want to avoid medicines when they can.

If your doctor is not interested, then you can find a

doctor who is.

 

IF YOU ARE ALREADY TAKING MEDICATION:

 

It is not a good idea to just suddenly " stop "

medication. This is especially true if you are taking

something more than a pain-reliever or other

non-essential drugs.

 

· Share with your doctor that you are

interested if possible in getting off the medicine

that you are on or to decrease the amount that you

have to take. It is best to work with the physician

who prescribed the medicine for you in the first

place. It is usually necessary for your doctor to

monitor your progress while you carefully follow

his/her instructions.

 

· If your doctor believes that you cannot

reduce the level of your medication at all, you can

honor that viewpoint without agreeing with it. A

second medical opinion might then be in order. If

several doctors, all say " Don't you dare stop taking

your medication, " then you need to do some serious

reconsideration.

BOTTOM LINE

 

Drugs are common options for treating illness. They

are however capable of doing significant harm, and

great caution should be used in prescribing and taking

these drugs especially for long periods. If proper

nutrition and a health lifestyle bring you good

health, then there may be no need for medication.

 

You may email Dr. Vendryes at vendryes (AT) mac (DOT) com.This

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