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Breast Cancer Industry A Scam? Support Education, Not Medication

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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Education Not medication - click here for the truth about breast cancer Images you can use: women the truth about how to prevent and even cure breast cancer. This disease is 90 percent preventable, mostly using completely free therapies. The breast cancer industry does not want women to be made aware of these free therapies because most of the better-known non-profits in the area of breast cancer are, themselves, dependant on revenues from the companies that profit from the disease.

The Green Tea Book

Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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Angina patients are usually prescribed powerful medication for this condition, and they should continue taking that medication. Although the evidence available today supports the likelihood that green tea polyphenols can help prevent or modulate the severity of developing angina, extracts of green tea polyphenols are not a substitute for medication when angina has developed.

Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine

Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey
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A young girl with lupus, which has no cure and can be controlled only partially by using drugs that have numerous side effects, is conditioned to take her medication while smelling roses and tasting cod-liver oil. Ovet time, as the conditioning is strengthened, her medications are reduced. Finally, after several years, she is able to stop taking her medications entirely, but she receives all the benefits of those drugs simply by being exposed to the scent of roses or the taste of cod-liver oil.

The latest U.S. health safety distraction ploy: Blame China!

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There's nothing like high-fructose corn syrup to keep a diabetic in constant need of medication. This fact, combined with the fact that the American Diabetes Association continues to recommend things like ice cream to diabetics (as long as they regulate their blood sugar with medication!), shows you just how important it is for corporate America to keep the American population just sick enough to need medication, but not so sick that they all keel over and die.

Review of "The Chumscrubber": A dark comedy about the serious consequences of an overmedicated society

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Of course, he's also dishing out medication to his children at every turn, stating that his colleagues at the hospital said all the medications were very effective and perfectly safe. At the same time, the film demonstrates some of the negative side effects of taking these medications. It begins with a teenage suicide. Antidepressant drugs are now known to cause suicidal behavior and violent behavior, especially in teenage males. The movie "The Chumscrubber" accurately depicts how the side effects of these medications impact lives.

Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine

Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey
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The only medications he is on are Xanax (an antianxiety medication) and an antihistamine for reflux and to somewhat dry up the mucus that he constantly struggles to clear. Beyond these therapies and medications, at present there is not much more that medical science can do for him. Frieden provided chiropractic care to Jake but also counseled Jake's parents about nutritional options, for instance, suggesting they replace the brand-name liquid meal they were giving Jake with options containing less sugar, which might help the condition of Jake's teeth and generally improve his health.

The Side Effects Bible: The Dietary Solution to Unwanted Side Effects of Common Medications

Frederic Vagnini, M.D. and Barry Fox, Ph.D.
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In many cases, physicians find that they produce better results for their patients by combining two kinds of blood pressure medication, sometimes within the same pill. That's the case with hydralazine plus hydrochlorothiazide. While hydralazine "opens" the arteries, hydrochlorothiazide (a diuretic) helps the body excrete fluid. Going back to our traffic analogy, we can say that hydralazine makes the roadway wider, while hydrochlorothiazide diverts some of the traffic off the road. More lanes plus fewer cars equals a lot less congestion.

The Green Tea Book

Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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Angina patients are usually prescribed powerful medication for this condition, and they should continue taking that medication. Although the evidence available today supports the likelihood that green tea polyphenols can help prevent or modulate the severity of developing angina, extracts of green tea polyphenols are not a substitute for medication when angina has developed.

The Side Effects Bible: The Dietary Solution to Unwanted Side Effects of Common Medications

Frederic Vagnini, M.D. and Barry Fox, Ph.D.
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Although it's not completely clear how these drugs work, metformin appears to: • Help clear blood sugar (glucose) from the blood • Slow the production of new glucose in the liver • Reduce the absorption of glucose from the gastrointestinal tract It's very common for physicians to give patients two different drugs to combat diabetes, and metformin may be combined with the medication rosiglitazone. Rosiglitazone combats diabetes in several ways, chief of which is to reduce insulin resistance.
But it's hard to take enough of this medication to ease inflammation without causing too many side effects. Olsalazine solves this problem by combining two 5-aminosalicylic acid molecules. (When combined, molecules of 5-aminosalicylic acid don't cause the problems they do when they're free and single.) Inside the large intestines, bacteria split the two molecules, so they can get to work. This action makes olsalazine useful in preventing flare-ups of ulcerative colitis. Possible Side Effects The drug's more common side effects include abdominal pain and diarrhea.
This makes it a convenient medication for people suffering from the chronic pain of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Possible Side Effects The drug's more common side effects include water retention, confusion, sleep disturbances, ulcers, and anemia.
It's not typically a first-choice medication, for there are newer, less toxic drugs available, so it's generally reserved for bacterial strains that are resistant to other drugs. Possible Side Effects The drug's side effects include potentially significant damage to the ears and kidneys.
They could give the patient a long-acting, powerful medication, but it would keep working long after the surgery was completed and could send the patient into crisis mode. Instead, they give a continuous intravenous infusion of the short-lived esmolol, which protects the heart but is quickly cleared from the body once the infusion is stopped. In short, esmolol is a carefully targeted dose of medicine that leaves the body as soon as it's no longer needed—but even brief exposure to this drug can rob you of nutrients.

Pet health supplements, disease prevention and miracle pet cures: an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Newman, formulator of the Azmira Holistic Pet Care products (part 4 of 4)

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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For the 5 percent that have to stay on medication, the lifestyle process helps makes sure that medication doesn't become toxic and helps to protect against toxicity. It helps the body stay strong regardless of that medication. Mike: And, of course, if the pet's owner had changed the animal's lifestyle sooner, what would its longevity be? Newman: I have been doing the holistic lifestyle care for more than 20 years now. I have really been keeping track of it for 15 years. We know prevention is the best cure.

The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why

Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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Drugs that are affected include allergy medication (like Allegra), congestive heart failure medication (like Digoxin), blood pressure medicines and/or calcium channel blockers (like Cozaar, Plendil, Procardia, and Sular), epilepsy drugs (like Carbatrol and Tegretol), and cholesterol-lowering drugs (like Mevacor, Zocar, and Lipitor), but there are probably tons more, so if your med isn't on that list, don't take a chance.

The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine

Anne Harrington
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One of the groups was then given a sham version of a new medication (without knowing it was sham); the other received the real treatment. Because of randomization, it was supposed that placebo effects—suggestive effects—would operate in both groups at approximately the same level. Any difference in responses to the medication seen between the two groups was supposed to reveal how effective the medicine in question really was.69 And this was, for some time, where matters rested.

Omaha Shooter Robert Hawkins Had Been "Treated" For ADHD, Depression

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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Instead, he lived on junk food, worked at McDonald's and took medication pills as directed by his psychiatric doctor. The results speak for themselves: This recipe of processed food and mind-altering drugs created a monster, and yesterday in Omaha, that monster exploded in a rage of violence. If we don't learn from all this and stop drugging our nation's children, then those innocents in Omaha will have died in vain. And I ask the question: How many more innocent Americans must pay the price for medication-induced violence?

Pet health supplements, disease prevention and miracle pet cures: an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Newman, formulator of the Azmira Holistic Pet Care products (part 4 of 4)

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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We encourage the owner to talk to the vet about taking the pet off the medication and putting him on alternatives. It is amazing -- sometimes the animal is so sick that he can't do a medication anymore, so the vet says, "He can't tolerate this, so let's put him to sleep." That is the perfect animal for us. We take them in, they're not on any medications, and we can quickly detoxify them of the poisons that were in their body. We put them on the Mega Daily and the Super C. We also put them on a garlic product called Garlic Daily Aid.

Interview with Dr. Gabriel Cousens, raw foods pioneer and founder of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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Cousens: Now, I wrote a book called Depression Free for Life, and my result with natural healing and off medication is 90 percent, and that's for the treatment of depression and manic depression. Manic depression, maybe 80 percent, but 90 percent for depression and that includes psychotic depression. That's the place where I have an opinion, but the rest of the time – basically, let's say, unless a person is really taking some medication that it's very, very dangerous to take them off of – I'm going to get them off most of the medication because they're naturally going to get healthy.

The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again

Jack Challem
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Do not transition from an antidepressant medication to St. John's wort, and do not combine St. John's wort with antidepressant medications without guidance from your physician. Omega-3 fish oils. Several studies have found that fish oil supplements may help in depression. These oils are rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), members of a family of healthy and essential fats. The contemporary diet is very low in these fats; this allows less healthy fats to take their place and affect brain chemistry. Try 1 to 6 grams daily. DHEA.

Pledge of Allegiance hijacked by Big Pharma (satire)

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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The NEW Pledge of Allegiance, authored by drug company researchers, shall be recited as follows: THE NEW PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR medication NATION I pledge allegiance to the drugs of the United States of America And to the pharmaceutical My doctor demands One medication Under FDA Uninsured With Viagra and Prozac for all. A spokesperson for ConPfuzer, a leading drug company, explained the reason for the changes: "Children need Prozac. All we're doing is reminding them to take their medically-justified medications each morning as they begin their schoolday.

What If Medicine Disappeared?

Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea
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It is weakest in double-blinded studies, where the patient has doubt about the medication he ot she is taking. Informed consent for any drug, or for sham surgery, reduces its effectiveness. Did I get the treatment? Did I not? The patient must believe—not doubt—the potency and the surety of the treatment. The placebo effect is higher in single-blinded studies, where there may be all sorts of cues about the nature of the medication, and highest in uncontrolled clinical trials where treatment was thought to be effective, but subsequently found ineffective.
A survey of psychiatrists, conducted in 1997, showed that 89% of all patients received at least one psychotherapeutic medication; 14% received four or more medications. The most commonly prescribed drugs were antidepressants (62% of all patients), followed by antianxiety agents (32%) and antipsychotic agents (27%).12 DSM Our evaluation of psychiatry—be it therapy with talk or drugs—is made difficult by the very issue that vexes the practice. That is, what psychiatrists do has never really fit into the medical model.

The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body

Andreas Moritz
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If you take any medication: While on the liver cleanse regimen, avoid taking any medication, vitamins, or supplements that are not absolutely necessary. It is important not to give the liver any extra work that could interfere with its cleansing efforts. Make sure that you cleanse your colon before and after you do a liver cleanse: Having regular bowel movements is not necessarily an indication that your bowel is unobstructed.

The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie

Craig Pepin-Donat
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Rosati, "Up to 68 percent of those on the Rice Diet Program who take medication for hypertension are able to stop taking medication. Up to 63 percent of those who follow the program maintain their weight loss after a full year, and that success rate far exceeds other diets and weight loss programs." Although the program seems to work, you can plan on spending anywhere from $2,500 to $5,000 or more depending on the length of your stay. Any additional medical services are not covered within the program, plus you pay for travel and lodging costs.

Cold medicine scam finally exposed after decades of harming children

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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Oh, by the way, it's also the same over-the-counter medication used to manufacture methamphetamines ("meth"). Virtually the entire meth drug problem in the United States can be traced back to over-the-counter cold medicines manufactured by pharmaceutical companies. Does this bother the FDA? Not one bit. As long as the medications keep selling, Big Pharma is happy and the FDA keeps it all legal. The FDA, in this case, is a key enabler of the illegal meth drug trade.

Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging

Jack Challem
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If you take any kind of heart-stimulating medication, including but not limited to digitalis or beta-blockers, your medication requirements will likely decrease as CoQIO naturally improves your heart function. Please work with your physician to adjust the dosage of the medication. Alpha-Lipoic Acid Another vitamin-like substance, alpha-lipoic acid, serves multiple functions in the energy-generating Krebs cycle.

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