Andreas Moritz
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 Ginger Combats Motion Sickness and More
Conducted by Svensborg Hospital in Denmark, a seasickness trial and clinical study has shown that ginger was as effective as, or superior to, over-the-counter drugs in dealing with motion sickness. It is indeed a safer option than over-the-counter drugs, which cause drowsiness. In another clinical trial conducted by the Department of Anesthesiology at St. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 This is partly why the FDA is pushing so hard to approve so many prescription drugs as over-the-counter drugs. This bypasses doctors and allows drug companies to sell prescription chemicals directly to consumers. (There's a plan at the FDA right now to convert up to fifty percent of all prescription drugs to over-the-counter drugs in the next few years!)
A clever way to get there is to shift some drugs to "behind-the-counter" status first, meaning they are essentially prescribed by a pharmacist. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 Because many body signs are reactions to both prescription and over-the-counter drugs (including vitamins and herbal supplements), there's also a section to list what medications you've been taking and the dosage of each. This chart can be a wonderful diagnostic tool, one you can bring to your doctor so he or she can have a better sense of what you've been experiencing.
WHY WE WROTE THIS BOOK
One of us, Joan Liebmann-Smith, became interested in body signs more than twenty years ago when she ignored some serious signs that should have sent her running to her doctor. |
Marshall Editions
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 Capsaicin creams are approved over-the-counter drugs and should be used as directed. You may feel a burning or stinging sensation when this cream is first applied, but the pain will subside.
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TIP: DO NOT SCRATCH
Keep blistered areas clean using soap and water. This will help prevent any bacterial infections from developing. Although it may be difficult, do not scratch. Scratching increases the risk that the blisters will become infected from dirt under the fingernails.
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The following remedies can help ease a recent, mild to moderate episode of neuralgia. |
Mark Sircus
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 Compounds containing acetaminophen include Excedrin, Midol Teen Formula, Theraflu, Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine, and NyQuil Cold and Flu, as well as other over-the-counter drugs and many prescription narcotics, like Vicodin and Percocet.
Dr. William Lee, a liver specialist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas said he was disturbed by a pattern: "that acetaminophen is always billed as the one to reach to for safety, probably even more so now, with other pain relievers pulled from the market. |
Bottom Line Health
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| In large amounts, these effective and seemingly innocuous over-the-counter drugs can be toxic, even deadly. Ask your doctor how much is safe for you.
Easier on the stomach: Cox-2 inhibitors, which are selective NSAIDs that block prostaglandins—hormones that cause inflammation of the joints. Cox-2 inhibitors—rofecoxib (Vioxx, withdrawn from the market in 2004), celecoxib (Celebrex) and valdecoxib (Bextra, withdrawn from the market in 2005)—were welcomed with open arms in the late 1990s until a few patients had heart attacks or strokes. |
Ron Garner
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 OUR OWN TREATMENT OF ILLNESS
When we use over-the-counter drugs or natural remedies to treat our illness symptoms, do we really know what we are doing? Do we understand what a drug, herb, or vitamin pill does in our body? Do these measures help or hinder the body? Are they helping it function according to its priorities, or are they forcing the body to expend energy, changing its natural healing priorities in order to relieve our uncomfortable symptoms? Are we trading immediate symptom relief for longer-term loss of vitality? |
Ray D. Strand
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 This means the company follows similar guidelines for producing its products as companies making over-the-counter drugs. The government does not require companies to do this, however some companies want to give their customers the assurance that they are getting what they are paying for by producing a high quality, pharmaceutical-grade product.
These high-quality manufacturers will put the actual amounts of the nutrients found in their products on the label and give full disclosure of all their ingredients. |
Bottom Line Health
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| We make the assumption that over-the-counter drugs are somehow safer," Seigel says. "Just remember that Tylenol was approved to be over-the-counter before we even looked at these things, and I submit that maybe Tylenol, in some sense, shouldn't be over-the-counter."
The makers of Tylenol defend their products. "The results of this study update do not change what is known about the safety of acetaminophen," says Kathy Fallon, a spokeswoman for pharmaceutical company McNeil. "When taken in recommended doses, acetaminophen is a safe and effective pain reliever. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 As you begin to question things we have been conditioned to think are normal and safe (including prescription and over-the-counter drugs), you start to understand the real causes of your repeated failures with weight loss. This makes it possible for you to deal with the origin of the problem instead of focusing on treating the symptoms of unhealthy choices.
Although each of these steps is critical to achieving your goals, the third step sets the foundation for a new thought process. The starting block for any long-term success is changing the way you think about your body and your health. |
Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D.
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 However, when the over-the-counter drugs don't work, this is not my next step. In late 2006, this drug cost a bit less than four dollars per pill.
My next step is to turn to the sedating antidepressants amitripy-line (Elavil) or doxepin (Sinequan), which I've already described in other sections of this chapter. At low doses these make poor antidepressants, but they do help with sleep and pain. When the patient still reports disrupted sleep, I will try a sedative, usually fast-acting drugs like Zolpidem (Ambien), zaleplon (Sonata), or the newest, eszopiclone (Lunesta). |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| Chapter Two Resources
If you want to know more about Big Pharma and how prescription and over-the-counter drugs can affect you and those you care about, take a look at these resources. You will also find some excellent alternatives such as integrative and preventive medicine so that you can make more informed choices about the pharmaceutical drugs that you use. For additional links and information about any of these topics visit www.FitAdvocate.com. drug recalls and safety
Complete Guide to Prescription and Non-prescription Drugs
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| These over-the-counter drugs and have been shown to be effective in ulcers not associated with the above conditions.
Surgery: For duodenal ulcers, a surgical procedure called a vagotomy is available. Complicated gastric ulcers that have not responded to aggressive medical treatment are sometimes treated with a surgical procedure called a sub-total gastrectomy.
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
Herbs: The raw herbs listed below are available from Chinese herbalists or online. For each formula, add 3 cups of water to the herbs and bring the mixture to a boil. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| We are a society awash in many forms of addiction including prescription and over-the-counter drugs, food, television, the Internet, pornography, sex, gambling, shopping and even our very lifestyles. Stay with me and I'll prove my point.
Escape into the Unknown
The core of addictive behavior is the desire for escape. Addiction moves people from one state of mind to another. The addiction controls your motivation and desire; it directs your state of mind or your mindset. Our society fosters the need to escape from reality. |
| Be certain to read the fine print telling you to "Contact your physician before taking this product," because combining ginkgo with prescription or over-the-counter drugs can be dangerous. As an example, taking vitamin E, which most people consider very safe, along with ginkgo biloba in combination with Coumadin, heparin, or warfarin (all prescription drugs to help thin the blood) increases the risk for subdural hematomas, retinal hemorrhages and internal bleeding.7 The combination of vascular dilation and blood thinning drugs can prove to be deadly. |
Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
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 Side effects of over-the-counter drugs, fournal of Orthomolecular Medicine 2003;18:168-72.
18 Bobkova NV. The impact of mineral ascorbates on memory loss. Paper presented at the III World Congress on Vitamin C. Victoria, BC: Committee for World Health, 2001.
20 Bobkova NV, Nesterova IV, Dana E, Nesterov VI, Aleksandrova IIu, Medvinskaia NI, Samokhia AN. Morpho-functional changes of neurons in temporal cortex in comparison with spatial memory in bulbectomized mice after treatment with minerals and ascorbates. [Russian] Morfologiia, 2003;i23(3),27-3i. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 As I've said before, if all the people who died from over-the-counter drugs in America were to rise from their graves and march on Washington, the demand for change would be unstoppable. But dead people don't march, and they can't tell you, "Oh by the way, I was actually killed by over-the-counter drugs. |
Andreas Moritz
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| This proves the point that over-the-counter drugs can be lethal in the stomach of an unsuspecting patient. In fact, because of complications, some 56,000 users of OTCs in the United States end up in the emergency room every year. Just because some 5 billion over-the-counter medications are sold in the United States annually,does not mean you should believe they are safe.
Take for example, acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol. Besides causing cardiovascular problems, Tylenol is actually the most common cause of liver failure, not hepatitis C, as you might believe. |
| Mothers cannot expect doctors to protect them and their babies from the dangers of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. The doctors didn't make these drugs and often have no clue about what's in them. Most doctors never even look at the list of side effects. Patients need to inform themselves about the side effects of the drugs they take. |
| It is indeed a safer option than over-the-counter drugs, which cause drowsiness. In another clinical trial conducted by the Department of Anesthesiology at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, researchers were able to show that 1 gram of ginger powder was as effective, and much safer, at preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting as the tranquilizer commonly used by hospitals.
Ginger is also effective in relieving the severity of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Using ginger to quell morning sickness does not raise the risk of birth defects, according to a new study co-authored by Dr. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| Learning more about vitamins, supplements and other alternatives to traditional prescription and over-the-counter drugs can go a long way in your pursuit of healthier living. Visit www.FitAdvocate.com for a more extensive list of information and resources. vitamins and supplements
American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide
Roberta Larson Duyff and the American Dietetic Association ISBN: 0471441449
Book Description: The choices you make every day about food, nutrition, and health can have a major impact on your life. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 In fact, many of the over-the-counter drugs and prescription drugs in use today in our society are derived from Native American herbs. All cultures have traditionally used eliminative herbs that have laxative, diuretic (increases urine flow), diaphoretic (sweat-inducing), and blood-purifying properties to remove toxins from the body.
The heart of your herbal detox regimen is supplementation with herbs that will help all seven of your body's elimination channels (liver, lungs, colon, kidneys, blood, skin, and lymph) by means of several different mechanisms. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Use of prescribed medications, over-the-counter drugs, vitamin and mineral supplements, laxatives, and diet aids should all be reviewed by a qualified health-care practitioner.
The average amount of weight gain is 28 pounds. The maternal component of weight accumulation starts in the first trimester and is most prominent in the first half of the pregnancy. The growth of the fetus is most rapid in the second half of the pregnancy. In the last 12 weeks, the weight of the fetus more than triples. |
| Avoid over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, and herbs that may adversely affect the fetus. Consult with knowledgeable medical personnel about these choices.
• Exercise regularly; avoid injuries, falls, and high-risk athletics. illicit drugs are more likely to have inadequate nutrition as well as birth abnormalities and developmental problems in the infant.
Nutrition
During pregnancy, a woman's physiology changes dramatically to allow for the development of a healthy fetus. |
| Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs
Seemingly harmless over-the-counter drugs like aspirin, taken by mothers in the first half of the pregnancy, have been linked to lower-than-average IQs in their offspring.136 Valium oil administered to egg-laying chickens induced impaired muscle cell development, suggesting potential harm from the use of Valium in pregnancy.137 Medications such as lithium (used to treat bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression) and tetracycline (an antibiotic) can harm the fetus; if at all possible, avoidance of these substances is recommended. |
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Such oxidation can be the result of the body's normal metabolism of the foods we eat, or it can occur in the body as a result of external forces, such as radiation, air pollution, alcohol or heavy-metal intoxication, use of pharmaceutical and over-the-counter drugs, infections, or even strenuous exercise.
Free radicals do damage by attacking cellular mechanisms. Because these bombarding molecules have unpaired electrons, they collide like unguided missiles, damaging cells and cellular components, including the DNA. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 However, designating an ingredient as an "active" ingredient is something controlled by the FDA for over-the-counter drugs, and Lumedia is absolutely not in that category. I'm curious as to how Bremenn slipped this bogus "active" ingredient past the FDA. Or perhaps the FDA hasn't gotten to it yet. It took three years for the FDA to get StriVectin-SD to change their grossly deceptive advertising practices (Source: www.fda.gov).
So what is Lumenase? I have no idea, nor does anyone else, except maybe Bremenn, and as you can well imagine they didn't want to talk to me. |
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| We make the assumption that over-the-counter drugs are somehow safer.
Marc Siegel, MD
In total, 275 patients (42%) had acetamino-phen-related acute liver failure. Within this group, 48% were unintentional overdoses, 44% were suicide attempts and 8% were of unknown intent, the study found.
The median dose ingested was 24 grams (g) —the equivalent of 48 extra-strength tablets. Some patients, however, reported taking significantly less than that, suggesting that smaller doses may also be hazardous. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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| Medical and Dental Toxins
We tend to make a distinction between "good" drugs (legal ones) and "bad" drugs (illegal ones), but the fact of the matter is that all drugs, even prescription and over-the-counter drugs, are toxic to some degree. While a medicine may effectively relieve an unpleasant symptom, the price paid in terms of potential side effects (both felt and unfelt) may be great. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 Caffeine, found in coffee, nonherbal teas, soft drinks, and many over-the-counter drugs, can remain in the body from 12 to 20 hours, thwarting sleep.42 Sugar and refined carbohydrates create uneven blood sugar levels that can disrupt your sleep in the middle of the night. Another side effect of excessive sugar consumption is insulin rebound, in which the body is overwhelmed with an influx of simple sugars and as a result cannot digest food properly. This condition causes an stress reaction in the body that prevents sleep. |
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