Recently GlaxoSmithKline, the international pharmaceutical giant pleaded guilty to alleged criminal activities and agreed to resolve civil issues “including promotion of certain prescription drugs, its failure to report certain safety data and its civil liability for alleged false price reporting practices.” The drugs involved were Paxil, Wellbutrin, Avandia, Advair, Lamictal and Zofrann. Various serious breaches […]
My Body is the Result of My Habits
We live in a country and society with more Allopathic (Medical Doctors), physicians, pharmaceutical companies, prescription drugs, OTC drugs and hospitals, yet it seems we are no better overall as a nation than we were 10-15-20 years ago. Does throwing more drugs, money or surgery at our health challenges make sense when it hasn’t worked […]
Are Drugs Vitamins??
Check out the National Institute of Mental Health’s website and you’ll find an astounding fact: 30 million Americans took anti-depressants at a cost of 10 billion dollars in 2009. Pharmaceutical companies overall sales for 2009 included 14.6 billion for psychotropic (mind altering) drugs and $4.8 billion for ADHD drugs. Here’s some facts- 1). Anti-depressants/psychotropics are […]
How to Avoid the Sugar Blues Without Giving Up Your Sweet Tooth Totally!
Science is full of data that tells us that the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) is creating a variety of health time bombs that are HABIT DRIVEN. Unfortunately until the public understands that it’s our habits that need to change, the pharmaceutical companies will be more than happy to provide the latest pill with the promise […]