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Taking prescription drugs has become a roll of the dice…
Some 128,000 Americans a year now die from the effects of medications prescribed to them. This number doesn’t include overdose deaths—only people who took their drugs as prescribed.[1]
Prescription drugs have become the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. They kill more Americans than breast cancer, prostate cancer, homicide, and suicide combined.… Read More
If you go to your doctor complaining of depression, the chances are slim that he or she will ask you what you’re eating.
Instead, you’ll likely get a prescription for the first-line mainstream treatment…an antidepressant drug.
These medications are often ineffective. And they can cause life-altering side effects such as erectile dysfunction and weight gain. What’s more, antidepressants are notoriously difficult to quit once you start taking them.… Read More
Researchers have known for years that exercise is one of the best ways to keep your brain strong as you get older.
Which kind of exercise works best?
They had no idea…until a recent study was published.
Scientists from Canada’s McMaster University recruited 64 sedentary people between the ages of 60 and 88. They divided them into three groups.[1]
Each group did one of the following routines, three times a week for 12 weeks:
When you eat at a restaurant these days, you’re often getting a side order of antibiotics.
That’s because many chains continue to serve meat from animals raised in such crowded, unsanitary conditions that they must be dosed with drugs to keep them from getting sick.
This practice is one of the main contributors to antibiotic resistance, which is become deadlier every year.… Read More
In 1995, OxyContin was approved by the FDA. It was marketed as a safer pain pill by its manufacturer, Purdue Pharma.[1]
No one knew it at the time, but it was the start of perhaps the biggest public health disaster in American history.
Between 1999 and 2017, more than 400,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses. That’s almost two and a half times more than the U.S.… Read More
If you walk into your doctor’s office complaining of depression, the chances are you’ll walk out with a prescription for an antidepressant drug.
Nearly 25 million Americans are on antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Effexor. That’s a 60% increase since 2010.[1]
The problem is that antidepressants can have major side effects. They include weight gain, erectile dysfunction, and fatigue.… Read More