shocking study says statin drugs cause hardening of the arteries
NEW STUDY ON THE DANGERS OF STATINSTHE MOST COMMON DRUGS TAKEN FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROLCAUSE THE VERY PROBLEMS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PREVENT “The epidemic of heart failure and atherosclerosis that plagues the modern world may paradoxically be aggravated by the pervasive use of statin drugs.” From the study being […]
more on cipro and other fluoroquniolone antibiotics
CRIPPLED BY ANTIBIOTICS Unfortunately, I get them all the time; people asking (usually on the message boards over at my DESTROY CHRONIC PAIN site) if I can help them with joint or tendon pain they got after taking Cipro (Ciprofloxacin, Levaquin) or any other of the slew of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics. Here is one person who […]
underestimating the “serious harms” of antidepressant medications is like me shooting free throws
SHOOTING FREE THROWS AND THE SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATIONS “I recently set the world record for consecutive free throws — 43,548 in a row. You might doubt me, but I really think that I can make at least that many three pointers in a row as well.” Dr. Russell Schierling “Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors […]
how effective are flu shots for children?
FLU SHOTS FOR CHILDRENARE THEY EFFECTIVE? “There is a big gap between policies promoting annual influenza vaccinations for most children and adults and supporting scientific evidence. Given the significant resources involved in annual mass influenza campaigns, there is urgent need for re-evaluation of these strategies.” Epidemiologist Tom Jefferson of the Cochrane Vaccines Field / Cochrane […]
more on the vaccination / autism link
IS THERE REALLY A LINK BETWEEN VACCINATIONS AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS SUCH AS AUTISM? “My name is William Thompson. I am a Senior Scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where I have worked since 1998. I regret that my coauthors and I omitted statistically significant information in our 2004 article published in the […]
is your child on ritalin?
IS YOUR CHILD BEING MEDICATED FOR ADHD? Dr. Archibald Cochrane (1908-1988) was a Scottish physician whose seminal work, Effectiveness and Efficiency: Random Reflections on Health Services, argued that the medical profession could best move forward by placing its emphasis on the evidence extracted from placebo-controlled, randomized trials and cohort studies. Five years after Cochrane’s death, […]
pcsk9 inhibitors and the continued war on cholesterol
A NEW WEAPON IN THE WAR ON CHOLESTEROLPCSK9 INHIBITORS Heikenwaelder Hugo www.heikenwaelder.at First it was RED MEAT & SATURATED FAT that was killing us. Then it was eggs. After that came the campaign against SALT. One of the biggest targets of medical malignment (and PHARMACEUTICAL RICHES) has been CHOLESTEROL — mostly via STATIN DRUGS. And […]
more reasons to avoid antibiotics
AVOIDING ANTIBIOTICSNEW REASONS FOR DOING SO ANTIBIOTICS are in the news yet again, and yet again, the news isn’t good. The first study pertains to a group of Antibiotics known as macrolides (the vast array of drugs that end with “mycin”), which were hammered in this month’s issue of the Journal of the American College […]
does the flu shot really protect the elderly from the flu?
THE ELDERLY AND THE FLUIS A FLU SHOT REALLY IN YOUR BEST INTEREST? Quelle: Deutsche Fotothek “The news got worse Thursday when the CDC revised its estimates of the flu vaccine’s effectiveness downward even further, from 23% to 18%. And there’s more bad news: Early numbers show that for the second flu season in […]
the latest on the flu vaccine: one more reason to decline it again
WHY YOU REALLY DON’T WANT ANOTHER FLU SHOT “Recent studies show vaccine can reduce the risk of flu illness by about 50-60% among the overall population during seasons when most circulating flu viruses are like the viruses the flu vaccine is designed to protect against. During years when the flu vaccine is not well matched […]
the importance of gut health in children
ANTIBIOTICS CAUSE OBESITY IN CHILDREN In keeping with my current theme of GUT HEALTH, today we are going to look at brand new research that reinforces information we are (or at least should be) already aware of. It’s not news that ANTIBIOTICS are associated with OBESITY (HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE). This is because your […]
depression drug for teens
DEPRESSION DRUGS FOR CHILDRENTHEY’RE A R.I.A.T. Anthony Appleyard “Basic problems of representation are driving growing concerns about relying on published research to reflect the truth. The end result is that the healthcare, biomedical research, and policy communities may end up drawing scientifically invalid conclusions based on only those parts of the evidence base they can […]
more under-reporting the side-effects of medication
MEDICATION AND THE UNDER-REPORTING OF SIDE EFFECTS Jonny Lindner – Pixabay “Researchers found that people with advanced lung cancer receiving chemotherapy in real-world settings were almost eight times more likely to be hospitalized during treatment than those participating in clinical trials, which are highly controlled and regulated.” From Andrew Seaman’s September 17, 2015 article for […]
antibiotics and type ii diabetes
DON’T DESTROY YOUR FAMILY’S HEALTH WITH ANTIBIOTICS!ANTIBIOTICS AND TYPE II DIABETES Geralt – Pixabay In case you haven’t gotten the memo — ANTIBIOTICS are bad for your health. Really bad for your health. And unfortunately, few Americans realize just how much Antibiotic they are consuming or the consequences thereof (HERE). We’ve known for some time […]
more on the relationship between antibiotics and your microbiome
FEW THINGS WREAK GREATER HAVOC ON YOUR OVERALL HEALTH THAN ANTIBIOTICS How badly do ANTIBIOTICS affect your health? Just click the link and start reading (prepare to be freaked out). You’ll quickly notice that not only are the various ways that these commonly prescribed drugs affect your health severe, they are nearly endless, with every […]
more on the dangers of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications
NSAIDS(NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATION DRUGS)THE DANGERS ARE LEGION A List of Anti-Inflammation Drugs (these are the scientific names and not the trade names): Aspirin, Diflunisal (Dolobid), Salsalate (Disalcid), Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Dexibuprofen, Fenoprofen, Ketoprofen, Dexketoprofen, Flurbiprofen, Oxaprozin, Loxoprofen, Indomethacin, Tolmetin, Sulindac, Etodolac, Ketorolac, Diclofenac, Aceclofenac, Nabumetone, Piroxicam, Meloxicam, Tenoxicam, Droxicam, Lornoxicam, Isoxicam, Phenylbutazone (Bute), Mefenamic acid, Meclofenamic acid, […]
yet another study on the dangers of hpv
THINKING ABOUT HAVING YOUR CHILDREN VACCINATED WITH GARDASIL?READ THIS FIRST nerissa’s ring It has always interested me how when American scientists study Vaccines, the results point out that they are perfectly safe, while other country’s studies on VACCINES often show dramatically different results. If you want to see why, HERE and HERE are two short […]
but doc; i’ve only taken a few rounds — antibiotics and their relationship to your poor health
ANTIBIOTICS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPTO YOUR POOR HEALTH (A LITTLE DAB’L RUIN YA) Allan Ajifo “For example, adults in developed countries have diminished gut microbiota diversity compared with those from areas without extensive modernization; early-life antibiotic exposures could partially account for those findings. Four recent epidemiologic studies have shown increased adiposity [body fat] in children who […]
plantar fasciitis and corticosteroid injections
CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONSAND PLANTAR FASCIITIS “Physicians have frequently used corticosteroid injections to treat plantar fasciitis.” From Podiatry Today’s 2013 article called An Evidence-Based Medicine Approach To Plantar Fasciitis A couple sentences after telling us that, “A variety of existing conservative therapeutic options are generally reported as being successful in the treatment of plantar fasciitis,” Dr. Allen […]
more on sexual dysfunction and the relationship to ssri’s
SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONFOR MANY, THE SOLUTION IS SIMPLER THAN EVER IMAGINED Because I see so many people on SSRI Antidepressants, Sexual Dysfunction (SD) becomes a highly relevant topic. This is because both Depression and SSRI’s are strongly associated with SD. The statistics are astounding. For starters, we know that Antidepressant drugs are the second most commonly […]