Do You Really Need To Take Medications?

I don't think I have to tell you that the big Pharmaceutical companies encourage you to take their drugs every chance they get. You can't watch t.v. without seeing those drug ads for all kinds of different ailments. Sometimes when I watch those commercials it is hard to figure out what the illness is, but have you noticed that each one has a list of side effects that are fairly extensive.

The commercials for these drugs always tell you to check with your Dr. and ask them if that drug is right for you. Isn't that interesting? Asking your Dr. about these drugs is like putting a fox in the hen house. These Dr.'s are encouraged to push these drugs with incentives. What a wonderful racket and one that has been going on for years. After all, the Dr. has many drugs to choose from and recommend, but they always seem to push the same ones over and over again.

The FDA actually keeps statistics on ADR's, which stands for Adverse Drug Reactions and they have been compiling these stats since 1998. Since that time over 2 million people a year have serious drug reactions and 100,000 people actually die from them. Imagine that? People are dying from these drugs because of their reactions to the drugs. The FDA knows about them, but doesn't seem to be doing anything about it. You might call that a form of terrorism, right in our own backyard.

The pharmaceutical companies spend so much money on advertising and then enticing the Dr.'s to sell their drugs that the American people don't have a chance. Most people get sucked into believing that the only way to get better is to take drugs. The good news for the drug companies is that once you begin your journey on their drugs, you will be on them for the rest of your life. The bad news for you is that you will be on these drugs for the rest of your life!

I was one of those lemmings until I went to see an amazing Dr. who happens to be a Naturopathic Cardiologist. I was on a statin drug for my cholesterol and one for high blood pressure. He took me off both of those medications immediately because I made a conscious effort to change my diet. I am so blessed that I came across the "7 Day Super Food Challenge". This challenge has literally changed my life because I have changed my lifestyle. You too can change your life with the proper diet.

Before I started on the Challenge, I was still eating foods that were not good for me. I don't think most people realize what is in the food they are consuming. There are so many chemicals and most of them are extremely dangerous and toxic. I believe if you change your diet you can stop taking medications. I didn't want to put chemicals in my body, but like so many people I thought the only way to prevent death is to take these drugs. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are case studies demonstrating the power that the proper diet has on your health, but the reason it is not advertised is because there is no money in getting people healthy. How sad is that?

I'm not a Dr., but if you are on some type of medication I would seriously look into alternative ways to stop masking the issue with chemicals and get to the root of your ailment by way of a better diet. It is less expensive, less harmful and the benefits could change your life. Don't become one of those ADR statistics by continuing to take dangerous drugs. Please look for an alternative through your diet, your life depends on it.