[reverett123]

From an excellent column at
http://www.lewrockwell.com/sardi/sardi90.html

Summary

The major classes of prescription drugs are failures. Of concern is the realization most drugs are never designed to address the underlying biochemical causes of disease and may intentionally be designed to create life-long dependency.

Adjectives that could be used to describe modern pharmacology range from “disappointing, unacceptable, ineffective,” to “immoral, despicable, shameful, appalling, wicked, dreadful.” The Food & Drug Adminstration approval of such drugs gives false credence to medical therapies that were never designed for cure but rather to keep patients in a state of chronic disease and drug enslavement. This report begs for a follow-up report on safe and effective alternatives to prescription drugs, which is forthcoming.

* Nearly all anti-diabetic drugs cause a person to become overweight and totally dependent upon insulin.
* Asthma drugs sensitize the body to triggers that worsen this condition.
* There is no evidence that cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce mortality rates.
* All cancer chemotherapy drugs result in tumor resistance.
* None of the many drugs prescribed to control high blood pressure address the cause of hypertension.
* Antacid “heartburn” drugs induce greater problems when withdrawing from them, locking patients into lifetime use.
* Of the many drugs used to treat age-related senility, none stop the progression of mental decline and some hasten it.
* To an increasing degree, man-made antibiotics produce germ-resistance and mortality rates are rising from infections once conquered by these drugs.

[jeanb]

Good find, reverett123!

Very interesting.

[lou_lou]

Let your food be your medicine

Alan R. Gaby
Thirty-eight patients undergoing cardiac surgery who would be receiving oral furosemide postoperatively were randomly assigned to consume potassium-rich foods (diet) or potassium chloride (KCI) pills (medication). The standard KCI dose was equivalent to half the furosemide dose per day (for example, 60 mg/day of furosemide would require 30 mEq/day of supplemental KCI). Patients in the diet group chose their potassium-rich foods from a list that was provided. If a patient's serum potassium level fell below 3.8 mEq/L, the potassium dose was increased to 75% of the furosemide dose.

The mean serum potassium concentration on postoperative days 3 and 4 did not differ significantly between groups. The mean length of hospital stay was significantly lower in the diet group than in the medication group (5.0 vs. 6.3 days; p = 0.03). The reason for that reduction was not apparent, and it did not appear to be due to a decrease in the number of gastrointestinal side effects. When asked their preference for method of supplementation, 79% of patients preferred the diet method.

Comment: Potassium supplementation is often necessary for patients treated with thiazide or loop diuretics. Prescription potassium preparations contain highly concentrated potassium salts, which can cause gastrointestinal side effects including gastric ulceration. High-potassium foods are better tolerated than potassium medication (particularly when the patient is given a range of food choices), and they also provide many other beneficial nutrients.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...56/ai_n6258841

[EnglishCountryDancer]

Sorry to be flippant but have to say I love the hat. Only just noticed it.
Intially,thought you were an English gentleman going to a cricket match.

[reverett123]

Closer than you think! Actually, it is cropped from a photo of myself and our Ron Hutton sitting on a bench in his lovely garden in Kent.

Originally Posted by EnglishCountryDancer

Sorry to be flippant but have to say I love the hat. Only just noticed it.
Intially,thought you were an English gentleman going to a cricket match.

[rosebud]

Well your avatar looks a whole lot better than that dancin' machine I saw on 'You Tube."

No we are not the only ones...but we are fairly unique in that we are a widely diverse community of PWP's who talk, argue, suggest, and exchange ideas ...not that common in this very complex world. Especially when you consider the relatively small numbers of us over all.

May I suggest a small book worth its weight in gold. It's called PERSCRIPTION FOR NUTRITIONAL HEALING : THE A-Z GUIDE TO SUPPLEMENTS

Author : Phyllis A Balch CNC....she tells you where the source is: what foods are rich in what nutrients. I have found this book invaluable.

[lou_lou]

an excellent book - have owned it before the latest print - now in ORANGE book the 4th edition -, was BLUE, both of the writers -were married and she
"Mrs.Phyllis A. Balch -was the last to pass away...
if you read her *ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS page in the beginning of the 4th edition - it is to her husband and children etc, she thanks moleular biologists -
a a few Naturopathic doctors - Jordin Rubin at www.gardenoflife.com
newest link - www.vitamincode.com
Rubin is a Naturopath...
PS.
rev, I think your hat is swell...
you look rather chipper in your hat - be well...

sincerely,
tena

Originally Posted by rosebud

Well your avatar looks a whole lot better than that dancin' machine I saw on 'You Tube."

No we are not the only ones...but we are fairly unique in that we are a widely diverse community of PWP's who talk, argue, suggest, and exchange ideas ...not that common in this very complex world. Especially when you consider the relatively small numbers of us over all.

May I suggest a small book worth its weight in gold. It's called PERSCRIPTION FOR NUTRITIONAL HEALING : THE A-Z GUIDE TO SUPPLEMENTS

Author : Phyllis A Balch CNC....she tells you where the source is: what foods are rich in what nutrients. I have found this book invaluable.

[rosebud]

Yes I have the big Orange one as well.. It is the Bible of Nutrition and all that travel with her. The one I was referring to is a small companion copy which just covers supplements.. But lest you think it all inclusive, no word of Mucana anywhere. I don't know if the big Orange volume gets into the actual foods. I guess I could just go look. The big orange volume is available from Amazon and retails at about $28. (and you can't carry it in your purse).

[lou_lou]

Originally Posted by rosebud

Yes I have the big Orange one as well.. It is the Bible of Nutrition and all that travel with her. The one I was referring to is a small companion copy which just covers supplements.. But lest you think it all inclusive, no word of Mucana anywhere. I don't know if the big Orange volume gets into the actual foods. I guess I could just go look. The big orange volume is available from Amazon and retails at about $28. (and you can't carry it in your purse).

dearest rosebud,
lol~
unless your purse is a suitcase, I am sure this heavy huge orange book will not fit!....


sanning -
looking it up now - it says -nada - nothing about Mucana -
it does say - typing it from the book...
page 617
the drug first used to treat (PD - my wording) -was levodopa
(sold under the brand names - (Dopar, Larodopa). this drug is not effect alone
, however and can have serious side effects, including paranoia, and hallucinations.
A combination of levodopa and a drug called carbidopa (Sinemet) is also used. The drug also reduces stiffness....etc.

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same book page 616
recommendations -
eat a diet consisting of 75% percent raw foods, with seeds,grains, nuts, and RAW milk!!
skip down -

Eat barley, tofu,yogurt,beans ,lentils / instead of meat or poultry...

----
Nicotinamide adenine 10 mg. daily... -NADH -B3 -a form of vitamin B3 important in the creation and transfer of chemical energy, especially during breathing.
She / Balch CNC, recommends -multi -enzymes and a good multivitamins - she speaks about the GDNF!!
quote: [pg 617 - other research is exploring the role of a naturally occuring substance GDNF -glial cell line derived neutrophic factor (GDNF)
which nourishes the neurons that produce dopamine.

no references to Mucana... sorry not a mention?
that is partly why I do not take it...