Does the FDA Really Know Best?
When was the last time you were deficient in Prozac? How about Crestor? Ambien??
Often times, drugs are used as a band-aid. To make the pain go away or make the cholesterol go down. But it’s not getting to the root of the problem. It can exacerbate the issue and cause a cascade of added side effects, leading to a box of pills…it’s treating a symptom instead of getting to the root of the problem…diet, lifestyle and NUTRIENT deficiencies.
I don’t take a single pharmaceutical med. Although I had IBS, joint pain, sleep issues, allergies, TMJ, blah blah blah… the list was long at the age of 25!! I was given many pharmaceutical drugs, was hospitalized, was very sick all the time and NOTHING helped. At one point, my gastroenterologist suggested I keep a food diary, so I could figure out if I was allergic to something, which seemed to be everything. He sent me on my way and said IBS, which I think is what they call it when they don’t know what is wrong with your intestinal tract.
Don’t get me wrong, there is a place for doctors. However, you are the only one that lives in your body. When this one breaks down, where will you go live? What is interesting is that when i started on OPC-3, B Complex and Aloe, a majority of my digestive issues went away. As the years went by, I added ORAC for allergies, a Multivitamin of course, Organic Greens, Calcium, Resveratrol, and Vitamin D. All custom blended in one container that I scoop out, mix with water and drink on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. It tastes wonderful and is around 90% absorbable. It’s the same pressure as body fluids so essentially, it is bypassing digestive juices (which means no dilution and full potency is absorbed.) For 14 years, I have been taking Custom Blended Isotonic Capable Nutrition every morning. I’m approaching 40 but my skin looks like I’m in my 20’s. I feel fantastic, my energy is through the roof and all my blood work is always stellar, according to my doctor.
Not only have all symptoms gone away, but I’m living at the fullest potential of my life. Instead of treating disease, I’m treating wellness. I wanted to share this because I know so many people who are in pain, feel terrible and want relief from symptoms of all kinds of health challenges. Most of which can be solved by adding high quality supplements to a good diet.
The reason we need supplements is because food is not the same as it was 100 years ago. Spinach is still green but where’s all the iron? Oranges are still orange but where’s all the vitamin C gone? Crops are picked before they are ripe, crops are not rotated, and the soil doesn’t have the nutrients in it anymore! Of course, I am speaking about big agriculture. This is one of the reasons I visit local farmers markets and try to buy as much local and organic as possible. However, I still supplement to an excellent diet!
So whenever someone tries to write a prescription instead of giving you alternatives, whenever possible, ask your doctor if you are deficient in the drug they are prescribing? Ask if you can try something natural first or is it life threatening? Ask if you can investigate lifestyle changes? Exercise? It’s your body, take care of it before it breaks down, because you have no where else to live…
Love and a good multi,
LL