If you MUST take prescription drugs, be careful

With shrinking paychecks and rising costs, many US citizens are thinking of buying their prescription drugs on line - and with good reason. They can save a bundle of money.

However, the web can be a deceptive place. We do trust the Canadian pharmacies, but not all those who claim to be Canadian really are. If the price is too good to be true, you might be dealing with drugs coming from "Hango Pango."

The People's Pharmacy offers a guide and tips on how to tell if an online Canadian pharmacy is legitimate. Just go to www.peoplespharmacy.com to order your copy for $2.

Meanwhile, if you're trying to wean yourself from dangerous pharmaceuticals, read Dr. David Tanton's A Drug-Free Approach to Healthcare - Revised Edition. It might be just what you need to start rebuilding your health and getting free of dangerous and expensive drugs.

Yours for good health,
Marte

Allergies and your medications

Every time I read the doctor's column in our local newspaper I marvel at the fact that doctors don't seem to realize that all bodies are not alike!

A medication that may be fine for one person can be deadly for another, and yet they tell patients "It can't be your medication" when they complain of the very real side effects.

Today a lady wrote about using erythromycin for an infection and immediately starting to have heart palpitations and shortness of breath. The doctor didn't believe the medication had anything to do with it.

The newspaper doctor said that yes, some people do die as a reaction. It has to do with having "long QT intervals." You can only know if you have that by having an electrocardiogram, and there is a list of drugs that might be dangerous for you posted at www.qtdrugs.org.

Meanwhile, if you take a drug and experience bad effects, it seems to me that you should stop it immediately, even if the doctor doesn't believe the drug can cause problems.

Each of us has an individual body with individual reactions. "One size fits all" just doesn't apply to our good health.

Seems like they could figure this out, considering that some people can eat gallons of peanuts and others can die from just one.

If you have allergies, consider treatment by a qualified NAET acupuncture practitioner. Those treatments have made a beautiful difference in my life, and the lives of many of my friends and family. If you Google NAET you can learn all about it - and ignore the ones who say it's all nonsense. Because it definitely isn't nonsense.

Yours for good health,
Marte