Tylenol, a trademarked form of the chemical known as acetaminophen or paracetamol, is one of the most commonly used painkillers in the United States today, yet is also one of the most dangerous. For instance, nearly 500 die and 30,000 are hospitalized each year in the US as a result of its well established, yet seldomly discussed toxic effects. Read more.
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10 Tips for Surviving Allergy Season
If you’re like many of us, this time of year can be both beautiful and vexing. Blossoms begin to adorn our trees, and our cars and patios are coated with a dusting of yellowish-green pollen. For spring allergy sufferers, that means itchy, burning red eyes; scratchy throats; sneezing; wheezing; coughing; and sinus congestion. Read more.
Three Patent Games Used by Big Pharma to Monopolize Medicine
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This Might be Your Last Chance to Save Homeopathy
The FDA has claimed the authority to remove any homeopathic medicine from the market whenever it wants to. We need to take immediate action to make sure homeopathic medicines survive. Action Alert! Read more.
Further Insights into Covid-19 Etiology and Susceptibility
As we pass the three-year anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of Covid-19 as a global pandemic, more than 6.8 million deaths have been attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus with 1.1 million (16%) of those deaths occurring in the United States. Read more.
Ginseng Provides Natural Help for Hair Loss
The two FDA-approved medications for hair loss come with a risk of significant side effects. Ginseng provides a powerful natural alternative. Read more.
Millions of Avoidable Deaths from COVID-19
In the recent pandemic, a common reason many people died is the failure to use widely available, highly effective, safe, and inexpensive treatments that have proven to drastically reduce morbidity and mortality from this disease. Over the last several centuries and especially within the last decades, we have gained a huge amount of medical knowledge about biochemistry and nutrition — and how important this is for maintaining a strong, resilient body and immune system. Read more.
Empower Parents with the Parental Rights Amendment
There is a long precedent of respect for parental rights in the United States but there is also a troubling history of challenges to those rights which do not always end in the parents’ favor. From before a baby is even born the battle for medical freedom begins. Does a pregnant Mom have the right to decline a flu shot if she has questions about whether it’s what’s best for her baby? Can parents decline the hep-B shot at birth? Can a mother choose to nurse even if the hospital is pushing formula? Read more.
Life in a Pharmacy — How I Became Known as the “Vitamin Girl”
But life at the pharmacy was different, though it was filled with some of the kindest people you would ever meet. The basic environment wasn’t about being healthy; it was about treating illness. It wasn’t about being proactive; it was about accepting outcomes. And it wasn’t about prevention; it was about quick and easy fixes. A sad fact is that most people came into our pharmacy because something was wrong, not because something was right. Read more.
Three Patent Games Used by Big Pharma to Monopolize Medicine
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