Healthy Reading: "Drug Muggers" by Suzy Cohen, RPh

Would you willingly consume a substance that can cause sickness or death when ingested or absorbed?  Unfortunately, many people are treating one problem, while unknowingly slowly poisoning themselves.  A poison is defined as "a substance that through its chemical action usually kills, injures, or impairs an organism."  This book explains how the body is essentially depleted of nutrients in order to counteract the numerous toxic effects of pharmaceutical interventions.  As the author states in her introduction:

"Drugs have an intended effect on the body, but in the process of helping you, they can put your body in a dangerous state by slowly depleting you of the very nutrients you need to maintain your health and to help you heal.  This slow depletion can make you feel miserable.  It can even hasten your death."  For example, a simple drug such as aspirin, when used regularly can lead the deficiencies is Vitamins B3, B6, B9, C, & D, as well as the minerals zinc, potassium, calcium, and iron. 

Some would argue that pharmaceutical drugs are essential for survival and treating disease.  However, as the author states, "The fact is, you can't cure disease with drugs made of synthetic chemicals, especially when they often suppress your body's ability to produce or use natural, healthy nutrients."

Many free-thinking medical doctors have realized this major shortcoming in their education (see video linked below) and can help you to reduce your dependency on synthetics.  This book can be a great guide if you are not able to find such a doctor that can aid you.  She also provides lists of foods that will also effectively and safely help replenish lost nutrients.  Another useful website is by the South African group called "Doctors Beyond Medicine" where they state that, "Physicians often tell their patients that symptoms arising from nutrient depletion are simply "part of the illness" or just signs that they're "getting older."  To make matters worse, physicians frequently try to address the symptoms arising from drug-induced nutrient depletion by prescribing even more drugs, further compounding the problem."

With careful lifestyle modification and specific, neurogologically-based chiropractic care, many medications can be reduced or even eliminated once the body is able to function properly.  In some cases, supplemention may be necessary, as we've created a toxic and polluted environment that is only getting worse.  Fortunately, our bodies have the ability to cope and detoxify, as long as we make every attempt to live as close to nature as possible.  

by SJ NANA, DC, DrNana.co.za

For more information:

• Drug Induced Nutrient Depletion
• Video by Dr Suneel Dhand: "I will NOT let my body become a cash cow for Big Pharma"
• How Doctors Responded to Being Named a Leading Killer
  
• Why Did Doctors Keep Prescribing Cancer?
  
• South African Society of Integrative Medicine (SASIM)
  
• Why Most Published Research Findings Are False
  
• Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science
  

Please also see my previous articles related to this topic:

• "The Mistreatment of Acute Disease"
  
• Corticosteroids Weaken The Whole Body
  
• Can Chiropractic Prolong Life?
  
• Vaccines: One Of Our Biggest Health Decisions
  
• "Suppression of Symptoms Drives Disease Deeper"
• The Ignored Efficiency of the Immune System
  
• The Overlooked Benefits of Chiropractic