Check your Prescription Drugs! 
Tracey
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Hi all...
My step dad just told me an interesting story about a friend of his that he exercises with.
His friend is in his 70's, has a pace maker (that you can see through his t-shirts, under his skin), is quite blue in colouring - very unhealthy, looks very sickly and wan all the time and his fingernails and toenails have been falling off. It sounds like he's just barely keeping it together to stay alive.
Well...here's the story.
The other day this man walks into the exercise room and my stepdad says, "Hey!! You're looking great! What did you do? What happened?" And this guys says...
That his doctor was away on holidays (that's your first clue!) and that there was a replacement doctor at his appointment. Well...he walks in to see this new doctor and the doctor takes one look at him and says, "What's going on here...what is your trouble?" and our guy whips out the list of Drugs that his doctor has put him on. The doctor can't believe it. This guy is taking 32 pills a day!!!!! (argh - my blood is beginning to boil!)
So! This new doctor takes him off ALL his pills except one - his diabetes pill - and sends him home. This guy has not changed one thing other than going off 31 pills a day (!) and is looking and feeling great now! (because of his perceived sickness he has been eating well and exercising)
So...whadya think of that??
This reminds me of what Tim O'Shea says in "The Journey to the Center of the Colon" at his The Doctor Within site (link below). Any of you taking medications daily should do a Drug Check:
Drug check.
"Get a Physicians Desk Reference. I don't know, just get one. WalMart maybe. Get your glasses or a magnifying glass. Look up every drug you're taking. Read all the fine print on each one. Much of it is doctor-babble, but you'll be able to understand the part about Adverse Reactions. That means side effects. Read the whole section on each drug. When you're all done, ask yourself - did your doctor do all that reading before he wrote you the prescription? Then read Conventional Medicine Vs. Holistic . If drugs were going to cure you, wouldn't you'd already be better? See how many of your current problems are listed as side effects of the drugs you're taking. Exactly when did you expect your doctor to take you off drugs?"
*excerpt taken from "The Last Resort" article at The Doctor Within*
I am trying to get this man to write his own report so I post it - we'll see what happens.
love Tracey
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- Re: Check your Prescription Drugs! Blueduck
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This is a reply to # 520,157Tracey,
This is a sickening and common tale. I am sorry that this happened to your Dad's friend. I am glad that this story had a happy ending !
This is another reason why we all need to question any drug or combination of drugs prescribed.
I used to ask for the Physician's Desk Reference at the drug store before I would fill any prescription. I would sit there and read about the drugs. If I did not like what I read, I would just not fill the prescription. The drug stores all have these books. They will let you look at theirs, all you have to do is ask. Also, if you are on good terms with a doctor (gag, heave choke)...they may even give you a copy of their last year's PDR for free !!!
Now I just do not even go to the damn doctor. What for ? I just cannot find a thing that they have that I need any more.
Thanks for this heads up post Tracey.
Blueduck
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- Ulcerative Colitus hudson
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This is a reply to # 520,157Hi Tracey-
Thanks for the great post.
My father has had colitus for as long as I know him, if not longer. Or "spastic colon" as he has called it...
Well, recently- a few years ago, it has become ulcerative...
His doctor has him on all sorts of drugs- prednisone- some kind of chemo- and many others.
The doctor's have apparently told him that his white blood cells are attacking his colon and that is what is causing the ulcers.
I should mention that he has had a poor diet all his life as well, but is lucky in that- his 57 year old, 6'2", 170 lb slender frame has never had to worry about weight gain. Ah, but the suffering this poor man has endured.
I've been trying to get him to go on the Master Cleanse, and get off all of the drugs he is on. I should mention there have been stress pills, sleeping pills, pain killers.
All of these pills (up to 15 different kinds a day, I think)- compounded with his poor diet, is only making his situation worse.
He is convinced that high fiber foods only "make him sick" (literally- in the bathroom)- so his diet is rich in starch, Sugar and does pretty good with the fat department as well.
I have been keeping him posted with all of my cleansing, fasting, and dieting. I am a 130 lbs, 5'7" female. Pretty healthy and I'm trying to stay that way.
I think he is intrigued, but doesn't have the discipline to try the fasting- and I think he fears going off the meds because he will inevitably wind up on the toilet sick as a dog.
I've forwarded him your post. Thanks again-
and please, if there is anyone reading this that has any feedback, it will be greatly appreciated.
thanks so much-
be well
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- Hudson Tracey
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This is a reply to # 520,168Hudson! ...and here I've always thought you were a guy!
Well...I'm glad you forwarded my post to your father - it will now be up to him whether he feels an inkling, a stirring of inspiration to get himself healthy.
If he's interested he should definitely read some of the articles at The Doctor Within site. That is what I did with my step dad last year. He had been wheezing and wheezing (allergies) so badly that he had to sleep sitting up in a chair! He looked awful too. I was quite worried about him - he was in his early 60's - but already he was looking 'old'. He had redness beneath the surface of his skin that just looked very unhealthy.
Well...as I had been cleansing for 2 months...I introduced him to the idea of cleansing. He wasn't really interested (didn't feel he'd have the discipline...just felt kind of vague about the whole thing)...UNTIL...I printed off a bunch of the articles at The Doctor Within site! One afternoon he, my mom and I read through a bunch of them:
Journey to the Center of the Colon
Allergies
Last Resort
New West Diet
Well! That was it!! The information that is in these articles is mind-blowing, so logical and he was inspired!! Yeeeehaw! He started cleansing immediately (pear fast because pears are good for lungs) and within 2 days he was fine! No more wheezing! wooo! Then he moved to the New West Diet (basically no sugar, flour or dairy...and lots of raw vegetables and fruits and WARM water - organic meat too) and for 60 days he was pretty strict (As Tim O'Shea of The Doctor Within says: This is your LIFE, not a lounge act! Do the strict diet for 60 days and see how you feel)
He felt AMAZING - I think his report is within the link below.
His allergies were gone. zip. He felt like a million bucks. (probably a trillion!) Oh and he stopped SNORING! This was unbelievable. We couldn't believe it.
Anyway - I am blabbing aren't I?? ha!
If your dad is interested he should definitely look at the link below. Cleansing options. But first - he should read The Doctor Within stuff. Print it off so he can read it at his leisure...
Okay...hope to hear good news from you and your dad soon, Hudson!
Tracey - Re: Ulcerative Colitus naturalfoods
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This is a reply to # 520,168That is a long time to have "ulcerative colitis".
I am assumimg that he has seen his doctor with little success.
I have 4 dietary modifications for him:
1. Drink plenty of liquids to prevent fluid and elctrolyte imbalance. When drinking fruit juices ( Carrot or cabbage ), mix half and half with pure water or Aloe Vera juice. 1/2 cup in the morning and at bedtime.
2. Eliminate all solid foods. Liquid diets consisting of fresh fruit and vegetable juices provide nutrients and give your bowel a rest. To increase protein intake make a smoothie with a banana or other fresh fruit. Vegetable soups and steamed vegetables can be liquified by using a blender or a juicer. Use NO butter, milk or sour cream. This bland and primarily liquid diet should be followed for about two weeks for best results.
3. After that, a low fiber, bland, high protein, high calorie should be eaten in six small meals a day. Avoid dairy products, processed foods, fried foods and coffee.
4. Take a high potency liquid vitamin and mineral supplement and an effective digestive enzyme product. Deficiencies of the following nutrients have been found in hospitalized patients with colitis: Vitamin A, C, K, Zinc and Folic Acid.
http://www.ultimate-enzymes.com for some good information
- These are great suggestions! Tracey
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- Re: These are great suggestions! naturalfoods
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This is a reply to # 520,181
It is so exciting to find out for yourself what
actually works and is effective without side effects.
My wife and I are using a liquid vitamin and mineral drink that has Aloe Vera Gel and it is so terrific that everyone that we know that has tried it really loves it. It is called Minerals Plus and it cannot be bought in stores.
- Re: These are great suggestions! naturalfoods
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- Thank you for you input- PLEASE KEE... hudson
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This is a reply to # 520,180Thank you Tracey and Naturalfoods-
I have noted your suggestions, and will pass them on to pops. Thank you so much!
If anyone else has anything they would like to add-
it would be most appreciated...
thanks in advance-
- These are great suggestions! Tracey
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- Hudson Tracey
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- BUT IT GETS EVEN WORSE...Drug Intera... UserX
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This is a reply to # 520,157I can't tell you how many times I have seen patients on 10...20...30! different meds when I worked in nursing homes! This is far more common than you might think and often the medications are coming from different specialists who are unaware of what the other doctors are prescribing. And the problem is the side effects are not just those listed as reverse reactions listed under the individual drugs and then added up. When someone is taking numerous drugs completely new compounds are being formed within their body....and no physician or pharmacist can tell you what the hell is going on!
I actually found it amazing that some of these folks could function at all with all the chemicals that were being pumped into them...one of many things that has amazed me about how resilient the human body really is!
For anyone interested...click the link below to find out how two or more drugs interact. This probably won't give you the whole picture when the drugs gets into the double-digits...but it's a start.- 3rd Leading Cause of Death Lapis
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This is a reply to # 520,173Which brings us to the obvious segue...how pharmaceuticals are the third leading cause of death in North America. Anyone have that link handy to drop into this thread?
- Doctor Error - 3rd leading cause of ... Tracey
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This is a reply to # 520,175ALL THESE ARE DEATHS PER YEAR:
12,000 -----unnecessary surgery
7,000 -----medication errors in hospitals
20,000 ----other errors in hospitals
80,000 ----infections in hospitals
106,000 ---non-error, negative effects of drugs
These total to 250,000 deaths per year from iatrogenic causes.
See link below for full details.
TraceyDoctor Error - 3rd leading cause of death
- Doctor Error - 3rd leading cause of ... Tracey
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- 3rd Leading Cause of Death Lapis
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- Re: Check your Prescription Drugs! southern belle
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This is a reply to # 520,157Great post, Tracey!
This same thing happened to my 82 year old Daddy, but one of the drugs had already done damage to his legs. He is doing better now. It happened to my sister who diagnosed with RA. The drug she was taking for that caused a reaction and because of that reaction, she is now a diabetic. The doctor actually told her that.......
Paulette- Re: Check your Prescription Drugs!.T... Blueduck
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This is a reply to # 520,192I think this calls for a law suit. It makes me so mad when I hear of all the things that doctors do to unsuspecting patients. To actually have a doctor cause some one to have diabetes is just the height of mal practice.Your sister ought to sue the sox offa that quack. Is your Father still living ? If he is, he should sue also.
The more I hear the madder I get. Today my junk Prevention magazine came and I am mad at it too. All it is now is chocked full of prescription drug ads. Drugs ! Drugs!!! "Dont order drugs from the internet".....(hell, youre kidding) I get more sarcastic the more I rant.
"Here, take this"........"oh, yes you need to take this other drug to counter act the bad side effects of the first one"...."what? you say you have dizzyness now"...."well, here is another drug to fix that"......."and you will also need this other one to get rid of the side effects of the second one".........Never ending.....geesh.
I should have become a lawyer. But I hate them almost as bad as doctors.
*End of rant...maybe*
Blueduck
- Blueduck.... southern belle
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This is a reply to # 520,195I just love you to death, Blueduck! Your answer was right on.
yes, my Daddy is still around and I treasure every moment I have with him. Unfortunately, both he and my sister trust their doctors and still do everything they say. They listen to me and agree with me, but that's about it.... I agree about the lawsuits. Someday people will begin doing that more and more and we will see the end of the "doctor ruling era."
Paulette- Re: Blueduck.... Blueduck
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This is a reply to # 520,203I am glad that your Father is still alive !! You are lucky to have him, as I am sure you know. *S* It is so sad when trusting people go to a doctor and just do any thing that the doctor thinks is right. I have seen it so much. People put their trust in the doctors that they have used their whole lives. They think that "their" doctor knows best. I guess all we can do is offer the information (that we know is right) to these people and just hope for the best.
I wish every one could be at Curezone and read all the things that happen to people that explicitly trust their doctors. Maybe some day.......
Blueduck
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