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PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH?

You're more likely to die from prescription medication than from an accident, pneumonia, or diabetes. That's the unsettling news that came out of the Journal of the American Medical Association, earlier this year. The study found that adverse drug reactions are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, right after heart disease, cancer, and stroke. The researchers found that the number of deaths each year are between 76,000 and 137,000, plus 2.2 million serious non-fatal reactions. The numbers were even more chilling because the researchers did not include cases where drugs were misprescribed or used incorrectly ...these are the stats for the "properly" prescribed drugs!!

We've all been led to believe by the pharmaceutical industry that drugs are the only way to health. Too many people pop pills without thinking of the consequences and without even considering that there could be an alternative. One of our goals at this office is to keep you informed of the options and to help you become more responsible for your own health and less dependent on toxic chemicals, like prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Drug therapy should be a well thought-out treatment of last resort, not a reflex first choice. The number of deaths due to pharmaceutical drugs is equivalent to three jumbo jet crashes every two days!!