The Truth About Antidepressants…

This past holiday season, I had a few patients come to me after taking antidepressants.

The drugs weren’t doing anything for them. This is something I see all too often.

Antidepressants are prescribed for everything under the sun. Many times for symptoms that don’t even fall under the prescription guidelines.

But it’s big business. In a recent study, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that antidepressant drugs are the most prescribed drug in America.

Unfortunately, they rarely work. In fact, they can do more harm than good…

New Warning-Ritalin Kills

A new study reveals that healthy kids who take Ritalin have a whopping 500 percent greater risk of sudden death. These aren’t kids with pre-existing heart conditions. The results would have been worse if they were included.

Here’s proof that what you’ve been told for decades – that Ritalin is safe for kids – couldn’t be further from the truth.

Your Prescripitions May Be Poisoning You

Did you know that the same drug you’ve been taking for years could be slowly poisoning you? As you age, your ability to tolerate medication changes.

Your body recognizes drugs as foreign substances and tries to remove them. For most of them, your liver first “detoxifies” the drug then your kidneys excrete this metabolite in the urine.

This process of removal is calculated into the dosing of your drugs. But the way doctors calculate your dose can lead to problems with long-term medications…

The FDA Kept This Secret from You for 70 Years

Dear Health Conscious Reader,
Here’s yet another disturbing case of the FDA dragging its feet… After 70-plus years, the FDA is finally warning doctors that a category of drugs used by millions to treat seizures, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and migraine headaches doubles your risk of suicide.1
Of the 43,892 people aged 5 and older in the [...]

A Drug Fit for a Dog?

Dear Reader,
I’ve always said the idea that you can shed pounds and achieve lasting fitness by taking a prescription pill is ridiculous. But I came across something recently that’s really over the top . . .
Pfizer just released the first FDA-approved prescription diet drug for dogs. It’s called “Slentrol.”
They claim that if your pet is [...]