I have been subscribing to HSI for a number of years now and am often horrified by the continual use of drugs with awful side effects. I am a great believer in taking drugs if my life depended on it, but not if there are other ways of relieving symptoms using natural products.
We are aware of how Statins causes so many horrible side effects, and how BP medication for hypertension can cause other problems in the body. Doctors work on statistics and risk factors, but as we become more aware of our own bodies and the internet where we can research complaints, we could take more control of our body and not be led down the path of drug use just because our GP says so. I would never tell anyone to stop medication, it is not for me to do so, but I like to think I can have a say in what treatment if I should need it, I agree to. I know too many people who just take the drugs because their GP says so.
I like HSI, because not only does it inform us of how drug companies lure us into taking their drugs for the big bucks they make, but it offers us alternative treatments. Yes it costs money, but I would rather pay for Benecol each day to keep my cholesterol low than to take a drug that causes horrible side effects. And Benecol does work by the way, so there is an alternative to Statins.
I was shocked many years ago by some American friends who had been prescribed by their medical practitioner to take hypertension drugs and Statins when they were 50, even though their BP was only moderately high. That means potentially they could be on the drugs for 30 years or more if they live that long.
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