It seems that over 2 million elderly Americans are taking potentially dangerous combinations of drugs, according to this article.
The most alarming statistic is One in ten Older men are taking risky combinations of drugs – from blood thinners and cholesterol medicine to Aspirin and Ginkgo pills.
The American diet, the AMA (American Medical Association) and pharmaceutical companies are to blame, along with our sweet tooth and the companies making the processed food items which we crave (the cravings, in large part coming from the added hydrolyzed protein, AKA, MSG). Of course, the only medicines we would need could be, have been, and are, found in the very foods we (should) eat.
Eating a “raw”, unprocessed diet could alleviate many of the modern maladies affecting our society. The FDA ad USDA turn a blind eye to many harmful items found in the food chain, and have decided to regulate based on the monetary contributions to “pet projects”, grants and, of course, age old graft. – A term I have affectionately termed “Poison for Profits”.
If we were to spend more money on good, healthful, nutritious foods and less on electronic toys, we would be a far healthier society. But mainstream media, and their bombardment of the American populous with advertisement and marketing that insists that we are not complete without a GPS in our cell phone that we can use while driving down the interstate and while watching a DVD in the automobile console and drinking a diet beverage, brainwashes us into believing all of the consumerism hype. We have to have it or we won’t be cool!
So, why don’t we start the New Year with a new resolution? A resolution to take back control and to live healthier by:
- Reading labels on everything we buy
- Eating more fruits and vegetables
- Eating less processed food items
- Choosing organic when possible
- helping someone else to eat better
And most of all, let’s remember that the food we eat is our medicine. The pharmaceutical companies don’t want you healthy, they want your money…
To your health,
Pat