Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like naproxen and ibuprofen are easily some of the best selling medications on the market today. And many, many people pop these over-the-counter [...]
Category: Big Pharma
What you really need to know about the recent vitamin D debacle
Well, it’s Memorial Day. The unofficial start of summer. Which makes it the perfect time to share this latest piece of news—even if it is incredibly frustrating. A new umbrella review of vitamin [...]
The vitamin duo statin drug makers don’t want you to know about
Now here’s something that really drives me nuts. A new study found that postmenopausal women who supplemented with calcium and vitamin D for two years had significantly lower LDL cholesterol [...]
A scalpel can shave years off your memory, too
With all the marvels of modern medicine, so many people are fooled into thinking that surgery is a largely risk-free endeavor. But the truth is shocking, to say the least. In fact, the results of [...]
How the war on complementary medicine is costing us billions
The U.S. Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) recently commissioned an eye-opening report. It put some pretty shocking price tags on the money this country could save if the healthcare [...]
Why Whole Foods isn’t as wholesome as you think (and where you should be shopping instead)
The Farm Bill, Big Agribusiness, Big Soda, Big Pharma. I’ve given lots of lip service to all of these corrupt influences in the past. With forces like these running the show, bad health is [...]
Why TV dinners can double your risk of death
I’d be willing to bet you don’t know how much phosphorus you eat. But you should. Because I just found out that more than a third of all Americans eat a diet that’s too high in phosphorus. And [...]
Adding insult to injury
In case you’re not familiar with the term, GRAS is short for “generally recognized as safe.” It’s a designation the FDA grants to ingredients that it deems suitable for widespread, unregulated [...]
Osteoporosis drugs raise your risk of fractures
Bone star Of all the scams Big Pharma is running on this country, osteoporosis drugs–like Boniva, Fosamax, or Forteo–definitely rank among the worst.Not because they don’t do [...]
Not on my watch
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added eight more drugs to its “watch” list, due to potentially serious safety concerns. The new drugs to make the list include ones [...]