Category: Education

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Finding and Learning about Side Effects (adverse reactions)

“Both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs have side effects. Side effects, also known as adverse events, are unwanted or unexpected events or reactions to a drug. Side effects can vary from minor problems like a runny nose to life-threatening events, such as an increased risk of a heart attack. Several things can affect who does and does not have a side effect when taking a drug – age, gender, allergies, how the body absorbs the drug, other drugs, vitamins and dietary supplements that you may be taking. A side effect is considered serious if the result is: death; life-threatening; hospitalization; disability or permanent damage; or exposure prior to conception or during pregnancy that caused a birth defect.” Continue reading “Medications & Their Many Hazards… Know The Truth & The Truth Shall Set You Free”

HIPPOCRATIC OATH: CLASSICAL VERSION
I SWEAR BY Apollo Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia AND ALL THE GODS AND GODDESSES, making them my witnesses, that I will fulfill according to my ability and judgment this oath and this covenant: Continue reading “Demigod Hippocrates… The Father Of Medicine, The Original Hippocratic Oath & The Truth About The Medical Community”

Digging For The Truth
Herbalists often tout how great “nettles” (scientific name, urtica dioica) are for our health, but are they really? Continue reading “The Stinging Nettle… Should I Supplement With It?”