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By: Ris

Ris — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:19:59 +0000

I’m just fed up with the medical industry as a whole! They don’t look for the source of a problem…they just mask it. Most health problems these days can be fixed with a proper diet. Antibiotics should not be used for every single sniffle, they weaken the immune system. Not to mention create antibiotic resistant strains.

However, I do realize that there is a place for modern medicine. There are some illnesses that need to be treated with antibiotics every time. I agree with the person that people these days are too impatient and need that quick fix pill.

My husband’s co-worker said to him one day “I just don’t know about those herbs. You don’t know what their effect is on you. I take some decongestants when I’m sick and I feel all better!” I just rolled my eyes when I heard this. I firmly believe in holistic healing and am an amateur herbalist, I use goldenseal, thyme, catnip, and a couple of other herbs. They don’t mask the symptom or force your body into a chemical reaction. Herbs support your body to help it heal itself.
lol. Sorry for my rant…the medical industry is one of my pet peeves.

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By: myncliaiday

myncliaiday — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:09:03 +0000

Thank you for great post!

By: Bec

Bec — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:28:15 +0000

I suffer from GERD in the extreme. When I have an attack I will be in bed in agony for weeks. My stomach will bloat so that I look pregnant.
I didnt want to take medication so I went on a very restrictive diet. I ate nothing acidic – no soft drink, no caffine, no chocolate, no tomato or chilli, not even much meat. I basically lived on lightly steamed vegetables with a little apple cider vinegar for taste (And becaue it apparently is healing for the stomach). I only drank water. I walked a lot. I lost weight on this diet and kept it up for nearly 9 months. I still had GERD attacks. I now take Nexium but only when I feel an attack coming on.

What would you recommend I try instead? The doctors don’t seem to have any other ideas. What would cure me of my GERD?

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By: Karin

Karin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:29:42 +0000

#9…With “allies” like that, who needs enemas?

By: Gary Staton

Gary Staton — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:39:11 +0000

Clearly you have never tried Viagra.

By: Al

Al — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:46:32 +0000

I am a very healthy, active 20-year-old, and I do take Nexium. I do exercise, and I eat vegetables. I take vitamins and don’t eat “deep fried garbage” or drink soda for that matter. I also avoid all the acidic foods known to aggravate GERD (even chili cheese fries). And at 120 pounds, I wouldn’t consider myself obese. All that, and I still have severe GERD. Hence: the Nexium. While a good portion of America may fall into the previously-described, less-than-healthy category, I don’t. So perhaps before suggesting that I’m a glutton who doesn’t need medication, one could first realize the Nexium that I take actually could have been developed for people like me.

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Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:28:25 +0000

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By: scott

scott — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:46:01 +0000

Hangover pills, My guess would be that the dehydrogenase used in the pills may be acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. That might then help people who have too little of it. That’s REALLY giving this company the benefit of the doubt though.