Prescription Alternatives:Hundreds of Safe, Natural, Prescription-Free Remedies to Restore and Maintain Your Health, Fourth Edition

__“For those who need to know what doctors and pharmaceutical companies are doing to people's health . . . this belongs in the library of every home.”__ -- Lendon H. Smith, M.D., author of __Feed Your Body Right__ __Prescription Alternatives__ is an easy-to-use, immediate reference for all the information you need about how medications affect your body, what you can do to counteract imbalances, and what alternative treatments work best. __**“FDA approved” doesn't mean it's safe!**__ * __Prescription drugs can deplete the body of essential vitamins and minerals__ * __Studies show that H2 blockers for heartburn can cause bone loss__ * __Drugs to treat diabetes can increase risk of heart disease and death__ __Covering the major prescription drugs in use today and their dangerous side effects, natural health expert Dr. Earl Mindell lays the foundation for a sound body with safer alternatives to these medicines. New drugs and natural alternatives for: * Heart disease * Diabetes * Obesity-related ailments * Asthma * ADD__ Introduction Part 1 Laying the Foundation for Good Health Chapter 1 Changing the Pill-Popping Mind-Set Chapter 2 How to Avoid Prescription Drug Abuse Chapter 3 Drug Interactions and How Your Body Processes Drugs Chapter 4 How Drugs Interact with Food, Drink, and Supplements Chapter 5 How Drugs Interact with Other Drugs Chapter 6 How to Read Drug Labels and Information Inserts Chapter 7 Surgery, Drugs, and Nutrition: Minimizing the Damage and Maximizing Your Recovery Chapter 8 How to Avoid Medical Errors in the Hospital Part 2 Prescription Drugs and their Natural AlternativesChapter 9 Six Core Principles for Optimal Health Chapter 10 Drugs for Heart Disease and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 11 Drugs for the Digestive Tract and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 12 Cold, Cough, Asthma, and Allergy Drugs and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 13 Drugs for Pain Relief and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 14 Antibiotics, Antifungals, and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 15 Drugs for Insomnia, Anxiety, and Depression and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 16 Diabetes Drugs, Obesity Drugs, and Their Natural AlternativesChapter 17 Drugs for Eye Diseases and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 18 Drugs for the Prostate and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 19 Synthetic Hormones and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 20 Drugs for Osteoporosis and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 21 Drugs for Herpes and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 22 Drugs for Impotence and Their Natural Alternatives Chapter 23 Drugs for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Their Natural Alternatives Resources and Recommended Reading References IndexA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

“For those who need to know what doctors and pharmaceutical companies are doing to people's health . . . this belongs in the library of every home.”

-- Lendon H. Smith, M.D., author of Feed Your Body Right

Prescription Alternatives is an easy-to-use, immediate reference for all the information you need about how medications affect your body, what you can do to counteract imbalances, and what alternative treatments work best.

“FDA approved” doesn't mean it's safe!

• Prescription drugs can deplete the body of essential vitamins and minerals

• Studies show that H2 blockers for heartburn can cause bone loss

• Drugs to treat diabetes can increase risk of heart disease and death

Covering the major prescription drugs in use today and their dangerous side effects, natural health expert Dr. Earl Mindell lays the foundation for a sound body with safer alternatives to these medicines.

New drugs and natural alternatives for:

• Heart disease

• Diabetes

• Obesity-related ailments

• Asthma

• ADD

Updated to include the latest drug releases and their natural alternatives, an authoritative reference provides complete coverage of everything from side effects and FDA warnings to important guidelines and home remedies that may provide safer comparable treatments. Original.