Although there are times when medications are necessary and appropriate, as a society we’ve gone way overboard and are increasingly relying on drugs to “create health” for us.

I’ve heard people say things like they are in “good health” because their blood pressure is controlled with beta blockers, their cholesterol is under 200 with statins, proton pump inhibitors keep their acid reflux quiet, and sedatives help them sleep.

THAT’S good health?

No—that’s a chemically induced absence of symptoms!

This way of thinking has not only resulted in many people being needlessly medicated, but also any desired result comes at a very dear price over and above the “common” side effects.

Current estimates show that adverse drug events affect 2.7 million people hospitalized in the US each year, with over 106,000 deaths—and that's just for the hospitalized patients.

Another 350,000 adverse drug events occur in US nursing homes each year.

And most disturbingly, only 1-10 percent of adverse events are ever reported. 

Medication cascade 

Once you arrive in the land of the medicated, you can get caught up in “medication cascade”—where you suffer side effects from one drug and are given a second drug for those effects. Then you have side effects from the second drug and are given a third drug to counteract those, and so on.

Plus, the more drugs you take, the higher the risk of dangerous drug interactions too.

Hang on—there’s more!

As if all that wasn’t enough, drugs can also deplete your body’s essential nutrients!

Here is the harmful nutritional impact of six commonly prescribed drugs:

1- Statins

Statins deplete your body of vitamin D.

Vitamin D is crucial for bone health, proper immune function, it protects against heart disease and cancer and encourages healthy lung function.

Plus, statins inhibit your body’s ability to synthesize Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)—an essential antioxidant for your heart.

2- Acid reducers

PPIs severely deplete your magnesium level. 

Magnesium is needed for digestion, building RNA and DNA, and proper insulin production (an important note for diabetics).

It’s also vital for heart and bone health, a properly functioning nervous system and a strong immune system.

3- Antibiotics

Antibiotics diminish your body’s levels of vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12 and K. They can also sap calcium and iron and block your absorption of minerals.

4- Type 2 diabetes drugs

Diabetes drugs can lead to reduced vitamin B12 levels.

B12 is essential for red and white blood cell production, generating energy, lowering blood levels of homocysteine (a heart disease risk) and brain and nervous system health. 

5- Thyroid medications

Synthetic thyroid medications deplete your body of zinc.

Zinc is essential for immune function, heart health, a strong gut wall, and it protects against Alzheimer’s.

6- Hypertension drugs

Diuretics reduce your body’s supplies of magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium and zinc.

Beta blockers drain your supply of CoQ10, which is crucial for heart health.

Wake up to the truth!

If you saw yourself in anything I said above, it’s time to wake up to the truth before it’s too late.

Drug companies do not care about your health—profit is ALL they are about. Every single major drug company is a convicted felon, having been fined billions of dollars at one time or another for suppressing data that shows dangerous side effects of a drug or downplaying the potential for harm.

Does that sound like a company that cares about you?

And sadly, they have strongly swayed the learning curriculums of our doctors and nurses to the point where many well-meaning individuals who wanted to attain an education to help their fellow man instead come out as legalized drug pushers.

It’s up to YOU

If you want to see what REAL health looks like, then it’s up to you to take action.

Here are the most significant measures you can take toward preventing or saying goodbye to a sickly, diseased, medicated, side effect suffering, and nutrient-depleted existence:

Eat for health

There's no getting around it. If you want anything that resembles health, you MUST eat nutritious real foods.

“Real foods” are foods that do not come with a bar code and a list of chemicals you can’t pronounce. Real foods are fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, poultry, wild-caught fish, eggs, healthy fats like butter and olive oil, and whole grains.

Support optimal nutrient levels

If you feel your diet may be lacking or just want to have all nutritional bases covered, a top-notch multi vitamin and mineral formula like Super Core can help ensure your body has what it needs to support great health. 

Move your backside 

Get some form of exercise on most days—even a brief walk counts! Stop the excuses and just do it (after you get your doctor’s OK).

Reduce stress

Stress is harmful to your health in countless ways, including destroying your digestion and immune function.

Do whatever you need to do to keep stress low and remember that regular exercise is the best stress reducer there is.

Also try acupuncture, prayer, meditation, counseling or even adopting a pet (if you’re an animal lover).

Make a difference

Sad as it is to say, our current state of "health" is NOT health at all!

If we were a "healthy" nation, 7 out of 10 of us wouldn't be medicated, would we?

But you can truly make a difference in your health—safely and naturally.

Do it now—you’ll never regret it.

To your health,

Sherry Brescia