World of Ill People Getting Sicker Yearly!
© By Lena Sanchez
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For more than fifty years the drug industry and medical world says they are going to cure illness and disease. What brought about this particular subject? I get angry every year when the new stats come out and illnesses have gone up, not down, yet all I hear from JAMA, AMA, etc., are about all the great treatments available and how they are beating the diseases. And since the inception of the Heart Association, Diabetes Association, Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Foundation, etc., donate your dollars we're an inch away from a cure! If that's true why are the illnesses increasing yearly?  I did read one study this year (2009) that says some have gone down but the majority of stats say that isn't so!

I thought you might like to know how much traditional medicine and illness is costing you according to the numbers in 2008! Listed in order of most expensive to least expensive!

~ 17 million people diagnosed with heart disease,  spent $58 billion,
~ 9 million cancer patients spent $46 billion,
~ 37 million who suffered a traumatic injury, spent $44 billion,
~ 20 million with mental disorders, shelled out $30 billion.
~ 10 million people, Diabetes, $20 billion,
~ 27 million people, Hypertension (high blood pressure)  $18 billion,
~ 2 million people, Stroke-related conditions, $16 billion,
~ 16 million people, Osteoarthritis, $16 billion,
~ 4 million people, Pneumonia, $16 billion,
~ 13 million people, Back problems, $13 billion,
~ 2 million people, Kidney disease, $10 billion,
~ 18 million people, Endocrine disorders, $10 billion,
~ 20 million people, Skin disorders, $9 billion,
~ 16 million people, Infectious diseases, $6 billion,

In spite of all the billions of dollars raised each year and put into research of these illnesses and medicine the number continues to rise even though we have more medical treatments than ever! Why?

When doing my research I found several reasons!

One of the most insidious causes can be found in your tap and shower. Read "Whose Drugs Are You Taking?" and that will explain this reasoning and what to do to help not be a victim of bad water!

Another step to illness;

A rare doctor once told me that, "Statistics are against chemical medications simply because they kill people and that's a fact of medicine." His advice, "Take herbs, not a single person died from herbs last year but more than half million died from prescription and OTC drugs, either directly or indirectly." When I looked into why he could make that statement I found the following:

Why medications make for ongoing illness!

  • DIURETICS for high blood pressure wash potassium, magnesium, sodium, zinc and vitamin B2 right out of your body along with the water. Even more alarming is the report From the National Cancer Institute in November 1998 states that, "diuretics also increase the risk of kidney cancer," as found by the researchers that conducted the studies.
  • CHOLESTEROL (STATIN) DRUGS, for lowering cholesterol, wash minerals and nutrients from the body. This leads to muscle and joint pains. If the body is missing large amounts of minerals it will affect muscles and joints, with the heart being the largest muscle in the body and will eventually become erratic and/or shut down creating death. If you read the insert that comes with those medications it will say; "This medication has not proven to prevent heart attack or strokes." What it should say it will cause them in a huge part of people taking them!
  • HRT - HORMONE/ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT DRUGS, such as Premarin, can leave you deficient in all the B complex, vitamin C, magnesium and zinc.
  • ANTACIDS - TUMS, ROLAIDS, ETC. INCLUDING NEXIUM AND PRILOSEC, etc. steal vitamins A and B1, folic acid, calcium, copper, iron and phosphorus from your tissues.
  • ANTIBIOTICS deplete numerous vitamins but mainly B2, C, D, niacin, folic acid, biotin…and a multitude of heart and brain killing minerals - calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium and zinc.
  • SHAMPOOS and CONDITIONERS have several chemicals building up your body to a toxic level threatening your liver and kidneys. A couple that has drawn attention lately is DEA and Sodium Laureth Sulfate, or simply SLS which are absorbed into your blood stream and make changes in our hormonal systems that cause free radicals to run wild and in turn cause cancer & other diseases.
  • CHLORINE in our municipal water systems - necessary to kill bacteria - has been proven to cause cancers of all kinds. A couple of studies shows that bathing in chlorinated water is worse than drinking chlorinated water, which is bad. Both forms of getting chlorine in your body, creating Free radicals that careen out of control throughout your body devouring our immune fighters.

This next one really bothers me. The fact is that doctors nonchalantly treat patients with ant-inflammatories every day of the year, probably one of the most prescribed treatments by far! I have this observation from my years of working in medical offices and that being that arthritic patients never got any better and always became worse. Yes they relieved their pains temporarily and momentarily all the while masking the damage and allowing the arthritis to progress as the years wore on. Since I have learned the following I now know why that continues to happen!

  • ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES such as Motrin, Ibuprofen and aspirin to name a few stop the production of good prostaglandin’s, which promote healing of the joints and cartilage. Causing further damage to your joints and muscles not healing them…
  • ASPIRIN, the most commonly used over the counter drug does a lot more damage than destroying the cartilage in the joints. One adult size aspirin causes the stomach to bleed a teaspoon of blood every time it is consumed and thins the tissues and wears away the stomach lining. Not good?

Why are these deficiencies harmful. Read the Minerals Uses and find out why each organ needs them to maintain or regain health!

Lots of people take two or more of the above medications and eat horrific prepackaged processed foods and never get the nutrients replaced, thereby slowly eroding their health!

What do prepackaged processed foods contain other than containing no nutrient value?

It's very true that products/foods may only contain a minute amount of something bad, therefore if you consumed it only once it probably wouldn't make a big difference. Sadly that isn't the case because so many things you consume has only a "little bit" but when it starts to add up your poor liver and immune system will be caving in under the weight of it ALL…

Food colors for instance, the FDA http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/colorfac.html  approves them for use and describes each and it's usage as;

FD&C (Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic) Yellow No.6; which is used in cereals, bakery goods, snack foods and other foods.

FD&C Blue No.1 Brilliant Blue; FCF Bright blue; Beverages, dairy  products powders, jellies, confections, condiments, icings, syrups, extracts 

FD&C Blue No.2 Indigotine Royal Blue; Baked goods, cereals, snack foods, ice cream, confections, cherries 

FD&C Green No.3 Fast Green FCF Sea Green; Beverages, puddings, ice cream, sherbet, cherries, confections, baked goods, dairy products 

FD&C Red No.40 Allura Red AC Orange-red; Gelatins, puddings, dairy products, confections, beverages, condiments 

FD&C Red No.3 Erythrosine Cherry-red; Cherries in fruit cocktail and in canned fruits for salads, confections, baked goods, dairy products, snack foods 

FD&C Yellow No.5 Tartrazine Lemon Yellow; Custards, beverages, ice cream, confections, preserves, cereals 

FD&C Yellow No.6 Sunset Yellow Orange; Cereals, baked goods, snack foods, ice cream, beverages, dessert powders, confections

What are those additives of many colors made of?

99% are synthetic, because they are cheaper and makes more money for the manufacturer.. Would you go to the gas station and buy oil to eat or drink? Not at all, but when you consume dyes you are eating and/or drinking petroleum (crude oil). That is exactly what the majority of dyes are made from! Our systems are not designed to consume crude oil in any manner. The other .09% is made from some funny little red cochineal bugs. That's right cochineal bugs (insects) in your food. If it's red it may be colored with bugs! And the other .01% of colors comes from vegetables. 

Oh by the way, when the FDA calls it vegetable dye that doesn't mean it's made of vegetables, but that it can be used on vegetables and other foods! Just a tiny little mislead there wouldn't you think?

How many of those foods have you consumed today?  Betcha didn't end up as JUST A SMALL AMOUNT if you count everything you've consumed!

Last but probably the most important step to good health!

Your stomach and intestines make up 80% of your Immune System and when weak and malfunctioning opens you to all kinds of illness, disease and organ failure!

One of many problems caused from taking antibiotics is a yeast infection. No fun, and can be dangerous to your health if left to run amok in the body. Another problem brought about from taking antibiotics is chronic diarrhea or chronic constipation either is the very sign that your immune system is deplete or very near deplete and must have the stomach and intestines full of the Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes to work properly. 

In addition to antibiotics you are being bombarded with those food colors and food additives, chlorinated water and medications both in the water and taken for an illness, that can upset the balance of that immune system digestive ecosystem flora. Hormonal drugs, such as birth control pills and cortisone are especially detrimental to the body's ecosystem. Your body's immune system is so strong and fights so hard to stay healthy that you may not notice the imbalance for years but it will catch up to you eventually… 

One way of balancing out the body's ecosystem is with Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes, which improves liver and circulatory functions, improve resistance to allergies and decrease the presence of yeast infections. Probiotics are those foods and supplement that enhance and restore the helpful bacteria. Small amounts are found in foods like yogurt and fermented foods and a small amount in Acidophilus Milk. Not sufficient amounts to actually balance the system but will help.

If you have encountered any of the aforementioned, antibiotics, chlorinated water (chlorine by products exist in over-the-counter bottled water as well), toxic environment in either the home or air, hormones, birth control pills, cortisone or anti-inflammatories you need to get your ecosystem back into balance now before other systems start to break down.

You say, "but I'm not ill." No, you may not feel as if you are now but if you frequently catch colds, have fever blisters, vaginal or rectal itching, diarrhea either chronic or intermittent, constipation either chronic or intermittent, dry skin, allergies or a host of other small annoying symptoms you could very well be on your way to becoming more seriously ill! 

Don't panic but be careful with your health, when it's gone you have nothing left. Take care of your body and your body will take care of you for the long years ahead! Stick with fresh or fresh frozen organic foods and you can avoid most of the above health killing issues!

The choices you make will mean good or bad health, which will it be for you? People do not have to be debilitatingly ill at the end of life if they simply take some precautions! If you need help understanding those precautions we can help you by doing a free health evaluation by email be sure and give us your age, gender, health issues, weight, height, any medications, Over-the-counter medications or supplements you take.

Be healthy and be happy!

***Lena Sanchez a happy retired Medical Office Nurse/Administrator/Consultant who took charge of her life 17 years ago found pain relief and health now committed to helping others do the same…  Author of Three How-To health building books available at http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com 

 

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