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Niacin For Cholesterol Control – Is Flush-Free Or Regular Niacin Better?
Written by Wellness Club on February 7, 2008 – 4:13 pm -With the constant barrage of strident warnings from Big Pharma about the dangers of “high cholesterol” (all intended to sell expensive and profitable statin drugs) it is no wonder that we receive many questions about natural treatments and controls for cholesterol levels. We have written about this topic often – see our articles The Bacon and Egg […]
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Can’t Afford Natural Care And Treatments – So What To Do?
Written by Wellness Club on February 3, 2008 – 4:30 pm -We encounter this same problem, the same requests, over and over and over. The problem is that natural, holistic medical care and therapies and treatments are not generally covered by most "insurance" plans, and because of this many people do without natural care since they simply refuse to pay for it out of their own […]
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A Response To “Blood Pressure Meds – Are the side effects worth it?”
Written by Wellness Club on February 1, 2008 – 5:05 pm -It never ceases to amaze me; the side effects from prescription drugs that people are willing to put up with – even consider to be a “benefit.” Here is an example: Iggy writes: I take Hytrin, mainly for my prostate, but my blood pressure was occasionally a little high. Fortunately, my only side effect has […]
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Deficient in Iodine, But Allergic – What to do?
Written by Wellness Club on January 26, 2008 – 3:21 pm -Our recent article on Iodine stirred plenty of interest – it truly is a forgotten and misunderstood mineral. One of the more prevalent medical myths is that of the “Allergy to Iodine” – a frequently asked question by both doctors and nurses – who should know better. What they are really asking is “are you […]
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Drug Therapy For High Blood Pressure – Are The Side Effects Worth It?
Written by Wellness Club on January 22, 2008 – 6:30 pm -Questions about blood pressure and drugs used to control blood pressure are common here – we get them often. Big Pharma is constantly working to have Big Medicine declare lower and lower blood pressures to be “normal” – meaning that anyone with readings above that “normal” becomes a candidate for a lifetime of expensive drug therapy. […]
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