Health Myths Exposed

Health Myths Exposed - 2nd Edition - By Shane Ellison, M.Sc. How Western Medicine Undermines Your Health Courtesy of: TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface……………………………………………………………………….6 Myth #1 ─ FDA-Approved Drugs are Safe and Effective……………8 Dangerous Drugs Approved by the FDA....................................................... 8 Heal Yourself - Nature’s Antidepressant....................................................11 Dangerous FDA-Approved Drugs Given to Children...................................11 Myth: Children are Exempt from Vaccines by Public Schools .............................12 Stimulants 101...........................................................................................12 FDA-Approved A Lifetime of Health ....................................................................................12 drugs are safe and Myth #2 - Drug Approval is Based on Science………………………..13 effective. How Drug Companies took over the FDA...................................................13 Select Medical Doctors, Scientists and FDA Officials Reveal the Truth....14 Deadly Prescription Drugs – More to Come ..............................................14 Myth #3 - Drug Advertising Promotes Health Awareness…………..15 Fact: False Advertising of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs ......................................15 FDA approval False Advertising of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Drugs ..........16 is simply a False Advertising of Ritalin and other CNS Stimulants .............................17 More False Advertising to Parents and Children .......................................18 matter of 51% False Advertising of OxyContin...................................................................18 telling the Creativity Superceded FDA Regulations ....................................................19 other 49% that The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Stance on DTC Advertising ......................19 deadly drugs The True Intent of DTC Advertising.............................................................20 Myth #4 – Pharmaceuticals Improve the Quality of Human Life…..21 are safe and Drug Use Soars...........................................................................................21 necessary. Do we really have the Best Health Care in the World?..............................21 Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) - The Reality of Prescription Drug Use ...22 Adverse Drug Reactions among Infants ....................................................22 Adverse Drug Reactions Lead to Prescription Drug Servitude..................23 Adverse Drug Reactions Lead to Death.....................................................24 Health Myths Exposed Page 2 Now Include Medication Error - AKA Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) ...........24 The Worst Defense in Favor of Prescription Drug Use..............................25 Logic in Western Medicine?.......................................................................25 U.S. Government Shields Drug Companies from Lawsuits.......................25 Just Say No to Nutrition and Yes to Drugs.................................................25 Benefits Justify Risk – What Benefits?......................................................25 Profiting from Pain......................................................................................26 How to Avoid Dangerous Drugs..................................................................27 21st Century Medicine in Total..................................................................27 Myth #5 – Doctors are Keen to the Dangers of Prescription Drugs ........................ 28 Confessions of Ghostwriters ......................................................................28 NSAID Popularity due to Ghostwriting not Science ...................................29 Buying Results, Professors and Government............................................29 Myth #6 – Nutritional Supplements are Dangerous and Ineffective ........................ 32 Theft from Mother Nature – Real Natural Cures.......................................32 The Drug Company Influence on Your Health ...........................................32 Do Americans Really Need Nutritional Supplements?..............................33 Nutrition Saves Lives..................................................................................34 Nutrition Saves Money ...............................................................................34 Myth #7 – Ephedra Causes Heart Attack, Stroke, and Seizures .............................. 35 Ephedra Treads on Pharmaceutical Turf...................................................35 FDA Hypocrisy.............................................................................................35 Ephedra vs. Ephedrine ...............................................................................35 Ephedra Basics...........................................................................................35 One Problem with Ephedra – and Most Everything Else...........................36 Mounting a Case against a Strong Pharmaceutical Competitor...............36 FDA-Approved Drug Ephedrine Dangerous ─ Not Ephedra ......................37 Ephedra Attacked Again.............................................................................37 FDA Distorts Study Results to put Final Smack Down on Ephedra ..........38 Rand Corporation Excluded Valuable Ephedra Studies............................40 FDA Bans Ephedra......................................................................................40 High Court Overrules FDA Ban! ..................................................................40 How to Use Ephedra - Research Findings behind Ephedra ......................40 Protect Your Rights to Natural Medicine ...................................................41 Myth #8 - High Cholesterol is a Major Risk Factor for Heart Disease...................... 42 Hammering the Nail into the Cholesterol Myth Coffin ..............................45 Myth #9 ─ Cholesterol is Bad for You........................................................................ 46 The Art of Turning Healthy People Into Patients........................................46 Cholesterol Truth A to Z..............................................................................46 HDL and LDL Facts.....................................................................................47 The True Cause of Heart Disease ..............................................................47 Health Myths Exposed Page 3 10 Reasons Why You Might Have Heart Disease......................................48 Better than Aspirin™ for Preventing Heart Attack....................................48 LDL not Bad ................................................................................................49 The Real and Present Danger of Low Cholesterol.....................................49 How Medical Doctors are Fooled – Selective Citation ..............................50 Myth #10 – Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs are Safe and Effective ............................. 52 Statin Drug Trial Facts................................................................................52 Statin Drug Trial Bias..................................................................................52 Statistical Contortionism 101 ....................................................................52 Statin Drug Trials Show No Benefit among Those without Heart Disease54 Statin Drugs for Those with Heart Disease?..............................................56 The Inflammation Link to Heart Disease...................................................56 Polypill and Polymadness...........................................................................56 Hidden Dangers of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs........................................57 Statins and the Energy Producing Molecule CoQ10 .................................57 Statins and your Memory ...........................................................................58 Statins and Cancer.....................................................................................58 Statin Devastation on the Whole ...............................................................59 Deadly Origin of Statin Drugs.....................................................................60 Closing.........................................................................................................................61 About the Author......................................................................................................... 62 Resources.................................................................................................................... 63 Endnotes...................................................................................................................... 64 Health Myths Exposed Page 4 Published by Health Myths Exposed, LLC © 2006 Health Myths Exposed, LLC All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author. ISBN: 0-9772079-3-5 If a man values anything more than his health, he will eventually lose his health. The irony is that if it is comfort or wealth that he values more, he will eventually lose these too. Dedication This book is dedicated to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Without its bias for wealth, not health, this book would not have been possible. Of course, this bias would not exist were it not for the encouragement and financial help of the pharmaceutical industry that pockets billions of dollars

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