Melatonin has become a big money-maker. Pharmacy shelves are overflowing with pills, gummies and drops. And now there’s a new melatonin six-pack elixir you can buy to help you sleep. …
Big Pharma’s Serotonin Scam
Most doctors will still tell you depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain that leads to low serotonin levels. The theory is more than 60 years old. …
Powerhouse Mineral You Aren’t Getting
U.S. drug approvals hit a 21-year high in 2017. The FDA gave the green light to 46 new drugs. That’s twice as many as in 2016. Now, a lot of …
Weight Loss in Italy?
One of the women I work with wanted to know about the new diet drug called Belviq. The FDA is always approving a new “miracle” weight loss pill, only …
Your Natural Sleep Trigger
Do you have trouble getting to sleep? Or staying asleep? You’re not alone. Sleeping a solid 7 to 9 hours every night should be the most natural thing in …
Drugs, money and your heart
I was really excited to see a recent headline that said heart doctors should discuss herbal medicines with their patients. The recommendation came from a study in the Journal of …
Pfizer to FDA: Ban side effect warnings
Big Pharma won’t be satisfied until every American adult — and even some kids — are taking one of their dangerous statin drugs. And they’ve resorted to desperate measures to …
Ancient remedy crushes “breakthrough” depression drug
Two breakthrough treatments for depression have been making headlines over the last few weeks. One is ketamine — an illegal party drug called “Special K.” There is a legal use …
One More Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Anti-psychotic drugs were originally created and sold only to treat schizophrenia and extreme manic depressive disorder.
But now they’re no longer just being prescribed for mental illnesses that incapacitate people. And that’s how the drug companies have managed to make this the number-one selling class of drugs.
Don't Let Grandma Take This…
There’s a new king of the hill in the drug world. It’s no longer statins – the most popular category of drugs to lower cholesterol and the biggest money-making drug of the past decade. Now there’s a new giant dominating that huge industry. And guess what it is? Anti-psychotics, the drugs they use in mental hospitals, of all things.
My Grapefruit Prescription
You may have seen this in the news, or even heard it from your doctor: Avoid eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice when you’re taking certain prescription drugs. But you might want to give up those prescription drugs before you give up grapefruit.