Melody Petersen
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 As the drug companies concentrated on selling daily medications to treat chronic conditions and on lifestyle pills like viagra, some abandoned efforts to discover products like antibiotics and vaccines that actually saved lives but were taken just once or for brief periods. In 2002, for example, Bristol-Myers, Abbott Laboratories, and Eli Lilly halted or substantially reduced their efforts to discover antibiotics. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 Big caveat: viagra doesn't cure ED. If you don't treat the underlying cause-be it onion rings, inactivity, or that you smoke more than a five-alarm fire-then you're ultimately never going to fix the problem. Now, if you have the unfortunate side effect of a cement-hard erection that lasts for more than four hours (yes, we said unfortunate), you do need to see a doctor because it means your penis is probably not getting enough new blood and might be starving to death.
YOU Tip: Check Your Labels. Granted, there's a lot we love about pharmaceuticals. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 Viagra. Think about all the junk e-mails about Cialis or similar drugs you get. There are some people getting nitro from their doctors who aren't telling their doctors that they are taking Cialis. Even worse, e-mail sources of prescription drugs are notoriously unreliable, so you really don't know what you might be taking.
ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS
ACE inhibitors, one of the newest types of hypertension drugs, act on the reninangiotensin system, which regulates blood pressure and kidney function. |
Too Profitable to CureBrent Hoadley, Ph.D.
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| Do you really want to hear a major league baseball player explain to you how much his confidence has increased since taking viagra? When your own Little Leaguer pleads for the same "confidence," what do you plan to tell him? The PR firms that make billions of advertising dollars each year to come up with this nonsense should be banned from baseball. But the media that present it to the public—banning is too good for them. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 The results suggest for the first time that free radicals (oxidative stress) are a contributing factor in erectile dysfunction and that due to its powerful antioxidant capabilities, pomegranate juice just may be a "natural viagra."
Red Wine
Plato may have been on to something when he said, "Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man." Red wine has gotten a ton of press for its health-promoting abilities and has even been credited for something called the "French Paradox." The truth-as always—is a bit more complicated. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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 I guess this was an early form of viagra." We urge readers not to try this at home! Vicks VapoRub is intended for external use only and is not to be applied to delicate tissues.
VINEGAR FOR DANDRUFF, DRY SKIN, AND WARTS
Vinegar might just be one of the most versatile home remedies there is. Perhaps because everyone has vinegar in the kitchen cupboard, it has been put to use for an astounding range of common ailments. As for most home remedies, there is little, if any, scientific research to back up the claims. Then again, vinegar is inexpensive, and the likelihood of side effects is low. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
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 The rise of viagra has also shown that physiological issues need to be addressed to promote an active sex life for men later in life. Although the drug may improve a man's erection, it does not as easily improve a man's relationship with his partner. Psychology and physiology must be addressed concurrently. And there are many more options available besides viagra.
For example, Tom, a vice president at a large conglomerate, was about to retire because he felt he was no longer able to do his job; his brain wasn't functioning as well as it had in the past and he couldn't make decisions as easily. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Partners of men who take viagra may have difficulty adjusting to the higher level of potency shown by their partners, so taking an enhancement drug such as sildenafil should always be discussed with your partner.
Caution: Sildenafil may not be suitable for men with certain cardiovascular or blood disorders, or for men with advanced kidney or liver disease. There are some concerns about sildenafil and high blood pressure.
Q Tadalafil (Cialis) is another oral medication that relaxes muscles in the penis and increases blood flow, and it has been shown to stay in the body longer. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 As long as their drugs are paid for by insurance, and as long as Medicare covers viagra, they're sufficiently sedated to prevent any real cry for reform.
That's part of what prescription drugs really accomplish, by the way: the keep the population doped up in a never-ending state of brain fog from which it is impossible to rally enough people to demand real reform. Think about it: according to a new study published in The Lancet, the Vioxx drug alone seems to have killed as many as 60,000 Americans. Where's the outcry? Where are the demonstrations? The marches on Washington? |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 And now women are interested in female viagra. Because they've abused their health, too, and they don’t have the sexual energy they once had when they were younger. And they want it back. They think the answer is to look outside themselves in a pill or a patch or some other drug that will solve their problems for them.
The ultimate price of all this, by the way, is that we as individuals have sold our souls. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Instead of going to viagra, Levitra or Cialis, which are expensive and potentially very dangerous drugs, you've got something safer with ingredients that have up to two or more thousand years of use. In some cases, there are hundreds of millions of people with human clinical studies that back up their efficacy for sexual applications. Why wouldn't you take that instead?
Mike:Plus, as you mentioned, they have all these other benefits. Now, I know you may be limited in what you can say.
Kilham:No, I'll say anything.
Mike:Okay, excellent. I like you as a guest, Chris. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 That's two prescriptions that they've got to take on a regular basis, and who knows what the side effect of viagra is when consumed over a long period of time?
The point to all of this is that the same guy could have gone to his doctor and said, "Doc, my cholesterol is too high," and then the doctor could have said, "Well, all you need to do is eat some blueberries and stop consuming hydrogenated oils and trans fats in your foods. That's all you need to do. Your cholesterol is going to come down naturally." And the guy would say, "Oh, okay I can do that. I can eat blueberries. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Stuff for his prostate, and give him a little bit of viagra. We have prescriptions for everything!"
Smart people are ditching conventional medicine
Who uses prescription drugs today? I'll tell you who. People who don't know any better. In contrast, people who are informed about health -- intelligent, well-educated, smart people -- are turning to natural medicine, natural health. They're focusing on their foods and on avoiding the toxins in the food supply. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Whether it's the purple pill, an allergy medication, viagra -- or all of the impotency medications that are out there -- people come in and specifically ask for them. You see it all the time. It happens every day in our practices.
Mike: In the world of modern medicine and all of these pharmaceuticals, your voice is not exactly the majority voice from, say, organized medicine. Do you receive a lot of criticism for this? How does the industry treat you?
Dr. Strand: Well, I had a few arrows shot at me. That certainly happens. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 We're using taxpayer dollars to pay for viagra for people who have been convicted of sex crimes.
Health care reform goes far beyond crunching numbers
Now, I repeat my first statement here, which is that you can't have an honest debate about health care reform unless you address the issue of health. Yet in the months and years ahead, you're going to see a whole lot of people out there with all kinds of credentials, degrees and positions of authority, who are going to try to convince you, the consumer, that health care reform has nothing to do with heath. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 The NEW Pledge of Allegiance, authored by drug company researchers, shall be recited as follows:
THE NEW PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR MEDICATION NATION
I pledge allegiance to the drugs of the United States of America
And to the pharmaceutical
My doctor demands
One medication
Under FDA
Uninsured
With viagra and Prozac for all.
A spokesperson for ConPfuzer, a leading drug company, explained the reason for the changes: "Children need Prozac. All we're doing is reminding them to take their medically-justified medications each morning as they begin their schoolday. |
Bill Gottlieb
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 Before a man tries viagra, I strongly suggest that he give these remedies a try."
In particular, men who are taking medication for heart problems should explore alternatives to viagra. It's known that taking nitrate drugs such as nitroglycerin with viagra can cause a deadly drop in blood pressure, says Gerald Melchiode, M.D., professor of psychiatry and lecturer at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Here are some effective, nondrug erection enhancers. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Levine: No, because the stuff they're selling is not viagra. It's all fake. The only large company I know of that has an incredible connection to spam is Kraft, with their Gevalia coffee -- overpriced Swedish gourmet coffee. They have a longstanding history of hiring dodge emailers to send spam, and I'm pretty sure sometime in the next couple years somebody's going to collect enough Gevalia spam to go back and actually file suit against Kraft, which will of course be an excellent suit, because they have lots of money if they lose.
Mike: Wow, so in your book, Kraft is a spammer? |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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| I believe I have found a poor man's viagra!"
This is not the first time we'd heard of this effect. Pharmacist Anna Barrigan told us of her experience in Alaska in the 1950s, when most of the jobs were in construction, gold dredging, bars, and the military. With a ratio of 50 to 60 men for every woman, there were long lines outside the houses of prostitution every payday. The "ladies of the evening" all got paid the same, so if they wanted to make more they had to work quicker. Apparently some of them sped things along with a tiny dab of Vicks in a critical location. According to Ms. |
| When most people think about counterfeit drugs, they picture some sleazy operator who sells bogus viagra (sildenafil) from an offshore Web site to gullible victims in America. The FDA has bolstered this belief by warning people not to buy drugs over the Internet. No one imagines that counterfeit medications could be sitting on shelves in American pharmacies. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Now, I'm not sure that corn actually needs viagra to grow, but it's sure getting a dose. You see, thanks to Big Pharma's sinister success in convincing 50% of Americans that they are chemically deficient (a crazy notion that no sane American would have believed a generation ago), we now have half the nation gobbling overpriced, over-hyped and over-prescribed medications, then flushing them down the toilet. Flushing to where? Most Americans don't seem to have a clue about the answer.
The result is pharmaceutical pollution on a global scale. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 Men will not need viagra in many cases since blood flow throughout the body is dramatically increased. When blood flow is dramatically increased because all the arteries are open, you get more oxygen to the blood, which means your alkalinity pH level goes up, which means you are less prone to cancer or other degenerative diseases. You have more energy. People's skin, hair, and nails look better and healthier. Wrinkles can go away. You look younger. You become more flexible. All of your organs start becoming; more vibrant and alive—younger and healthier. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 Some research shows that molybdenum may have similar effects as viagra without the side effects, but it may take several months to manifest this erectile effect.28
A deficiency has been associated with increased incidence of cancer.29
Angstrom-size molybdenum may be the best sources since it is not found in many common foods.
Vanadium
Vanadium is another trace mineral. It seems to keep blood sugar from rising too high. |
American Medical Publishing
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| VIAGRA SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN BY MEN WHO:
Combine a nitrate and viagra at home. This can lead to severe hypotensiveness The nitrate contraindication cannot be stressed enough!
ALSO IMPORTANT: Men with no previous history of angina and who takes viagra, can develop an anginal episode, or heart attack!
This is important to know because such a patient could be brought to an Emergency Department while still having chest pain, where a short-acting nitrate may routinely be administered to treat this. This could make the situation worse, not better! |
Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
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| The anti-impotence drug viagra (sildenafil) is one of the most overhyped, misused, and misunderstood drugs in the history of pharmaceuticals. viagra was originally created as a drug for high blood pressure, but researchers noticed that the men taking it were reporting that it had cured their impotence. It works by relaxing the smooth muscle cells that line the penile arteries, so that with sexual stimulation the blood is able to flow into the penis. |
Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S.
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 Bitter orange can also increase the side effects of many medications, including (but not limited to) Xanax, Zocor, Sudafed, Buspar, Celexa, Zoloft, Allegra, prednisone, Meridia, viagra, and a number of blood pressure medications. Do not take bitter orange if you have high blood pressure or are pregnant.
The bottom line is this: it is a stimulant, and the same cautions about other stimulants (like ephedra) apply. Just because the pill is "ephedra-free" does not mean that you should use unlimited amounts of it. |
| Bitter orange can also increase the side effects of many medications, including (but not limited to) Xanax, Zocor, Sudafed, Buspar, Celexa, Zoloft, Allegra, prednisone, Meridia, viagra, and a number of blood pressure medications. Do not take bitter orange if you have high blood pressure or are pregnant.
The bottom line is this: bitter orange is a stimulant, and the same cautions about other stimulants (like ephedra) apply. You should be just as careful with "ephedra-free" pills containing bitter orange as you would be with ephedra. |
Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
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| The anti-impotence drug viagra (sildenafil) is one of the most overhyped, misused, and misunderstood drugs in the history of pharmaceuticals. viagra was originally created as a drug for high blood pressure, but researchers noticed that the men taking it were reporting that it had cured their impotence. It works by relaxing the smooth muscle cells that line the penile arteries, so that with sexual stimulation the blood is able to flow into the penis. |
| Up until the release of the impotence drug viagra, erection problems in older men were not openly talked about, and most men simply resigned themselves to an old age without sex. But viagra has brought male impotence out into the open, and millions of the now-infamous and expensive blue pills ($8 to $10 apiece) were sold within a few months of its introduction.
THE MECHANICS OF IMPOTENCE
By age 75, more than 50 percent of men have impotence problems. |
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