Some Alternatives To Prescription Drugs

By Phyllis Schroeder


It is obvious that a lot of money go into prescription drugs every year with the United States of America alone spending over $300 USD billion every 12 months. The truth is that drugs are great and they serve the purpose of reducing pain and saving lives but even then, restoring to alternatives to prescription drugs would be a great choice, for good reasons. Natural remedies are considered safe, low cost as well as effective.

Pain is perhaps the most common ailment that doctors as well as patients have to deal with every single day. Some statistics show that there were at least 131 million drug prescription made by doctors last year for pain resulting from injuries. While the prescriptions for pain are usually a first though-of solutions, they can be addictive as well as dangerous, so the best thing to do would be to consult a doctor who will advise you on some of the best natural remedies to use, depending on the kind of pain in question.

High cholesterol is a common health problem in the society today, and the best prescriptions by a health doctor seem the best way out. In fact, doctors have given over forty-five million prescriptions on Lipitor alone to patients from different parts of the States. The best home remedy for cholesterol would be to change your diet and take foods that lower bad cholesterol and raises good cholesterol in the body.

High Blood Pressure is a health problem common with many, and medical records shows that there are about 144 million prescriptions to lower blood pressure in patients every year. While medicine can help lower blood pressure considerably, you should consider taking natural supplements that lower blood pressure. If you prefer taking medications, fine, but you have to take supplements later that can help you draw away from medications completely.

Hypothyroid is a women disease; it affects those women who are 50 years and beyond. Actually, the number of prescriptions that doctors give to cure and prevent this ailment has gone over 70 million annually. However, you can treat this condition naturally by checking your mineral deficiency level and asking the doctor to help you identify the best natural mineral supplements to use in place of drugs.

Prilosec is the single ideal medicine that doctors always prescribe for patience with high acid reflux. There are over 53 million prescriptions of this drug every year, but it would be safer to take natural remedies because Prilosec can lead to the overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine causing mineral deficiencies. The best thing is to try an herbal fix like slippery elm lozenges present at your food store.

Diabetes is common yet perhaps the most disastrous ailment in human history. Instead of resorting to expensive medicines, whose outcome are certain but slow, you could opt for natural home remedies for diabetes. The best medicine to this condition is a healthy diet and great exercise.

The best thing about natural remedies is that they cost less; some of these are even free so you never have to bother if you have no money to pay the doctor. A rule of thumb is to use these remedies regularly. Then and only then can you see great results.




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