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Are Medications Depleting Your Nutrients? Part 2

by Dr. Hyla Cass

To understand the role of medications in nutrient depletion, we must first understand the variety of nutrient-depleting mechanisms.
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Are Medications Depleting Your Nutrients? Part 1

by Dr. Hyla Cass

A little known but potentially life-saving fact is that common medications deplete vital nutrients essential to your health.

Here’s a practical guide to avoid drug-induced nutrient depletion.

The Perils of Weight Loss Pills

Something wicked may be lurking in your pills.

Over the counter weight loss pills sometimes contain illegal ingredients that lead to sickness or death.

Changes in the Pillscape

Like an impressionist landscape painting, what you see in the pillscape depends on where you look and how far you stand from the canvas.

Global revenue for prescription drugs swells to $880 Billion.

But lucrative patents on blockbuster drugs expire, and cheap generic drugs start to compete with the big boys.

Making a Medication List Can Reduce Hospital Errors

When it comes to medications that you are taking, making a list and checking it twice could be a very smart move.

According to a recent study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, keeping a comprehensive list of medications that you take could help reduce errors when you go to the hospital.