Counsels on the Dangers of Prescription Drugs: Including Simple Home Remedies for Replacing Many Medications

A “silent epidemic,” side effects from the use of prescription drugs rank third in the leading causes of death in the United States today, right behind heart disease and cancer (as stated by T. Colin Campbell in his new book, Whole). What we are not talking about here are illegal drugs that our country spends millions of dollars “warring” against. Rather, it is the pharmaceutical drugs, appropriately prescribed (according to modern medicine), that are resulting in over a hundred thousand deaths per year. In light of this disturbing trend, the words penned in this easy-to-read book have never been more relevant than they are today. Though written more than a century ago, and at times referring to outdated pharmaceutical drugs, they are exactly what we need. Unfortunately, prescription drugs are just as poisonous today as they were back then. If this little book were heeded, I believe there would be far fewer people suffering and dying today from the side effects of commonly prescribed medications. My prayer is that this compilation will open your eyes, not only to how detrimental the use of pharmaceutical drugs can be, but also to the wonderful benefits of simple natural remedies. (Mary Bernt, compiler)