When it comes to the usefulness of dietary nutrients the FDA will allow no claims to be made even though the use of nutrients and supplements will not interfere with most prescription drugs. In fact nutrients and supplements will often times reduce the number of side effects.
Danika Amott illustrates this very clearly in her article in the Spring issue of Harvest Source Whole Foods Journal page 23 that in her son’s case she found that adequate natural intake did away with the need for all pharmaceuticals. For the Amott family the natural, organic, whole foods lifestyle was the answer.
It is common knowledge in natural, organic, whole foods circles that in many cases pharmaceuticals actually cause depletion of a persons vitamins, minerals and enzymes. For example Diabetic drugs are known to deplete three vitamins (B6,B12, folic acid) and four minerals (sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc). Again, Statins, substance used to lower blood cholesterol, are known to deplete Coenzyme Q10, which lessens your energy supply. It is like removing the spark plug from an internal combustion engine and expecting it to fire.
Of course using these drugs is fine as far ad the FDA is concerned because they are government approved. This is just another reason why we ought to reconsider the helpfulness of Government before we add any new regulations to the natural, organic, whole foods industry.
Senior Editor & CEO, Harvest Source Whole Foods Journal
Darrell W. Ross is a Graduate of Idaho State University with a BA in Art. A consummate energetic business man for over 40 years in a broad diversity of family business ranging from Construction, Excavating, Tree Service, Federal Contracting, Real Estate, Property Management, Retail, Organic Whole Foods Distribution, and Publishing. Darrell is very happily married to Marcia his wife of 39 years and mother of their six Home Schooled children and currently resides in Burley, Idaho with Marcia and their two youngest Zachary and Caroline.
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