October 09, 2005

Vitamins....I don't get It.

I woke up this morning, bleary eyed and groggy like any other day. I staggered through the kitchen to get my morning coffee. After filling my cup I turned around to see my wife counting out a handful of pills spread out across the counter, I said " Holy Cow...How many of those things do you take?" She counted quickly on her fingers and replied " 15...Every day."

15 different kinds of prescription medications and over the counter vitamins on a daily basis...and every day I hear how crappy she feels. I dont think they are working.

I sip my coffee and try to rub out my inflammed sciatic nerve that has been acting up for the last week and a half and wonder what the hell this world is coming to. Doctors are so quick to prescribe medication and society is so quick to accept it and gobble them down like a candy cure-all.

We are bombarded on a daily basis thru T.V. and Radio ads and Billboards to consult your doctor about this pill or that pill for just about every known ailment to mankind. With everything from PMS to Penile Disfunctions, or Excessive Flatulance to Hangovers. I should also note that I heard on the radio that these kinds of advertisments have been banned in every country worldwide with the exception of the United States and New Zealand.

I just dont understand this country's obsession with pills. I'm sure everybody at some point in their lives wakes up and feels a bit out of sorts. Sometimes we have problems getting a good nights sleep, or something we ate or drank last night has upset our stomach. But is this a reason to run straight for the medicine cabinet to find the appropiate pill to solve our problems?

Maybe I'm just one of the few stubborn people that goes thru life constantly telling myself that this pain I feel isnt going to be an issue. I've always believed that the most powerful medicine a person could use is the heavy grey mass located between our ears. It's not just there to keep your ears apart. I feel that so many people concentrate on how bad the feel, how sick they are and they basically make themselves sick by thinking about it. So they quickly accept what the doctors prescribe for them.

So I'm thinking about my wifes 15 pills a day, She didn't take this much when we met 12 years ago. And she seemed happier and more energetic then. Over the years it has become one new ailment after another, alergies (( to darn near everything )), fybromyalgia, IBS, upset stomach, nausia,....and so many other things I hear about everyday. Could the combination of newly added prescriptions be causeing new ailments that need more medication, that cause new ailments, that need....well, you see where thats going.

She says that they do make a difference and she can feel it, but I can see a difference too, only the opposite of what she says. I dont just notice this with her, but also with the people around me. My Boss's wife has a small suitcase of medications she has been prescribed over the years, and she spends more time at Dr.'s visit than anybody I've ever known.

Just what is it about our health that most people think that it will be better to take a man made chemical produced in a lab to be well again as opposed to proper diet and excercise, and most importantly, using their brains?

C'mon people.....Think Well, Be Well !!

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August 10, 2005

Wow !!! My Very First Blog !!

So...I guess just about everybody else has had a chance to get something typed up in thier blog. Now its time for me to input something.

I remember when the subject of starting the Pro-Blogs came up, I was excited about the new venture and was looking forward to having a space to lay down my thoughts, rants, opinions or whatever else may have popped into my cranium.

Finally....The Blogs are here !!!....This is sooooo exciting for me !!!

There's only one problem.

I can't think of anything to say.

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