More and more we read of prescription medications being pulled from the shelves due to adverse side effects. The drug companies seem to be more concerned with profits than our safety. While the FDA requires extensive testing, these medications continue to slip through the cracks. What's happening in the medical community?

I have heard rumors of drug companies falsifying research studies just to get their new medication to market while their attorneys and accountants determine the risks of lawsuits and the cost associated with them. I don't know if this is true, but it alarms me each time I read about a drug being pulled from the market. The drug companies are only part of the problem though. We americans demand more and more from our drugs. We want to live a lifestyle with no concern for what we put into our bodies. Then when things go wrong we rush to our doctor and demand a quick fix pill. Yes I know that we were all raised this way. But the time is now to change our thinking and return to the old, time tested healty lifestyle and herbal remedies when we do get sick.

No, I am not advocating that we turn our back on modern medicine. Today our doctors have resources that we only dreamed of just a few short years ago. The diagnostic tools available and the surgical procedures being performed today are simply amazing. The problem is that our doctors have been brain washed into believing that modern drugs and surgeries are the only tools that are effective at curing disease. THIS IS NOT THE TRUTH!!

Herbal medicines have, for thousands of years, proven to be a safe, gentle and effective way to treat and cure many illnesses.

I will admit that there is a problem with herbal medicines. At times they tend to take a while to work. For certain conditions I have seen it take 2 weeks for the full effect to be achieved. I feel that this is a small price to pay for the peace of mind in knowing that the cure isn't going to bring on harmful side effects.