Well, that isn't quite accurate, of course.
There are other ways to control pain that do not involve popping a pill, but they require more personal commitment and discipline, and our culture has led us to believe that we are not to blame for our ills, that we cannot control them, but that there is a prescription pill available which can immediately put things right. Not!
"While Bextra has been shown to put some patients at greater risk of cardiovascular reactions, the tipping point for Health Canada was the prevalence of severe skin reactions in users of the drug, some of them causing death." (Montreal Gazette, April 8th) One news source said that it can cause skin to come off quote "in sheets".
Read my newsletter this week-end (April 9th ) to learn how to control inflammation in a positive way.
Read the latest on the possible consequences of the Pill Mentality.
