Too Many Meds? (fall journal highlights)

with Sally Fallon Morell

We know that pharmaceutical drugs have their place. But are we over-medicating ourselves? On this bonus podcast episode, featuring highlights from our fall Wise Traditions journal, Sally Fallon Morell, the President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, discusses the dangers of over-prescribing and taking too many medications. She is especially concerned that our seniors are becoming dumping grounds for drugs. She also touches on our children’s health and the impact the environment has on their well-being.

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Highlights from the conversation include:

the motivation behind the statement from a Harvard professor who said that coconut oil was pure poison
what is contributing to our children’s plummeting IQ scores
what motivated Sally to write her article on senior citizens being a dumping ground for pharmaceutical drugs
how the average senior citizen is on at least 5 prescribed medications
the most commonly prescribed meds for seniors include statins, blood pressure medication, anti-depressants, pills for pain, antacids
why seniors are targeted by drug companies
why drugs are a form of “sorcery” if you will
why aspirin (once commonly recommended) is now considered problematic
the dangers of hyperinsulinemia
how more Round Up is used on neighborhood lawns than on our farms
why Round Up is so threatening to our health and that of our children
the impact of wifi and electromagnetic fields on our children