NATURAL MEDICINE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AS COMPARED TO OTHER MEDICINES – (09-24-03)



The Relative Safety of Ephedra Compared with Other Herbal Products

This is a letter to the Editor by Dr. Julian Whitaker on the safety of ephedra. This herb has gotten a bad rap lately, but most adverse effects we have seen have been from overuse. People drop dead daily from LABEL use of Tylenol and ibuprofen but there’s no big congressional push to outlaw those two. Remember that natural medicine is held to a much higher standard and, more often than not, can withstand the additional scrutiny.

Ann Intern Med — Whitaker 139 (5): 385 -a.

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James Bogash

For more than a decade, Dr. Bogash has stayed current with the medical literature as it relates to physiology, disease prevention and disease management. He uses his knowledge to educate patients, the community and cyberspace on the best way to avoid and / or manage chronic diseases using lifestyle and targeted supplementation.







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