The authors, all pharmacists with holistic orientation, have put together a very valuable resource. It allows the reader to reference the prescription drug they are taking to the probable nutrient deficiency this drug could be causing in the body. For instance, statin drugs such as Lovastin and Prevastatin appear to lower the amount of CoQ10 in the body, perhaps the most critical nutrient needed to repair the heart and provide energy to the rest of the body. Anyone with any experience in nutritional healing will confirm that, given time, good nutrition will help the body cure its problems. Prescription drugs only suppress the symptoms, and with this book, we have a better idea of what damage they do in the process of suppression.
Information is listed alphabetically and is cross referenced.
Includes useful appendices. This handbook offers current and referenced information regarding pharmaceutical medications that have been reported to alter the levels of various nutrients in the body that may eventually lead to health problems. Also presented is a brief overview of potential nutrient depletions that may occur with use of certain herbs. Handy reference charts, monographs on the pharmaceutical drugs and nutrients listed in the text, and pertinent studies and abstracts are included. This reference identifies over 1,000 medications that can cause a nutrient depletion.