Show 1077: Dr. Andrew Weil on Drug-free Alternatives to the Meds You Take

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2017

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Americans are taking more pills than ever before. Last year we shelled out more than $400 billion for prescription drugs alone. Over-the-counter medicines are also extremely popular. But all those drugs also carry some risks. Around half a million people suffer serious adverse drug reactions every year. Are there drug-free alternatives that would help many common […]

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.
0:02.3	I'm Terry Graydon.
0:03.8	Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines.
0:10.2	This podcast is brought to you by Redux Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream.
0:16.0	800-345-7339 on the web at utter cream.com.
0:30.9	Americans love pills.
0:33.1	We fill over 4 billion prescriptions annually,
0:36.0	but drugs do have side effects. Are there alternatives?
0:39.9	This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.
0:47.8	Do you ever get tired of watching television commercials for prescription drugs?
0:54.6	There's usually a cute dog or a kid.
0:57.2	People are having so much fun, especially when the announcer starts reeling off a long list of scary side effects.
1:04.2	It's enough to make you search for interventions that don't involve medications.
1:09.0	Dr. Andrew Weil is the father of integrative medicine.
1:12.5	His latest book is Mind Over Meds.
1:15.1	Know when drugs are necessary, when alternatives are better, and when to let your body
1:20.1	heal on its own.
1:21.5	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, a conversation with Dr. Andrew Weil.
1:26.0	First, this news.
1:30.3	In the people's pharmacy health headlines,
1:33.9	could diet soda be bad for your brain?
1:36.4	A new study of people participating in the Framingham Heart Study
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