Show 1343: Hidden Harms of Herb and Drug Interactions

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

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

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Millions of Americans take dietary supplements, and most of us assume that they are safe. While that is probably a reasonable rule of thumb, there are some situations that require more vigilance. In particular, we need to beware of herb and drug interactions. Even your doctor may not know about the hidden harms. How Risky […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyden and I'm Terry Gradyen welcome to this podcast of the
0:05.2	People's Pharmacy. You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of
0:10.8	health topics at people's pharmacy.com.
0:14.8	Dietary supplements are big business.
0:18.4	Many Americans swallow a handful of pills every day.
0:21.8	Do they interact? This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe
0:27.0	Grady. People take a range of herbs and supplements, from turmeric and melatonin to vitamin
0:40.0	D and zinc. Do any of these have an effect on medicines we may be taking?
0:45.0	We first heard how grapefruit juice could alter drug metabolism back in the early 1990s.
0:51.0	Most health professionals were skeptical, but it turns out that plants can
0:55.8	affect how our bodies react to medications.
0:59.1	How do physicians and pharmacists learn about incompatibilities between medicines and natural products.
1:05.0	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, avoiding dangerous herb and drug interactions.
1:17.9	In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, Long COVID has become a common complication
1:20.9	of SARS COovee to infection.
1:23.2	Debilitating symptoms may linger for months or years.
1:26.9	Doctors refer to this condition as post-acute sequelae of SARS Kove2 infection. Researchers have had trouble studying it because they
1:36.7	needed a uniform definition. Some have counted more than 200 possible symptoms of long
1:42.4	COVID. A study published in Jama offers a more manageable
1:46.7	list with a strong connection to long COVID. Investigators recruited 9,764 people, most of whom had been previously diagnosed with COVID.
1:58.0	Those with long COVID were much more likely to report one of the following symptoms. Post exertional
2:04.8	malays, fatigue, dizziness, brain fog, and gastrointestinal problems. Post exertionalalaise refers to worsening symptoms following even minor physical
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