Many of us take medications to treat disease or pain. However, we often neglect to address the impacts that prescription drugs have on the body. An article by Colleen Huber, NMD, talks about the side effects of over-prescription beta blockers used to control blood pressure. Although the beta blockers get the job done, it does [...]
Could Your Medications Be Causing You More Problems?
When is Hormone Replacement Therapy Necessary?
Conventional estrogen replacement therapy with Premarin and synthetic progestins are now proven to have no benefits with heart disease nor prevent Alzheimer’s. In fact, we know that there are many dangerous side effects involved and that the benefits do not outweigh the risks.
America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Problem
At Integrative Healing Dynamics we recently reviewed a report from the associated press (requires Adobe Reader to open) that reminded us about how Americans are continuing to abuse drugs in the name of health. The report showed that for the 1st time in history nearly half of all insured Americans are [...]
Could Your Asthma and Allergies be Caused by Past Antibiotic Use?
If dust, animals, pollen and other things cause you to have asthma or make you sneeze and wheeze, these reactions could be the cause of antibiotics taken years earlier. Over-use of antibiotics may be linked to asthma and allergies according to a study conducted at the University of Michigan Medical School. After their team of [...]
IHD’S DRUG WATCH : ZOCOR (Simvastatin)
Description & Indication: Zocor is a lipid lowering agent that is classified as a prescription in a group of drugs called statins. This medication is used as a prevention to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular events that can occur when diagnosed with disorders like diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and strokes. When [...]


