Are we overmedicated?

[Trev]

Originally posted by Rolo@Apr 22 2005, 11:23 AM
My brother had regular been eating pain killers which have acetylsalicylic acid in them (ex. Aspirin)... Sometime ago he started to have severe pain in his left side of his body up to his neck. He went to the doctor got checked, and they found his liver numbers to be high. Still having pain, then he also got a ultrasound scan, which showed everything was fine, which was a relief, since acetylsalicylic acid can/will damage the liver if used over longer periods.

While the doctors took some more test, and he waited for the results, then he said fuck the pain killers, and got a dietitian to make him a personal diet. This diet took into account his work schedule, times of the day when he felt low energy etc. He then turned his life around - after 1 month he had no more pain, had much more energy, and lost 8 pounds.

His liver number is getting lower, and he is losing weight without really doing anything extreme other than changing his diet to what is normal food (fish, chicken, high-fiber bread, fruit, and lots of vegetables and water) and when to eat it.

I think many people could avoid pain and future diseases by simply changing their diet, and stop over-medicating themself (do you really know what you are taking?)

Diet is a massive part of being healthy, most say exercise is but I'd go with healthy diet first and foremost.