Herbs Versus Drugs

THE HEALING NATURE OF HERBS

Let us first differentiate between natural medicinal herbs as they are harvested and dried direct from nature's storehouse and synthetic preparations and medicines which are manufactured in the chemists' laboratories in duplication of natural plant material.

Most of us are unaware of the differences between the two types of medicines but easily confused when we are reminded of the fact that many modern drugs are also derived from plant sources, so would seem to share similarities with herbal medicines. However, there is no real similarity in quality in relation to the finished product. There can be no comparison between the fresh, dried or extracted herb which is left complete in its natural composition and the artificial product of the chemist's laboratory where "active ingredients" have been synthesized. Chemical formulae can replicate the recipe but cannot reproduce the life element of the original.

Also, any chemical replica of one isolated active principle is very different, both in its composition and in its use as a medicine, from the harmonious complexity of the original whole natural plant substance. The practice of isolation of one factor from the whole is indicative of our era of specialization. Man finds it difficult to understand and respect the wholeness of things and is currently educated to study, analyse, select and to specialize in a particular sphere only. However, it is advisable that we remain cognisant of the whole in order to keep a true perspective.

When introduced into the human body, artificially created drugs represent foreign substances, alien to the natural body chemistry and processes. When administered, they by-pass the opportunity of natural selection normally undertaken by the digestive processes as in the case herbs and foods.

Therapists who use herbal medicines are morally free of the cruelties of laboratory drug testing on animals. Herbs have been tried and tested on human beings over centuries with a long history or traditional use. This differentiation between the two types of medicine is of particular interest to animal lovers.

The herbalist believes Nature is the supreme authority and believes that substances directly from nature's laboratory qualify as the simplest and the finest, following Hippocrates whose attitude was that "Nature heals: the physician is only nature's assistant."

The results of herbal medicine are often slow, but sure. They are safe and can be assimilated by the body or rejected, according to Nature's direction or selection.

Drugs on the other hand claim spectacular immediate reduction of symptoms but all are prescribed with some expectation that common side effects will develop to tend to create ongoing additional symptoms or even serious new disease conditions.

Individuals choose the way they wish to be treated for their health problems. With a choice of herbal treatment the options are to seek professional help or to follow personal home care for those who seek to control their own health. For those who do not wish to assume responsibility for their individual well-being, it is an easy recourse to rely upon a doctor for one's state of health. However, it is advisable to remember the centuries of experience which gave rise in Chinese culture, to the philosophy designed to keep physicians honest - that is, their custom of retaining a doctor and rewarding him as long as the family maintained its health. Once any member became ill, the physician was likely to be sacked and replaced by a more efficient doctor!

It is fanciful to think, in this modern age, no matter how dedicated and sincere a doctor, that he spends his hours dwelling on one patient's state of health. He is concerned for the welfare of a patient in his consulting room but there is no way he can take responsibility for what that patient does regarding his nutrition, actions, thoughts or habits that will affect him for good or ill outside the consulting rooms. We continue to contemplate finding the ideal doctor!

Both the techniques and the philosophy of the two major professions of physicians -those who choose the natural herbs and those who choose chemical drugs, are vastly different.

DRUGS AS MEDICINES

Whilst recognizing the value and successful use of some modern drugs we know that they can be very immediate in their action and very potent. We are always cautioned in their use and reminded that modern drugs can be dangerous and will always tend to produce side effects.

There are thousands of new medical drugs being manufactured by pharmaceutical companies whose products hold a monopoly on medicines in the market place. New drugs are believed to be rigidly tested and their value under constant scrutiny as evidenced by the existence of the health authority's Adverse Reactions Sub-committee.

Many drugs have been rejected after trial. There are always new ones to replace the previous ones. Many are still in the process of experimentation. The value of drugs is always under scrutiny as evidenced by the need for the existence of the original Commonwealth Drug Evaluation Committee and its sub-committee, the Adverse Reactions Sub-Committee! (Australia)

Most of us would not care to think that there is any likelihood that the safety and efficacy of any prescribed medicines is questionable, but when we read the fine print, we understand otherwise.

Nor would we like to think that doctors in the main may have ceased being 'family doctors' and after extensive years of training are assuming the role of agents for the drug companies that dictate therapeutic medicine in present day circumstances.

The public is becoming aware of the problems associated with modern drugs and realise how many new diseases are actually caused by the iatrogenic factor or doctor-induced problems- a factor that has, without doubt, exacerbated the medical problems of our society both in U.S and in Australia.

People are becoming aware of the need to question doctors and not accept blindly the use of new drugs without information as to possible dangers and statistics related to case histories and trials. We should also be informed whether a medical drug has been developed and tested on animals alone, or if it has been applied, successfully, to relieve human beings. Some scientist claim tests on animals are not valid for humans.

Under the current medical system, Australians have a reputation as one of the worst consumers of medical and 'recreational' drugs to tarnish our long treasured image as a robust, sporting people, healthy in mind and body.

Another serious factor is that testing drugs made from chemical substances in the environment of the body chemistry of each human being is hampered by an unknown factor regarding the individual's present physiological chemistry. No individual drug can therefore guarantee a uniform action and uniform side-effect and reaction in each and every case. To quote Richard Thomas in an article entitled "Drug Induced Haematological Diseases"...

"The problem of establishing cause and effect relationships is made more difficult by the fact that modern man is rarely exposed to merely one type of foreign chemical at any particular time. A person may be taking a combination of drugs, not all of which he reports to the physician. He is also exposed to insecticides, food additives (preservatives, colouring and flavouring agents) detergents, atmospheric pollution, and special materials used in his occupation."

It is therefore difficult to isolate each separate factor and herein is a serious deterrent for the continuance of the present system and ample reason to find renewed confidence in the safe, traditional herbal medicines.

Sally Wilson, professional herbalist and naturopath has wide experience in herbal remedies. Most dominant is the application of medicinal healing herbs. Traditional herbalism is based on its principle is to retain the whole plant chemistry as nature has created it. It is this essential that makes herbal remedies so unique and so safe to use.
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Can You Beat Anabolic Steroid Tests?

There is a maxim in police work that goes; behind every crime there is a motive. So it is with bodybuilding and most other sports. Everyone can remember Lee Haney's, Dorian Yates', and Ronnie Coleman's string of Mr. Olympia victories, but try naming who placed second to these three great bodybuilders each year.

At the professional and top amateur sports' level, the prime motive for intense training is the desire to be number one. The second major reason is greed. Athletic success can be transformed into a financial bonanza via endorsements, guest appearances, and professional sport contracts. Given the potential rewards athletic success can bring, it should not come as a surprise that some athletes might choose to shift the odds more in their favor. The following are some of the more common (both successful and unsuccessful) methods used by athletes to beat anabolic steroid tests.

BLOCKING AGENTS

In a never-ending quest by athletes to find a method to pass a drug test, the use of blocking agents has become a well traveled route. Blocking agents are drugs that athletes "believe" will allow them to use anabolic steroids right up to the time of competition. The word "believe" is emphasized because the effectiveness of blocking agents is more myth than reality.

To use an example, let us look at the drug, Probenecid, which was initially developed to slow the body's rate of excretion of the antibiotic penicillin. Probenecid has also been shown to slow the rate of excretion of the class of drugs called keto-steroids. Upon hearing this, many athletes assumed that Probenecid would also slow the rate of excretion of anabolic steroids. Probenecid, however, is not very effective at doing this, and even if it was, it is on the banned substances list of most sports' federations, and is easily detected in a drug test.

DIURETICS

Diuretics are used to dilute the urine by increasing the excretion of water. Some bodybuilders have used diuretics to speed up the excretion of all drugs in their systems. To counteract this, drug testers employ a technique known as the specific gravity test. Testers compare the weight of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of water, which has a specific gravity of one. If an athlete dilutes his/her urine, the specific gravity will be much lower than normal. There is, however, some controversy as to what range is acceptable as a normal specific gravity value for urine. As with blocking agents, most sports' federations have added diuretics to its list of banned substances. Diuretics are a poor way to beat anabolic steroid tests.

SUBSTITUTION

Another method of cheating is the substitution of a non-drug user's "clean" urine for the athlete's own. A reported method used by some female bodybuilders and other athletes is to conceal a condom filled with "clean" urine in the vagina. When the athlete is called upon to produce a sample, a quick jab with a fingernail breaks the condom and releases the "clean" urine sample. To prevent this slight of hand by athletes, officials now implement close monitoring.

CATHETERIZATION

This is an extreme method of substitution and trying to beat anabolic steroid tests. By using a catheter (a long thin rubber tube) that passes through the urethra to the bladder, an athlete can empty his/her own bladder and refill it with "clean" urine. If this procedure is done improperly it can result in serious infection, hemorrhage, and/or rupture of the bladder. There is an ironic aspect to this procedure. Because of the sensitivity of drug tests, the athlete may still be caught. When the athlete empties his/her bladder, there is still enough fluid adhering to the walls of the bladder to contaminate the "clean" urine. Furthermore, the athlete's kidneys are constantly filtering the blood, and hence excreting urine into the bladder, adding another source of contamination.

CYCLING ANABOLIC STEROIDS AND RETIREMENT

Anabolic steroids are a training drug. They are not stimulants and don't offer any advantage during or just before a competition. Most bodybuilders are careful to confine their steroid use to the off-season. This ensures that the benefits of the anabolic steroids can be exploited without the risk of being caught. One way sports federations deal with this, is to have random drug testing throughout the year. But this is very expensive, and can be easily defeated.

Some athletes avoid random drug tests by training in other countries. Athletes who get homesick have another option, early retirement. While this means a loss of funding, the athlete can still train on drugs, and then make a comeback. An athlete can, for example, retire after one Olympiad, use drugs and train for the next three years, and then come out of retirement in time to make the team for the next Olympiad, without ever being drug tested.

Another method sports organizations have to combat drug use in the off-season, is the testosterone to epitestosterone ratio. This drug test was considered to be very effective because it could detect the use of anabolic steroids, long after the drug was out of the athlete's system. Athletes, however, have come up with an effective countermeasure to anabolic steroid tests of this type.

The testosterone to epitestosterone ratio has been one of the most effective drug tests available since 1982. Athletes, however, discovered a simple countermeasure that completely invalidates this test. Since anabolic steroid use raises the ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone, all an athlete has to do is inject pure epitestosterone, and the ratio can once again be brought back to 1:1. It is claimed that injections within an hour of a drug test can produce a negative result.

As mentioned earlier, there is no exact elimination time for any particular steroid. Many factors influence the rate of excretion of steroids from the user's system. For example if an athlete is using vitamin and/or mineral preparations, sun-tanning pills, or even some forms of over-the-counter medications, the ability of the liver to process steroids may be inhibited. Thus, a longer time for clearance may be needed. Such important factors as method of administration, location of injection site, the type of steroids used, duration of use, body-fat level, amount of water in the body, and dosage used, all play important roles in determining the clearance time. There is one guaranteed method for athletes to pass anabolic steroid tests; obey the rules of the competition, and stay drug free.

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Myths about Teen Prescription drug

In the year of age is a time of transitions sensitive Teenage life exciting new freedom for many children. They can be vulnerable to a lot of risk, such as abusing prescription drugs, according to. The National Institute on drug abuse (Nicolas) Grenada youth about 1.9 million year age 12 to 17 abused prescription drugs in 2008 of these dangerous drugs, including illegal, but many teenagers are not aware of the risks involved, instead they received incorrect information from friends.

The hypothesis is not correct:

There is a very wrong assumption in adolescents about medicine prescription today some common myths surrounding teen prescription drug is:

Myth 1: Prescription drugs are safer drugs illegal.

Most teenagers think drugs are safer drugs illegal as they are defined by the medical and the production of their regulations, they also believe that these drugs with less side effects compared to andillicit drugs they don't understand that these drugs are safe, said a specific illness or condition.

The abuse of these drugs is dangerous as hate other illegal substances. These drugs are effective disease which often have harmful effects on the brain and body similar to other illicit drugs. They made on site, neuroscience causing short-term health effects and the long-term negative and death in some cases.

Myth 2: the law on the use of prescription drugs.

Myths among teenagers about drugs these one is their laws as they are taken from the family's medicine cabinet instead of the father's trade Street.

The fact is that the hate disease prescription together correctly. These drugs generally considered as ' controlled substances '. Federal food drug and Cosmetic Act states that the use of these drugs without doctor's prescription or disparage another person's prescription is against the law, only prescription disease could make a very healthy children sick. Slight or sharing may land them in jail.

Myth 3: Prescription drugs can be obtained from a street merchant.

One myth surrounding prescription drug abuse by adolescents is that they can get them from a street drug dealer.

But it is very unfortunate that is available at their home in the medicine cabinet. They must not go to a drug dealer with others prescription most teenagers get these drugs from friends or relatives. By purchasing or stealing according to NIDA's 2009 monitoring the future survey big 66 percent of teens get these drugs from friends or relatives.

Myth 4: normal is to take medication every.

Adolescents sometimes feel that taking prescription drugs for long as normal, they believe that they will not install if using these drugs.

But the truth is that drug addictions most start during adolescence Prescription drugs to other diseases, drug drug Streetis the risk of becoming infected and developing substances abuse problem will be significantly higher if they try these drugs during their age. Sometimes test the drug for the first time of teenagers might have a bad reaction from medication accidentally overflow.

Myth 5: everyone will do it.

One reason for teenagers to these drugs is they think that everyone will hate them. The majority of adolescents have been very impressed with the friends of these drug violations.

But in reality Many teens do not abuse these drugs is only one in five teenagers admits using drugs prescription and are abusing these drugs.

Understanding the myths surrounding teen prescription drugs can help parents, teachers, friends and other people involved. Intervene early and make the teenagers off dangerous prescription drugs.

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