Natural Secrets: What Big-Pharma Does NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW! - Paperback

by Joe Urbach (Author)

According to the American Medical Association Journal, over 100,000 Americans die in hospitals every year due to side effects from regularly prescribed medications. Throughout America, a huge amount of medication is prescribed on a daily basis. The medical community openly acknowledges that fact that it does not have any cure for several common diseases that affect people. Most allopathic medicines have side effects that can range from mild to severe. The reason for this is that most of these chemicals have certain toxic properties. This is why there have been so many prescription drugs that got pulled from the market after enjoying several years of FDA approval. The sad thing is that very few doctors nowadays bother to inform patients about possible side effects due to close and cozy relationships with the pharmaceutical industries. That is a real shame and a blight on the medical profession. A big part of the overall problem is that quite a few pharmaceutical companies will only tell doctors as much as they want to and not reveal the complete picture. Therefore, the doctors are not always completely to blame because in many cases, they cannot warn patients against side effects of chemicals they are not aware of. Often, doctors are being paid by big-pharma, through "free gifts" or trips, to prescribe a company's medicine. The pharmaceutical business is a huge business, involving billions of dollars and is so profitable that most, if not all, medicine manufacturers are more concerned with profits and FDA approval rather than the overall effect of their products on patients. This is one reason why many people today are turning to natural complementary or alternative treatments, like herbal teas, therapies and medicines. And this is why this book was written. Here are some rather interesting facts: -The total amount of annual profits made by pharmaceutical companies through the sale of drugs in the United States alone is over $100 billion (that was in 2003 ) -More than 25% of all prescription drugs available contain plant derivatives. -More than 80,000 types of plants are used all over the world for medicinal purposes. -Over 75% of the global population depends on herbal remedies for regular medical treatment. In this book, author and newspaper columnist, Joe Urbach, let's us in on the history or herbal medicine, the effectiveness of many herbal treatments, and reveals to us Natural Secrets that big-pharma does not want us to know

Author Biography

Joe Urbach is the creator/publisher of GardeningAustin.com and the wildly popular Phytonutrient Blog. He has lived and worked in the Central Texas area for over 30 years. He and his wife Holly are the parents of five children and grandparents of two beautiful boys. For the last twelve years he has concentrated his efforts on installing many raised bed and container gardens in Texas homes all over Austin and San Antonio. As a gardener, as a father and as a grandfather Joe is very concerned about the quality of the food that ends up on all of our dining tables and really loves being able to help people get their own Raised Bed Phytonutrient Gardens started. Joe is a certified Texas Master Gardener and is currently serving as the Director of Training for the Hays County Chapter of the Texas Master Gardener Association. He teaches and lectures on gardening regularly and can often be found speaking at local nurseries, libraries, garden Clubs, Extension offices, or on radio and podcasts. While still very much the advocate for a "kitchen garden in every home" Joe now finds that his focus is set on changing the way we all think about our food - be it from our kitchen gardens, farmers' markets or the local supermarkets. Joe developed the concept of being a Phytonutrient Gardener which simply means, "if you are growing a vegetable in your garden why not grow the variety that packs the biggest nutritional value!?" Joe has recently launched an online business offering 100% Organic, NON-GMO, hand-harvested and hand packed seeds for many of the phytonutrient-rich varieties he recommends in his books and lectures. Check it out at www.PhytonutrientFarms.com. Joe has become a phytonutrient gardener and wants us all to come along for the journey to a better, healthier, longer and much more active and productive life!