Spring Into Action!

Spring is in the air saying "Hey little plants it's time to make some chlorophyll and get cooking with your pretty petaled reproductive parts!"  Everyone is enjoying the allergy nightmare caused by this regrowth and going gung-ho on their annual household deep cleaning but there seems to be a great disconnect with spring cleaning and your health.  I have a new spring cleaning routine for you, your family members, your friends, your healthcare providers, and just everyone everywhere who needs to deep clean their health and medication routine!Clear off a table and let's get started.1. Line up all of your prescriptions, vitamins, herbal supplements, and topical treatments.2. Get something to write on and something to write with.3.  Make a chart with a few columns labeled: item name, what is it for, and how often do I use this4. Fill in the chart for each item.Anything you couldn't fill in under "what is it for" you either don't really need to be on it or you need to Google it and reconsider if you really need it. There are huge issues with overprescribing things a patient doesn't really need because the patient demanded it.  Did you tell your doc you wanted to try a specific drug?  Did you get the result you were expecting from the direct to consumer advert or web forum you heard about it from? No? Then you don't need it.  Talk to your doc about getting off of it.  Some medications have a weaning period to pre...
Source: FAST FOOD Pharmacy - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: blogs