Pass a Drug Test

 You’ve likely seen the headline by now, or one like it; “Probe finds drugs in drinking water”.  Recent scientific research has indeed found a wide variety of pharmaceuticals in our water, from sedatives to painkillers, from sex hormones to antibiotics.  There are a plethora of drugs in our water supply. Are Small Doses of Pharmaceutical Drugs Really Harmful?The question remains for many, “how do pharmaceutical drugs get in drinking water?”  While a small amount get into the water from runoff of pharmaceutical plants and flushed pills, the majority of the drugs actually come from human waste.  When we swallow a pill, only a small portion of it is absorbed into the bloodstream.  The remainder is sent through the digestive system and leaves our bodies as waste.  While the levels of drugs in… Continue reading

A lot of people and physicians think it is ok to consume drugs for stomach issues, acid reflux, or gastroesophageal disease. Drugs and drugstore remedies for these diseases should be used sparingly and should be watched closely by the doctor. Drugs should be used only for a given time so that a patient can heal any tissue damage caused by stomach acid refluxing into the esophagus. Even so, natural remedies can also heal tissue damage in the esophagus and provide a cure.Most drugs are used to change or reduce stomach acid strength or to stop the stomach lining from creating more acid. The stomach automatically releases more acid as it strength is diminished so that it can digest food. When drugs are used to stop stomach acid, foods cannot be… Continue reading

 Drugs in tap water is being reported at an alarming rate. You might assume that the problem is in Africa or some third-world country.   The truth is that this problem is right here in the United States.  Studies are showing that our water contains traces of everything from sedatives to sex hormones.  One of the most dangerous groups of drugs in our water is antibiotics.What Will Low Doses of Antibiotics Do To Our Health?While antibiotics are relatively harmless and the doses in water are far smaller than standard medical doses, we are being exposed to these drugs with every single drink.  This means that we constantly have a low level of antibiotics in our systems.  This level is enough to cause antibiotic resistance, which means that the drugs become ineffective… Continue reading