Drug Muggers: Which Medications Are Robbing Your Body of Essential Nutrients--and Natural Ways to Restore Them

The syndicated columnist of "Dear Pharmacist®" identifies which prescription medications contribute to nutritional deficiencies and how to safely and simply reduce symptoms and side effects by adopting counter-balancing dietary practices. Original.
Prescription and over-the-counter drugs help millions of people with devastating diseases and chronic conditions. But in the process, these medications can also deplete the body's natural stores of vitamins, minerals, and hormones---the very nutrients you need to keep energy levels high, fend off infections, and be healthy. Pharmacist Suzy Cohen calls these medications "drug muggers," and she says it's essential to replenish what a drug mugger steals from your body in order to feel your best and avoid side effects. Not understanding the drug-mugging effect may lead to new "diseases" and possibly catastrophic health consequences. Drug Muggers helps you understand how drugs impact your daily life. It reveals why you may be feeling so poor and how to enhance your well-being with affordable nutrients that are sold over the counter. You can (and will) improve the way you feel---whether or not you take medicine!
Prescription drugs help millions of people with diseases and chronic conditions, but in the processthese medications can also deplete the body’s natural stores of vitamins, minerals, and hormones andcause other serious health issues. Pharmacist Suzy Cohen calls these medications “drug muggers” andsays it’s essential to replenish what a drug mugger steals from the body, to understand the side effectsof prescription drugs, and to avoid possibly catastrophic health consequences. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 47 percent of Americans take at leastone prescription drug, with 21 percent taking three or more prescription medications. In Drug Muggers, patients—and their physicians—will learn why the leading medications may cause uncomfortable or seemingly unrelated side effects and how to reduce symptoms by installing a “nutrient security system” so they won’t be adversely affected by drug muggers.Cohen discusses the most important nutrients you need and identifies which medications causedeficiencies, then suggests how to counterbalance a drug’s “mugging” effect. She makes recommendations for brand-name supplements and gives easy-to-follow advice to restore balance and good health with over-the-counter vitamins and minerals and food choices.