Category Archives: Warnings

Ditch The Dairy!

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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to place breast cancer warnings on cheese. Made up of 12,000 medical professional members, PCRM would like cheese products to have warning labels similar to those on cigarette packets. It gives one example in the petition: “dairy cheese contains reproductive […]

Synthetic CBD is Coming

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By now most people have heard of Cannabidiol otherwise known as CBD. Many of us in the industry have been concerned with the FDA taking steps to remove this 100% natural material from direct over the counter sales and migrating it to Prescription only. They have claimed that they are considering potency guidelines for over […]

Vaping-Related Hospitalizations – 5 Things We Still Don’t Know

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Today, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other health agencies confirmed that there have been 215 confirmed cases and as many as 450 possible cases in 33 states that could be linked to the recent outbreak of vaping-related hospitalizations. Additionally, the CDC confirmed there have been three deaths associated with […]

Mystery Lung Condition Spreads – CDC Says “Stop Vaping”

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Vape lung is spreading and the CDC is warning people not to use vaping products while they are investigating the cause. In a media briefing, the public health agency said that some 450 people are now thought to be affected, and as many as five have died. The CDC’s incident manager for this issue… FULL […]

Risk of Breast Cancer From Using HRT’s is “Twice What Was Thought”

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The risk of breast cancer from using hormone replacement therapy is double what was previously thought, according to a major piece of research, which confirms that HRT is a direct cause of the cancer. The findings of the definitive study will cause concern among the 1 million women in the UK and millions more around […]

Do Common Medications Increase Risk of Dementia?

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The prescription drug industry is filled with dangerous medications that have not been tested and have harmful side effects. Everyone knows this, so why are so many people stuck on so many drugs? It is the lack of desire to change their diet or lifestyle to remove themselves from these pills? Is it that these […]

How To: Read A CBD Certificate of Analysis

Here at azWHOLEistic a lot of customers come in asking about the purity of the CBD they’re purchasing from various stores. A lot of people are buying CBD online and they’re not getting much relief, or they’re suspecting that perhaps the material isn’t as strong as it says on the bottle. In just three months, we’ve had dozens of people come in with a bottle in their hand that says pure CBD, but when we look at the label, it doesn’t show the ingredients. This is a red flag.

Lipitor Long Term Side Effects

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If you have high cholesterol or know someone with high cholesterol, there is a good chance you have heard of Lipitor. Lipitor is the brand name for atorvastatin, a medication belonging to a group of drugs called statins. It is used by millions of people worldwide to help lower their LDL cholesterol. Lipitor works primarily […]

Ketamines New Link To Opioid’s Changes Perspective

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In a paper published Wednesday, a team of psychiatrists and anesthesiologists showed that ketamine’s rapid effects are due, at least in part, to its activation of the opioid receptors. Amid the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, this finding could serve to complicate the redemption narrative that ketamine is currently enjoying in the public eye. “We think ketamine […]

Experts Urge A Change In Medication To Decrease Risk of Death.

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For people with high blood pressure, fluctuating readings are a warning sign that you might need to change medication. New research presented today at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session pointed out that two types of high blood pressure medications which are heavily prescribed to people — alpha-blockers and alpha-2 agonists — are associated with blood pressure […]