work, it is apparent that a child, In typical society, and self-interests.S. causing 250000 deaths every yearHow has this paradigm become imbedded in the human psyche to the degree that herbalism is relegated to 'alternative medicine' and something to be fearedForty percent of Americans(1) take at least one prescription pill daily These drugs do not solve any physical problems Pharmaceuticals at best mask the symptoms Why then is the pharmaceutical industry growing every single year with some of the biggest if not the biggest profit margins of any industryThe answer to this uncommon question undoubtedly lies in western commercialism and economic greedPharmaceuticals companies claim they need large earnings - 125835595000 in 1999 (2) - to conduct research and development This justification loses credibility when:1 One out of every five dollars the Pharmaceutical industry collects goes to drug research2 Some Pharmaceuticals companies spend almost twice as much money for advertising and marketing as they spend for research3 Pharmaceuticals industry profits are so large they outstrip every other industry's profits by far (3)Pharmaceuticals companies are the most profitable industry In 2001 which reported a drop in employment rates a plunge in the stock market and symbols of America's economy come crashing down the Pharmaceuticals companies continued their reign as the most profitable industry in the annual Fortune 500 listWhile the overall profits of Fortune 500 companies declined by 53% which was the second biggest dive in profits the Fortune 500 has taken in its forty-seven years the top ten US Pharmaceuticals companies increased their profits by 33% (3)Collectively the ten Pharmaceuticals companies in the Fortune 500 topped all three of the Fortune magazine's measures of company profitability for 2001 according to the magazine's annual analysis of America's most important companiesThese Pharmaceuticals companies had the greatest return on revenues reporting a profit of 185 cents for every $1 of sales which was 8 times higher than the median for all Fortune 500 industries easily surpassing the next most profitable industry which was commercial banking with a 135% return on revenue) (3)In addition to taking a long list of prescriptions many people also use natural remediesThe World Health Organization estimates that between 65 to 80 percent of the world's population (about 3 billion people) rely on naturopathic or homeopathic medicine as their primary form of health care" Worldwide only ten to thirty percent of people use traditional medicine 70 to 90 percent use naturopathic and homeopathic health care" Seventy-four percent of the American population desires a natural approach to health care" Of the one out of three Americans who say they have used natural techniques eighty-four percent said they would use it again" Traditional Chinese Medicine has been chosen by the World Health Organization for worldwide propagation to meet the health care needs of the twenty-first century" The US government sponsors the use of acupuncture in drug rehabilitation programs" "In a [Mayo Clinic] study of fifty patients six acupuncture treatments given over two to three weeks significantly improved their symptoms of pain and fatigue" Time 2005" "Americans make more visits to holistic health care providers (some 600 million a year) than to MDs and spend more money out-of-pocket to do so about $30 billion a year by recent estimates" Newsweek 12/2002" "A recent study performed by the American Massage Therapy Association revealed that twenty-eight percent of people received a massage from a massage therapist in the past five years up from seventeen percent in 1997 Eighteen percent said they had a massage in the past twelve months That's ten percent higher than was reported in 1997" American Massage Therapy Association 8/2002Of the thousands of medicinal herbs available today twenty-nine are the most frequently sought after Popularity does not necessarily translate into the most useful for all issues Some herbal gems which have not generated much "buzz" are highly effective and some wildly popular herbs are not the most beneficial in their class It is important to get the advise of an herbologist to make sure you are using the correct herbs for your issues(1) Bowman L 51% Of US Adults Take 2 Pills or More a Day Survey Reports (Scripps Howard News Service) San Diego Union-Tribune Weds, 2000, Was the trip long?
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