$14,500/year for Cholesterol Drug Is Only Part of the Price, Says Expert
A
new cholesterol drug, Repatha, illustrates the greed of drug companies.
The cost per year is $14,500 and it’s available in an auto-injector—so
you can give yourself the $600 shot every two weeks and go to the
Emergency Room if you develop an allergic reaction like shortness of
breath, says Dr. Richard Ruhling, a retired internist who taught Health
Science at Loma Linda University. He offers the following insights.
So what’s the “need”? The “need” is most people’s opinion that they can’t change their diet when they haven’t really tried.
A
low-fat, low-cholesterol diet allows all the fruits, vegetables, whole
grains and legumes that a person could ever want to eat, along with
modest servings of nuts. Those who eat nuts five times a week had half
the cardiovascular risk according to National Institutes of Health, and
they have other benefits, so why the fixation on a pricey shot?
Maybe
we like to brag about our auto-injection? Maybe we like gambling?
Sooner or later it will give us trouble that the greedy drug companies
didn’t discover because they don’t’ do long-term studies. Their party
line is—“See your doctor if…” They make a tight combination.
Shouldn’t we do as the slogan for teenagers says--“Just say no to drugs”
We
can replace the risk with benefits from a healthy diet that is
calculated to reverse most diseases. Hippocrates, the Father of
Medicine, said, “Nature cures…let your food be your medicine.”
Modern
medicine has DuPont’s slogan—“Better living through chemistry,” but if
you know anyone taking a bag of pills, you know the slogan is a lie when
applied to drugs because they all have a long list of adverse effects
and it’s only a matter of time will a person gets one of them, and the
more Rx’s one takes, the thinner and slipperier the ice gets.
Ruhling
was sickly as a child, getting a penicillin shot most winters, but
since he became a vegetarian in college, he has had only one Rx in the
last 60 years and believes his health now is better than when he was in
his 30’s.
Dr.
Neal Barnard, author of Program for Reversing Diabetes said the DVD
titled “Eating” is a brilliant program. Joel Fuhrman, MD, said the DVD
is “a mind-blowing video.” Dr. Ruhling says he has spent his life trying
to motivate patients to eat better and this DVD is the most effective
tool he has found. It features Dr. Esselstyn from the Cleveland Clinic
encouraging patients to take control of their health.
Ruhling offers more information on his website, http://RichardRuhling.com
where a person can also see five minutes of the DVD and get a couple
health bonuses—a real meal for the mind for about what they would pay to
fill their stomach. More at http://
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