This episode dives into the hidden truth behind medications: all of them have adverse side effects, and the medical system doesn't always teach patients how nutrition and lifestyle changes can help reverse chronic health issues.

Key Points

• Steve shares 35 years of experience as a doctor of pharmacy, stressing that the medical system is confusing and often overwhelming for patients dealing with multiple medications and diseases.

• Medications only treat symptoms, not root causes. Most chronic conditions—like high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity—can often be reversed with proper nutrition and lifestyle changes.

• Doctors and healthcare professionals are often not educated about nutrition. Instead, they're taught to treat symptoms with drugs, and patients rarely get informed about all possible adverse effects unless they directly ask.

  • Drug company marketing focuses on symptoms and pushes more medications, which can cause additional side effects. The push for new drugs has also increased, with many new medications released every year—most being slight variations of existing drugs ("me too" drugs).

• Medication Side Effects

  • All medications cause adverse effects. For example, diabetes medications may have dozens of side effects each; adding more drugs can create a cascade of new health issues.

  • Examples include:

    • Sulfonylureas: 33 known side effects

    • GLP-1 agonists (such as Ozempic): up to 70 documented side effects

    • Metformin: 28 known side effects

    • Role of Nutrition

      • The real solution isn't another medicine—it's changing what is eaten: cut out processed foods and high glucose sources.

      • By switching to whole, low-carb foods, many listeners could reduce or eliminate medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol (with physician guidance).

      Action Steps & Resources

      • Don't stop medications abruptly; work with healthcare providers if making major changes.

      • Download resources, read the host's book, sign up for the newsletter, or check out short videos explaining how nutrition can heal the body.

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      • Final Message

        The episode encourages listeners to take control of their health by learning about nutrition, questioning the focus on medications, and prioritizing whole foods over processed foods for lasting wellness.

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      • Quotes

      • • "I realize how absolutely confusing all this medical stuff is. All these medications, all these diseases. I understand how it gets so overwhelming that you don't know who to believe."

        • "Our medical system is totally, totally messed up. The way we do medicine is crazy."

        • "Most medications that people take do not cure anything at all. All they take care of is the symptom."

        • "If you quit eating glucose, you probably just have to quit for two, three, four weeks and you will be off all your diabetic medications. and probably your blood pressure medications."

        • "We're hiding from everybody how toxic these medications are and that there are much, much easier, better ways to actually cure because medications for the most part ... do not cure anything at all."

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