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The Side Effects Bible
The Dietary Solution to Unwanted Side Effects of Common Medications

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The Side Effects Bible
The Dietary Solution to Unwanted Side Effects of Common Medications

Frederic Vagnini, MD and Barry Fox, Ph.D.

Advance Praise for The Side Effects Bible

"If you are taking any medications, you will want to consider this important, useful resource to help you proactively prevent drug complications."
--Dr. Joseph Mercola, Founder of MERCOLA.COM

"If you take prescription drugs, you must protect yourself, and THE SIDE EFFECTS BIBLE will tell you how to do it."
--Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., F.A.C.C., Author of The Sinatra Solution: New Hope for Preventing Heart Disease

"A wealth of lifesaving information."
--Ronald Klatz, M.D., D.O., American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

Tens of millions of Americans rely on prescription drugs. But how many of those medications have been prescribed for a physical ailment and how many have been prescribed to combat a side effect caused by yet another medication?

We think that side effects are the inevitable byproducts of mysterious biochemical processes that we can neither understand nor influence. This belief is reinforced every time we go to our doctor complaining of bruising, nausea or fatigue and he or she quickly prescribes additional medications.

The truth is that while some side effects are beyond our control, others can be explained and cured--without additional medication. Now, with THE SIDE EFFECTS BIBLE: The Dietary Solution to Unwanted Side Effects of Common Medications (On-Sale May 3, 2005; Broadway Books; Trade Paperback Original; $16.95), co-authors Frederic Vagnini, M.D. and Barry Fox, Ph.D. assert that 10, 20, perhaps even 30 percent of pharmaceutical side effects are caused by drug-induced nutrient deficiencies.

Vagnini and Fox write, "Americans are suffering from an almost completely ignored epidemic of drug-induced nutrient depletion. They're tormented despite the publication of hundreds of scientific articles that prove numerous popular drugs rob the body of nutrients, and this nutrient robbery is the cause of many drug side effects."

A first-of-its kind handbook, THE SIDE EFFECTS BIBLE allows readers to easily reference any medication and identify the additional nutrients they need to feed their bodies, as well as the foods and supplements that can easily be added to their diets to help replenish those nutrients.

For example, the birth control pills taken by millions of women of childbearing age can rob their bodies of riboflavin, a deficiency of which can lead to fatigue, cracks and sores around the mouth and nose, slow wound healing, bloodshot eyes, and oily skin. Birth control pills can also deplete Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Folic acid, Magnesium, and Zinc. It's very common for women to complain to their doctors of fatigue, but how much of this is due to drug-induced nutrient robbery?

Prescription drugs aren't the only chemicals that rob our bodies of nutrients. Over-the-counter medications such as aspirin and ibuprofen are taken for everything from headaches to muscle pain without a moment's consideration. But these drugs, while effective at treating pain, rob the body of folic acid. A deficiency of folic acid can trigger fatigue, shortness of breath, and irritability. Even more dangerous, a deficiency of folic acid during pregnancy can cause fetal abnormalities.

With all this vital information, THE SIDE EFFECTS BIBLE is not an anti-medication book. Written by a renowned physician and the co-author of numerous medical books, THE SIDE EFFECTS BIBLE praises the miracles that modern medicines perform everyday. The authors do believe, however, that it is important for consumers to understand that all drugs have side effects, and that some of these side effects can be helped, or even eliminated, by restoring missing nutrients.

Beginning with an overview of the nutrients depleted by popular pharmaceuticals--including what each nutrient does for the body, what the body suffers if it doesn't get enough of it, and where to find it in foods--THE SIDE EFFECTS BIBLE then presents a glossary of drugs organized in alphabetical order by the drug's generic or brand name. Each drug entry includes an overview of what the drug does (example: Atorvastatin, or Lipitor, is used to lower cholesterol levels), possible side effects, and which nutrients the drug may rob from your body. Finally, the guide offers help on how to restore your nutritional balance through wise dietary choices, supplements, or both.

With advice for every body at every age, THE SIDE EFFECTS BIBLE presents cutting-edge scientific resource in a thoughtful and accessible format. Even minor deficiencies of necessary nutrients can create risky consequences. With this indispensable guide, the public will now have a simple way to understand their medications and easily combat some of their common, uncomfortable--and even dangerous--side effects.

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About the Book:
THE SIDE EFFECTS BIBLE
The Dietary Solution to Unwanted Side Effects of Common Medications
By Frederic Vagnini, M.D. and Barry Fox, Ph.D.
Published by Broadway Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
Format: Trade Paperback Original
Price: $16.95 / ISBN: 0-7679-1883-5
Publication Date: May 3, 2005

About the Authors:
FREDERIC VAGNINI, M.D., is medical director of The Heart Diabetes & Weight Loss Centers of New York in New York City and was assistant clinical professor of surgery at Cornell University for twenty-five years. He is co-author of The Carbohydrate Addict's Healthy Heart Program.

BARRY FOX, Ph.D., is coauthor of many health books, including the number-one bestseller The Arthritis Cure.