'For those who need to know what doctors and pharmaceutical companies are doing to people's health ...belongs in the library of every home' - Lendon H. Smith, M.D., author of "Feed Your Body Right". In "Prescription Alternatives", Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., a trusted voice for decades, reveals how prescription drugs cause imbalances in the body and how to assess the ways in which your medications may be affecting your health.Dr. Mindell draws on his encyclopedic knowledge of pharmacology, nutrition, and natural healing to reveal the natural medicines that can counteract the side-effects of many drugs, along with a comprehensive survey of more than 1,000 simple, safe, nature-based remedies that can often be used to replace prescription drugs for many common conditions, including: Cardiovascular Disease; Cancer Arthritis; Gastrointestinal Disorders; Allergies; Obesity; Sleep Disorders; Prostate Enlargement; Diabetes; Asthma; Depression; Anxiety; and, Colds. In this completely updated and expanded third edition of his authoritative guide, Dr. Mindell shows that you can often solve your health problems without using prescription drugs and teaches you how to monitor your body as you switch from drugs to natural health.