Life on a statin was going pretty well for Texas intranet entrepreneur Mellanie True Hills. Until, that is, a generic alternative popped up and her insurance company told her she’d have to switch to the cheaper drug. At first, the new medicine seemed fine. But suddenly after two days she lost all sensation in her right hand. After being forced to drop a medicine that had worked just fine, her right hand was now paralyzed.
vani hari had a different experience
altogether. She was a promising young man- agement consultant in her early 20s whose career was constantly being derailed by illness — asthma, allergies, and endometriosis. She found herself taking nine prescription medica- tions daily. Finally, after appendicitis, followed by an appendectomy, she decided enough was enough.
Hari got off the meds, radically transformed her diet, rejected foods laden with additives and
dyes — and saw her health and energy surge. Today, as the founder of
FoodBabe.com, Hari is a leading health-food activist who testifies before Congress. Finally there was Jarrett, a hyperactive
third-grader. To combat his ADHD, five differ- ent doctors had prescribed him five separate stimulants. Yet Jarrett’s behavior was so bad his frustrated teacher proclaimed he could never succeed. Fortunately, Jarrett’s sixth doctor was
DOING HARM Intranet entrepreneur Mellanie True Hills, left, was forced by her insurance company to switch to a generic statin that left her hand temporarily paralyzed. Vani Hari, right, who was taking nine prescription meds a day for her A-fib, resurrected her health by “going natural” and changing her diet.
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