Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death explored the role diet may play in preventing, arresting, and even reversing our top 15
killers. Or actually, if you recall, the top 16.Since side effects from prescription drugs kill an estimated 106,000 Americans a year,
the sixth leading cause of death may actually be (*gulp*) doctors. And that’s just from adverse drug reactions. Add in medical mistakes (which the U.S. Institute of Medicine estimates kills at least 44,000) and that brings “healthcare” up to our country’s third leading cause of death. Throw in hospital-acquired infections, and we’re talking maybe 187,000 Americans dead every year (and millions injured) by medical care. The best way to avoid the adverse effects of medical and surgical treatments and tests is not to avoid doctors, but to avoid getting sick in the first place. That's what you do every time you eat a salad, enjoy a vegetable stir fry, or scarf down pizza with tomato sauce. Don't let this unappetizing word scare you: "phyto" comes from the Greek word for "plant," and these substances are just nature's health-giving, disease-fighting chemicals, available in foods you eat every day. Disclaimer: This research information is for informational and educational purposes only. Please consult a health
care professional for medical treatment and/or regarding the applicability of any opinion or recommendations
with respect to your symptoms or medical condition. No statement in this information should
be construed as a claim for cure, treatment or prevention of any disease or sickness..
