Gerald Roliz - The Pharmaceutical Myth: Letting Food be Your Medicine is the Answer for Perfect Health

Letting Food be Your Medicine is the Answerfor Perfect Health

Gerald Roliz, CNC

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For my mother, who taught me to shine lightin places of darkness.

One of the biggest tragedies of humancivilization is the precedence of
chemical therapy over nutrition. It's a substitution of artificialtherapy
over natural, of poisons over food in which we are feedingpeople
poisons trying to correct the reactions of starvation.

Dr. Royal Lee 1951

As children, we are given the impression thatour medical doctor has the solution to any health issue. This sametrust also extends to the government health agencies (FDA, EPA,USDA, AMA) which were founded to protect us, the consumers, fromharmful poisons, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and processed foods.Our unquestioned faith has led us to become a fearful nationfocused on disease awareness and detection, but oblivious ofprevention and resolution. Diseases plague us while health andwellness fail to be restored.

Despite distressing symptoms, lab test afterlab test, we are told, You are fine. All the lab results show thateverything is normal. Or we are prescribed a pain killer, yet themedical doctor fails to investigate the cause of the pain. We fillour prescriptions, uncertain if our doctor provided all theinformation about the possible side effects and risks.

I used to educate medical doctors on therisks of certain medications side effects, drug-to-druginteractions, liver damage and even death. The doctors were to passthis information to every patient they prescribed a drug for. Howis it that I know about medication risks that your doctors haveneglected to share with you? I worked as a pharmaceutical salesrepresentative promoting the most popular medications of ourtime.

In 2001, nearing completion of myundergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley, Iasked to shadow a former classmate for a day. He spoiled hisclients with extravagant dinners, premium seating at sporting andmusical events, and weekly golf outings on the company dime. He,himself was provided a fully loaded car, gasoline and car insurancecoverage, and a virtually unlimited entertainment budget.

That was the life I wanted, so I worked as apharmaceutical rep from 2001 to 2006. I promoted commonlyprescribed medications, including a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) anda selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), which thepharmaceutical companies referred to as blockbuster drugs becauseof the volume of revenues they generated. I increased the marketshare of the products I was hired to promote by disguising therisks of medications as safety and tolerability profiles. Becauseof my exceptional performance, I received quarterly bonuses.

However, after five years, I felt somethingwasnt right. In every medical doctors office, I saw sick peoplesitting in crowded waiting rooms, not getting well. The medicaldoctors I spoke with rarely mentioned a patient who improved theirhealth. The lack of congruence between volumes of patients takingmedications and few becoming well presented me with a large, yellowDead End sign. Time to stop and choose another route in life.

I trained as a Certified NutritionalConsultant and opened my practice. I discovered that many of mynutritional clients had symptoms that resembled the side effects ofspecific medications. My mission became to increase awareness ofspecific medications most medical doctors prescribe without fulldisclosure of their risks. You will gain a perspective on currentstandards of medical practice in America, as well as how to avoidits shortcomings with wise nutrition.