 Sleep and Exercise versus Medications: Do we take too much medicine? The answer is yes! The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued serious warnings concerning the over-consumption of medicines in developed countries. In Canada, most seniors are taking at least 5 prescription medicines, according to a report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). And Dr. Robert Salois, Quebec’s Health and Welfare Commissioner, reported in March 2015 that the use of medications that Quebecers take is not always optimal, as “inappropriate prescribing has been observed” leading to situations where “the risks of adverse effects outweigh the expected benefits.” 1 GOVERNMENT REPORT |
| Dr. Daniel J. Clauw, Director of the Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center of the University of Michigan, acknowledges that only 30% of the best drugs on the market to treat chronic pain work fairly well … and that “the body’s two most potent internal analgesic systems are sleep and exercise”.2 |
| 6.50 min. of the Video "All the drugs that we currently have available to treat chronic pain are at best marginally effective..." | 7.37 min. of the Video Our best drugs work in in marginally well in 50% of people and fairly well in 30% of people. | 15.55 min. One of the messages that I’m going to say over and over and over again… the body’s two most potent internal analgesic systems are sleep and exercise… |
NOT IN THE HABIT OF DOING REGULAR EXERCISE?
If you don’t have the habit of regular exercise, it’s best to start slowly with a program like Simply Stronger.
 | Simply Stronger will give you a good foundation and will allow you to gradually increase your level of activity. You’ll sleep better, and that will help you reduce the amount of medication you’re taking. The side effects of medication and the harm it can do to the body will not improve your quality of life, but exercise surely will! |
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1. March 19 2015 Report. Prescription drugs: Optimizing costs and use for the benefits of the patient and the sustainability of the system. (csbe.gouv.qc.ca)
2. Chronic Pain: Is it All in Their Head? Dr. Daniel J. Clauw – Video Presentation from the University of Michigan
2. Chronic Pain: Is it All in Their Head? Dr. Daniel J. Clauw – Video Presentation from the University of Michigan
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