Before there were hospitals, doctors and nurses there was
Apothecary shops filled with bottles of preserved herbs, tinctures, spices
medical equipment, cosmetics and other helpful items. The Apothecary shop used
to be connected to the general store or very close by the general store. Herbs
would be grinned or distilled in preparation for medical use. Once upon a time
you could trust those who ran Apothecary shops because they were people who
truly wanted to help heal those who were sick. Unfortunately, in 1906 the
federal government saw an opportunity to make money and control who got sick
and who was healed when they get into bed with the Pharma industry and passed
the Pure Food and Drug Act that created the regulatory measures and created the
drug store, whereby ending the existence of the Apothecary stores of yester
year. Today we trust pharmaceutical
companies who are more interested in profit then curing the sick and doctors
who in some cases have forgotten their hypocritic oath and who sold out to the
same pharmaceutical companies that claim to want to save those who are ill,
only to make them sicker in the end.
Many, including myself, have been returning to holistic
medicines once prescribed by Apothecary shops because the herbal medicines of
long ago are much more reliable than a pill that is filled with fillers and
very little medicine. Natural healing practices have also returned as many
others believe that the pharma industry is not trust worthy enough to listen
too, along with the CDC (Center for Disease Control) and various levels of NIH
(National Institute of Health).
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