by Lady Carla Davis, MPH
Specializing in Nutrition
In Harmony with Nature
IATROGENESIS
Part 2
nourishing basics
MEDICAL ERRORS, NEGLIGENCE, SURGERY,
& THERAPY
Many horror stories and books have been written on medical mishaps and negligence. Some iatrogenic events are quite obvious early on, such as amputation of the wrong limb; removal of the wrong kidney; or nerve deafness and blindness from the use of streptomycin and other antibiotics. However other events, such as the dispensing of the wrong drug or therapy or prescription side effects are not always immediately apparent.
The loss of function resulting from the removal of a diseased organ is also iatrogenic. Examples of this are the removal of the pancreas, ovaries, or thyroid glands. The loss of hormones they once produced disrupt body functions that may require life-long drug therapy. And, all drugs have side effects. Patients who die during or after surgery are considered iatrogenic deaths.
Adverse or some intrinsic effects of a medical treatment or therapy are also iatrogenic. These include radiation therapy and some types of chemo therapy, which produce hair loss, hemolytic anemia, diabetes, vomiting, nausea, brain and liver damage, lymphedema, and infertility, to name a few.
Both plastic and cosmetic surgery are thriving businesses partly because of the many botched surgeries performed each year. A small part of this can be seen on several TV shows on this topic. Breast implants and facial plastic surgeries are common areas of iatrogenic outcomes.
DEVICES
The design or composition of some surgical instruments or implants may be flawed, old, worn out, or obsolete. Some of them can cause tissue trauma or may never have been properly cauterized or implanted. Various materials used in devices can cause serious reactions when implanted. Several examples of these are breast implants, hip or knee replacement parts, and faulty heart valves.
FLUORIDATION
The fraud of fluoridation, which has gone on for over 6 decades, under the guise of preventing dental decay, is finally being exposed. Statistics clearly indicate that water fluoridation is not effective, and in fact, can be very harmful to the bones, joints, pineal and thyroid glands, and developing fetus. Plus, thyroid disease, depression, and obesity are now epidemics in fluoridated areas. This highly toxic waste by-product chemical is a neurotoxin and endocrine disruptor. http://fluoridealert.org/ &
https://fluoridefreeaustralia.org/
The use of fluoride in our environment (e.g. cryolite sprayed on grapes and other crops) is also problematic and can cause frozen shoulder and/or joint pain.
Treating the masses with a once size fits all protocol and an industrial waste by-product is highly unethical and wrong. Fluoridation is archaic and defies logic. Why can’t politicians do their homework, use common sense, and show integrity? Instead they are either bought or depend on others, with serious conflicts of interest, to make important decisions that negatively impact our lives and health. Doing this only reveals their incompetence and dereliction of duty.