Truth in Advertising

I remember when I would be sick or have an infection and the doctor would prescribe a drug and I would take it. I got better. One of my daughters was often "one in 100,000" who had some kind of reaction - but nothing extreme. And none of us took a lot of meds. We were basically a healthy family.

Then came truth in advertising. As long as it was in print (one page of advertising, two more small print warnings in a magazine), they sort of slipped by my awareness. I wasn't taking anything that was being advertised anyway so it didn't matter.

Then came tv ads. Wow! First is the good ~ and the new med sounds like something I might want to explore if and when. And then comes the warnings: bad things that might happen if I took this particular pill. They don't say that one in 100,000 people Might have this symptom. They just say, this could happen to you and talk to your doctor about our wonderful cure for your problem. No thank you! I am grateful to be healthy and shy of meds anyway. Let's keep it that way if possible. And before I ever take anything again, I plan on reading All the small print. ~ with blessings for your good health and awareness