Years ago people didn’t eat genetically modified foods, they didn’t take antibiotics for every little cough they got and they weren’t obese. What happened? Americans in particular seem to be getting sicker and taking medicine earlier than the rest of the world. Maybe that’s why cancer, heart disease and diabetes thrive in our nation. We put so many medicines in our body when it’s not necessary. Recently voting began a panel assembled by the Food and Drug Administration over recommendations on pulling some acetaminophen drugs like Tylenol and Nyquil from stores.

The panel began voting on the issue in an effort to reduce the risk of serious liver injury that is associated with acetaminophen. One option the panel is considering other than pulling the drugs from store shelves entirely, it to reduce the recommended dosages of the drugs.  A 2007 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report estimated that acetaminophen is main contributor to about 1,600 acute liver failures every year.

When reflecting on this news on Tylenol and combining it with the recent reports of Zicam’s negative side effects, it raises questions about whether polluting our bodies with all these prescription and over-the-counter drugs really helps our health in the long run? Maybe going natural and not taking medicine is the real secret to health and longevity.