What Killed Tim Russert?
Posted by 
Seeker on Jun 16 2008 |
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When Tim Russert suffered a fatal heart attack and died Friday at the age of 58 he was taking prescription medications to control coronary artery disease.
The mainstream media is reporting that Russert died from a “heart attack…but why?
Almost 100,000 Americans die every year from FDA-approved pharmaceuticals (according to the American Medical Association). Almost none of these deaths are reported as actually being caused by pharmaceuticals. Instead, the media reports that the victim died of whatever biological malfunction was most at issue at the time of death.
Instead of healing health conditions, pharmaceuticals “control” the symptoms of disease by artificially affecting numbers on a blood test. This then creates an illusion of health when no fundamental health improvements have happened at all.
Pharmaceuticals that are used to treat heart disease really just promote the continuation of the disease. They discourage patients from taking more proactive steps to resolve their health problems.
Unfortuantely, Tim Russert believed in using pharmaceuticals and did not make changes to his diet and lifestyle in a way that would have eliminated his need for that medication. According to Russert’s internist, Michael A. Newman, Russert knew he had been diagnosed with coronary artery disease but erroneously though he was “controlling” it with medication and exercise.
In looking at Russert we can see he wasn’t really controlling much with exercise. This means he was relying mostly on medication to solve his coronary heart disease problems. This may have been a fatal mistake.
Tim Russert learned the hard way what four generations of Americans are also learning.
You cannot medicate yourself to good health. When you try to do so, you may end up dying from the very medicine you thought was saving your life.
Unfortunately, Tim Russert was not heart attack proof. And we need to realize that his medication did not make him heart attack proof either.
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I agree somewhat, though some people do depend on meds to keep them alive as they may have permanent damage to organs which cannot be reversed by diet and exercise. My husband was a prime example. He killed his heart by allowing himself to get up to 460 pounds, and even though he managed to lose nearly 200 pounds of it, he would be dependent on heart meds to keep him alive for the remainder of his life. Unfortunately, he died 3 months ago of a heart attack. But yes, diet and exercise IS the first defense, and meds should only be used as a last resort when all else fails, as they have their side effects also.
16 Jun 2008 at 10:04 pm
Heidi~~I’m so sorry for your loss!
Thanks for sharing your perspective. It is very valuable to hear your experiences and I hope that stories like yours can begin dwindling in numbers instead of increasing over the years to come.
17 Jun 2008 at 4:11 am