Open Minds & Healthy Hearts

This is a blog from the point of view of a med school student, studying naturopathic medicine.

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We know we just started this blog and there isn't a lot of content to check out yet.

Nonetheless, let's try to get some submissions or stories! We're running this blog to promote healthy eating and non bias articles about everything going on in the world. If you have sources or links to an article, send them in! We also welcome any recipes, books, similar blogs, daily thoughts, ect in our inbox. If you have any questions or comments, send us a message and let us know if you would like us to reply publicly or privately. We have an admin who runs another blog, specifically for advice, feel free to ask him questions as well!

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“Expectation works in mysterious ways—-and totally unconsciously.”

― Michael Crichton (via psych-quotes)

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“In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive.”

― Haruki Murakami (via psych-quotes)

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“Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is defended, and partly upon the numbers of people subscribing to it.”

― Anthony Storr (via psych-quotes)

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THE WAR ON ZOHYDRO

If you haven’t heard about Zohydro yet, now is the time to listen. Zohydro was just approved by the FDA, regardless of a 11/2 vote. The reason Zogenix claims they plan on manufacturing this drug, is for the patients suffering from severe pain. Zohydro does not contain Acetaminophen, like most other pain medications, such as Vicodin. Zogenix claims that Zohyrdo would greatly benefit those patients that cannot consume Acetaminophen. 

Then why the hype about this drug? For starters, It has been approved as a Series II narcotic which lands it a spot next to Oxycontin and Vicodin, however possibly worse. Zohydro, which can be obtained at doses as high as 50mg, can easily be crushed and absorbed all at once. The potency of pure hydrocodone Bitartrate is enough to kill an average size man with just two capsules. The capsules are currently designed to Time-release over a set 12 hours. However, people are protesting the new drug, claiming it’s too easy to tamper with and more dangerous than the current popular opiate drugs being abused. Send in your thoughts about this new drug! We would be happy to provide sources and more information for those interested.