Consume With Milk

The doctor gave my Mom pills to minimize her heart condition. They seemed to make her worse. The few times I was home I saw that the effects of the medicine had confined her to lying and sitting down, and left her with great discomfort. Of course the labels on the bottle had given its obligatory warning. The little I could do to ease her headaches, her nausea could not stop the symptoms. Imagine if our medicines did not tow along with it suitcases full of bodily side-effects, side-kicks to its invasive fighting tactics.

Some side-effects make perfect sense, and even compliment the medicine. Fever medicine makes you drowsy and fall asleep, sleep is a good cure. Most side-effects are minor, thankfully. We experience bowel problems, or a passing spell of dizziness. And of course the selection and severity of side-effects usually depends on the interaction between the medicine and its consumer, the unique body type, genes, diet. I don’t suggest tacking endless vitamins and supposed supplementary functions to normal medicines. Prices would soar endlessly as patented gimmicks get piled on. But what if in its natural sequence of absorption our medicines could yield simple yet positive side effects? Extra efficient oxygen uptake by blood cells due to x and y, expect at least a small amount of unusual energy. Or, pardon the muscle relaxants featured locally to the face, expect an easier time smiling. Medicine makers, something to think about.