Acetaminophen is safe RIGHT?!?!? What is the maximum lifetime dose of acetaminophen & ibuprophen?I am continually in shock at the sheer volume of people that are taking pain killers. You know over the counter pain relievers – not to mention prescription strength pain killers!! People carry them in their purse like they are some sort of candy. We even let teenagers & preteens have their own bottle. We make it into a liquid form for children & give it to our babies in a syringe!!

I get it, it can be confusing!! I was right there with you. I remember the nurse giving my babies Tylenol before they gave them vaccines so they wouldn’t spike a fever later in the day!!! UUUgghhh!! I look back now & think, “WHY would I let them do that!!!” I know the answer. The reason I do what I do today…it is the reason WHY I teach all over the USA. I DIDN’T KNOW ANY BETTER. When YOU are done with this article, YOU can’t say that anymore. Once you know a thing, you can’t un-know it!! You have to make a decision. You have to decide what is best for YOUR children & your life just as we did!!

The sad truth, ALL of the drugs I referred to are extremely dangerous. They have been proven to cause renal failure, vision issues & they are the number one cause of liver disease in the United States. I do not expect you to believe me; I have included multiple reprints from medical journals. I also include healthy options for the pain that we are all in… sickness happens, what are YOU going to do for your health?

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, there is a lifetime maximum dosage of all of these drugs combined. That is 1 per day for a year, or 1000 tablets in a lifetime. This will increase chances of kidney failure by double within 20 years. Exceed 5000 tablets and it will increase your chances by 800 percent!

They are the leading cause of dialysis every year. They are the leading cause of liver damage in children (32,000 cases per year) They cause 17,000 deaths each year from GI bleeding! (That is the same number as die from AIDS each year)

In 1994, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medical School published in the New England Journal of Medicine an article noting (1): Risk of Kidney Failure Associated w/ use of Acetaminophen, Aspirin, and Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs -- New England Journal of Medicine December 22, 1994.

1. “People who take analgesic drugs frequently may be at increased risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).”2. “Heavier acetaminophen use was associated with an increased risk of end-stage renal disease in a dose-

dependent fashion.” 3. Those who took 105 – 365 acetaminophen pills per year had a 40% increased risk of end-stage renal disease

compared to those who took 2 – 104 acetaminophen pills per year. For some, the risk of end-stage renal disease was as great as a 140% increased risk.

4. For those who took more than 365 acetaminophen pills in a year, the increased risk of end-stage renal disease was 110%. For some, the increased risk of end-stage renal disease was as high as 270%.

5. For those who took more than 1000 pills containing acetaminophen in their lifetime (compared to those who took fewer than 1000 acetaminophen–containing tablets), their increased risk of end-stage renal disease was 100%. For some, the increased risk of end-stage renal disease was as high as 220%.

6. For those who took more than 5,000 pills containing acetaminophen in their lifetime, their increased risk of end-stage renal disease was 140%. For some, the increased risk of end-stage renal disease was as high as 380%.

7. The increased risk for end-stage renal disease noted in this study was adjusted for race, sex, age, and intake of other analgesic drugs.

8. The authors noted that 8 – 10 % of the overall incidence of end-stage renal disease is attributable to acetaminophen use. The authors concluded, “People who often take acetaminophen have an increased risk of end-stage renal disease.”

In 1997, researchers from the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, published in the New England Journal of Medicine an article noting (2): Acetaminophen Toxicity in an Urban County Hospital -- New England Journal of Medicine October 16, 1997

1. Acetaminophen ingestion accounts for 12% of all patients hospitalized with drug overdoses. 2. Acetaminophen ingestion accounts for 40% of patients with acute liver failure.

In 2004, Tim Davern, MD, a liver transplant specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, published (3): The Danger Of Mixing Candy And Poison -- San Francisco Chronicle August 14, 2004

1. “First Do No Harm” is a cornerstone of modern medicine.2. “I think the practice of combining acetaminophen (Tylenol is one popular brand) and an opiate, such as

hydrocodone bitartrate, together as a single drug (as Vicodin does) defies logic, if not common sense.”3. Acetaminophen is a “potent dose-dependent poison for the liver; simply stated, if you take too much, your liver

dies.”4. Acetaminophen overdose is the “leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States today.”5. On the other hand, opiates, such as hydrocodone bitartrate and codeine, while safe for the liver, are highly

addictive.6. “Vicodin is currently the most popular prescription drug in the United States.”7. Some patients become addicted to the opiate component of Vicodin and consume increasing amounts of

acetaminophen, “ultimately leading to acute liver failure.”8. “With overwhelming liver injury from acetaminophen, what follows is a particularly grisly death punctuated by

bleeding, confusion, coma, brain swelling, damage and death.”9. “Patients typically take too much acetaminophen for fever or pain over several days, not realizing the potential

for liver damage.”10. “Many are unaware that acetaminophen is contained in dozens of over-the-counter cold and flu preparations.”11. “This situation is particularly tragic in young children accidentally overdosed with acetaminophen, typically in

the setting of a flu-like illness, by well-intentioned but misinformed parents.”12. Acetaminophen packaging should have better warning labels, and should not be sold in 1,000 pill mega-bottles.13. Acetaminophen-opiate combinations [like Vicodin] should be removed from the market.14. “The prescription rules in California have made it far easier for physicians to prescribe an acetaminophen-opiate

combination, such as Vicodin, than a pure opiate, such as codeine, although the former is far more dangerous.”15. The FDA banned Ephedra, which “contrasts with its puzzling, relatively meager efforts to prevent

acetaminophen hepatotoxicity, which kills far more Americans each year than Ephedra.” In 2006, regular PARADE columnist Isadore Rosenfeld, MD, publishes (4): Take This Painkiller Carefully Medical News That Matters Second Opinion By Isadore Rosenfeld, MD Parade, February 19, 2006, pg. 6

1. “Acetaminophen, whose best know brand name is Tylenol, is one of the most widely used non-prescription painkillers is the US.

2. “Overdosing with it is the leading cause of serious poisoning in this country.”3. “Every year, too much acetaminophen accounts for 50,000 emergency room visits, 42% of liver failures, and an

average of 458 deaths.”4. “Never take more than 4,000mg a day—eight 500mg extra-strength capsules.”5. Numerous other drugs also contain acetaminophen, including Nyquil, Sudafed, Alka-Seltzer, Sinutab, Contac,

Actifed, etc.6. “If you have two or three alcoholic drinks or more a day, be sure to consult your doctor before taking Tylenol.”7. “The symptoms of acetaminophen overdose are nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and lack of appetite.” [NOTE:

these are symptoms that some may take Tylenol for, flu-like symptoms.]8. “The specific antidote is N-acetylcysteine (NAC).”9. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) works to save the liver following acetaminophen poisoning because it elevates levels of

the antioxidant and detoxifier, glutathione

In 2005, researchers associated with Harvard Medical School published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, an article noting (6): Non-Narcotic Analgesic Dose and Risk of Incident Hypertension in US Women Hypertension September 2005

1. Acetaminophen [Tylenol, Atasol, Anacin-3, Panadol, Excedrin {has acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine}], is one of the most commonly used drugs in the United States.

2. Compared with women who did not use acetaminophen, older women who took >500 mg per day had a 93% increased risk of hypertension.

3. Younger women who took >500 mg per day of acetaminophen had a 99% increased risk of hypertension.4. Compared with non-users of acetaminophen, older women who consumed >500 mg per day for headache had a

240% increased risk of hypertension. 5. Compared with non-users of acetaminophen, younger women who consumed >500 mg per day for headache

had a 370% increased risk of hypertension.6. Higher daily doses of acetaminophen significantly increase the risk of hypertension in women.7. Acetaminophen [Tylenol, etc.] impairs renal function by depleting glutathione, leading to renal endothelial

dysfunction.8. Clinicians commonly do NOT understand that acetaminophen is NOT safe, and causes significant hypertension.

There are things you can do if you have already started damaging your kidneys & liver. There are things you can do for the pain you are experiencing. We need to find the cause so you no longer have the pain. If you have been on pain pills for a long time, there are things we can do to help your kidneys & liver.

Here are some great products to help with pain and inflammation. 1. NingXia Red2. Rain Drops Essential Oil Kit3. Vitamin D 4. Sulfurzyme5. OmegaGize

6. BLM7. PD 80/208. Iodine9. Super B -- B6, B12, Folic Acid

References 1) Perneger TV, Whelton PK, Klag MJ; Risk of kidney failure associated with the use of acetaminophen, aspirin, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; NewEngland Journal of Medicine; Dec. 22, 1994;331(25):1675-9.2) Schiodt FV, Rochling FA, Casey DL, Lee WM; Acetaminophen toxicity in an urban county hospital; New England Journal of Medicine; Oct 16, 1997; 16; 337(16):1112-7.3) Davern T;The Danger Of Mixing Candy And Poison; San Francisco Chronicle; August 14, 2004.4) Rosenfeld I; Take This Painkiller Carefully; Medical News That Matters, Second Opinion; Parade, February 19, 2006, pg. 6.5) Gutman J; Glutathione, Your Body’s Most Powerful Protector, Kudo.ca Communications, 2002.6) Forman JP, Stampfer MJ; Curhan GC; Non-Narcotic Analgesic Dose and Risk of Incident Hypertension in US Women; Hypertension; September 2005;46:500.