To quote Dr. Shelton, "The broad and distinct difference between the Hygienic system and the drug system is this: Hygiene seeks to restore health by healthful means and conditions; drug systems seek to cure disease with agents that are known to produce disease in the well. Instead of filling our bodies with poisons, why not look to rest, sleep, better food, fasting, exercise, sunshine, emotional poise, cleanliness, and plain and simple wholesome food as the means of restoring us to health? Hygienic care consists in the use of such means as when applied to a man in health will keep him in health and will not tend to make him sick. Medical treatment of the sick consists almost wholly in the use of means which if given to a man in perfect health would unfit him for work or business or, perhaps, even kill him. The Hygienist rejects all poisons and employs only beneficial substances and conditions to aid the healing processes of the body."
So drugs are not recommended. They do not produce health but contribute to disease.
Exercise 13. Translate the following word combinations into English:
Антитромбоцитарні препаратати; блокатори кальцієвих каналів; інгібітори ангіотензинперетворюючого (ангіотензинконвертуючого) ферменту; побічні дії препарату; взаємодія з іншими препаратами; задавнене захворювання серця; сечогіний препарат; судиннорозширювачі; блокатори кальцієвих каналів; препарати групи наперстянки; антикоагулянти; препарати, які знижують рівень холестерину; затримання сечі; лікувальні засоби першого ряду; згортання крові; штучні клапани; системний, що стосується всього організму.
Exercise 14. Explain the terms in English:
Cardiovascular medications