http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/11/us-acetaminophen-babies-idUSBRE8AA0IX20121111

Dr. Palevsky's Comments: Each time Tylenol is ingested into the body, there is a toxic byproduct of this medicine that can potentially destroy healthy liver cells when the body attempts to metabolize it. In order for the body to prevent the destruction of its own liver cells, the liver uses its own stores of glutathione to neutralize and eliminate this potential toxic chemical. When the body is in the midst of a stress, like fever or pain, it needs its own glutathione stores to deal with the stress and protect the body from whatever is causing the stress. Fever and pain are produced by the body to attack, and hopefully eliminate, whatever is contributing to the stress. Glutathione is one of the most powerful anti-oxidants and detoxifying agents in the body. When administering Tylenol into the body because of a stress, at the same time that the body is trying to handle and eliminate the factor(s) contributing to the stress, the stores of glutathione will be hijacked to deal with the toxic byproduct of Tylenol, instead of being able to appropriately respond to the stress. It's a case of taking from Peter and giving to Paul. By using Tylenol, the body's ability to eliminate the wastes and factors contributing to the stress is diminished, leaving the body with an increased amount of wastes, oxidants, and toxins. There are over 100 chronic illnesses in children and adults that have a deficiency of glutathione stores in the body. Using Tylenol before, during, or after a stress contributes to diminishing stores of the body's glutathione. Using Tylenol before, during, or after a stress in someone who has a chronic illness is ill-advised, and only further debilitates the body that is already debilitated from a chronic illness.

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I'm curious, does anyone know if the same applies to Motrin?

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Motrin causes other problems in the body, as do all the other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). These drugs block the production of all types of prostaglandins in the body; the ones that induce an inflammatory immune response, and the ones that induce an anti-inflammatory immune response. The inflammatory response in the body is usually caused by a reaction to materials that have entered the body through any number of means (air, food, beverage, skin care products, nervous system, injections), that pose a threat to the health & integrity of the cells and organs. The anti-inflammatory response works by helping the body to remove the waste products created by the inflammatory response, and whatever materials entered & threatened the body that caused the need for the inflammatory response in the first place. The inflammatory & anti-inflammatory immune responses are active in our bodies all the time. And, most of the time we don't even know it because they are operating under the radar, without us experiencing the effects of these responses. We are often exposed to impurities that cause our immune system to trigger an inflammatory response, but if we're balanced in our bodies, we will remove these waste materials through the normal anti-inflammatory mechanisms (exhaling, stooling, urinating, sweating/smelling, sleep, rest, exercise), without the need for the body to develop symptoms to accomplish this feat. The symptoms of inflammation (redness, swelling, heat/fever, & pain), and the symptoms to remove the inflammation (sneezing, coughing, mucus production, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, rashes, malaise, body aches, increased sleep) will only occur when the cells and organs have been exposed to more waste materials than can be tolerated by the body, before cell & organ function begin to diminish. Waste materials and inflammatory materials must be removed from the body in order to preserve optimal cell function, even if it has to be accomplished through the development of symptoms. If the body has a febrile response, it is working to attack, and remove, the waste materials that have built up in the body over time due to any number of stressors, that if allowed to remain in the body, will threaten the optimal function of the cells and organs in the body. The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) prevents the much-needed immune response that attacks the increased load of impurities that have entered & threatened the body, and stops their removal along with all of the the waste materials and inflammatory debris that was produced by the inflammatory immune response to protect the body. By using these drugs, a person may feel better, but the immune system is stopped from fully accomplishing its task of clearing out the junk. These waste materials linger in the body until the body is hopefully able to succeed at purging them, in spite of the outside attempts to suppress the necessary anti-inflammatory immune response that works to clear them out. More often than not, the symptoms of fever and pain are prolonged in people who use these medications because the body is fighting desperately to maintain its necessary immune response in order to protect the health of the cells and organs. One other problem with using these NSAIDs is that in reaction to seeing these drugs, the immune system produces more potent inflammatory markers, called leukotrienes, in place of the prostaglandins. The body is smart. If it needs to attack impurities and remove them, the use of NSAIDS to block the inflammatory & anti-inflammatory prostaglandins from doing their job will only push the body to sidestep the process and produce other ways of trying to keep the body healthy. The only problem is that the inflammatory leukotrienes that are produced in place of the inflammatory prostaglandins are more potent inflammatory agents than prostaglandins themselves, and 1000 times more potent than histamines. People who have too many inflammatory leukotrienes in their body (e.g., asthma, eczema, allergies, inflammatory bowel disease) will be hurt by the use of NSAIDS because leukotriene production will increase, further exacerbating their conditions. People who have too many inflammatory leukotrienes in their bodies will also be further hurt if they eat a diet of partially hydrogenated oils, high omega-6 foods, fried foods, processed vegetable oils, simple sugars and processed flour products. What is lost in the whole translation of what it means to have symptoms of pain and fever, is that these symptoms play an important role in how the body works to get well. By suppressing the important steps the body needs to take to clear out impurities by administering acetaminophen and NSAIDs, we delay the time it takes for the body to get well, and we ever-so-gently, and sometimes not-so-gently, create the opportunity for chronic illness to set in. Chronic illness is merely the result of an accumulation of too many wastes in the body beyond what the cells and organs can tolerate. As a result, people with chronic illness experience constant symptoms, and constant cell & organ dysfunction. The use of these over-the-counter medications, along with other prescription drugs, perpetuates the picture of chronic symptoms, and never allows the body to clear out the impurities in order to get well...