Ah, the wacky world of side effects.
You know the story:
Take this to help you sleep.
May cause upset stomach, blindness, heart failure, irritability, 'gas with oily spotting', unusual urge to gamble and the growth of lactating breasts in males…
Hmm, maybe that’s why so many gamblers wear diapers, they’re all on the same ‘spotty’ medication!
(The really fascinating part here is that we didn’t make any of those side effects up. They’re all potential side effects for some medication or another as listed on official sites like drugs.com and rxlist.com.)
If a medicine deals with one problem, while at the same time harms another area in the very same organism, how can it be considered true healing?
There’s a reason more and more people are turning towards natural medicine these days: It’s often far safer, especially if used correctly, and contains far fewer unwanted side effects. The intelligence of nature knows how to harmoniously balance itself — a hallmark of true lasting health.
This understanding is why we are so inspired by the world views of Chinese, Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine, which hold that nothing is truly separate — our thoughts, feels, actions, what we eat, the environment we’re in and a lot more — all play into our health and well being. Even the view of what health and well being is in the timeless Eastern medicines compared to modern symptomatic medicine is like comparing the sky to an ant. What is included within the realm of, and the causes of health or illness, is so much vaster. (And that’s not to say modern symptomatic medicine can’t help at times. Of course, it has its time and place. But they are not comparable.)
It’s not that there aren’t ever negative side effects with natural medicine. There can be. Anything, as the ancient medical saying goes, can be either a medicine or a poison. Yet, when natural medicines are taken in safe amounts, and often in their whole form (especially with the right guidance), the side effects are far rarer, far more manageable, far less extreme, and often we have unexpected positive ‘side effects’ too. As the whole organism is being addressed, unexpected healings may happen that modern symptomatic medicine could not recognize as being connected. It takes a whole vision. Supplements like our adaptogenic Medicinal Mushrooms, on their own or as formulations like Complete 360, or its cacao infused drink mix counterpart Universal Harmony, are safe for all and even support other healing practices you may be doing.
Through lifestyle, natural medicines and the right compassionate guidance, you can practice preventive medicine, and build a foundation of health right from the ground up, free of unnecessary side effects and embarrassment.
We believe in natural medicines so much, we promise all of our Purica products come with our very own ‘Won’t make you start compulsively gambling while soiling your underpants’ guarantee. And that’s because we care.
