The 10 basic tenets of optimal health:

The drug industry is spending more than ever on R&D and sales and marketing, all while producing fewer drugs. Their financial performance is dwindling, and people around the world are growing tired of their underhanded reputation.

Make no mistake: the battle is just beginning. But I believe positive changes are inevitable. Even PricewaterhouseCoopers predicted that health care will shift in focus from treatment to prevention.

If you want to do your part in chipping away at the drug industry, I encourage you to reduce your reliance on prescription drugs. Start today -- do not wait until you’re sick.

The first thing you can do is regularly review this newsletter to keep you current on the latest deceptions and frauds the drug companies are trying to get away with. Then follow these 10 basic tenets of optimal health:

   1. Eat a healthy diet that’s right for your nutritional type
    (paying very careful attention to keeping your insulin levels down)
   2. Drink plenty of clean water
   3. Manage your stress
   4. Exercise
   5. Get plenty of appropriate sun exposure
   6. Limit toxin exposure
   7. Consume healthy fat
   8. Eat plenty of raw food
   9. Optimize insulin and leptin levels
10. Get plenty of sleep

If you want even further proof that the drug industry’s hold on health care is beginning to loosen, listen to this hilarious, yet so true, rant about pharmaceuticals from comedian Bill Maher.