Although the US spends twice as much on healthcare as other high-income nations, the US remains the sickest first world country on earth. Compared to other developed countries, the US has the shortest life expectancy and highest infant mortality rate. Plagued with chronic degenerative diseases, the vast majority of American patients are treated with expensive drugs that only mask symptoms and are filled with side effects. These drugs have become the standard of care in countries all over the world. When patients do not recover from disease, they all end up in hospitals. Endless hospitalizations are bankrupting our healthcare systems and this has created a global healthcare crisis.


 

Many companies produce natural botanical medicines for acute and chronic disease. Herbal medicine treats the root cause of disease and the best botanical therapies reverse disease with sustained results and no harmful side effects, plus they are significantly cheaper and faster to develop. In 2004 the FDA developed guidelines for botanical therapies to become approved botanical drugs in the US. Just like conventional drugs, botanical drugs are prescribed to patients to treat disease and have insurance coverage. Unfortunately patients never find out about these treatments because botanical companies are neglected and do not have equal access to resources for clinical trials.