Why should I take an aspirin a day?

Answer 1

Because unlike vitamin E (which thins the blood, and prevents stroke and heart attack), which would require you go to a health food store AND NOT A PHARMACY, aspirin kills at least 2,000 people a year, and doctors don't like to recommend things that don't have any chance of killing you....they equate harmlessness with ineffectiveness. And they are threatened by natural alternatives because it takes all the power away from their drug dealing mentalities, and keeps them from driving a Mercedes, or buying implants for their mistresses.

Answer 2

who's to say you should! aspirin has been part of the medical tool box for well over 100 years. it is generally safe at recommended dosage of about 325mg or one tablet per day.
what does it do:
1. thins blood, and that alone has some good qualities
2. relieves many types of pain, not just headache, and it is very good at doing it when taken in the right dose and right mixtures.
3. can relieve angina pectoris which is pain in the chest from constricted coronary vessels like the aorta.

now aspirin does have side affects:

1. ringing in the ears most common (tinnitus)
2. can cause metabolic acidosis when abused beyond the prescriptive form. (metabolic acidosis is a serious condition)
3. can cause stomach upsetness, depends on the individual and the buffers which are mixed with the aspirn
4. can cause ulcers but this is not common, tylenol makers would like you to believe that aspirin will kill you and tylenol wont.
5. may cause childhood syndromes but only in children at risk. otherwise aspirin is safe for most children but at the pediatric doses, not the adult doses.

so should you take an aspirin a day. not if you dont need it. it is not addictive, habit forming, or toxic in small doses over long periods of time, but there are rare instances where people are sensitive to it and defy what known effects it has.

Answer 3

Aspirin for people with previous heart attacks, coronary artery disease and strokes.

Aspirin for people who are at high risk for a heart attack. I don't think its in any guideline but many people in this category do. If you smoke, have diabetes, hypertension, family history, high cholesterol, you may consider taking an aspirin.
An aspirin is not recommend for the general population. People can develop ulcers and have massive stomach bleeds from it.

hehe how come most complementary medicine folks are so out spoken about convention medicines. I thought aspirin came from willow tree. Am I missing something?

Aspirin is not a prescription medication and you dont need to get it a pharamacy. Check out this nutrition web site. It has aspirin listed.
http://www.nutritionalsupplements.com/

Answer 4

it depends on how old you are. You should take baby aspirin (1/2 strength).. watch out for stomach ulcers. Study shows it does decrease the risk of stroke and heart attacks... Aspirin is a blood thinner.. so it prevents clotting..

Answer 5

Many doctors believe it is good for the heart, possibly reducing the risk of suffering a heart attack later in life..
I have heard some doctors who are against or dont believe in that theory..
Best to do some research on your own while you are online and weigh the pros and cons to make a good decision on the Aspirin a day theory

Answer 6

well Jeff, it doesn't matter if you had a heart attack or not, if you have a family history of heart attacks, strokes, etc, it might, be a good idea to take one baby aspirin a day, but no more than one, and make sure it is a baby aspirin or a coated one that is only 81 mg's

Answer 7

People take an aspirin a day to make their blood thinner so there will be no more clots, or to prevent cardiac issues (like a heart attack).

Answer 8

cause an asprin a day is good for the heart. It reduces the chance of heart attacks and strokes especially if u have disorders that are prone to give u those things. It is very much so doctor reccommended. And it also helps to thin the blood if u are at chance for blood clots or anything.

Answer 9

Only if you have a clotting problem or cardiac issues. Other than that, why should you take aspirin?

Answer 10

Because the drug companies want you to make them richer. Better to sunbathe which is free. I said to a medical doctor that 40,000 people in USA right now need liver transplants and most will not get one. He said that it is mostly due to people taking a drug or medication called Tylenol.

The first 4 paragraphs of below webpage tell about a guy who had lots of operations and was on lots of medications (including 3 for depression) who used natural means to cure all of his health problems including getting lots of sunlight to cure his skin cancer.