One of the most innocuous medications and frequently recommended medications know is aspirin. Its benefits in clot prevention has lead to many health practitioner recommending it as a staple to millions the world over. But with all medications, even aspirin, there are potential problems. Aspirin’s increase risk of bleeding and effects on the stomach are well known. Another issue was reported in the February 25, 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, that being age-related macular degeneration. In 4000 patients with an average age of 64, those who took aspirin had twice the risk for developing macular degeneration which leads to blindness than those that did not take aspirin. As stated, aspirin is used in the primary prevention of heart disease which can also be prevented through lifestyle choices like a low fat/cholesterol vegetarian diet, exercise and water intake, without these risk. So for better health, follow God’s health laws and minimize your need for aspirin.