(MikeW262) What I’m saying is this particular physican may (or may not) have an axe to grind against anything that isn’t traditional medicine.
“Tradition” means nothing to proper medicine or any other scientific discipline. Genuine doctors don’t prescribe certain treatments because they are “traditional” but because they are proved to work. As soon as a better treatment comes along, the “traditional” one is discarded.
He may be “right on” with some of his findings, or not. I don’t know. Keep an open mind.
The information on the Quackwatch site is not “HIS findings” but a collation of a vast amount of solid scientific information and evidence produced by thousands of people and organisations. His only “axe to grind” is an aversion to mumbo-jumbo. Read it with an open mind instead of with the false assumption that he is pushing some partisan view.
If some alternative medicine practices and homeopathic meds help folks, so what? As long as they aren’t produced from a “Satan Worship” ceremony, I believe the good Lord will be ok with it.
That’s the point, they DON’T help, and no amount of “I had X disease and I took Y treatment and now I’m better” proves otherwise. At best the customer will suffer financially. They may suffer damage to their health. If they are hoodwinked into thinking the treatment “works” and push it onto others and become a “believer” in it, they are putting their immortal soul at risk.
(Zooey) I go to the same church as a retired doctor (MD) & 2 retired RNs, all of whom will say, “Well, now that I’m retired,” & go on to suggest some natural remedy, supplement, etc…They were restricted by the requirements of their licenses…at least to some degree.
Yes it’s sad when this happens. I suggest you read the article on the Quackwatch site “Why Health Professionals Become Quacks”. The old retired folks probably thought “at least the eye of newt etc probably won’t do any harm, or at least my friend won’t admit it if it does, so I won’t get sued and I’ll still get the kudos of being acknowledged as a “medical expert”. And even if I do get sued, I can say it’s the governement’s fault for making this stuff freely available which made me think it was OK; or if they do strike me off the register I don’t care, I’ll just say I’ve retired voluntarily and I don’t need to work anymore.
A doctor (regular kind!) made me an appointment with a chiropracter from the pay phone at the clinic where he worked, to stay out of trouble with the “powers that be”.
So the “powers that be” – the professional medical boards, scientists, and governments of every country in the world, both capitalist and communist, are all involved in some vast all-embracing conspiracy to stop people from getting treatments which they know would cure them. If you believe this, you are already in the grip of the “alternative therapy” religion, my friend. The simplest way to avoid the “nuts” is to RUN, not walk, for the door, whenever you hear words like “allopathic” and “orthodox medicine” or "“THEY"don’t want you to know this”.
(Vluvski) IMO, part of the wonder of the sciences is being able to discover what causes these homeopathic remedies to be effective, because some (SOME, I repeat) are.
Your opinion is wrong. None, repeat zilch, zero, homeopathic “remedies” are effective. This is not opinion, it is scientifically proven fact. And what’s worse, the very basis of homeopathic theory is insulting to the intelligence and is based on false occult beliefs.
For example, Native Americans used to and may still chew the bark of a willow tree (genus Salix) to treat pain. Undeniable a homeopathic remedy.
No. That’s totally deniable. This has nothing to do with homeopathy (the wacko theory that when a poison is diluted millions of times, shaking after each dilution, to the point where not even one molecule of the posion likely remains in the dose, the “vital energy” of the poison is transmitted to the diluting material (usually water) so that it cures the diseases which supposedly have the same symptoms as those caused by the poison). The salicylic acid in willow bark is highly corrosive to the stomach. That’s why it was such a boon when aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) was produced, which is much less irritating to the stomach as well as a more effective painkiller. Why on earth would anyone want to take, as an “alternative” to aspirin, a less effective drug with worse side effects, mixed with thousands of other compounds with varying adverse effects which are also in the willowbark? Sure if you were on a desert island with no other source of pain relief. But if you did it when aspirin is available, the only logical reason is that you are a “true believer” in the occult power of the charlatan who sells it.
not one but :bigyikes: two compressed discs in my neck. A doctor (regular kind!) made me an appointment with a chiropracter from the pay phone at the clinic where he worked, to stay out of trouble with the “powers that be”. I had a series of 3 adjustments over a week, & the test results were reversed…The official word was a “false positive”. All I can tell you is: no neck surgery, no spinal fusion, and an end to the pain!
