tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post74794000453442736..comments2023-09-26T16:01:59.345+02:00Comments on A life in juxtaposition: Alternative Medicine isn'tEugenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-44085914364396807492017-12-12T10:09:34.589+02:002017-12-12T10:09:34.589+02:00Interesting articles to read and very useful espec...Interesting articles to read and very useful especially more fun, do not forget to visit also we yes <a rel="nofollow">Walatra Sehat Mata</a>Walatra Sehat Matahttps://walatrasehat.blogspot.co.idnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-77784619050903632562010-05-11T20:41:42.992+02:002010-05-11T20:41:42.992+02:00Interesting post. this is a favorite topic of mine...Interesting post. this is a favorite topic of mineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-84922222577737999522009-04-04T11:28:00.000+02:002009-04-04T11:28:00.000+02:00Mic - Thanks for sharing that, I don't mind at all...Mic - Thanks for sharing that, I don't mind at all! That is actually my biggest issue with herbal medicine, this Dark Age concept that herbs are somehow magic and can do and cure anything at all. In fact while not all practitioners would admit it, believing in magic is pretty much what alternative medicine comes down to. <BR/><BR/>Hillary - Yes, I agree completely but considering how willing Jenny's followers are to reject scientific evidence I don't know how much that would help. One can try though!Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-70250279645138641272009-04-03T22:01:00.000+02:002009-04-03T22:01:00.000+02:00Eugene - I went to that Jenny McCarthy link you po...Eugene - I went to that Jenny McCarthy link you posted and I couldn't believe the numbers. So sad! If only more people were aware...Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975350049361401123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-83115239572267562342009-04-03T17:00:00.000+02:002009-04-03T17:00:00.000+02:00Last week I had a woman who knows nothing about my...Last week I had a woman who knows nothing about my son's medical history suggest that she could find natural/herbal ways to "cure" him of his serious and multiple Endocrine diseases and "take him off Western medicine forever". She also suggested that the medications he takes on daily basis are "poisoning" him and that his body would "heal" itself. Does that mean that his optic nerve would magically develop? Will his Pituitary Gland mystically start working? Maybe the extra Chromosome in EVERY, SINGLE cell of his body will "go away"? Give me a break! I was polite and restrained myself from telling her to take her herbal taking, yoga doing, vegan eating, tree hugging self and .......! Well, you get my point. As far as I'm concerned there is no evidence that herbal/natural remedies aren't filled with rat shit! And the people who push them might be too! BTW..after a lengthy conversation about this blog...Sue suggested I make my feelings known. Hope you don't mind Eugene.micgehrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-19403927999494667492009-04-01T20:05:00.000+02:002009-04-01T20:05:00.000+02:00who are you?who are you?Tristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971891785362868007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-42034864915243635832009-03-30T05:44:00.000+02:002009-03-30T05:44:00.000+02:00I have had very few herbal or "alternative" remedi...I have had very few herbal or "alternative" remedies work for me or my children, however, I have had a few work for me. It's like you say, Eugene, if it works it's medicine. Period. There is no "alternative medicine". I could say the same about Chiropractic treatments as well. I used to have a total Chiropractic addiction. I would go at least twice a week. I did this for years and it is very expensive. I was pretty pissed off when I started doing yoga and never needed another Chiropractic adjustment. It seems God made our bodies to balance themselves. Hmm, who would have thought? But I digress.<BR/>Diga, I have been reading the total scheissbrot arguments regarding immunizations on your blog as well. It's true what you say about this anti-immunization movement not being all that dangerous because it is relatively new, however, we have so many people entering our country illegally every single day from third world countries where immunizations are not being used. I think it's simple logic to see where that is going to go.RandomSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266089487669591255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-83973759880994026362009-03-27T22:21:00.000+02:002009-03-27T22:21:00.000+02:00Thanks Diga! I agree with you completely. Since ...Thanks Diga! I agree with you completely. Since you enjoy the ridiculousness of the anti-vaccination crowd you may enjoy this article on the patron saint of the anti-vac wackaloons <A HREF="http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2008/06/your_friday_dose_of_woo_generation_woo.php" REL="nofollow">Jenny McCharty</A><BR/><BR/>Turns out that before she reinvented herself as an anti-vaccination "warrior mom" she was selling herself as an "Indigo mom". Back then, her child wasn't Autistic, he was a "Crystal child". In case you were wondering, "These are extremely powerful children, whose main purpose is to take us to the next level in our evolution, and reveal to us our inner power and divinity. They function as a group consciousness rather than as individuals, and they live by the" Law of One" or Unity Consciousness. They are a powerful force for love and peace on the planet."<BR/><BR/>Yes, lets all take medical advice from HER!! (Of course she did try to delete all traces of that but fortunately for us, its really hard to make something disappear after you put it on the internet!)Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-37679279948919677042009-03-27T22:01:00.000+02:002009-03-27T22:01:00.000+02:00interesting post. this is a favorite topic of min...interesting post. this is a favorite topic of mine, as you can tell from my prodding of the anti-vaccine crowd i run with.<BR/><BR/>not vaccinating in america is relatively safe due to it's very recent emergence, i just enjoy pointing out the complete lack of logic in the reasoning and the constant allusions to "other research and findings" that are never shared with the rest of us crazy, science believing people.<BR/><BR/>in america we are lucky that it truly is almost "just a choice" without serious risk like in most other parts of the world. the worst thing about it is that the value of ignoring scientists and medical professionals gets passed down as a value and all these kids will grow up seeking out b.s. alternative medical solutions to problems modern medicine has a pretty good handle on.digapigmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799706304353850475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-52618920960327602152009-03-19T17:53:00.000+02:002009-03-19T17:53:00.000+02:00Thanks Tania! Just in case it wasn't clear, its n...Thanks Tania! Just in case it wasn't clear, its not that I think herbs have no effect. That would be a silly thing to say especially since marijuana is a herb (and cocaine and opium come from plants too) - clearly herbs can have <B>very</B> potent active ingredients!<BR/><BR/>My only beef with herbs is the whole "it's better because it's natural" mindset. Its not. Also the herbal medicine industry is not nearly as well regulated as the "synthetic" medicine industry, meaning you can't always be sure exactly what you are getting with a herbal medicine.<BR/><BR/>But if what you are using is helping with your insomnia then by all means stick with it!Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-72064748612012914092009-03-19T09:47:00.000+02:002009-03-19T09:47:00.000+02:00Well said, my friend. You know I like herbal stuff...Well said, my friend. You know I like herbal stuff... mostly for insomnia these days (it does work for me - for whatever reason!). I had a bad experience with a homeopath that incorrectly diagnosed what later proved to be shingles - something that can be incredibly painful and leave ugly scars (and is apparantly easy to identify). Luckily for me I had a light case... When I did not get better I went to a medical doctor she could treat me. So yeah - I'm not enamoured of homeopathy anymore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-74467008381700269052009-03-18T12:56:00.000+02:002009-03-18T12:56:00.000+02:00Yeah, well not only did he piss all over establish...Yeah, well not only did he piss all over established medicine as being a sham - and claimed stupid things like cancer is actually just a fungus - but he admitted he didn't understand how his machine worked (he tried to "explain" to me something about electromagnetic fields, i'm a physics student so I asked questions. He then changed his tact and admitted he didn't really understand it) - but he tried telling me that he doesn't make a profit from it - when being over 60 himself gives you a nice railcard so you can go wherever you want for cheap and do your stupid therapy sessions.<BR/><BR/>I was sure to reply loud enough about the pseudobabble and the cancer-fungus claim so the other people in the train could hear nicely.Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053344448111248897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-49433713636800519302009-03-18T11:09:00.000+02:002009-03-18T11:09:00.000+02:00Wow Lawrence, charging pensioners over £60 per hou...Wow Lawrence, charging pensioners over £60 per hour for unproven "healing" sessions is daylight robbery! There should be laws against exploiting the elderly like that! <BR/><BR/>I think the saddest thing is that the guy you met wasn't the only one of his kind! What is it that causes people to actually believe that all the people who spent years of study and research and have the backing of physical evidence and reasoned logic are either all retarded or all dishonest but that the ONE GUY who claims that <I>he</I> has all the right answers (which the others are either wrong about or lying about) <I>must be</I> telling the truth??<BR/><BR/>This bad human wiring drives all followers of pseudoscience and conspiracy theories, what is up with that?!Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-48896381264675774572009-03-17T13:15:00.000+02:002009-03-17T13:15:00.000+02:00I once met a guy on the train who told me cancer w...I once met a guy on the train who told me cancer was actually just a fungus, and modern medicines are only as effective as the placebo effect, and that it's all a sham, and that "real medical research doctors" write these pamplets he reads this shit from.<BR/><BR/>It is important to note that this guy gave private "healing sessions" with a machine he admitted he didn't understand, admitting to charging over £60 per hour to pensioners.<BR/><BR/>I laid down some science on him, cancer is not a fungus, medicines and penicillin is far more powerful than placebo, and all his bullshit has no scientific evidence, only words someone wrote in a pamphlet which they encourage him to believe more than science, and even more yet than reader's digest. Shocking.Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053344448111248897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-75477440057622858532009-03-17T03:41:00.000+02:002009-03-17T03:41:00.000+02:00"Attempting to avoid discomfort might have cost me..."Attempting to avoid discomfort might have cost me my life." - Well said and so applicable to many facets of life . . .<BR/><BR/>The thing that makes me the most uneasy about homeopathic medicine is the "homeo" part . . . Homeo's are so unnatural and I would never take their medicine . . .TimmyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446318506480216665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-20935309961223746372009-03-16T20:31:00.000+02:002009-03-16T20:31:00.000+02:00I appreciate you taking the time to share your per...I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective John. Here is <I>my</I> perspective.<BR/><BR/>Firstly, the fact that prescribed medicine has possible harmful side effects is not some dark secret of the medical world, it's common knowledge. All scientifically tested drugs have all possible side effects provided in writing included with the medicine along with definite guidelines for safe dosages and warnings to stop using it should certain symptoms appear.<BR/><BR/>Colloidal silver on the other hand cannot make the same claim. There are a large number of completely unregulated vendors of colloidal silver (and machines/instructions to make your own) online, all promising that they have the best and safest product. So far I have not found one site that sells Colloidal silver that also lists the possible side effects, which according to the <BR/><A HREF="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/colloidal-silver/AN01682" REL="nofollow">Mayo Clinic</A> are:<BR/><BR/>* Argyria — an irreversible blue-gray discoloration of your skin, nails and gums<BR/>* Seizures and other neurological problems<BR/>* Kidney damage<BR/>* Indigestion<BR/>* Headaches<BR/>* Fatigue<BR/>* Skin irritation<BR/>* Drug interactions with penicillamine, quinolones, tetracycline and thyroxine medications <BR/><BR/>You may only use Colloidal Silver as an anti-septic, but a quick google search will show that a great many people use it for everything from an antibiotic to a nutritional supplement. Many sites advise 3 to 4 doses every day as an immune system booster. Again the possible harmful effects of long term use is never mentioned at all.<BR/><BR/>Simply saying 2 million people in the US suffer serious side effects per year is meaningless without giving more background. What percentage of medicine users does this represent? (2 million is about 0.6% of the US pop) What led to the problematic side effects? Allergies? Overdosage? Misuse? Bad prescriptions?<BR/><BR/>Lastly the fact that a small minority suffer side effects does not negate the fact that scientifically proven medicine <I>works</I> really well for the vast majority. That's no reason to abandon proven medicine for dangerous and unproven alternatives.<BR/><BR/>Also if someone had a septic condition they should NOT be self medicating, they should seek urgent medical care!Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722877695054410613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-4830265750262041382009-03-16T15:15:00.000+02:002009-03-16T15:15:00.000+02:00Well said, Eugene.Re: jesmithColloidal silver was ...Well said, Eugene.<BR/><BR/>Re: jesmith<BR/><BR/>Colloidal silver was prescribed as an anti-septic until shortly after the Victorian days. Even back then when it was prescribed, there was no known evidence for its claimed cure-all properties.<BR/><BR/>Today, -unlike then- we have the benefit of antibiotics which are cheap and effective, are have been proven in uncountable extensive tests, and don't have the danger of turning you permanently blue.Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053344448111248897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2064729025510181487.post-45576107517878556652009-03-16T11:08:00.000+02:002009-03-16T11:08:00.000+02:00Colloidal silver should be used as an anti-septic ...Colloidal silver should be used as an anti-septic - if you have a long term septic condition - yes you will turn blue - its called death!<BR/>2 million people have serious side effects each year in the US from prescribed (scientifically proven) licensed medicines - get a perspective - johnjesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712279053914959876noreply@blogger.com