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Science-based medicine vs. alternatives
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Allamanda 8 June 27
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What to say? I don't know. Modern medicine is a marvel. It's also motivated by profit and this causes distrust in medicine and vaccinations. I think big pharma can be a monster.

You don't mean those terrible commies?

@Allamanda OMG, I mean wow.

@Allamanda Absolutely! No offense taken. I just didn't expect you to be so blunt!

Big Pharma was a term coined by paranoid idiots to herd other paranoid idiots.

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I have been holistically oriented for most of my adult life after having nothing but disastrous diagnosis and prescriptions from clueless conventional medical practitioners. I have had wonderful results with various healing modalities that many people who don't know any better scoff at, especially homeopathy.

The best trouble shooter was a naturopath who diagnosed my 25 years of migraines as being a result of heavy metals in my system. He made this connection because I spent the first 15 years of my life in cities with steel mill pollution. As it turns out, he was correct. He had me do a gentle herbal detox and I havn't had another migraine since. That was 12 years ago.

I'm 73 and rely heavily on various supplements to help keep me doing well. I'm still flexible and pain free enough (thanks to CBD oil, medical cannabis, "D"3, and fish oil) to be able to do the same Yoga routine I learned back in the 1970,s. Why cause liver damage from pain meds when Arnica 200CK works just as well and is so safe you could swallow the entire container of it and have no adverse effects whatsoever!
And why suffer the horrors of menopause symptoms when Bio Identical HRT alleviates them far more safely than conventional HRT?

While I agree that the conventional medical people are necessary for certain emergencies and mechanical procedures (which can be really risky) much of the recommended surgeries are entirely unnecessary, and the over-prescribing of pharmaceuticals do untold harm to thousands of Americans each year.

It would be unrealistic to hold out the expectation that all conditions are curable, but there's a wide range of ailments, including the most serious ones, that respond favorably to natural treatments. I feel sorry for those who have become victims of the conventional system---I read posts from them every single day on my Fbook homepage.

@Allamanda I don't buy the placebo effect when it comes to homeopathy---there have been plenty of remedies that didn't work in spite of my high expectations. Homeopathy works on the same principles as vaccinations, and most people accept that vaccinations work. You obviously are unaware that there are hundreds of trials that show that homeopathy can be highly effective. It just depends upon where you choose to look.
I do agree that certain chiropractic adjustments can be dangerous, especially when the neck is involved. But I have a chiropractor to thank for doing a badly needed hip adjustment---about 20 years ago I had so much hip pain I couldn't walk up stairs. One quick adjustment and I've been fine ever since.

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AW MAN, now I'm going to have to read it. Luck is in my favor, it seems that diabetes is not a problem for me but very good article on the proof needing to be there for natural "remedies".

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