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annoyedsas · 08-22-2006, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by 9th Engineer

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From a medical standpoint? It's snake oil, just like acupuncture

I think it's time the whole world started to look beyond the medical standpoint. Medicines - chemically based, synthetic chemicals at that (ie chemotherapy) are not solving the cause of many illnesses. I think that is more of a placebo effect. Give someone pills to make the symptom go away, but underneath the sickness remains.There are now SO MANY people with success stories (mine included) following 'alternative' treatment, surely we should all look towards that way?
Oringinally posted by Aliantha

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I don't care if it's a placebo or not. It works, and that's all that matters to me

Good for you.
My mother in law has acupuncture. She is old and loves the doctors. If they write her a script for more pills, she's in heaven! She tried acupuncture as our suggestion and is finding her pain is easing. And she has no understanding of placebo or mind power. Aliantha - we are on our uphill battle again I fear!

glatt · 08-22-2006, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by annoyedsas

And she has no understanding of placebo or mind power.

Placebos work best on people who don't understand placebos, or that they are using a placebo.

9th Engineer · 08-22-2006, 08:56 PM

annoyedsas, this isn't meant as a personal attack as such, but a blanket statement saying that medicines only treat the symtoms without treating the cause is entirely untrue. Nothing in your body happens that isn't the result of a chemical reaction, and 'natural remedies' either sell the same chemicals under a different name or do nothing and just wait for the body to recover on its own. The 'toxins' that so many snake-oil pedelers talk about and claim must be purged with their special all-natural treatment? Complete BS. Believe me on this, what goes on in your body is no more magical or mysterious then what happens under the hood of my car. The reason there are so many success stories with alternative medicine is because in the vast majority of cases your body will recover all on it's own, sticking a needle in your skin makes no difference one way or the other.

Oh, please let me know what non-synthetic alternatives there are to chemotherapy, you'll just have to show how it works.

08-22-2006, 08:56 PM	#3
9th Engineer Bioengineer and aspiring lawer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 872	annoyedsas, this isn't meant as a personal attack as such, but a blanket statement saying that medicines only treat the symtoms without treating the cause is entirely untrue. Nothing in your body happens that isn't the result of a chemical reaction, and 'natural remedies' either sell the same chemicals under a different name or do nothing and just wait for the body to recover on its own. The 'toxins' that so many snake-oil pedelers talk about and claim must be purged with their special all-natural treatment? Complete BS. Believe me on this, what goes on in your body is no more magical or mysterious then what happens under the hood of my car. The reason there are so many success stories with alternative medicine is because in the vast majority of cases your body will recover all on it's own, sticking a needle in your skin makes no difference one way or the other. Oh, please let me know what non-synthetic alternatives there are to chemotherapy, you'll just have to show how it works. __________________ The most valuable renewable resource is stupidity.

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