Bew' qw@nonamewhatsover said:When it comes to the most valuable thing you have ,
your health , never allow yourself to be limited by
the constraints of mindless conformity to the
conventional system .
Agreed. Also don't limit yourself to mindless conformity to
alternative system.
Quoted message said:Ask questions , investigate treatments and drugs and
sensibly find out the beneficial or adverse effects
these things will have on your overall health before
committing to a regime that may take you places you do
not wish to go.
Good advice. It is very important to ask questions and take
an active part in your treatment.
You should also ask alternative health care providers
questions such as the evidence that what they are using to
treat you actually has objective evidence it works. It is
also important to ask the alt provider if there are any
adverse effects from the treatment. It is often assumed
that alt treatment are safe and side effect free. Often
this is not the case.
Quoted message said:
Do not be afraid to speak out if you feel that you are
being treated without respect for your opinion about your
body and about your most valuable asset , your health . Do
not shun fully conventional medicine , but remember that
your doctor is far from being infallible , and to question
things is your duty to yourself .
I completely agree with the above.
Quoted message said:
Also keep in mind that there are millions of people
worldwide who have taken responsibility for their own
healthcare by using what society very quaintly refers to as
"alternative medicine" , when in fact the use of natural
substances extends back to the beginning of life on this
planet , rather the drug companies methods are in fact the
real alternative medicine.
Conventional medicine is largely science based. Alternative
medicine is largely anecdotally/empirically based.
Quoted message said:
On this ng you will see many uplifting stories about people
having great success with the use of natural substances and
cures for illnesses ranging from minimal to major'
Yes you will. But it is important to not assume that they
were really cured of these illnesses. On the internet anyone
can claim anything. In the years I have been in this
newsgroup I have debunked many claims made by various
people. For example someone claimed that a skin cancer was
removed by some salve. It turned out that the person who had
the cancer never saw a dermatologist nor had a skin biopsy
to make the diagnosis. Then of course we have someone
claiming that she had mercury poisoning from amalgams and
came close to death. Then within hours of having some
amalgams removed she felt better than she had in two years
and admitted this was due to "relief". YOu see the devil is
often in the details.
It is important the diagnosis be valid before determining
whether the treatment was really effective for that
diagnosis.
Quoted message said:, you will see great links to information that may be
relevant to your problems , after all that is what this ng
is all about .
No it is not. This group is not to help people with their
health problems. It is a discussion group to discuss
alternative medicine pro and con. Diagnosing is discouraged.
Recommending treatments without completely evaluating the
person is also fraught with problems.
Quoted message said:Of course the detractors are always going to be hovering
and ridiculing , but step back and make decisions based on
your own good common sense , ask people in your community
and open your mind to daring to be different .
But not so open that your brains have fallen out. Alas this
appears to have happened to a number of participants here.
Aloha,
Rich
Quoted message said:
Bew
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