tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979809701385866086.post4803582542779802077..comments2023-11-02T04:55:00.966-05:00Comments on Skeptic Shock: Breaking Down the WHO Pro-Alternative Medicine Agenda.....Clark Bartramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02244503981356708609noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979809701385866086.post-76123339479017270422010-11-30T10:04:07.382-06:002010-11-30T10:04:07.382-06:00Hi everyone! is a pleasure for me to share my amaz...Hi everyone! is a pleasure for me to share my amazing experiences with you all! This article in particular seems to me that is very useful and effective! I would like to receive more information!Cheap viagrahttp://www.medmenshealth.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979809701385866086.post-31100865030207919412008-11-16T23:47:00.000-06:002008-11-16T23:47:00.000-06:00No. I have no doubt that some doctors ignore patie...No. I have no doubt that some doctors ignore patients and I have no doubt that some patients unfairly project onto their physicians their. But most people are happy with their doctors and most people are living longer and healthier lives than at any point during human existence in large part to modern medicine and pharmaceuticals. Nothing is perfect and it is possible you have had horrible bad luck, but we can't come to a generalization based on your anecdote any more than we could conclude that all medicines are perfectly risk free based on one patient who has had no adverse reactions to their medications. We have to look at the data and this tends to work significantly better than when we don't.Clark Bartramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244503981356708609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979809701385866086.post-76309247135952499912008-11-16T22:12:00.000-06:002008-11-16T22:12:00.000-06:00I guess my body reacts very differently from most ...I guess my body reacts very differently from most people, because I have had very serious problems from virtually every medication I've ever been prescribed (including statins, glyburide, penicillin and beta blockers). Maybe my liver or kidneys just don't process chemicals the way other people do, but after experiencing several life-threatening adverse effects, I've completely quit all medications. And I'm about to give up on doctors who won't listen to my side-effects and then just call me non-compliant. Are doctors trained to ignore patients?jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979809701385866086.post-23048364945144695552008-11-16T21:54:00.000-06:002008-11-16T21:54:00.000-06:00I'm glad that you are healthy enough to say that J...I'm glad that you are healthy enough to say that Jim. I would argue though that there is a very high liklihood that many people you know and care about have benefited greatly from pharmaceuticals. Many medical treatments have risk, and this risk is taken into account by physicians. If the benefit greatly outweighs the risk, as is the case the overwhelming majority of the time medications are prescribed, then chemicals, even risky ones, are not the evil you make them out to be. We would all like for a healthhy diet and lifestyle to become more of a priority for our patients and their families, but even if that became a reality there would still be a large role for pharmaceuticals in improving the quantity and quality of our lives.Clark Bartramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244503981356708609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979809701385866086.post-68129650555176894002008-11-16T21:13:00.000-06:002008-11-16T21:13:00.000-06:00Nope, I am not selling anything, and I don't adver...Nope, I am not selling anything, and I don't advertise anything, and I don't plan to. I am just trying to lose weight with a high-fiber diet, and I got a little optimistic in choosing a name for my personal diet. The diet consists mainly of whole grains and fresh veggies. Unlike my non-commercial diet, the drug companies are selling billions of dollars worth of risky chemicals. Take chemicals if you want, but I'll stick with my whole grains and salads.jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979809701385866086.post-84411288017551027062008-11-16T19:56:00.000-06:002008-11-16T19:56:00.000-06:00Irregular medicine, like irregular sheep, should b...Irregular medicine, like irregular sheep, should be stringently guarded against.<BR/><BR/>Looks like ol' Jim (first commenter above) is selling some sort of fiber cure. Case in point.Melissa Gay Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110043975523595473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979809701385866086.post-89098362825307423742008-11-11T07:34:00.000-06:002008-11-11T07:34:00.000-06:00I don't know if you are kidding or not. Alchemy an...I don't know if you are kidding or not. Alchemy and potions were based on magical thinking, just like the majority of alternative medicine is. Science-based medicine is based on a system that, although there is room for improvement, fairly effectively works to remove a number of the biases and logical errors inherent in our pereception of reality. Science-based medicine has led to a significantly longer lifespan, to major improvements in the quality of life for sufferes of a large number of previously fatal or debilitating illnesses, and to the amelioration of a vast number of more minor complaints in life. But I challenge you to look a pregnant woman with type I diabetes in the face and say that the insulin that she needs to survive is no better than alchemy or strange potions, and that she should just adopt a healthier lifestyle. Prior to insulin people with diabetes died young and woman did not survive pregnancy nor did their children. This is one of thousands of examples of the benefit to mankind that modern medicine has led to.Clark Bartramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244503981356708609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979809701385866086.post-4087650060943762672008-11-11T03:37:00.000-06:002008-11-11T03:37:00.000-06:00Modern medicine isn't any better than alternative ...Modern medicine isn't any better than alternative medicine. In fact, modern medicine is just an expensive high-tech version of alchemy and strange potions. Chemicals from BigPharma will never be better than a healthy lifestyle.jimpurdy1943@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974301744118775363noreply@blogger.com