Ismael Sixon: first they have to make up their mind. do they actually want to get sick well, or just keep selling them pills that make them money while making the patient worse. you can't do both at once. apparently their love of money predominates, and the patient's health is of little concern.
Hyo Hardell: Alternative medicine is only alternative because it has not been proved to work, or it has been proved not to work. "It can cure any!" Really? Evidence please.Doctors aren't interested in crystal waving whackos with their cosmic healing energies and magic water.Medicine that works is simply called medicine.-------EDIT: Tink, I think you'll find there's a certain amount of overlap.... http://www.urban75.org/info/conspiraloons.html...Show more
Vince Delarge: "Why don't hospitals learn Alternative medicine"Because alternative medicine (note that contradiction in terms) doesn't work. Medicine is only interested in stuff that works.Teaching doctors pseudosci! ence along side evidence based medicine can never have a good outcome.Edit: "...but if doctors weren't so obsessed with money, they would actually research alternative medicines to prove they work or not... see how that works???"Nccam was set up to do just that: http://nccam.nih.gov/ Not to mention the numerous other studies that have been conducted. It's not a case of us ignoring alt.med. We reject it because when tested, most of it has failed to work beyond placebo."Plants are the most natural medicine there is. I don't care what anybody says."1/4 of what we use in medicine derived from plants. What works, is quickly isolated and used in medicine. You can't assume all plants have medicinal properties....Show more
Ricardo Rozelle: VERY good idea to change. I lost total faith in the medical profession also. Since I got into natural therapies I am so healthy and happy. I used to be sick ALL the time, and tired and grumpy. I haven't been sick (not so much as a little co! ld) for about 2 or 3 years now. I can see the difference in my! kids too. I recommend kinesiology, homeopathy, osteopathy and other energy work such as reiki, they all turned my life around. As you said, you are willing to try anything at this point, so go for it. I think it is a pity that most have to be at the point before they realise the benefits, but well done on being willing to try. My dad has finally gotten to that point too after years of laughing at me, he is seeing a kinesiologist soon about his cholesterol because the doctors just keep telling him to take medication and he doesn't want to keep doing that for the rest of his life. I am sure you will see wonderful results if you persist at it, sometimes it can take a few sessions....Show more
Becky Mosena: I've spent 4 years in medical school, one year of internship, and one year so far into residency and I still don't know everything about the specialty I'm in. I make mistakes and I sometimes flat out don't know what the diagnosis is. So I keep studying and learning. I! t's really hard to keep up and learn all I need to know and you somehow want me to start studying pseudoscience and stuff that has no evidence whatsoever to diagnose and treat patients? Not gonna happen. I prefer o keep my license and reputation intact and my patients alive thank you."It's the best out there! It can cure any!" Riiiight. Do you have any evidence to back up that claim aside from this statement? If not, then shut up....Show more
Ervin Laeger: Anyone who purports that alternative medicine does not work is someone you should probably not pay much attention to.Alternative Medicine includes:NaturopathyChiropracticHomeopathyAccupunctureMuch of the "science" behind traditional medicine (allopathic medicine) is based upon things that occur in nature, therefore naturopathic methods are key to maintaining a healthy body.Millions of people will swear by the work of chiropractic physiciansAnd Homeopathy and Accupuncture have been in existence long before the Wester! n World (the birthpace of traditional medicine) was even discovered.Don! 't get me wrong, nothing can REPLACE the miraculous insight and breakthroughs we have gained from traditional medicine, but the same can be said of "alternative" medicines. If you think "Alternative Medicine" is invalid, did you know that :*Broccoli Sprouts have scientifically proven anti-cancer properties (Nutritional Healing/Naturopathy)*Lemongrass has scientifically proven anti-cancer properties (Botanical Medicine)*The Exclusion of Tobacco and Elimination of Red Meat Lessens the Incidence of Cancer (Lifestyle and Diet Changes are Naturopathic Methods - Doctors do not teach this, they prescribe pills for problems that already exist - Get it right!)*High Fiber Foods to Combat Diabetes and Cancer, (Nutritional Healing/Naturopathy)*Calcium and Vitamin D Prevent Osteoporosis (Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation/Naturopathy)*Migraine Patients Benefit from Acupuncture (Acupuncture)An individual who wants to be truly healthy will seek out the advice of both traditional and nat! uropathic (alternative) medical professionals....Show more
Alvaro Oare: No.Doctors are people who specialize in REAL medicine.Alternative(s to) medicine is best left to the Internet cranks and assorted whackjobs.
Bryan Avinger: For the same reason chemists don't learn the theory of alchemy or phlogiston theory, and physicists don't learn about the "earth sucks" theory of gravity.It's all a load of old nonsenseETA"Who gets thumbs down now? It is because of how we are raised by ignorant people, that we don't believe in what god put here for us to use. "Well that;s the whole problem. Once you start believing in one set of myths and conspiracies it's all too easy to then start believing in others such as alt med...Show more
Nicolasa Henke: simple cause nature medicine will slow healling mean slow money for hospital hehehehehehe no offence doc :)
Jules Ashbach: In this country they do - in large part to save people from themselves. Oh sure, you never hear! about the guy who irritated his liver which raised his liver enzymes t! aking massive doses of niacin because he read an article that it might lower cholesterol so alt med nut jobs think there is a conspiracy to prevent "the truth" - but the number of people who hurt themselves taking too many vitamins and herbs is far more than anyone knows. Cure anything?!?! Looks like you already drank the Kool-aid.BTW - Jordan - welcome to pubmed - it's where all the research you didn't know about is published. Try plugging in a vitamin, herb, modality (go on, try yoga, I dare ya)http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/...Show more
