Posted by Molybdenum on June 9, 2008, at 17:30:41
In reply to Re: Change Your Mind, Change Your Brain-Dr. Amen, posted by eric wagner on June 9, 2008, at 9:28:57
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> If someone will offer up a spare deep hole, I'm willing to pledge $365 for the first truckload of wet concrete.
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> ....*sigh*.... :(>>now THAT'S the attitude
>>a truckload of cured concrete is quicker>>> 1 thing he stresses is caffienne, tobacco, & alcohol intake & the secret is excercise
>>> Hey concrete man - how much excercise do you doHi eric,
Look - in this board people really appreciate hearing about the experience others have gained through success, experimentation and often painful failure. It's a very supportive place. They also want to hear about new science - and I mean "science", ie an idea published in recognised journals that are subject to peer review and professional scrutiny.
There's another board here called "alternative" - maybe your post would have been digested better there.
The problem with Dr Amen is that he's so sure he's right - and in the world of brain & mind, the smartest docs & researchers out there are at best "hopefully optimistic" about the positive results they see. And they're always calling for more research to back up or refute what they've found.
Dr Amen, presented as he was with the "host" holding up the videos for sale is just a blatant advertisement. His SPECT scans are just not held in high regard at all. Do some research yourself.
If his information was put forward as "a glimmer of hope in the quest to understand AD", then it would have got a more positive response. In a fair & scientific community, he's just not entitled to make the claims he does. The evidence just isn't there to justify it.
How much exercise do I do? Hell - I don't know. More than a little, less than I should probably. Is this relevant? I don't recall attacking YOU...I don't think anybody has.
So if you posted this because you got caught up in the excitement of the "show" and maybe have some personal / family experience with AD, then we all can at least understand why you feel this way. We all want to believe that terrible diseases will disappear one-by-one in time.
Any fair person would have to say that those videos really are a well designed advertisement. So when you started suggesting that we send him money for his videos, well....kinda suggests you might even work for his organisation? And that wouldn't be well received.
So which is it - caught up in the showbiz or an employee..?
Like Jean-Luc says "Don't be afraid, we mean you no harm". ;)
And re my concrete offer, I wanted it wet - very wet, but I was thinking that he deserved to suffer a lot. Now I don't care so much. So you decide - either drop a few solid tons on him and make it quick or drown the snake-oil man. I'll leave the decision in your hands.
Take Care
Mr. M.
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