Posted by bulldog2 on May 15, 2010, at 17:57:21
In reply to Re: What Causes Our Symptoms? » linkadge, posted by Phillipa on May 15, 2010, at 16:56:45
I think alternative health people have to begin subjecting their theories to double blind testing.
Right now wild claims are made on a web site with several anecdotal stories from people whose illnesses were cured with this or that herb. Sometimes I call up the web telephone number and talk with a customer service person who verifies what I have read. I buy the herb and the rest is history.
I think the government has changed something in terms of what medical claims can be made.While I'm generally not in favor of government intervention this one may actually protect people.
While I still maintain an academic interest in alt medicine, when I have to make a choice I go the conventional medicine way. Have had a hip replacement and I never even wavered in which way to go.
So to the alt medicine people get organized and subject your herb or whatever you are claiming to some sort of testing to prove your method works.
You certainly have to do more than write long papers that give us anecdotal stories of miracles that have occurred and stories of conventional medicine horrors.
Some people have to understand that one incident of something that happened to them is not enough to present as proof that something works or doesn't work.Nothing works for everyone and nothing does not have side effects. A good test requires a volume of people. The more the better.
Believe me I understand that conventional med is profit driven and the shortcomings of this system. However some so called alt medicine people are setting up web sites and selling their product. Is their motive any different than the conventional med people? Except their scientific proof that their product works is a couple of anecdotal stories of people who may not even exist.
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