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This just brought the trolls out.

Seriously? Have you seen their annual profit and loss statements? They don’t exactly make my list of unfortunate souls who deserve our sympathy.

Frankly, I’m glad to see them honoring the results of clinical trials rather than putting out drugs that, oops, end up producing unexpected and unwanted side effects, like liver failure, kidney failure, or death.

@skipweasel. It’s hardly gullibility. It’s actually more closely related to the differences between allopathic medicine (where the symptoms of the disease are treated more often than the source of the disease) and true holistic medicine (where you take actions that support your body’s ability to regulate and sometimes heal itself; mind over matter also fits in here, i.e. the placebo effect). The mind is a powerful tool. Try using it some time :p

Allopathic medicine has it’s place, of course. If I have a severe systemic infection, I’m not going to see a holistic doctor. I’m going to get some powerful antibiotics and worry about replenishing beneficial bacteria afterwards. But for chronic medical conditions, holistic medicine can work quite well. And it doesn’t have to be one or the other. You can use holistic medicine to support your allopathic efforts.