September 7th, 2008
Alternative Drugs . Stickland
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Medical Science vs. Natural Health & Alternative Medicine
Medical Science vs. Natural Health & Alternative Medicine
September 7th, 2008
Alternative Drugs . Stickland
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This is all I know. When I took drugs and went to the doctor for all my health care I was ALWAYS sick. Since I have cleaned up my diet and taken a few choice supplements I am the most well I have ever been. My husband and children are the same. Really nasty bugs hit town and they bounce off us. Scientific proof or not I have fantastic health. Everything else has followed now in our lives.
TheSlyFox001
September 12th, 2008
One of my uncles uses around 20 different medications a day. He takes this because he believes that this will improve his health. He also claims that everybody around him including himself is diabetic.
I should probably talk to him some time about topics like this to try and take healthier and less costly routes to help him out.
Thanks for the video and keep up the good work!
Cybersonic5
September 13th, 2008
I think you should research the subject more.
See video, “nutrition vs. Conventional Medicine.”
psychetruth
September 13th, 2008
sorry for all the comments, but i appreciate the discussion. you are definitely correct that only a few forms of “alternative health” are medication-based. but these are the potentially dangerous ones and i think it’s important to make the distinction since many people wrongfully believe any alternative is better (and drugs are the first thing they think of when it comes to health).
ssnatcherss
September 15th, 2008
the problem i have with the way you presented this video is the “drugs vs. alternative medicine” theme. good doctors don’t chose one and run with it, there’s a middle ground. i also have a problem with the different definitions of “alternative medicine” used. for many, it IS an “alternative to science.” you are absolutely correct that the scientific method has its limits. but when it comes to what people do to their bodies, i’d rather take the scientific method over snake oil.
ssnatcherss
September 17th, 2008
Most form of alternative health do not involve medications, in fact only a few actually do.
Chiropractic, physical therapy, message therapy, acupuncture, acupressure, meditation, clinical nutrition, orthomolecular psychiatry, etc. are all alternative health systems.
Orthomolecular psychiatry was invented by a double Nobel prize winner in science by the way.
psychetruth
September 18th, 2008
Alternative health does not mean “alternative science”.
Does the validity of something depend on A) natural law or B) whether or not it’s been tested w/ the scientific method?
If science discovers something to be true, was it true before science discovered it?
Many forms of alternative health have been validated and/or discovered through science as well.
psychetruth
September 19th, 2008
to add to my comment, alternative drugs are the modern day equivalent of snake oil. why take chemicals (natural or not) that lack objective scientific evidence to support their claimed effects? i’ve known people who’d eat poisonous plants since they were told the plants were “alternative medicine” and that they could cure breast cancer… there’s no alternative to good science.
ssnatcherss
September 21st, 2008
science is science. there’s no such thing as “alternative science.” there is only science (using observations and logic to understand nature) and “not science” (dogma).
now chemical medicine is not the only solution to health problems, but in MANY cases it IS necessary to help the body regulate and maintain itself. but you are completely correct that people are overly- dependant on drugs to maintain their health. excersize, self-relaxation, sleep, and nutrition go a long way.
ssnatcherss
September 23rd, 2008
I agree with the analogy about using crutches for the most part – would probably disagree w/ it only for certain conditions like some extreme forms of bipolar, schizophrenia. True though, that even then medications are no cure, and that sleep modification and other routines and basic diet/exercise hygiene and things that aid in that like alternative health/treatment can be very beneficial and can help someone gain insight – thanks for the response!
MachineAmbition
September 23rd, 2008
Chronic means lasting more than three months so diseases certainly fall under this catagory. These medications do not fix anything so long term use I have a problem with. It is like using crutches for 30 years. Does that mean that what you say does not make sense. No. There is an old saying, You gotta do what you gotta do. If you are going to kill yourself and diet and exercise don’t reduce this then you gotta do what you gotta do to survive.
nutritionaustin
September 27th, 2008
I try all sorts of treatments I have all these problems because every night I wake up at 12:30, its so strange then I feel refreshed and cant sleep until 3, I think I’m a lemon of a human being but thats nothing diazepam cant fix. my psychologist gave me these relaxation tapes I do them every day but I still wake up what the! halp
enzyme20056
September 30th, 2008
Would you agree that psychiatric medication may also help people control symptoms while the underlying causes are addressed? Would the use of medicine to help someone better manage (with lifestyle changes) a chronic disease state (if you believe this exists – please comment) makes sense?
MachineAmbition
October 4th, 2008
Im interested in sex but everytime I say that i get flamed..so puppies..talk about puppies
Juggaloserialeater
October 7th, 2008
you know when I first saw this comment I figured it was the opinion of an adult living in the fast lane. On impulse I check your profile. You are only 16 and you speak the gospel of the modern day consumer. That gospel is preached 24-7 on tv by advertising. When I was younger than you, I tried breathing, pressure points. I learned to beat headaches naturally. I refused to just take something now for it. Even today, 20 years later, I only break out pain meds after trying everything else first.
SFJane
October 10th, 2008
One minor quibble over the body’s ability to repair itself. Our bodies are not like salamanders regrowing tails. We don’t heal like a slow version of Wolverine from Xmen. Sometimes we take damage and we do not entirely recover. It has been awhile since people have seen Polio victims for example. Amputated limbs don’t come back. I have had injuries to my back in my teens I never received med care for. Chiropractics failed to heal me years later. I practice tai chi to prevent further degeneration.
SFJane
October 12th, 2008
the example of meds as putting tape over the check oil light is great.I think it is great you can acknowledge when allopathic medicine is appropriate. You don’t take St. John’s Wort or Lavender oil for a car wreck. You need an ER. Medicine offers restorative treatment. Much of alternative medicine is preventative. You follow good nutrition to prevent illness. Exercise is more efficacious then SSRIs for warding off depression. So ask your doctor if getting off your ass is right for you.
SFJane
October 14th, 2008
this guy is
ON THE MONEY about discerning the good medicine and bad medicine… except probably chiropractors. chiropractic should also be relegated to the emergency situations and “has it’s place” zone. what really heals you is prolotherapy is acupucnture.
gwho
October 14th, 2008
constitutionality is another topic.
government scandals and abuses is another.
technologies that aren’t implemented, for one reason or another. such as energy from water. brown’s gas.
gwho
October 15th, 2008
origin of humans and the world. what would be the name for that? janology? originology?
evolution isn’t the only theory that explain our origins. it is a sacred cow. and when it does get challenged, people get tripped up and confused that science and evolution are synonymous and that any theory that does not adhere to naturalism and an absence of a higher being or any intelligent design becomes synonymous with religious and by proxy illogical or “non-scientific”. this is the first and biggest
gwho
October 18th, 2008
intrested in health. not the fda approved and censored kind. stuff like dr mercola’s stuff, dr fuhrman’s stuff.
basically truth.
gwho
October 20th, 2008
Medicine certainly has its place. Especially in disease conditions. It allows something to change while the underlying cause can be addressed in the meantime.
nutritionaustin
October 21st, 2008
MachineAmbition that is a good point. I wish more doctors would take that philosophy versus telling the patient you will be on this for the rest of your life.
nutritionaustin
October 22nd, 2008
MachineAmbition you are correct. All symptoms and conditions and mental states are not caused soley by the environment.
In my video I purposefully leave that part out. I am stating that these environmental factors make it difficult to regain health of a stressed body when present.
There is a lot of debate as to what sets illness in. Some say emotional factors, others genetics.
As far as genetics I always refer to the Pottenger Cat study.
nutritionaustin
October 24th, 2008