Medicine and Placebos

[jxnmsdemguy65]

Interesting article posted on Energy Bulletin by Brian Kaller...

http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2012-04-09/medicine-and-placebos

I think that the author does a good service pointing out that many purveyors of herbal and organic remedies are just as unscrupulous as BigPhama....promoting cures that don't work, all for profit$.

A couple of things that in my experience, DO work...

Coconut oil - the proverbial 'drug store in a jar' - if you don't have this in your cupboard, GET SOME! IT WORKS! For so many things!

http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/

Vitamin C - a tried and true cold remedy, can't be beat. I keep three pounds of Vit C powder, so even if I get pneumonia, I can heal myself.

Alpha Lipoic Acid/Acetyl L Carnitine - the bomb for taking care of nerve pain and enhancing brain function (though coconut oil does this too!)

[MineralMan]

1. The coconut oil thing is a little marginal

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but since you don't outline specific things it will cure, or illnesses it can get rid of, and you don't link to some place that sells it, the cheerleading is probably OK.

However, you're coming pretty close to the edge with the Vitamin C and pneumonia deal, along with the other item and nerve pain and brain function. If someone has pneumonia, they need to see their doctor, not follow your Vitamin C advice. There are all kinds of nerve pain, and your suggestion may well not be appropriate for some of them. "Enhancing brain function" is meaningless.

There are lines here in the Health group. Please have another look at what's in the About this Group and our guidelines in the pinned message at the top of the thread list.

[Warpy]

2. While adequate C does promote healing

megadosing on it is neither antibacterial nor antiviral and can lead to kidney stones in some people.

The double blind studies on C have been done. It had no effect on the common cold or influenza. It does, however, cure scurvy very nicely.

[MineralMan]

3. Curing scurvy is good. Getting scurvy is rare.

Thanks.