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I believe that almost all of this is mainly true although a bit simplistic. For

example wheat allergy is a cause of depression in some but not all cases. Mental

illnessess can be caused by deficiencies, allergies, or toxins.

 

These are very short explanations. Some need to be enlarged and some need to be

expanded to include other aspects, but it gives good examples. Just don't take

this as an explanation that can cover all cases etc.

 

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http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2003/07/29/the_top_10_medical_myths.htm

 

THE TOP 10 MEDICAL MYTHS

1. Lowering your blood cholesterol levels will prevent heart disease.

Science has never been able to link cholesterol with heart disease. Population

studies show that many groups with high levels of heart disease don't have high

levels of blood fats. Careful examination of the studies supposedly

demonstrating that cholesterol-lowering drugs work show as they fail to

translate into a significant number of lives saved (WDDTY, the book).

 

2. Screening for cancer can catch it early and save lives.

Mammograms, cervical cancer screening and the latest PSA screening have never

been shown to save live s. All screening tests are highly inaccurate. The latest

study of the PSA test shows screened men are more likely to die (see p 10) .

 

3. The mercury in your fillings is permanently locked in and therefore harmless.

Numerous studies in animals and humans demonstrate that mercury particles and

vapour's are a timed-release poison, which migrate to various parts of the body,

including the brain, and cross the placenta in pregnant women. We still don't

know the extent of the damage (The Dental Handbook).

 

4. Fluoridating the water and dental products is good for your teeth and stops

tooth decay in children.

Rather than strengthening bone tissue, fluoride causes osteoporosis. New

evidence shows fluoride can also damage the central nervous system, causing

brain dysfunction, lower IQ and possibly even Alzheimers disease (WDDTY vol 3

no 9 and vol 9 no 3).

 

5. Vaccination has conquered infectious disease.

Careful examination of polio and smallpox casualties shows that the disease had

a higher incidence in many areas that were highly vaccinated. The incidence of

all infectious diseases were plummeting long before the onset of vaccination,

which took the credit (WDDTY, the book).

 

6. Women need hormone replacement after the menopause to protect them from

osteoporosis and heart disease.

All the major studies supposedly demonstrating a survival benefit with HRT have

been criticised as biased or flawed. Virtually every major study of HRT also

shows it causes at least a 30 per cent increase in breast cancer (The Guide to

Menopause).

 

7. Modern drugs have conquered many diseases.

The only drug capable of curing anything is antibiotics. No other drug out there

cures it simply suppresses symptoms, usually at the risk of causing a load of

other ones (WDDTY, the book).

 

8. Routine X-rays aren't dangerous.

The UK National Academy of Science believes that x-rays could be responsible for

4 per cent of leukaemias and up to 8 per cent of all other cancers (WDDTY vol 4

no 6).

 

9. Mental health has nothing to do with diet.

Work in Princeton and now the UK shows links with schizophrenia and depression

and allergies or nutritional deficiencies. Virtually every case of depression

seen by the Institute of Optimum Nutrition relates to an allergy to wheat (The

Guide to Mental Health).

 

10. Cancer survival statistics are improving, thanks to chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy has an all over cure rate of at best 9 per cent, usually for rare

cancers. It doesn't affect in any way the solid tumours which make up some 90

per cent of all cancers (The Cancer Handbook).

 

http://www.wddty.co.uk/index.asp

 

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