TCM v WM

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Hi Chris, & All,

 

Chris wrote:

> I would be a fool to not admit that... there are some really good

> drugs out there. What is upsetting the blatant disregard to life

> in policy of many of the most common drugs out there. What truly

> upsetting to me is with the all the truly bad drugs out there

> killing thousands upon thousands, the FDA goes after relatively

> benign supplements that have been found to be of use. I know I have

> been speaking in generalities. It is a general policy I would like

> to change. Doesn't mean I think all drugs are bad and all natural

> products are good. I do believe that if our Docs were to push

> proven remedies that support the body rather than block function,

> our world would be a lot better off. Of course, given the current

> laws, they can't. Unless we change the views of congress, about

> the way chronic illness should be approached, millions more will

> die unnecessary and it will cost our governments huge sums of money

> to pay for primary drugs and then drugs to cover the complications

> of the primary drugs. IMHO, Chris

 

I agree with most of the above. The gulf between us is more

apparent than real.

 

Let us work to educate the public and the politicians. That will be

more productive than trying to " prove " from scientific publications

that our methods are as effective (or safer) than allopathic

methods.

 

If one looks critically at individual clinical problems, there simply

are not enough high quality data published to validate TCM for that

condition at the moment.

 

Maybe in 20-50 years, if we can persuade governments to run

experimental clinics and fund good clinical trials that will change

very much in our favour.

 

 

 

 

Best regards,

 

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