Guest guest Report post Posted December 12, 2008 I posted where some are. Check the board. Nancie ---- drmoratto 12/11/2008 8:24:49 PM << >> Re: " Did you know? " I say that MDs are good for plumbing: changing valves, fixing a broken arm, stitching a cut, and such. The rest... it is all about symptoms and Big Pharma. Of course, there are some who have gone to the other side; ours. But where are they? Also, I avoid the term doc or doctor because I am one of them, not the least related to the medical establishment. Maria , Alobar <Alobar wrote: > > I am arrogant based upon my life experience. You say there are > " many " docs who aquired training in natural medicine. I doubt it is > " many " . Do you have web references to back up your assertions? > > Medline is supposed to index health related research, but they refuse > to index orthomolecular papers from peer reviewed publications. So > even docs who want to learn alternatives to the standard alopathic bs, > do not have easy access to cutting edge information. > > When I was having problems with leg cramps I asked my doc about > possible causes. I suspected diabetic neuropathy or a " side effect " > of the diabetic med I was on. The doc was clueless and never got > back to me with more info. I stumbled on information daling with > people with problems handling dietary oxalates. I went on a low > oxalate diet. The cramping went away. > > I had a leg infection. Another doc put me on antibiotics and told me > to take on Zinc tablet a day. The leg stopped exuding puss, but did > not heal. A Naturopath I know in Canada sent me some St.Johm's Wort > oil. That stopped my leg problems and restored my hatural skin color > rather than the deep dark bruised look. > > No doc has ever told me to take more than the RDA for Vitamin C, > Vitamin D, or Niacin. Doing my own research, I saw that the RDA for > all 3 is criminally low. > > Docs would be useful to me if I had been shot, run over by a car, or > severely burned. But not much else. > > Alobar > > > > On 12/7/08, Nancie Elizabeth Barnett <deifspirit wrote: > > Actually I find your post very arrogant. There are many providers out there > > that may have been initially trained in allopathic medicine but have gone > > back and acquired training in natural medicine. I am one of them. > > Then there are providers who trained in natural medicine and who are also MD > > s. I go to one of them. > > You are doing a disservice to people when you make these incorrect blanket > > statements! > > Nancie > > ---- > > > > Alobar > > 12/7/2008 4:55:13 PM > > ; > > coconut_oil_open_forum > > << >> " Did you know? " > > > > On various health related e-lists, I frequently see posts by people > > who trust what their doctors tell them. These folks cannot comprehend > > that that their doctors just can't keep up with all the new > > discoveries, new research, and approaches never taught to them in med > > school. Doctors are very specialized specialists. Anything beyond > > their specialized knowledge is unknown to 99% of all doctors. So > > doctors give misleading information on vitamins, and know nothing of > > therapies which many on this list understand in depth. > > > > I just watched a short video on youtube which demonstrates how quickly > > our world (and out worldviews) our changing. > > > > " Did you know? " > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nteiqLgZFOU & feature=related > > > > Future Shock was a book written by the sociologist and futurologist > > Alvin Toffler in 1970. The rate of change has drastically increased > > since 1970. At this point in time, NOBODY can keep up with all the > > latest information discoveries. > > > > For me, e-lists, like this one, enable me to see health challenges and > > solutions from many different perspectives. Some people I know scoff > > at me for thinking I know more than an M.D. I laugh back and tell > > them that the MD knows vastly more about prescription drugs than I do, > > but I know more detailed information about supplements, vitamins, and > > alternative perspectives than most docs ever heard of. > > > > Alobar > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites