Guest guest Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 I have been studying nutrition and supplements in a serious way for almost 9 years. I probably read articles, take notes, and post into my LJ blog about 30+ hours a week. I can say that I know vastly more than any doctor or nurse I have ever met in person, and the breadth of my knowledge is far broader than most of the health experts I read on line. One of the major things I have noticed is that many of the most verbal " health experts " (be they MDs in the field, writers in newspapers, websites like Web MD, etc. ) are all about 30 years behind current research. Some appears to be just plain ignorance. But there is more to the story. Flawed research is being done, then promoted. For example, when they test the efficacy of vitamin C, they NEVER use nearly enough Vitamin C, so the results are not all that impressive. The drug industry does not want people to stop taking drugs because supplements work better with fewer side effects. And " scientists " have been known to fudge results because they were bought by drug companies. I used to think that doctors were all willfully ignorant about orthomolecular medicine. I still think many docs are willfully ignorant, but now that I know that Medline refuses to index the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, I acknowledge that even doctors looking for alternatives to the drugs the drug companies want them to push often just can't find information on high dose vitamins. http://alobar.livejournal.com/2733530.html Doctors remove symptoms. They often do not understand causes, nor do they offer cures. Let me give you an example. A friend of mine had a big problem with weight gain, no matter what she ate. She went to the doc. Doc put her on a diet. She stayed on the diet. Doc decided she needed to get her thyroid removed. She still was overweight. Doc then did intestinal bypass surgery. She has had cascading health problems over the past 30+ years. When she uses the toilet, she has the absolute nastiest smelling bowel movements I have ever smelled. Likewise the worst breath of anyone I have ever kissed. Hormones (like the thyroid produces) are designed to be secreted as one's body needs them. Now she must take thyroid hormones which are not under the direction of her body. The intestinal bypass means her bowel ecology is a disaster, she does not utilize vitamins and minerals properly. The allopathic health industry is pig ignorant of causes and healing. There is a danger in going to doctors for problems. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, Doctors are the third leading cause of death in the US, causing 250,000 deaths every year. http://www.scribd.com/doc/8354883/Third-Leading-Cause-of-Death-in-the-US In my not so humble opinion, the solution to any health problem is best approached by becoming a world-class expert in that particular problem. Health related lists I like coconut_oil_open_forum/ and / Note that Obamacare and most health insurance plans will not cover anything by the allopathic docs who know very little about curing and causes. A teacher in the spiritual lineage I follow used to ask aspirants, " In times of difficulty and danger in whom do you place your trust? " Yes, it is a pain in the butt, and a real eater of time to have what amounts to a second job which does not pay wages, nor does it grant a degree which would allow me to make $$ from consultations. OTOH, this is the only life I have. If I do not value my life enough to spend all my free time pursuing health, why should I expect some ignorant doctor to do a better job at a price I can afford? Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Thanks for that Alobar. I just joined the coconut oil group at your suggestion... mine favorite (other than this one would be /Beck-n-stuff. >Posted by: " Alobar " Alobar <Alobar?Subject=%20Re%3AWhy%20I%20trust%20me%20more%20than%20do\ ctors> wm_alobar <http://profiles./wm_alobar> >Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:52 am (PDT) >I have been studying nutrition and supplements in a serious >way for almost 9 years. I probably read articles, take notes, and post >into my LJ blog about 30+ hours a week. I can say that I know vastly >more than any doctor or nurse I have ever met in person, and the >breadth of my knowledge is far broader than most of the health experts >I read on line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Good post, thank you. I am in a similar situation dealing with peripheral neuropathy. I have studied it a great deal but a long ways to go. Most Drs don't know much about it, and I have heard of nobody except a few patients applying alternative or integrative medicine to its treatment. BasicPoke , Alobar <Alobar wrote: > > I have been studying nutrition and supplements in a serious > way for almost 9 years. I probably read articles, take notes, and post > into my LJ blog about 30+ hours a week. I can say that I know vastly > more than any doctor or nurse I have ever met in person, and the > breadth of my knowledge is far broader than most of the health experts > I read on line. > > One of the major things I have noticed is that many of the > most verbal " health experts " (be they MDs in the field, writers in > newspapers, websites like Web MD, etc. ) are all about 30 years behind > current research. > > Some appears to be just plain ignorance. But there is more to > the story. Flawed research is being done, then promoted. For example, > when they test the efficacy of vitamin C, they NEVER use nearly enough > Vitamin C, so the results are not all that impressive. > > The drug industry does not want people to stop taking drugs > because supplements work better with fewer side effects. And > " scientists " have been known to fudge results because they were bought > by drug companies. > > I used to think that doctors were all willfully ignorant about > orthomolecular medicine. I still think many docs are willfully > ignorant, but now that I know that Medline refuses to index the > Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, I acknowledge that even doctors > looking for alternatives to the drugs the drug companies want them to > push often just can't find information on high dose vitamins. > http://alobar.livejournal.com/2733530.html > > Doctors remove symptoms. They often do not understand causes, > nor do they offer cures. > > Let me give you an example. > > A friend of mine had a big problem with weight gain, no matter > what she ate. She went to the doc. Doc put her on a diet. She stayed > on the diet. Doc decided she needed to get her thyroid removed. She > still was overweight. Doc then did intestinal bypass surgery. > > She has had cascading health problems over the past 30+ years. > When she uses the toilet, she has the absolute nastiest smelling bowel > movements I have ever smelled. Likewise the worst breath of anyone I > have ever kissed. > > Hormones (like the thyroid produces) are designed to be > secreted as one's body needs them. Now she must take thyroid hormones > which are not under the direction of her body. The intestinal bypass > means her bowel ecology is a disaster, she does not utilize vitamins > and minerals properly. > > The allopathic health industry is pig ignorant of causes and > healing. There is a danger in going to doctors for problems. > > According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, > Doctors are the third leading cause of death in the US, causing > 250,000 deaths every year. > http://www.scribd.com/doc/8354883/Third-Leading-Cause-of-Death-in-the-US > > In my not so humble opinion, the solution to any health > problem is best approached by becoming a world-class expert in that > particular problem. > > Health related lists I like > coconut_oil_open_forum/ > and > / > > Note that Obamacare and most health insurance plans will not > cover anything by the allopathic docs who know very little about > curing and causes. > > A teacher in the spiritual lineage I follow used to ask aspirants, > " In times of difficulty and danger in whom do you place your trust? " > > Yes, it is a pain in the butt, and a real eater of time to > have what amounts to a second job which does not pay wages, nor does > it grant a degree which would allow me to make $$ from consultations. > OTOH, this is the only life I have. If I do not value my life enough > to spend all my free time pursuing health, why should I expect some > ignorant doctor to do a better job at a price I can afford? > > > Alobar > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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