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There have been a bunch of posts about this, including this paper, on https://www.reddit.com/r/covid19stack https://www.reddit.com/r/covid19stack. E.g. here is

There have been a bunch of posts about this, including this paper, on https://www.reddit.com/r/covid19stack https://www.reddit.com/r/covid19stack. E.g. here is an interesting post with a bunch of natural breathing techniques for boosting nitric oxide production: https://www.reddit.com/r/covid19stack/comments/fp3i6l/naturally_produced_nitric_oxide_may_boost/ https://www.reddit.com/r/covid19stack/comments/fp3i6l/natura... There are a bunch of YouTube videos demonstrating how to do it if you search for them. The FDA also recently granted compassionate use authorization to a device that produces inhaled nitric oxide: https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/fda-expands-access-to-bellerophon-s-nitric-oxide-gas-for-covid-19-lung-symptoms https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/fda-expands-access-to-... This is a great example of why people don't trust mainstream medicine. You have the WHO very publicly "debunking" the idea that garlic could prevent Covid-19, and then the FDA approves use of some multi-million dollar device with the same mechanism of action and the company's stock increases 5x in a day.

Symbiote 7y ago
Remember that not trusting mainstream medicine is no reason at all to trust non-mainstream medicine. Non-mainstream medicine advises us to eat garlic with alcohol, wash with saline solution, take antibiotics, and burn down a mobile phone mast.
- DoofusOfDeath 7y ago
  I wonder if it's a mistake to treat all "non-mainstream medicine" as a single group here. I'm not a physician, but I find some elements of non-mainstream medicine (e.g. certain teas can ease certain symptoms) more plausible than others (e.g. burning down a mobile phone mast helps with prevent covid19 spread).
  - Symbiote 7y ago
    Absolutely, but it can be difficult for non-specialists to tell them apart. The anti-5G nonsense is spread with a similar anti-government spin to the original post by Alex3917. The herbal tea market includes everything from making your own ginger tea, to a box costing $20 and promoting some idea of ancient Indian spiritualism and vitality.
    - ta999999171 7y ago
      Pharisee much? Jesus. This kind of gate keeping is EXACTLY why citizens are disenfranchised from the healthcare system - at least, in the US.
  - adrianmonk 7y ago
    It is a mistake. One that is made by both proponents and opponents of non-mainstream medicine.
- solarkraft 7y ago
  Here's a nice quote from the (admittedly strawman-laden, but imo still nice) Poem "Storm" by Tim Minchin (https://youtu.be/HhGuXCuDb1U https://youtu.be/HhGuXCuDb1U): Do you know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? Medicine. Of course the provedness of medical treatments can vary, but statements on a random online shop don't really cut it for me.
muzika 7y ago
Many natural remedies have studies backing them up, yet the mainstream medicine outright refuses to use any kind of nstural medicine, simply because there is no money in it. You can’t make lots of money selling garlic.
- Symbiote 7y ago
  Remember "mainstream medicine" includes countries outside the USA, where the profit motive is reduced, sometimes to zero. In light of this, your claim makes much less sense.
  - Ackshully 7y ago
    I was going to ask what country with mainstream medicine has no profit motive, but then I saw your strawman where you equate herbal tea with chopping down phone masts. Word of advice - pull your head out yer arse.
- astrange 7y ago
  I expect you can make lots of money selling garlic, otherwise nobody would grow it.

Symbiote 7y ago

Remember that not trusting mainstream medicine is no reason at all to trust non-mainstream medicine. Non-mainstream medicine advises us to eat garlic with alcohol, wash with saline solution, take antibiotics, and burn down a mobile phone mast.

DoofusOfDeath 7y ago
I wonder if it's a mistake to treat all "non-mainstream medicine" as a single group here. I'm not a physician, but I find some elements of non-mainstream medicine (e.g. certain teas can ease certain symptoms) more plausible than others (e.g. burning down a mobile phone mast helps with prevent covid19 spread).
- Symbiote 7y ago
  Absolutely, but it can be difficult for non-specialists to tell them apart. The anti-5G nonsense is spread with a similar anti-government spin to the original post by Alex3917. The herbal tea market includes everything from making your own ginger tea, to a box costing $20 and promoting some idea of ancient Indian spiritualism and vitality.
  - ta999999171 7y ago
    Pharisee much? Jesus. This kind of gate keeping is EXACTLY why citizens are disenfranchised from the healthcare system - at least, in the US.
- adrianmonk 7y ago
  It is a mistake. One that is made by both proponents and opponents of non-mainstream medicine.
solarkraft 7y ago
Here's a nice quote from the (admittedly strawman-laden, but imo still nice) Poem "Storm" by Tim Minchin (https://youtu.be/HhGuXCuDb1U https://youtu.be/HhGuXCuDb1U): Do you know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? Medicine. Of course the provedness of medical treatments can vary, but statements on a random online shop don't really cut it for me.

muzika 7y ago

Many natural remedies have studies backing them up, yet the mainstream medicine outright refuses to use any kind of nstural medicine, simply because there is no money in it. You can’t make lots of money selling garlic.

Symbiote 7y ago
Remember "mainstream medicine" includes countries outside the USA, where the profit motive is reduced, sometimes to zero. In light of this, your claim makes much less sense.
- Ackshully 7y ago
  I was going to ask what country with mainstream medicine has no profit motive, but then I saw your strawman where you equate herbal tea with chopping down phone masts. Word of advice - pull your head out yer arse.
astrange 7y ago
I expect you can make lots of money selling garlic, otherwise nobody would grow it.