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> the value of research is vastly over stated for things like nutrition, health, and exercise. Well said! People talk as if all empirical health practices that
by rramadass 2y ago
> the value of research is vastly over stated for things like nutrition, health, and exercise.
Well said! People talk as if all empirical health practices that different cultures all over the world have developed are worthless without "modern research" while the researchers themselves are looking at it for inspiration and study.
- thrw42A8N 2y agoWho talks like that? Yes, researchers want to know why the empirically developed practices work. That's a great thing in my book.
- rramadass 2y agoThe point was that you shouldn't have to wait for some research to confirm what has actually been empirically proven health practices over generations. That can come when it comes. A good example are practices from Yoga/Ayurveda/Qigong/Acupuncture etc. Their worldview, model of anatomy/physiology is very different than modern science but many of their techniques (not claiming all) do work even if we don't fully understand how as yet. That is why many Hospitals/Healthcare centers are adopting them for use in a controlled manner today.
- thrw42A8N 2y agoSure. But if you want a doctor to recommend and use it, there needs to be research - for both their and the patients' protection.
- rramadass 2y agoBut the point is; Doctors are recommending and using them now in spite of incomplete research on them. You seem to have a wrong idea of "Scientific Method" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method) and how policies are actually enacted based on incomplete knowledge/research.