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the gold standard was enacted in 1900. rfk chimes in about gold standard science frequently, thus science circa 1900, roughly 125 years ago. miasma theory goe
by rolph 11mo ago
the gold standard was enacted in 1900.
rfk chimes in about gold standard science frequently, thus science circa 1900, roughly 125 years ago.
miasma theory goes back to the time of hippocrates outdoing the gold standard.
if rfk really wants to get it right we should be allieviating disease states with body paint, and exhaustive dancing about the firepit in the deeper reccesses of the tribal cave.
the only thing better would be to consult the pleistocene cave paintings, surely the evil spirits and animal totems persist, and have greater efficacy than pharmaceuticals.
i wonder what is to be done about the miasma in the oval office, and the mar-a-lago, perhaps some febreeze will help.
- stoneglyph 11mo ago[dead]
- DaveZale 11mo agoNice HN humor thanks! Let's not forget the mysterious but very real placebo effect though! Most of the supplement industry ($50 billion in the US annually dome say) - which you could look at as a waste of money, or a relatively safe and inexpensive way to feel better. Of course the WH is said to have a Dr Feelgood on its staff, and those items are clearly not placebos, but maybe we are seeing the side effects play out on the world stage ;-)
- clumsysmurf 11mo agoWith respect to the supplement industry, it could be improved quite a lot if there was large scale testing of purity and potency, by the government presumably. There should be fines if whats in the bottle is not what the label says. I subscribe to Consumer Labs but they simply don't have the resources to even scratch the surface. The chocolate I eat was approved by CL in 2019, I doubt the results are even valid. But I doubt RFK would be interested in any of this.
- butvacuum 11mo agoHonestly, the idea that supplements are harmless... Is harmful. The number of supplements that boost or deplete things like CYP3A4 (commonly known as don't eat grapefruit on BP meds) is responsible for an unknown number of unintentional overdose deaths- and healthcare is such that frequently doctors don't realize it at all.
- DaveZale 11mo agoThe term "supplement" has been stretched too far, agreed. It is up to the consumer to do the research, but how many consumers have the background to do it? "Third party testing" is supposedly done by some manufacturers, but not by all. But the side effects and interactions of some pharma products should raise eyebrows too.
- Bender 11mo agowe should be allieviating disease states with body paint, and exhaustive dancing about the firepit in the deeper reccesses of the tribal cave You jest, but I would be up for some of that in addition to all the other methods.
- lugoues 11mo agoNext step, doctors shouldn't was thier instruments or hands. That extra bacteria will be no problem if you have a good immune system! Added benifit of culling the heard of the weak.