I don't doubt it. I am not opposed to allopathic remedies. Especially when you are talking about trying to keep kids healthy.
I am a regular user of aspirin, and an occasional user of ibuprofen. This is usually allergy season for me, but I've not been bothered this year, otherwise, I'd likely be getting something for that at some point. . ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote : A little story, back in the 1970s I got a fungal thing. I went to Dr. Bastyr (yup the ND who founded the college along with Dr. Carroll) for it and he had me use vitamin C and E on it. Didn't do a damn thing. My brother-in-law (not a doctor) suggested Tinactin. I put it on and a day later the problem was gone. Fast forward to a couple year's back when I'm listening to Dr. Glidden, an ND who has a radio show and graduated from Bastyr University, when he gets a call for the same thing. Glidden tells the caller to go to the drug store and get a bottle of Tinactin. He finishes off by saying, "not all allopathic medicines are bad." ;-) On 08/24/2014 02:16 PM, steve.sundur@... mailto:steve.sundur@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: I get the feeling that you are not joking. That for whatever reason, you are chalking this up to a placebo effect? I mean, I've had this condition for twenty years. I had really gotten used to it. I mentioned it in passing on FFL. Ann offered to send me this 1 oz. container of colloidal silver . It arrived, I started putting it on, and one day later the dead skin starts flaking off. I continue to apply a small dab twice a day, and the dry skin stays away, but the area remains red. I start to get lazy, thinking that I don't really mind the red area, just happy that the dry skin hasn't come back, but still putting the ointment on, whenever I would remember, maybe a couple times a week. Then, one day I notice that even the red spot was gone. And according to you, it is a placebo effect? I guess, for whatever reason, this incident, as I've described it, upends some belief system you have. Rather strange I'd say. BTW, I just looked at the little container. It is two thirds full. All this from maybe 1/3 oz. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> mailto:no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> mailto:steve.sundur@... wrote : Think it was the placebo effect that took care of the psoriasis? Damn, that power of attention thing must be better than I thought. The placebo effect has nothing to do with your conscious mind or attention. Bot don't take it from me: Placebo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Placebo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A placebo (/pləˈsiboʊ/ plə-SEE-boh; Latin placēbō, "I shall please"[2] from placeō, "I please")[3][4] is a simulated or otherwise medically inef... View on en.wikipedia.org Preview by Yahoo Whatever it was/is, or shall be, the psoriasis is gone. Now, from a scientific pov, I can't say with absolute certainty that it was the colloidal silver that was responsible, but the gradual improvement, and eventual elimination of the psoriasis, did coincide exactly with the application of the colloidal silver. (-: It's a placebo: "Colloidal silver (a colloid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloid consisting of silver particles suspended in liquid) and formulations containing silver salts were used by physicians in the early 20th century, but their use was largely discontinued in the 1940s following the development of safer and effective modern antibiotics.[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_uses_of_silver#cite_note-Fung1996-9"; style="color:rgb(11, 0, 128);white-space:nowrap;background:none;[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_uses_of_silver#cite_note-mskcc-10"; style="color:rgb(11, 0, 128);white-space:nowrap;background:none; Since the 1990s, colloidal silver has again been marketed as an alternative medicine, often with extensive "cure-all" claims. Colloidal silver products remain available in many countries as dietary supplements and homeopathic remedies, although they are not effective in treating any known condition and carry the risk of both permanent cosmetic side effects such as argyria http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria and more serious ones such as allergic reactions, and interactions with prescription medications" Medical uses of silver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Medical uses of silver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The medical uses of silver include its incorporation into wound dressings, creams, and as an antibiotic coating on medical devices. While wound dressings containing silver sulfadiazine or silver nanomaterials may be used on external infections,[1][2][3] there is ... View on en.wikipedia.org Preview by Yahoo
