Dear Melinda, Thanks for your response.
Just a couple of words I try to tell myself - Beware of snake oil vendors. While "snake oil merchants" are present in all forms of medicine, they seem to abound in the arena of the so called "Natural Cures". In closing, let's remember that there are good and bad doctors; and well and inappropriately prescibed medications esp antibiotics and psychiatric medications. jose please see this article and the comment at the foot of the article http://www.colaco.net/2/DocSuicide.htm From: "David Powell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 9:50 PM Subject: Nature Cures Melinda Powell Dear Jose, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your reply and believe me, I learned new things.It was my first mail on goanet, I didnt mean to stir up a hornet's nest or rather a bee's hive(honey related) My comments were written on the spur of the moment, no sources, no websites. It was a reaction,because we recently had an illness in the family,spent a lot of money,and I witnessed the effects of the prolonged use of allopathy. No,I did not give my kids honey as infants,thanks for your concern. At present I use a little bit of honey to knock of the harsh taste of ginger juice. I did check the careful parents website. Thanks. When I suggested natural cures,I meant home remedies from natural sources,grandma's remedies for minor ailments. Also sometimes, when cases are terminal, and even the doctors give up,what harm is there in trying out natural known remedies ? About the longevity of our forefathers,I do admit,my information is anecdotal.They did die because of lack of vaccines and medical know-how, but they didnt have to cope with stress, hypertension ----problems related to modern times. They breathed pure air, didnt have to cope with pollution, and they did a lot more physical activity than we do, today. I am a commited Christian by choice. I do believe God has good plans for his people. Illness is a part of human life,and I do believe that the good Lord gives us the courage and strength to cope. Regards, Melinda __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################