The final statement is an assumption as physicians can always bury their dead. Whether you are talking about the vapor caves of Anatolia, leeches of the Middle Ages, early surgical practices,birth control pills etc. medicine is trial and error like everything else. I would include all rx as its longterm impact on the human system is unknown as are the interactions with other drugs and common foods. Plus many drugs incite a new condition/allergy// A great deal of superstition and ignorance creates these myths that continue to act as a placebo. There is a mind/body effect as the mind can create negative thoughts to produce stress and anxiety which triggers hormones; conversely, positive thoughts can create the opposite reaction.//The body is a marvel of self-repair with proper food, rest and clean enviornment.// This said, it is wars that advance surgical techniques; given the injuries inflicted by suicide bombers and roadside devices, it is heartening to see lives restored to these young men and women. Also, the replacement of worn joints is adding years to extend an active life. Elective surgery should be treated seriously- which sometimes is not the case- and often does not repair the psyche or expectation. The rude fact remains that our health begins at birth with grave responsiblities to the parents (mother) to get a lad/lass off to a good start- continued education about the impact of nutrition- the luck of being born in a prosperous nation, etc.// I have little or no patience for snake-oil salesmen, faith healers/fakirs or most self- help therapies- it's a racket.// However, the woman across the street went to great pains to begin dating again : she had upper lip hair removed, got braces to straighten her teeth, had bunions removed on both feet and it worked! :-)
On Aug 4, 11:57�am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't totally doubt that some form of healing may take place when > applying other non-scientific methods but "why" the healing is taking > place is questionable especially when considering placebo studies. > The question I have is this, if the other methods work, prayer, faith > or hands on, then why aren't we all using them? �When we have a fever > or a headache, we take medicine and it works time and time again for > millions of people, it is "Consistent". > I had a bad sinus infection in the spring and didn't even think of > going to my neighbor for some prayer session. �I went to the doctor, > he gave me a powerful antibiotic and within a few hours the > excruciating pain subsided. > People have been praying for thousands of years with a paltry success > rate while medicine has been around for thousands of years with a > proven and consistent success rate. � Why waste time with non-science > when science works? > Isn't the answer clear? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
