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@antipodean said in Woo:
@JC Why do people like that get LinkedIn profiles? /rhetorical
Goes back to that self important fool factor I mentioned earlier.
Quite often these sorts of loons claim some degree of clairvoyance or ability to cure sickness with crystals or reiki too. -
Ok , so if you feel strongly enough about the enchanted water to complain to the commerce commission they say if they get enough complaints they'll investigate.
I didn't actually know that would investigate these shysters, be great to have him fined and shut down -
Someone sent this to a Green mp and here's a scientists response. I'm guessing the fluoride zealot was probably trying to help and didn't realise how insensitive they were being but ffs a closed mouth gathers no feet lady.
An open letter on fluoride, science and kindness
Dear Lorraine, I noticed that last week you chose to send this message to Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter: Having read the original message I’ve decided not to identify you other than by you…
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Updated: Vaccine-autism study retracted — again
For the second time, a journal has quickly retracted a study that suggested vaccines raise the risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. The study first raised a furor last year, promp…
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Ok ... accupuncture ...
... Doc, who is reportedly quite old school (as suggested by his practice partner one day when I had to see him instead) is right into accupuncture.
Has got me to be stuck with needles for a couple of weeks (disc, back, nerve issue).
Frankly .... it's doing absolutely nothing. Just as expected.
Am quite astonished though that a modern trained medical doctor is into accupuncture.
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Ok ... accupuncture ...
... Doc, who is reportedly quite old school (as suggested by his practice partner one day when I had to see him instead) is right into accupuncture.
Has got me to be stuck with needles for a couple of weeks (disc, back, nerve issue).
Frankly .... it's doing absolutely nothing. Just as expected.
Am quite astonished though that a modern trained medical doctor is into accupuncture.
Physios do it a lot, seems to work for them. Maybe your guy is doing it wrong?
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@canefan dry needling works to activate and release muscles.
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@Catogrande said in Woo:
@booboo I've known enough people that I respect that have had acupuncture and feel it works. I've also known people for whom it did nothing. Maybe @canefan is right - it depends on who is administering it.
Time for you to look into iridology I think
My wife is a physio and has trained in acupuncture. She and her NHS colleagues say it works for a certain type of person. The medical evidence says its no better then placebo. I will take a peer reviewed Cochrane collaboration over all the anecdotal evidence that can be provided, thanks very much.
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@Catogrande said in Woo:
@booboo I've known enough people that I respect that have had acupuncture and feel it works. I've also known people for whom it did nothing. Maybe @canefan is right - it depends on who is administering it.
Time for you to look into iridology I think
My wife is a physio and has trained in acupuncture. She and her NHS colleagues say it works for a certain type of person. The medical evidence says its no better then placebo. I will take a peer reviewed Cochrane collaboration over all the anecdotal evidence that can be provided, thanks very much.
Well you brave enough to say that here what about to Mrs Mooshld?
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Another form of quackery not covered yet is Chromotherapy (or colour therapy). Has no basis in science whatsoever.
Only reason I have heard of it though is that years ago father in law had it recommended as a solution to a persistent excema problem with the sheep on the farm. Being an old school farmer he was extremely sceptical but the problem was at the point of having to cull 100s of ewes so he put these wire web like things around the paddocks that would get brightly coloured wool strands woven through them (yep sounds totally stupid). Thing is, it worked (or at least the excema problem cleared up from that moment).
I guess it could have been lucky timing and subsequent use in other years may have appeared to stop an outbreak taking hold but he continued use for a number of years. Kept rather quiet about it if anyone visited the farm though and asked what the funny wire things were.
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