The idea of providing a link to an article that may challenge your current perceptions is to get you thinking for yourself about what really matters and what is really going on in your body. Only when you think for yourself and don't take accepted wisdom for granted will you be able to make sensible decisions.
It is as easy to be ripped off in the supplement/natural health world as by Big Pharma. Therefore it's important to see there are always more than one side to any story and the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
Never quite understood where Ben Goldman as a "busy NHS doctor" finds the time to do all the books and article writing,broadcasting,blogging and month long speaking tours until I found out he describes himself "as an Epidemiologist in the NHS who doesnt see patients "
I found out he describes himself "as an Epidemiologist in the NHS who doesnt see patients "
A theoretical physician.
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�Look! Out the window! There is a flying cow!� St.Thomas Aquinas looked, and they all burst into laughter. He calmly replied, �I would rather believe that the cow is flying than that my friends would lie to me!�
Whoever your critics are it's reasonable to hear what they are saying and ask yourself if you have the evidence to counter the arguments they use against you.
I don't personally like Ben Goldacre nor do I like the way he dismisses omega 3 and it's effect on brain development But we do need some science that is well done that actually shows the effect.
The Placebo effect is very important and certainly does effect the outcome of any intervention. It's very difficult to distinguish between placebo effects and genuine effects.
It's interesting to read the self experimentation that Seth Roberts does. Because he repeats and repeats his interventions he can be certain what is causing what.
You may also be interested in his article on Acupuncture There is too much sloppy science around and too much telling of stories that have little basis in fact.
Whoever your critics are it's reasonable to hear what they are saying and ask yourself if you have the evidence to counter the arguments they use against you.
There is too much sloppy science around and too much telling of stories that have little basis in fact.
Einstein was a theoretical physicist. Then "field" physicists would work to prove, disprove, or build upon his theories.
I only like to know which kind I'm listening to or reading.
Those who've practiced "in the field". I also enjoy and place credence with testimonials. That's why I like this NatMedTalk forum. It means a lot to me when I hear that someone else has had experience with something with which I'm interested. Of course, I will do my own research, when I get serious.
Theoretical scientists are very important. They are the creative ones. But we know that some things happen in theory and don't prove out in the field. And some things happen in theory that take a long time to prove, so I certainly do not put them down.
Theoretical scientists are very important. They are the creative ones. But we know that some things happen in theory and don't prove out in the field. And some things happen in theory that take a long time to prove, so I certainly do not put them down.
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