I keep getting told woo is "harmless..."

[riderinthestorm]

116. I keep forgetting is cannabis "woo" or not? When did it go off the "woo" list?

How about willowbark? (aspirin)

Or snake venom? (botox)

etc etc.

Sometimes things are "woo" until they're not. Sometimes things are proven to be woo by science and then that is settled but I think its unfair to people who have gotten relief from some of these alternative medicines to condemn them all as woo. Sometimes things interact with a person's body chemistry differently than another person's.

Full disclosure - the only alternative medicine I've ever participated in/taken was acupuncture. While pregnant with my second, I was literally throwing up 40 - 50 times/day. Even the MD's couldn't get it under control. During my first acupuncture session, which lasted 4 hours I didn't throw up once - a miracle. Within 2 weeks of regular sessions I was down to throwing up less than 5 times/day and stayed that way for the rest of the pregnancy which finally allowed me/her to gain weight. Tried it again for my asthma and the acupuncturist told me "no dice" and to keep doing what my MD told me to do as that was the most effective treatment.