Nitwits & Why Physicians Lose Credibility

[IdaBriggs]

14. My "advice" on ignoring the benefits of folic acid was pure sarcasm.

And I believe I was pretty clear on that, so thank you for demonstrating the "cherry picking of reality" these publications are putting out.

My point is that the only way some of these "studies" hold water is if one ignores the fact they IGNORE DATA that does not agree with their conclusions.

"Nutritional supplements are a waste of time and money - see, we investigated it totally randomly without understanding the role of nutrition or the way the body uses it. Trust us - we're doctors. And any evidence to the contrary is strictly anecdotal/should be ignored."

My background is computers, which is one of the most reality based professions out there. If you do something, then *this* should happen. If it doesn't, figure out why. I've got five different sources for micronutrient deficiency identified -- prematurity, maternal deficiency, malnutrition, absorption issues and exposure to teratregens -- and for four out of five children with *symptoms* (failure to thrive, neuromuscular issues including hyperspasticity/hypotonia, sensory processing) all of a sudden they start seeing "magical improvements brought by the fairy god mother of stop-imagining-that-and-get-back-in-your-wheelchair!"

We can turn some of the symptoms on and off like a water faucet. We can compare children who use the protocol we are advocating against similar populations that *don't* follow the protocol, and guess what? There are life-altering differences.

But only 83% of the time - and I don't know WHY!!!!



I welcome rigorous investigation, but not by people who don't know what they are talking about. There are way too many people out there with "unexplained miracle stories" (including my own family) when they used simple "outside the pharmacy" thinking, and since I believe in "repeatable miracles" = science, I am calling "crap job of investigating" on these guys.

Food matters. Shocking only the idiots, teenagers who do not eat healthy foods while pregnant have less positive outcomes than people who follow basic healthy pregnancy eating guidelines. Turns out "spinach salad" has more vitamins and minerals than a bag of doritos and a diet coke, even though one has more calories -- gee, which one is better for a pregnant woman to eat?

And get this - the vets have been using this stuff for DECADES, and the better understanding of the nutritional needs of our livestock/pets has resulted in increased life expectancy, in some cases nearly doubling it. By every measurable, nutrition matters.

But people aren't like other mammals, right? Slap a label on it, and call them all the same - that's science for you!