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470. Then your answer is NO. You have NO Scientific Research that supports YOUR claim that

Chewing Willow Bark destroys the lining of the stomach.
You have produced research that shows that taking aspirin can cause damage to the stomach lining in some people, but CAN be ameliorated by diet or buffering.
Thanks.

I'm glad you chose this "study", because it illustrates my point exactly.

Do you know that aspirin can be taken without causing damage to the stomach by drinking milk,
or eating a slice of bread? This WAS a conclusion in the very study YOU cited.

BUT, the For Profit Pill Pushers got hold of this,
and used it to scare market their newer, coated, buffered, Heart Healthy aspirin (patented) that also costs a lot more,
and BANG...a new BILLION DOLLAR Market is created.

I have taken a daily plain old CHEAP Bayer Aspirin for over 12 years.
I have never had an ulcer or bleeding from the stomach.
There ARE other factors involved, like genetics and diet.

Your research used Pharmaceutical Aspirin, NOT "Willow Bark",
so you have NOT produced the requested research.
Maybe Willow Bark contains a natural buffer?
Could be. We don't know that, do we?
Who is going to fund THAT research?
Nobody who plans on Making a Profit will fund it.

I don't recommend that anybody chew Willow Bark,
because there are other hazards, and plain old Aspirin is cheap and plentiful,
though I have chewed Willow Bark in the past,
and....Here I am... still here...no ulcers, healthy stomach lining, no bleeding.
I used Willow Bark in this instance to illustrate that "WOO" can turn into very useful Medical Products,
and WILL continue to do so.

I am not Anti-Science,
but do believe that it has been corrupted by the Profiteers,
and it is important for everyone to question the "scientific" claims being made on the TV by the For Profit Pill Pushers.

Did you know that "Occasional Insomnia is perfectly normal,
and will increase in frequency as we get older?
But BANG...we now have another BILLION DOLLAR market convincing people that they are sick, and need to take a dangerous patented, expensive medication for this condition?
Do you support THAT kind of "science".
I don't... and NEVER will.

Fukushima and Chernobyl were applications of good science,
but we all know what happened when the Profiteers got a hold of it.

BTW, we measure our honey with a tea spoon,
our Garlic by the clove,
and our onion by the That looks like Enough.
I don't claim to be doing Scientific Research,
but, anecdotally, we have had remarkably good health
with nothing beyond sniffles and a noticeable reduction to pollen born seasonal allergies since
we started Keeping our own Honey Bees, about 8 years ago.

What do you think about Bee Sting therapy as an arthritis treatment?
Now THAT is some serious "WOO" as defined by a lot of people because there is no research to support it.
I wonder WHY that is.
The anecdotal testimony has been around for years,
but I guess it would be hard to market a Bee Sting treatment.

Never-the-Less, I will probably try it next Spring.
Having been a Bee Keeper, I have been stung numerous times over the last eight years,
so I know I'm not severely allergic to the venom. In fact, we have built up a tolerance to the stings,
and they are just a minor annoyance now.

If there is enough of a demand, then maybe Science will catch up.
Without "WOO", we might not have Aspirin today.
The two are not entirely separate as the protectors of the Pill Pushers insist.
In fact, Science usually follows "WOO". It is a close relationship.

I advocate for people to NOT do stupid things.
I do believe that the For Profit dynamic has severely crippled Pure Science in the US,
and the Pharmaceutical Marketing in the USA claiming to be "Science" has hurt or killed more people than "WOO".


We'll keep on living like this,
and I'll stand by the claims I have made on DU over the last couple of days in this thread,
and the other one.

Think for Yourself.

Question Authority , especially the For Profit Pill Pushers,

Go to the Doctor if you are sick.