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In reply to the discussion: Hope: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program [View all]Trillo
(9,154 posts)46. The medical industrial complex has been accused of inventing diseases for quite some time.
8 Invented Diseases Big Pharma Is Banking on
Alzheimers is not listed in that article, but the pattern has been noted by many.
Alzheimers is not listed in that article, but the pattern has been noted by many.
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No, I don't think so, but maybe so. My view is more philosophical and political than technical.
Trillo
Oct 2014
#4
Spend money---to keep one's mind! I should say that would be money well-spent!
WinkyDink
Oct 2014
#3
as one who watched two parents loose their minds- you seem to have no clue how horrible it is.
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#7
you missed the part on how traumatic + confusing it is for the patient also- it is a horrible thing
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#13
I truly feel sorry for whatever caused this sad POV that goes to abuse and pain- and thinks
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#16
Silly. Surgery is nothing like day to day living. No, it is NOT a great kindness to allow someone's
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#21
That is some nasty twisted interpretation of what I said. Perhaps someday you will actually KNOW
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#24
Try reading the linked article, okay? Because your "traumas" remark is out of an orifice.
WinkyDink
Oct 2014
#8
Alzheimers disease is anything BUT blissful. Most people, including the person you are responding
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#25
the poster I responded to is quite clearly taking swipes at family member for trying to help their
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#27
that you completely ignore the suffering of those afflicted is disgusting-just repulsive.
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#30
you are so completely ignorant on what Alzheimer's patients go through, I am embarrassed for you...
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#33
there are a lot of rationalizations people employ to neglect loved ones when they hit a bad patch
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#36
After years in the medical field I can tell you "death by dementia"
littlemissmartypants
Oct 2014
#39
yep, most people are ignorant of the torture people suffering from dementia endure. In the media
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#40
Alzheimer's disease is not a "natural againg process" it is a horrible disease that destroys healthy
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#41
calling these diseases "part of a natural aging process" is complete bullshit
bettyellen
Oct 2014
#44
The medical industrial complex has been accused of inventing diseases for quite some time.
Trillo
Oct 2014
#46
Looking at Table 1 in the doc: the non-supplement stuff is probably doing the bulk of the benefit.
politicat
Oct 2014
#12
Bookmarking. One person here seems to have no ability to grasp the severity of impact ...
Hekate
Oct 2014
#28
This person in study went from 4-5 hrs sleep per night to 7-8. Frankly, I think that was the part
KittyWampus
Oct 2014
#32