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djean111

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29. I really do think an "anti-science mentality" is quite okay, when it comes to eating food.

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 02:52 PM

Feb 2015

And taking whatever prescriptions my doctor gives me, with no regard for side effects or whose salesperson is most persuasive. Since I eat a very simple diet, I have had no prescriptions since 2002, and that was just for extra-strength Advil.
I see no reason, really, to care if you think I am a crank. I just would like better labeling on food. But it is easy to avoid things, so I can live with that. I do find it weird that anyone would be insisting I eat any particular foodstuff at all, though.

I do get emotional about what I put in my body. And I am well-qualified for Mensa. I did not just jam my fingers into my ears, I can assure you of that.

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Are Your Medications Safe? [View all] DeSwiss Feb 2015 OP

Lots of class-action drug injury lawsuits... Holly_Hobby Feb 2015 #1

Well, I don't trust lawyers more than drug companies. What we need is the FDA to do their job. nt Logical Feb 2015 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #27

I'll tell my friend that she can throw away her insulin. Orrex Feb 2015 #30

We are allowing ourselves to be poisoned for profits. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #9

I think it used to be illegal daredtowork Feb 2015 #40

This is why I just have to snicker at those who insist that those of us who do not djean111 Feb 2015 #3

Agreed. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #8

Ditto ^^^^ marions ghost Feb 2015 #12

In my entire time on DU, I have never seen anyone... Orrex Feb 2015 #17

Oh, find and read threads about GMO labeling. djean111 Feb 2015 #18

You're conflating two different things, modifying your original complaint. Orrex Feb 2015 #25

I will just continue to skip foods that may be GMO. Thanks for the typical response! djean111 Feb 2015 #26

Ironically, your response is symptomatic of an anti-science mentality Orrex Feb 2015 #28

I really do think an "anti-science mentality" is quite okay, when it comes to eating food. djean111 Feb 2015 #29

You're not being consistent. Orrex Feb 2015 #31

Not trying to impress you with anything, just explaining my position. djean111 Feb 2015 #33

Then there was no reason to mention your Mensa qualification Orrex Feb 2015 #36

I don't trust Big Pharma or Monsanto either. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #20

So where is your line on eating GMO foods? djean111 Feb 2015 #23

I have no more qualms with eating genetically modified food than any other food. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #32

Cool. I just wish, since I do have qualms, it was easier for me to tell which foods have GMOs. djean111 Feb 2015 #34

Helping the Republicans denigrate the FDA isn't doing anyone any good. Avalux Feb 2015 #4

Thanks for your openness. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #10

I'm real too, and here's how I see it. Avalux Feb 2015 #14

Yeah. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #38

NO medication is safe. There is no such thing. KentuckyWoman Feb 2015 #5

And might I add to your comment that much of the advice we Grammy23 Feb 2015 #6

You mean like the insulin my cousin injects ever since she went into a coma at 12 y.o.? Hekate Feb 2015 #7

My brother had juvenile diabetes, and my daughter-in-law lost her pancreas in a truck accident djean111 Feb 2015 #13

It all started with those billboards back in the 1950's..... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #11

Wow, that might be one of the most ignorant posts I've read recently. NuclearDem Feb 2015 #21

no examples? KentuckyWoman Feb 2015 #42

Doctors seem reluctant to acknowledge the presence of drug side effects. MindPilot Feb 2015 #15

And the glossing over of side effects like weight gain Grammy23 Feb 2015 #16

Statin drugs Mimosa Feb 2015 #19

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2015 #22

Instead they shoud blindly listen to you? greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #24

Most doctors I know are owned by Big Pharma. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #39

This article has problems, the reference to the European Medicines Agency about 700 drugs is false. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #35

I don't particularly care for Slate...... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #37

False flag, my dear DeSwiss. This article is not journalism, it is right wing propaganda. greatlaurel Feb 2015 #41

K&R woo me with science Feb 2015 #43