Genetic engineering turns a common plant into a cancer fighter

[JudyM]

66. That's largely a function of the economics of scientific review.

Probably don't need to say more than if no one's going to make a large profit from a natural product it's unlikely to be well studied, particularly because publicly funded or conducted research is limited.

Problem of course is separating wheat from the chaff with anecdotal or smaller study evidence. There are a number of natural remedies I believe are worth checking out ... Such as Asian mushrooms for cancer and boosting t-cells (this is written up more in Japanese journals than western ones), puerh tea for lowering blood pressure, elderberry for fighting off common cold type viruses, turmeric for all types of inflammation and possibly dementia... Problem is finding a balanced source for literature reviews rather than relying on collecting it all yourself... I rely heavily on PubMed.

I look forward to the wider availability of integrative medicine physicians in the future... that is IMO so sorely needed because our mainstream med schools are churning out docs who are trained fairly narrowly when it comes to alternative and preventive therapies. And then proceed to be "educated" (and of course groomed) through the rest of their careers primarily by pharma reps.