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In reply to the discussion: Switzerland to recognise homeopathy as legitimate medicine [View all]Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)206. Certain pollutants can damage the immune system, but they aren't responsible for AIDS...
AIDS is a specific syndrome whose cause is well known, well studied, and a lot of people are working on cures/vaccines for it. Right now we have been able to treat HIV so as to prevent AIDS from manifesting itself through a lifetime cocktail of antivirals that are far too expensive, but whose effectiveness no one can deny.
Indeed, AIDS itself doesn't even kill the person, opportunistic infections/conditions do after the immune system has been suppressed/destroyed by the syndrome itself.
Also, just a note, its holistic. Not sure where the spelling you use comes from.
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Univ of NM school of medicine complimentary therapy - we are so advanced out here!
womanofthehills
Apr 2016
#3
How are allergy shots given by MD's essentially different from homeopathy? You just told a woman
pnwmom
Apr 2016
#14
Just try teach someone to do the stoichiometric calculations of the concentration
TransitJohn
Apr 2016
#89
Most people living in the modern age are unaware of the fact that it was the
truedelphi
Apr 2016
#127
Its not an "alternative therapy", its bullshit. Water does not have magic memory properties.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2016
#61
they also DON'T have creationists dominating the schools or people saying they can
MisterP
Apr 2016
#66
Is the Mayo Clinic doing homeopathy in their "Complimentary & Integrative" program?
EvolveOrConvolve
Apr 2016
#51
I hope they insist on meticulous (and independent) patient health checkups
MowCowWhoHow III
Apr 2016
#10
It says they've given up trying to show it works in any way, but are still going to pay for it
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2016
#25
Nearly everything is toxic, at high enough doses, you can even suffer water poisoning...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#177
To hate healing and medicine which is older than 5000 years old is simply insane. Modern day
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#101
If the "healing" of 5000 years ago was so goddamned effective, how come we live...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#130
Modern society has created many new diseases. Sick people are living longer.
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#132
Are you saying that sick people should die? In addition, name an illness modern...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#155
Holy Fuck! I'm not fucking Ben "the disabled should commit suicide" Stien! I have too many
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#163
AIDS isn't caused by modern pollution, in addition, cancer rates are down across the board...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#166
You do not know with absolute certainty that AIDS or any other disease is not caused by modern
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#168
Pollution creates suppressed immune systems giving diseases like AIDS and others a better chance
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#197
Yes, pollution isn't good for us, and no one here is arguing the opposite
EvolveOrConvolve
Apr 2016
#201
I'm specifically talking about the LOWERING OF IMMUNITY FROM POLLUTION creates an
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#205
HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system, the state of that immune system isn't technically...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#209
Certain pollutants can damage the immune system, but they aren't responsible for AIDS...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#206
"Please provide me with evidence that proven wholistic therapies are bad."
cleanhippie
Apr 2016
#183
No, Jesus' miracles were, at best, embellishments, at worst, myth making in action...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#207
Ephedra, Buckthorn, Areca nut, Kava, Lobelia, Laetrile, Colloidal Silver, Lobelia, Chelation,
progressoid
Apr 2016
#179
Modern pharmaceuticals are not really regulated in this country either. It's pay to play at the fda.
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#244
We need a regulation system for herbs and other "alternative substances" like Germany has.
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#268
Well let's just put a whole mouth of mercury in everyone's teeth and see how that works out!
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#243
You see, science adapts. It doesn't claim that those poisoned by mercury have bad chakras.
X_Digger
Apr 2016
#248
Science does not adapt so well in the USA. Still packing mercury in people's teeth even though
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#267
Science adapts a fuck ton better than woo-shit does. Acupuncture doesn't work for you? Your chi..
X_Digger
Apr 2016
#270
Non-efficacious, you mean? Sure, water is non-violent. So is interpretive dance.
X_Digger
Apr 2016
#272
surgeons for broken legs. herbs and healing diet for auto-immune diseases such as diabetes 2.
Dont call me Shirley
Apr 2016
#273
"herbs and healing diet" -- is not homeopathy. And 'herbs' for diabetes is fucking stupid.
X_Digger
Apr 2016
#274
sciencebasedmedicine is written by one man - David Gorski - with huge ties to drug companies
womanofthehills
Apr 2016
#37
I am a toxicologist. Homeopathy is stupid. Acupuncture has merit and works via several mechanisms.
Drahthaardogs
Apr 2016
#23
If I wanted to scam people, homeopathy would be a bigger profit margin than actual medicine.
progressoid
Apr 2016
#74
Massage is fine, but don't go attributing it to things that haven't been proven, either.
HuckleB
Apr 2016
#133
The only attacks on holistic health are the ones occurring within your head...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#60
Do you even understand what homeopathy IS? It's not "alternative medicine", it's water.
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2016
#64
Actually, you have been here the whole time, making plenty of posts elsewhere.
HuckleB
Apr 2016
#188
Homeopathy literally can't work, it would violate everything we know about physics and the universe.
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2016
#58
They're the poster who was banned by Skinner for "Chemtrails crazy talk"
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2016
#85
I think I probably confuse that one with moon bombing lady and electric universe dude
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2016
#153
Anyone that actually knows what homeopathy is, and believes the "science" behind it, is stupid.
Captain Stern
Apr 2016
#111
So you are slamming Mexicans, Europeans, Indians and South Americans as "stupid'
AxionExcel
Apr 2016
#125
Yes. Yes, I am. But not ALL Mexicans, Europeans, Indians, and South Americans.
Captain Stern
Apr 2016
#136
Believe it or not, back in the 80's a homeopathic crank was published by the Journal Nature
Major Nikon
Apr 2016
#126
If you are using a rectal thermometer to try and assess the weight of the Queen Mary...
AxionExcel
Apr 2016
#156
Over 100 million people in India use homeopathy, and the popularity of holistic health is growing
AxionExcel
Apr 2016
#208
"foaming at the mouth" + rabid anti-vaxxer, chemtrail true believer, Big Pharma conspiracy theorist
Major Nikon
Apr 2016
#237
Cuba - Homeopathic immunization against Leptospirosis resulted in significant reduction of disease
womanofthehills
Apr 2016
#259