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11. let food be your medicine

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 10:51 AM

Dec 2011

and medicine be your food.

I use beet juice as medicine. Just sayin'. Just because something doesn't have a gelatin capsule around it doesn't mean it doesn't have a physiological effect on the body.

I mean, you can sprinkle capsaicin on your tacos or you can take a capsule. You can eat natto or get it in capsule form.

The use of herbs as supplements is centuries old. This is NOT, I repeat NOT, any sort of major public health issue. I find it odd that some people are obsessed with this topic. Regulating herbs, etc. is not going to solve the major public health issues that we face--lack of exercise, poor food choice, epidemic of diabetes, obesity, etc. Anyone who is truly concerned with public health should direct their attention there, and let those people who use turmeric in pill or herb form, use beet juice and cayenne pepper alone. I would just as soon such things not increase in price one hundred fold. I love my beet juice! It is already pricey enough.

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When Dietary Supplements Are Used As Medicines [View all] HuckleB Dec 2011 OP

Recommend. n/t laconicsax Dec 2011 #1

and the article is written by a well-known skeptic BuddhaGirl Dec 2011 #2

If you can debunk the article, with a plethora of evidence, please do so. HuckleB Dec 2011 #3

Yes, god forbid someone who cares about evidence and what's actually true... laconicsax Dec 2011 #4

+1 HuckleB Dec 2011 #40

I welcome the new FDA regulations that allow a percentage of rat feces in my peanut butter. HysteryDiagnosis Dec 2011 #5

Thank you for the red herring and the list of self-selected preliminary studies. HuckleB Dec 2011 #6

Yup, been used since the beginning of time and the most recent preliminary studies are HysteryDiagnosis Dec 2011 #8

Thank you for giving us an example of the Appeal to Tradition logical fallacy. HuckleB Dec 2011 #9

You are certainly most welcome. Have a great holiday season and a wonderful new year! n't HysteryDiagnosis Dec 2011 #10

thanks for posting BuddhaGirl Dec 2011 #7

Both my MD and my vet recommend Glucosamine for me, for dog. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #15

"Glucosamine is an extremely popular, and profitable, supplement routinely recommended by ... HuckleB Dec 2011 #22

let food be your medicine Celebration Dec 2011 #11

Who said it was THE major public health issue? HuckleB Dec 2011 #12

Baloney Celebration Dec 2011 #13

Food might be medicine, but calling regulation baloney in regard to supplements is simply ignoring.. HuckleB Dec 2011 #14

millions of people can't be scammed Celebration Dec 2011 #16

Do you recall the percentage of adults who thought Iraq was behind 9/11? laconicsax Dec 2011 #17

+1 HuckleB Dec 2011 #21

Then why do things like advertising, public relations and sales techniques exist? HuckleB Dec 2011 #18

not getting your point Celebration Dec 2011 #19

I'm saying millions of people are fooled every day. HuckleB Dec 2011 #20

"I'm saying millions of people are fooled every day" BuddhaGirl Dec 2011 #23

Unfortunately for your assertion, the evidence that millions of people are fooled buy baseless ... HuckleB Dec 2011 #24

no, it's an opinion BuddhaGirl Dec 2011 #31

The OP shows, as has been shown by others repeatedly, that most supplements are unnecessary. HuckleB Dec 2011 #33

Airborne Baloney -- The latest fad in cold remedies is full of hot air HuckleB Dec 2011 #25

False advertising is regulated Celebration Dec 2011 #26

When it comes to health care claims, those claims need to be proven beforehand. HuckleB Dec 2011 #27

Why limit that to one industry? Celebration Dec 2011 #28

Who said I was limiting it to one industry? HuckleB Dec 2011 #29

oh, maybe you want Celebration Dec 2011 #30

Thanks for the big time red herring. HuckleB Dec 2011 #32

Allow me.... CanSocDem Dec 2011 #34

I have the same concerns about the pharmaceutical industry as i do about the supplement industry. HuckleB Dec 2011 #35

So we agree on.... CanSocDem Dec 2011 #36

The industry has a big role, but there are regulations that do provide some protection. HuckleB Dec 2011 #37

No. CanSocDem Dec 2011 #38

That's quite the straw man. HuckleB Dec 2011 #39