faraday

Used to have a couple of Japanese Hooded Rats as pets, when I was in my 20's.

Lovely things they were.

Best we don't talk about our ex wives.....think the Forum will catch fire!!!

Getting divorced put me off women for too long.

Never mind, being financially scalped was a learning experience.

Baps

Oh dear....

I just cannot be bothered to engage myself further, attempting to make you question what you have decided is the truth.

You disappoint me, I expected better. Never mind.

Amass

acupuncture is based on a belief in meridians that simply aren't there.

Or haven't been identified physiologically yet.

Just the same as was previously thought, that there was not a Brain/Immune system connection.....when in fact, there is.

Silverstone

The attitude & opinions of many expats on here & their constant moaning, exasperates me too.

Life is truly what you make it; we've all, no doubt had negative experiences & learnt to overcome them....at least some of us have.

Curves

Some great posts on here.

One of the biggest issues I have with Western Medicine is the way in which we have been brainwashed by the Pharmaceutical Companies

into believing that Compound A is the only way to treat a particular ailment, eg Blood Pressure & High Cholesterol. Just two examples.

We all seem to want an instant solution/cure to everything, when lifestyle changes are the most important factor with them.

People somehow imagine that Pharma is a benevolent organistion that wants to help us, when their only motivating factor, is profit.

There's alot of effort being put in, to get Statins Rxed OTC. Many of the 'arguements' for this, seem imo, to be groundless.

It's difficult on a Forum to condense all ones opinions succinctly, & this often results in these opinions being picked apart too easily.

Without revealing too much about myself, I have very considerable experience in working directly with Pharma, & they are not all they seem.

This is interesting:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22364136

I guess what I'm attempting to put across is, don't just accept that what you're being fed by the mainstream, as fact.

and even more so the pseudo science

You must be trolling me.

Speed

Walrus

Some great posts on here.

One of the biggest issues I have with Western Medicine is the way in which we have been brainwashed by the Pharmaceutical Companies

into believing that Compound A is the only way to treat a particular ailment, eg Blood Pressure & High Cholesterol. Just two examples.

We all seem to want an instant solution/cure to everything, when lifestyle changes are the most important factor with them.

People somehow imagine that Pharma is a benevolent organistion that wants to help us, when their only motivating factor, is profit.

There's alot of effort being put in, to get Statins Rxed OTC. Many of the 'arguements' for this, seem imo, to be groundless.

It's difficult on a Forum to condense all ones opinions succinctly, & this often results in these opinions being picked apart too easily.

Without revealing too much about myself, I have very considerable experience in working directly with Pharma, & they are not all they seem.

This is interesting:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22364136

I guess what I'm attempting to put across is, don't just accept that what you're being fed by the mainstream, as fact.

pardon me whilst i amputate your leg with 1 a GA or 2 the placebo........u choose?

Can I choose which leg?

Nope, haven't moved any goal posts, I was just making another point. Is that ok with you?

Just a quick search on Pub Med, brings up this.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24595780

It's not a particulary good example, but it highlights that there are opposing facts to your dogmatic approach.

We could go at 'it' all day.....but there's no real need, is there? Unless of course, you need to be right all the time.

Id hardly call that proof it works, yes we can keep going at it....if thats ok with you?

Didn't call it proof. In fact, if you read the bit in bold....

Ok, now I'm going to post something else. And the reason I'm doing this is to see how you react. Ok, my dear chap?

What are your thoughts on Placebos?

Be VERY careful with placebos - you'll need to cite some pretty definitive medical trials...not just some crap you've Googled...there are however a couple of good medical authors on this Ben Goldacre and Mark Crislip....needless to say they don't entirely agree.....but that's science for you!

This is moderately interesting.............

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17017561

What's the salary?

Are there other ways to 'top it up' ?

Dickens

I'm verrry tempted to embed the Jungle Book song: 'I wanna be like you'

"Give me the power of mans' red flower" is the line I like..............

Geddit???

When I saw the Thread Title, I thought:

"wonder if this will be slated"

So far, seems I'm correct.

Cheer up....

I think it's great!!

Ok....I'll be the first....

I like a nice Sausage sometimes, does anyone else partake?

Nope, haven't moved any goal posts, I was just making another point. Is that ok with you?

Just a quick search on Pub Med, brings up this.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24595780

It's not a particulary good example, but it highlights that there are opposing facts to your dogmatic approach.

We could go at 'it' all day.....but there's no real need, is there? Unless of course, you need to be right all the time.

Id hardly call that proof it works, yes we can keep going at it....if thats ok with you?

Didn't call it proof. In fact, if you read the bit in bold....

Ok, now I'm going to post something else. And the reason I'm doing this is to see how you react. Ok, my dear chap?

What are your thoughts on Placebos?

prattle

I favour this look.......