Wrong answer buckwheat. Arrogance is your word in this case, not mine, but perhaps you are feeling guilty of arrogance, eh? .
No guilt here, I haven't resorted to name calling or derogatory comments to others in my replies.
That, my friend, is arrogance shrouded in ignorance. If you had taken a moment to actually read the post in context, perhaps you would not have made such a jack ass, uncalled for comment that had nothing to do with the subject at hand.
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OK, the "chain email" comment may have been a teensy bit callous but you have certainly eclipsed that with you replies in this thread.
While mainstream doctors may not advocate unhealthy living, many poo poo holistic, nutritional and excercise approaches in favor of prescribing blood pressure and cholesterol drugs.
I strongly disagree that "many" doctors "poo poo" nutritional and exercise approaches since these have been PROVEN effective. They do "poo poo" holisitic approaches because they haven't been scientifically PROVEN effective.
What the Naturopathy/Holistic/Chiropractic industries have done is to take scientifically proven things and then twist them in a scientific sounding wrapper in order to attempt to validate and legitimize their otherwise incorrect assumptions. Just because it sounds good doesn't mean it is good. It needs to be validated scientifically for it to be a fact.
The AMA and the pharmacuetical industry lobbies to have certain effective nutritional supplements declared drugs to prevent the purchase without a prescription. Failing that, they attempt to have the FDA regulate the supplement industry. Maybe they are afraid the supplements will cut into their prescription drug and surgery business. Don't believe it? Go here and find resolution 524 in this AMA document: www.ama-assn.org/meetings/public/annual05/refcomeannotateda05.doc
This is all that I could find in that document:
Resolution 524 asks that our American Medical Association lobby for a true accounting in advertising under the auspices of the Food and Drug Administration and work for a ban on advertisements for medications or nutritional supplements without convincing scientific evidence of their effectiveness.
Ummm . . . I don't see a problem with this. There is so much hucksterism in the nutritional supplements industry it is disgusting. It looks like the AMA just wants to protect people from scammers. You are the one that is assuming this is being done for nefarious purposes.
Doctors get no respect. The fact is that most people could be treated very effectively with diet and exercise. How many people actually will ever do what their Doctor tells them to? I would argue that it is a small amount. I will also argue that it is the patients that have unreal expectations when they go to the Doctor. They want a pill and don't want to be responsible for their own lifestyle choices and/or bad genetics. They just want to be "fixed". If the Doctor doesn't "fix" them then it becomes the Doctor's fault and the person goes away mad.
Doctor's deal in truth, unfortunately most people don't want to hear the truth and sometimes the truth hurts.
No, actually, you stated your opinion, along with a little dig at the OP, and Redneck, based upon your limited experience. Opinions are not facts, nor do they in many cases even resemble common sense.
I have not made any "digs", I have taken a position that is contrary to everyone else and made arguments against it. I honestly was surprised that a nurse would advocate raw honey for infants (it is in the original article).
You are welcome to disagree with me but if anyone is acting arrogant or disrespectful then you may want to re-read your own posts.
PB