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• As a medical professional who practices "western" medicine, I personally believe there is a huge role for alternative medicines, but people need to understand the risks are not fully understood. The idea that these practices are not tested though is
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• FYI advil is an Nsaid like aspirin, which comes from the bark of a willow tree.
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• Acupuncture works. It's commonly used to treat cancer NAUSEA/FATIGUE. It has been proven in randomized control studies against other placebos (such as places needles in points that are not traditional acupuncture points) It obviously does not treat the cancer itself,
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• You're right I should have said trial instead of studies. There are randomized controlled trials that shows acupuncture's effects. There are a bunch of trials that have been done, but I did a quick search and here is the first
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• FYI: women experience heart disease differently than men. (posted to Naturopathic Medicine: A feminine approach to health care)
• "When I eat, my first choice is to grow my own organic vegetables, or get them from a local organic farmer before buying them from the grocery store." Word. That reminds me. You know what they call natural products with (posted to Naturopathic Medicine: A feminine approach to health care)
• My article is mentioned in this article: http://community.feministing.com/2009/02/women-skeptics.html If people would like, I can expand upon not only why should we be skeptical of 'alternative practices' but some of the influences that lead us to think they are preferable to (posted to Naturopathic Medicine: A feminine approach to health care)
• My article is mentioned in this article: http://community.feministing.com/2009/02/women-skeptics.html If people would like, I can expand upon not only why should we be skeptical of 'alternative practices' but some of the influences that lead us to think they are preferable to (posted to Naturopathic Medicine: A feminine approach to health care)
• I cannot speak for acupuncture, so I won't try. Chiropractic isn't bunk, or at least some its application aren't. It deals with the alignment of one's spine, and therefore, in my opinion, is the perfect way to fix health problem (posted to Naturopathic Medicine: A feminine approach to health care)

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