CC, Crazy ideas have saved many lives.
One guy came up with the crazy idea that bread mold could help with wound infections.
It was used many years before anyone understood why.
Another made a tea out of Willow tree bark to cure headaches.
How wacky is that? But later it was found to be a source of aspirin.
Another tree bark from the Cinchona tree produced quinine used to treat malaria. Wooda thought it?
So we should not throw out "crazy ideas".
I just am a skeptic and have to see real evidence before believing.
One relative was fighting cancer when she found a "cure." Several of them in fact.
One is called Laetrile. Some have elevated it to the status of "Vitamin B17". Made from Apricot seeds.
Then another cure was coffee enimas.
Another cure was "Lillyvarium". God appeared to it's discoverer and told her to extract the juice of Easter Lillys and inject that into the patient. Her treatment was free although I believe she accepted tips.
But now I read: "Even licking the leaves on an Easter lily or licking some pollen could be enough to send your cat into fatal kidney failure."
Then there is the famous "Black Salve". Well known in this area to remove skin cancer. You can buy it online.
And those alternative cancer treatment centers in Mexico and Greece are well known.
Each one of these cures has long lists of people sucessfully treated with glowing recommendations.
I know several dead people who tried them all.
But right now my sister in law is using IP6, "
Essiac" tea and grape seeds. Her cancer count went down to 25 from 40 last time.
I can't argue with that!
For centuries even back to Bible times, people have traveled to various "springs" of water in search of a cure.
Then there is the famous quest for the fountain of youth.
If we don't have our health, we don't have much so we are quick to "believe".
I could go on about the diets and herbs which come and go.
Often the proponents of each disagree among themselves.
One source on Alkalize or Die" states:
"However, if you purchase organically raised, shade grown coffee, you will not acidify your body to the degree that your standard coffees will"
But they offer no evidence for that claim.
So I look for "real" evidence. Perhaps it starts with anecdotal reports as with bread mold and tree bark.
But then we should use the scientific method for proof.
Not dogma or a belief system.
To be skeptical helps me analyze.
So if acid is bad in the diet, I naturally think that alkali might be good.
But I have no evidence.
Keep up the fight, CC.
And good health to you!
RD
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Edited by Rogerdodger, 17 February 2006 - 10:57 AM.