Originally Posted By: greenjp
Steve it sounds like you have a very absolute world view when it comes to this subject. Are you willing to acknowledge that it's not as black and white as you're portraying it here? I mean, of course it's about the money - everything is. That's the basis of our society and in case you haven't noticed the "pursuit of happiness" or profit motive or whatever you want to call it is behind pretty much everything that has improved man's quality of life over the years. That doesn't mean that the results of that pursuit are all somehow invalid or tainted. Or are you really saying that no commercially produced pharmaceuticals are legitimate?
jeff
Absolutely not. My wife is in the medical field. There can be no doubt that some types of medicines have been great for the human race. But thousands of people die every year directly due to prescription drugs. There are no statistics to support any comparable claim about vitamins/herbs, etc.
The simple fact is that the "money" is exactly why no plant, herb, or vitamin will ever be studied extensively. There's not enough potential profits there. The AMA is a closed shop. They have an obvious agenda, and the few doctors who have stepped over the line into natural medicines are persecuted extensively.
And the FDA wants control over the vitamin industry. That's why this topic is hot. They start the campaign for public opinion this way, because in our country the special interests get exactly what they want from the government. That's not conspiracy 'theory', that's how our Congress works.
Follow the money.
Steve it sounds like you have a very absolute world view when it comes to this subject. Are you willing to acknowledge that it's not as black and white as you're portraying it here? I mean, of course it's about the money - everything is. That's the basis of our society and in case you haven't noticed the "pursuit of happiness" or profit motive or whatever you want to call it is behind pretty much everything that has improved man's quality of life over the years. That doesn't mean that the results of that pursuit are all somehow invalid or tainted. Or are you really saying that no commercially produced pharmaceuticals are legitimate?
jeff
Absolutely not. My wife is in the medical field. There can be no doubt that some types of medicines have been great for the human race. But thousands of people die every year directly due to prescription drugs. There are no statistics to support any comparable claim about vitamins/herbs, etc.
The simple fact is that the "money" is exactly why no plant, herb, or vitamin will ever be studied extensively. There's not enough potential profits there. The AMA is a closed shop. They have an obvious agenda, and the few doctors who have stepped over the line into natural medicines are persecuted extensively.
And the FDA wants control over the vitamin industry. That's why this topic is hot. They start the campaign for public opinion this way, because in our country the special interests get exactly what they want from the government. That's not conspiracy 'theory', that's how our Congress works.
Follow the money.
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