Testimony of natural.Chris wrote:I can grow feverfew. I can't grow Advil. There are money on herbals, but usually it is convenience.ken_sylvania wrote:Because there's definitely no money to be made off of "natural" or "herbal" or other plant based medicines, right?Eloise wrote:I don't know.
Seems like the country is divided as to what is quackery and what isnt.
I've known just as many people or more who say that mainstream medicine is quackery.
Of course we don't really know how effective plant based medicines are compared to the man made chemicals they want to feed us when we are ill.
If you think about it, big pharma. has a vested interest in lieing. And they pay enough in advertising so that the mainstream media is certainly not going to bite the hand that feeds them.
It's going to be next to impossible to get an unbiased assessment of what is and isn't effective in treating illnesses when there are corporate lobbyists twisting arms and lining pockets to make sure the status quo is maintained in their favor. It will always be a battle against the competition. And unfortunately the ones with the most money always seem to win in this ungodly world we live in.
And because the mega-corporations who sell "natural" or "herbal" supplements have no vested interest in lying to the customers who they are selling this stuff to, right?
But yes, when we are constantly bombarded by information, and when that information is contradictory and we don't feel like we can really trust any of the purveyors of said information, it is very tempting to conclude that it doesn't matter what we believe and just accept whatever "feels" right or is easiest to accept. However, I don't believe that is the approach God would have us to take. I think God still wants us to make an effort to know the truth.
My husband, since I've known him about 31 years, gets sick a good (or bad) 2x a year. Always put on antibiotics. He gets seasonal allergies do out on Claritin too.
3 years ago this November, we discovered a brand of supplements, Standard Process. Plant based. We bought some Thymex. He started taking it and had not been sick at all since!!! No more antibiotics, Claritin, sneezing, etc. It's been a life changer. This do hos people with asthma
Mom finally started taking it (she has asthma) & she's do happy she's not been sneezing anymore.
You can pay for Dr. Visits & antibiotics, or go natural
By the way, I just read a fascinating article about COQ10 being effective to great kidney disease, one could possibly avoid dialysis!!