And given that FreeRepublic is a form of social media, different opinions are still allowed to be shared here, correct?
I have no agenda, other than for the full picture to be given to patients and others who may be interested. I read the blog posting too, and there's a lot of conjecture and speculation using quasi-scientific terms. If the blog poster wants to be taken seriously, write a clinical protocol, conduct a trial, and publish the results. Otherwise, it's anecdotal.
Anecdotal need not = false.
Contrariwise, inclusion in a peer-reviewed journal need not = true, *nor* useful
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“If the blog poster wants to be taken seriously, write a clinical protocol, conduct a trial, and publish the results. Otherwise, it’s anecdotal.”
If only it were that simple. Some anecdotal results have ultimately been shown to have solid scientific underpinnings, while some treatments developed via the academic model have been useless or even disastrous. In addition, many areas potentially worthy of investigation don’t have sufficient financial potential (i.e., they’re not patentable) to merit the enormous expense of clinical trials. Kneejerk rejection of anecdotal evidence is indicative of a closed mind.
The blog post in question is synthesizing info from clinical trials.
There is no Giant Man with Flowing Beard who runs Science (apart from the Almighty, and even He makes you run your own studies). All studies start from ideas and conjecture, and lead in directions after being run through studies.
Rather than shoot the messenger, study what you can about the gut biome and its effects on CANCER and treatments and maximize your potential. You can’t deny that this is one part of treatment, and that you may have to do this yourself since the doc doesn’t have a little pamphlet on it yet.
First off, your ‘question’ is superfluous & argumentative. But ‘Ok’.
2nd, your industry is bribed daily by the pharmaceutical industry. I don’t trust a lick of what a doctor recommends for prescription without my own research.
Don’t like that?
Remember 2 things:
1. IMHO, and
2. CHANGE THAT (the culpability of health professionals to the bribery/advertising whims of the healthcare industry).
Lastly, once upon a time we were all force-fed the treatise that ‘eggs are bad for you’ and subjected to clinical protocol/clinical studies AD NAUSEAM. Most know what came of that.
Same goes for ‘fat’.
This simply was NOT a ‘faith healing’ post in ‘News’. It was valuable natural medicine posting in General/Chat for those with interest. There is no ‘full picture’ without discussion of simple, natural medicine & general health.
The viability of the immune system relative to digestive flora & fauna is becoming more mainstream, originating from the alternative medicine arena. Someday you’ll get your clinical trials and publication in AMA.
Until then, again...it’s Ok to have your own opinion; just be equally-prepared to have your patients ask you questions about the OP topic (or other natural medicine, for that matter), as the response that I would expect from you at this point would elicit a reaction none too pleasant from yours-truly...