Posted on 02/28/2007 2:45:16 AM PST by XR7
I intend to live forever. So far, so good. ~Steven Wright
ABSOLUTELY!!! The error I see in many medical papers is CAUSALITY. Sick people often try megadoses as medication. Just because there is correlation does not mean that supplements cause the increased mortality. The major drug companies have been on a campaign for decades against supplements because supplements supplant expensive prescription drugs. For example, I tore my achilles tendon while packing a friend's deer out of the mountains. My orthopods were unable to do anything for me. After 4 years of being incapacitated I heard about glucosamine-chondroitin; my torn tendon grew back in 3 months.
> I'd guess that sick people are more likely to take supplements, so, naturally, people that take supplements are at increased risk. What is the evidence of causality? <
Excellent point! And that's why one should always be skeptical of studies that aren't based on large, randomized samples and even better, a "double-blind" methodology.
Ever considered going to the feed store and buying a mineral block to keep on your desk? Has more flavor than a tin can.
The only proven miracle pill is good old aspirin.
The key is moderation. A little extra Vitamin C does you good, a lot can kill you.
Not really. There does not seem to be any fatal oral dose of Vitamin C.
Isn't this saying, they threw out the studies that didn't back up their desired outcome?
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Now if large numbers of liberals would only start carrying firearms for their self-defense, the gun control crowd would be stymied. The Second Amendment would become as sacrosanct as the First Amendment, and authorities would have to strain to find some reason to ban private ownership of modern artillery and combat aircraft.
Kinda like Gore throwing out the cold temperatures.
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but they say now that these 'free radical scavengers' do nothing really benificial . And, per usual, I just bought Vit A for the first time today cuz my eyes are getting bad, I get home and then see this article lol-
thanks, bfl
Next year, the research will show vitamins are good for you. Coffee will be bad, again, and tea will kill the kidneys. Every time I see counter research I wonder where the money goes. Moderation is the answer. Don't overdose on anything that is food based resources et al, and one will probably be OK>.
Fish oil increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke and can interfere with blood clotting.
Sorry. Fish oil has been proven to have all kinds of benefits. To warn about fish oil and to ignore aspirin, etc. is absurd.
I don't believe it.
The medical establishment doesn't want us treating ourselves.
There is a well known clinic in Wichita that uses it a lot but that is seven hours from us.
There have been threads on FR regarding IV Vit C and cancer. If I get cancer I am not going to have chemo, etc. I'll do intravenouse Vit C and other alternative therapies. Johanna Budwig has an interesting diet. It seems to have legitimacy. Heat has shown to be promising.
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