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RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
July 14, 2016 at 10:41 pm
I take glucosamine chondriton for joint pain. Even CU has acknowledged it's good for that. Also, I take SAM-e, it has some joint helping characteristics and some positive mood effects. I've noted I'm rather sensitive to SAM-e and take 1/3 the dose, no need of being too perky, people take advantage.
I'm not big on vitamins, but I do take an iron supplement very occasionally, same for potassium.
And LOL, Prilosec. Just one a day, and if I miss it, I know by that evening I've made a mistake. I have a sis with Barrett's and I was headed there rapidly and the Prilosec fixed it virtually immediately.
This is more iffy, but I am FIRMLY convinced I'm one of the people that Prilosec has also fixed their hinky gall bladder. I was having the occasional 'attack', invariably triggered by something greasy in the evening (hello Village Inn has browns!) and while I'm careful to not press my luck beyond 2PM, I've not had a lick of gall bladder trouble in years. Sis didn't start the Prilosec in time to see if she would have been similarly lucky, but I'm almost unique in the family now as I approach 60 and still have my gall bladder.
As for a chronic sinus infection . . . .
Fuck.
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RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
November 1, 2016 at 4:29 pm
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Speaking about gullible Americans there is a new asshole in the block and it seems stars are crazy for him. Some guy from Croatia who claims healing powers came to New York and stars just started throwing dollar bills on him:
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Source
http://www.kosmo.at/hollywood-stars-reis...derheiler/
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RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
November 1, 2016 at 4:52 pm
Put these spendings into perspective, will you?
Americans spend double of that amount on pet food. An estimated 62 billion dollars in 2016.
http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press...trends.asp
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RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
November 1, 2016 at 5:03 pm
(July 14, 2016 at 10:41 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: I take glucosamine chondriton for joint pain. Even CU has acknowledged it's good for that. Also, I take SAM-e, it has some joint helping characteristics and some positive mood effects. I've noted I'm rather sensitive to SAM-e and take 1/3 the dose, no need of being too perky, people take advantage.
I'm not big on vitamins, but I do take an iron supplement very occasionally, same for potassium.
And LOL, Prilosec. Just one a day, and if I miss it, I know by that evening I've made a mistake. I have a sis with Barrett's and I was headed there rapidly and the Prilosec fixed it virtually immediately.
This is more iffy, but I am FIRMLY convinced I'm one of the people that Prilosec has also fixed their hinky gall bladder. I was having the occasional 'attack', invariably triggered by something greasy in the evening (hello Village Inn has browns!) and while I'm careful to not press my luck beyond 2PM, I've not had a lick of gall bladder trouble in years. Sis didn't start the Prilosec in time to see if she would have been similarly lucky, but I'm almost unique in the family now as I approach 60 and still have my gall bladder.
As for a chronic sinus infection . . . .
Fuck.
If the glucosamine chondriton and SAM-e are working for you great. I will just say that there is conflicting info on their efficacy.
There has been some recent caution/warning info released about PPI's, especially with long term use. FYI
Me, daily - old fart multi vitamin, CA, D3 and fish oil. As needed - H2 blocker and NSAID.
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RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
November 2, 2016 at 12:59 pm
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(June 24, 2016 at 6:34 am)Homeless Nutter Wrote: (June 24, 2016 at 3:01 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: [...]What?! Chiropracticy is an alternative medicine?! So that means that Alan from "2 and a half men" is a fraud?!! And they say Charlie Sheen is nuts.
To be fair - if I'm not mistaken, Charlie Sheen publicly went off his antiretroviral drugs, in order to cure his HIV, with goat's milk therapy, administered by a Mexican quack
So I guess we'll be reading Sheen's obituary within the next couple of years?
Quote:who claimed to have injected himself with Sheen's infected blood, to prove his confidence in his healing abilities.
I'm sure he didn't, because even with healthy blood if you have mismatched blood types, injecting someone else's blood into your body can have bad results. And quacks know what they're selling doesn't work.
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RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
November 11, 2016 at 4:34 am
Poor woman, being scammed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EmIfWLMWbU
I mean she's basically paying for some guy to sniff and finger her ass, couldn't she find one that'll do it for free?
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RE: Americans spend $30 billion annually on alternative medicine
November 11, 2016 at 4:52 pm
(November 11, 2016 at 4:34 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Poor woman, being scammed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EmIfWLMWbU
I mean she's basically paying for some guy to sniff and finger her ass, couldn't she find one that'll do it for free?
I'm sure she could if she just put an ad up on craigslist.
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