More about the importance of diet, and the dangers of resorting to drugs.

http://blog.sethroberts.net/2012/07/...ruth/#comments

"His gastroenterologist (and probably several other doctors) failed to
tell him that his digestive problem might be due to eating the wrong
foods. It is as if an astronomer fails to understand — or at least
tell his students — that the earth is round.

"It is equally interesting that someone smart enough to write for the
New York Times fails to figure this out for himself. How strange that
a food writer would not connect food and health — someone else had to
draw his attention to the possibility. Although Bittman praises Dr.
Baker, you are not going to figure out what foods are bad by adding
things, such as licorice pills, to your diet. Dr. Baker failed to
understand this obvious point, which Bittman still fails to see,
apparently. Bittman should be utterly astonished by this mountain of
avoiding the obvious, including his own."

Hmmmnnn. Maybe people like Dr. Baker, Mr. Bittman, and our own little
Trader Boy (aka "The Pusher Man"), are more concerned with how their
DRUG stock portfolios are doing, than your health?

Have a health problem? Look to your diet first; then, and only then,
should you consider a drug. Humans survived for millions of years with
nary a scientist or physician in sight.

--
Dogman

"I have approximate answers and possible beliefs in different degrees of certainty
about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything" - Richard Feynman

Dogman wrote:

http://blog.sethroberts.net/2012/07/...ruth/#comments

"His gastroenterologist (and probably several other doctors) failed to
tell him that his digestive problem might be due to eating the wrong
foods. It is as if an astronomer fails to understand — or at least
tell his students — that the earth is round.

"It is equally interesting that someone smart enough to write for the
New York Times fails to figure this out for himself. How strange that
a food writer would not connect food and health — someone else had to
draw his attention to the possibility. Although Bittman praises Dr.
Baker, you are not going to figure out what foods are bad by adding
things, such as licorice pills, to your diet. Dr. Baker failed to
understand this obvious point, which Bittman still fails to see,
apparently. Bittman should be utterly astonished by this mountain of
avoiding the obvious, including his own."

Hmmmnnn. Maybe people like Dr. Baker, Mr. Bittman, and our own little
Trader Boy (aka "The Pusher Man"), are more concerned with how their
DRUG stock portfolios are doing, than your health?

That's how the allopathic medicine model works. Address issues with
drugs and surgery. It's the most successful medicne model ever by a
huge margin so it's tught almost to exclusion.

We have run up against the limits of the allopathic model. Those of us
on this newsgroup and others know that, not often in these exact terms.

Have a health problem? Look to your diet first; then, and only then,
should you consider a drug. Humans survived for millions of years with
nary a scientist or physician in sight.

Given the success of the allopathic approach it makes sense to try it
first. It also makes sense to know it's limits, like dietary causation.

On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:17:28 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
wrote:

[...]
Have a health problem? Look to your diet first; then, and only then,
should you consider a drug. Humans survived for millions of years with
nary a scientist or physician in sight.

Given the success of the allopathic approach it makes sense to try it
first. It also makes sense to know it's limits, like dietary causation.

As Dirty Harry used to say, "A man's gotta know his limitations."

While it make take some time, some critical thinking (that leaves you
out, huh, Trader Boy), and some self-experimentation to figure out how
one's diet may be affecting one's health, for better or worse, failure
to do so can easily result in needless disease and suffering, and even
your premature DEATH.

--
Dogman

"I have approximate answers and possible beliefs in different degrees of certainty
about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything" - Richard Feynman

On Jul 31, 4:42*pm, Dogman wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:17:28 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger

wrote:

[...]

Have a health problem? Look to your diet first; then, and only then,
should you consider a drug. Humans survived for millions of years with
nary a scientist or physician in sight.

Given the success of the allopathic approach it makes sense to try it
first. *It also makes sense to know it's limits, like dietary causation.