tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post8565936719824431963..comments2023-10-26T03:47:55.706-10:00Comments on Pieces of Things: Alternative Health and Loved OnesMr. Ponyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-59354046105930665772011-01-14T00:08:38.802-10:002011-01-14T00:08:38.802-10:00Let me ask.Let me ask.Mr. Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-19421739949285557432011-01-13T22:07:22.677-10:002011-01-13T22:07:22.677-10:00Has your friend ever won an argument against his m...Has your friend <i>ever</i> won an argument against his mom? Just curious.<br /><br />Also: CAPTCHA for the day: sucksPFuguhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10866628569890366424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-57889296949365789282011-01-13T21:30:36.897-10:002011-01-13T21:30:36.897-10:00Hey, first off, thanks for all the frank and helpf...Hey, first off, thanks for all the frank and helpful thoughts. My friend really appreciates it. <br /><br />He's just very glad that it's all so benign. No one's sick, and the alternative health scam is so ineffectual as to also be more or less harmless. If someone were sick, and the BS health treatment were taking the place of actual medical care, the story would be different, and there would be some real know-it-all jackassery bandied about, to the point that it was effective, at least.<br /><br />The problem with leaving an ineffective alternative treatment (or any treatment, maybe) behind is the very reason it might be okay in the first place: the placebo effect. If something seems to be ever so slightly effective, you hang onto it. Especially if you bought an expensive machine to make your <a href="http://www.ionlifeionizers.com/alkaline-water" rel="nofollow">alkaline water</a>.<br /><br />It sounded like garbage to me. Aibu9 and Fugu pointed out that there's fucking hydrochloric acid in your stomach. Ionized water with a pH of 7.8 isn't going to do a whole hell of a lot. I looked it up and found <a href="http://www.chem1.com/CQ/ionbunk.html" rel="nofollow">this ugly but informative page</a>.<br /><br />Maybe I'm all up in arms because it's been a great couple of weeks for science. With the revelation that yes, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/05/autism.vaccines/index.html" rel="nofollow">you should vaccinate your kids, stupid</a>, as well as the <a href="http://www.wthr.com/story/13828073/your-zodiac-sign-may-have-changed" rel="nofollow">smirking recalculation of everyone's astrological sign</a>. Well, I was smirking, anyway. I should probably just embrace that know-it-all-jackass thing. Or my friend should.Mr. Ponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943511083694230375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-18442319889390020062011-01-13T11:05:37.838-10:002011-01-13T11:05:37.838-10:00If the machine in question is a Tesla Coil Pyramid...If the machine in question is a <a href="http://www.guardiantrader.com/Pyramid_Power.html" rel="nofollow">Tesla Coil Pyramid Charger</a>, I can speak from experience when I say that your mother's health will improve <i>holistically</i> and <i>syntergenically</i>.Lungclopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104069136954012731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-76211189731628048842011-01-13T10:28:38.760-10:002011-01-13T10:28:38.760-10:00Recent studies have shown that the placebo effect ...Recent studies have shown that the placebo effect is actually an extremely effective treatment in some cases. <br /><br />I have to know though, what "alternative treatment" is this?kamapuaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384624460832277807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-62307410152426282652011-01-13T09:18:10.464-10:002011-01-13T09:18:10.464-10:00If she thinks it's working then just let her d...If she thinks it's working then just let her do it since they say that a lot of the ability to heal is linked to your mind. But if after a while there is no change I support thowing it on the side of the road as Gals suggested.bekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00114966894312187465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-55033571701369667512011-01-13T08:53:10.395-10:002011-01-13T08:53:10.395-10:00Hee Haw!!! Thats the sound of the know-it-all jack...Hee Haw!!! Thats the sound of the know-it-all jackass I would probably be =/ I guess it depends on how tough the battle would be.FAKA!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13634214778858875780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-60982434991998199132011-01-13T08:04:45.193-10:002011-01-13T08:04:45.193-10:00We had a little of that with my mom when she first...We had a little of that with my mom when she first got diagnosed with cancer. She didn't actually buy any snake oil or snake oil contraptions but her batty old Japanese lady friends had all kinds of crazy suggestions. I thought mom was being a naive idiot and she thought I was being a bitch. If your friend's mom is anything like mine I say let her do her thing as long as its not harming her--but keep close tabs on it. My fallback comment whenever mom has some fresh quackery to tell me about is "It doesn't work. If it worked nobody would get sick and no one would ever die."riyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966613535499693776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904317987518656272.post-92206214430219858942011-01-12T23:38:55.950-10:002011-01-12T23:38:55.950-10:00If it doesn't make you feel good within a week...If it doesn't make you feel good within a week, throw it on the side of the road to wellness.Galspanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512947589514926536noreply@blogger.com