Dara O'Briain with home truths about quackery

[Gob]

[MajGenl.Meade]

Why should we trust him to run a country, eh? He can't even spell his own name correctly!

But is it O'Brian or O'Brain? If the latter, then would it be D Oh' Brain?

No really he's very funny, very funny

[Gob]

Bummer, it's actually O'Brian, but I'll let the glaring cock-up stand, just for BSG.

[The Hen]

No. The title is correct.

His name is Dara O'Briain. Two I's either side of the A.


And he is wonderful.

That certainly got rid of a crappy day.



I don't agree about chiropractors though. Dorothy has gotten me mobile more times than I can remeber.

[Rick]

Obviously, remebering must be difficult these days.

Must be time for another adjustment...

[Gob]

Cure for meningitis, or, even better, a cure for cancer.

[Lord Jim]

I laughed some a few times through most of routine, but what really threw me into hysterics was the bit near the end about the 10 symptoms you shouldn't ignore"....

[loCAtek]

I don't agree about chiropractors though. Dorothy has gotten me mobile more times than I can remeber.

...and Yoga.


FWIW I swear by Triple Action Joint Relief (MSM, chondroitin and glucosamine) and Bach Flower Remedy; sometimes it's 'homeopathic' because you can't patent something that already works/exists in nature.

[Gob]

FWIW I swear by Triple Action Joint Relief (MSM, chondroitin and glucosamine) and Bach Flower Remedy; sometimes it's 'homeopathic' because you can't patent something that already works/exists in nature.

Utter bullshit.

Homeopathy is a pseudo-scientific theory, it has nothing what-so-fucking-ever to do with what can or cannot be patented.

[loCAtek]

You can't patent Yoga, nor for that matter marijuana, et al. Pseudo-scientific or not- they work ...tain't BS.


Your wife seems to believe in some of them.

[Gob]

FWIW I swear by Triple Action Joint Relief (MSM, chondroitin and glucosamine) and Bach Flower Remedy; sometimes it's 'homeopathic' because you can't patent something that already works/exists in nature.

You can't patent Yoga, nor for that matter marijuana, et al. Pseudo-scientific or not- they work ...tain't BS.

Are yoga and marijuana "homeopathic? No they are not. Your point is therefore, yet again, pure horseshit.

Your wife seems to believe in some of them.

My wife believes that her chiropractor can give her relief from muscular pain, this has nothing to do with "some of them," or homeopathy.

[Lord Jim]

I don't know if you consider milk thistle to be "homeopathic" or not, but there have been plenty of studies done indicating that it helps promote healthy liver function....

[loCAtek]

Yup, from Liver-rite to the pure herb, or me

FWIW I swear by Triple Action Joint Relief (MSM, chondroitin and glucosamine) and Bach Flower Remedy; sometimes it's 'homeopathic' because you can't patent something that already works/exists in nature.

Are yoga and marijuana "homeopathic? No they are not. Your point is therefore, yet again, pure hoseshit.

You're 'cherry-picking' but Yes, they are 'alternative medicine' or ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy

Hartha Yoga



You're saying- you're NOT going to a chiropractor after your accident!?

just a thought, but maybe you should start some Yoga and chiropractice.

[Gob]

I don't know if you consider milk thistle to be "homeopathic" or not, but there have been plenty of studies done indicating that it helps promote healthy liver function....

For it to be homeopathic it would taking it in reasonable doses would mimic the symptoms of liver disease, it woudl be given in a dilution which would virtually exclude all traces of it. The Milk Thistle I have taken in the past was a fucking huge horse pill shape. Milk thistle is a herbal remedy, not a homeopathic one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbal_remedy

[Gob]

Yup, from Liver-rite to the pure herb, or me

That doesn't make sense. (Again.)

You're 'cherry-picking' but Yes, they are 'alternative medicine' or ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy

No I'm not cherry picking I'm using the right terms, whereas you are talking shit. (Again.) Homeopathy, is AN alternative medicine, that does not mean you can call all alternative medicines "homeopathy".

It's like saying an orange is a fruit, therefore a banana is an orange.

Do you understand that?

Hartha Yoga

You're saying- you're NOT going to a chiropractor after your accident!?

just a thought, but maybe you should start some Yoga and chiropractice.

My accident happened over a year ago. I would not, and did not, go to a chiropractor until the bones had healed. No chiropractor worthy of the name would treat a person with bone fractures and joint displacements.

There is no such thing as "Chiropractice" .

[loCAtek]

Liver-rite is derived from Milk Thistle, as noted by LJ.




My point, via Wiki;

Chiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health.[1] It is generally categorized as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).[2]

So saying, you use alternative medicine, but hypocritically disparage others from using other alternatives in the homeopathic range ...regardless, that it works for them. ...okay.

[BoSoxGal]

[Gob]

Liver-rite is derived from Milk Thistle, as noted by LJ.

Your sentence "Yup, from Liver-rite to the pure herb, or me" is still totally illiterate and meaningless.

My point, via Wiki;

Chiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health.[1] It is generally categorized as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).[2]

So saying, you use alternative medicine, but hypocritically disparage others from using other alternatives in the homeopathic range ...regardless, that it works for them. ...okay.

First you try to claim all alternative medicines (including yoga and cannabis,) are homeopathic medicines, then when shown you’ve embarrassed yourself. yet again, you start on this shit.

To say that if one uses a form of alternative medicine, which chiropractic borders on, one must accept that all other alternative medicines as valid, is stupidity of the highest order. That is like saying if you think the Porsche 911 is a good car, then you should not disparage the Trabant as it is a car too.

[The Hen]

What has really helped me get over my back and neck issues has been weight training and walking.

Still, some times I will do something incredibly stupid and get myself in a whole world of twisted.

[Lord Jim]

Chiropractic is well established as a legitimate and useful discipline when used for what it is intended, (things like spine realignment) .

Chiropractic is not quackery, but there are some quacks who practice chiropractic. I met a chiropractor at a party once who claimed he could cure nicotine addiction and eliminate cancer tumors with it...

As for milk thistle,I got turned on to that by a physician about 15 years ago, and started taking a 1000 milligram capsule pretty much on a daily basis. Since then, the numbers on my liver are actually better than they were more than a decade ago, and I certainly haven't given up drinking....

On the other hand, I had a guy who worked for me awhile back had a "homeopath" as his primary care "specialist". One time he was suffering from a sever ear infection, that obviously had him in a lot of pain. I asked what he was doing about it, and he told me that this witch doctor had him pouring camomile tea in his ear....

I laughed and said, "Well Bob, if that doesn't help try pouring spaghetti-Os in your ear; I hear that can work"

After a couple of weeks of this nonsense he finally broke down and went to a real doctor and got some antibiotics...The infection cleared up in two days.