You know why this is, don't you? "Natural" remedies have not undergone the same rigorous testing and trials as prescription drugs, and have not been scientifically determined to be safe for use, or even what interactions they will have with other drugs or conditions. Herbal remedy X may very well be good for treating condition Y, but if it causes a 100% mortality rate in people who have a heart condition, then it needs to be administered with caution.

And putting herbal remedies and the like through medical trials is inadvisable, because you're not testing one single pure substance. If one of these remedies has interactions with certain people, it's impossible to tell if it was the active chemical, or something else in the herb that triggered a reaction. That's why medical testing comes in the form of one single substance extracted from an herbal remedy, so that there's no other factors screwing up the testing.

It's little more than paranoid conspiracy theories by whackos with an irrational fear of doctors. Baseline education on the subject pretty much shoots down every single accusation by these quacks.

Oh right, the original topic. Me? I've noticed my hairline is gradually receeding. I'm still awfully young to be going bald like this, so it's a little unnerving. Still, I've resolved to bald gracefully. No combovers for me; when it gets too thin, I'm just going to shave it all off and be done with it.

How the fuck does this even work? Like....scientifically. Moisture in the air makes your knee go "HEY FUCKER SOMETHINGS UP" or what?

Also I'm slowly going blind. AWESOME.

I frequently get insanely sharp pains that last for at least 15 minutes, and anywhere up to an entire day in my legs or the bottom of my back. It's like growing pains, only as I'm 19 and I haven't gained any height in a couple years at least, I highly doubt its that. But anyway they make me walk like a cripple =/.

Hi our lives are too short. It will do you good if you read up more on health and your body.

A personal tips from me:

Eat raw pumpkin seeds everyday.

Pumpkin Seeds contain iron, B vitamins, and trace minerals. It is also a natural source of magnesium, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C.

The benefits of eating nuts and seeds are a lot.

Awesome. I've been trying to read up on health and such, but there's so many contradictory statements out there that it's hard to determine which one is true and which one is false. The basic ones I can understand (exercise, limit fast food, etc.), but whether or not caffine harms more than it helps and such are the things that become difficult since you have research that can prove both sides.

Thanks for the pumpkin seed suggestion. If I can find some I'll try to test it out. Also, taking 2 teaspoons of organic apple cider vinegar before every meal (or using it instead of dressing on salads) is suppose to help break down food better and help in weight lost.

My mom's worse. -11.00 for her. But my dad has perfect vision. I got the inbetween ;(.

Anyways, i have a pretty fucked up left foot and im only 20. I had a really rare disorder that cause several bones to fuse in my ankle. Basically i can't move my ankle left or right. This causes me to constantly step on it wrong which is leading to authritus. It sucks because sports are pretty much out of the question now, but I'll live.

It's funny how our most trusted sources come from unofficial origins :). But yeah, lol, I read that bit about pumpkin seeds too, and I thought cool...I should try that out.

Normally, if it's natural stuff, I like to give it a try since I don't have any food allergies and there's a low possibility of it doing something serious to you (unlike man-made chemical products such as diet pills). I got the apple cider vinegar thing from that Kevin Trudeau book I made reference to earlier. I don't believe/disbelieve what the person said about pumpkin seeds, I just think it would be interesting to try to see if it works.

I have been doing my mini research for a while. I don't mind sharing my knowledge because its good to live long and look healthy.

Indeed, the Internet has many contradicting articles. What I usually do is to surf more and compare/eliminate. Real articles are more than fake ones. If 9 articles say pumpkin seeds is good and 1 article says seeds is bad. We will know who's lying.

Double Post:
For people who excercises regularly.. say 3 times a week or 5 times a week. It is advisable to consume more vitamin C.

When we excercise, our body produces 'free radicals'. In the long term, 'free radicals' cause cancer. However it doesn't affect most of us because most of the time we unknowingly had enough vitamin C (from fruits, etc) to clean up the 'free radicals'.

hm not going blind or anything yet ~knocks on wood~ but i do have insane leg problems from all the years of hockey...inwhich if lets say i pick up a good size box..nothing heavy in it..i'll either

1. fall down because my leg gives out
2. drop the box
3. fall and still hold onto the box which gets ugly

i have no clue why it does this but it does also ive had about 15-20 concussions in hte last 4-5 years so i get headaches REALLY quick from anything and everything

By the way.. this is something not found scientifically in books:

To get better skin complexion, we should sleep from 12 midnight to 6 morning. This is because the moonlight has special energies to repair our skin. The Asians believed in this.

My grandmother had Melanoma, and I have had various nevi removed for being precancerous. I had one removed at 12, 15, and my latest was 19. I haven't been checked in years, but a small 3-4mm portion of my skin lost all pigment about 6 months ago, oddly. The only real thing I could get from searching online was Vitiligo, but yet it isn't. Vitiligo typically occurs over large portions of the body or arms, not in the small location I have it in. I will be going to the dermatologist soon, better safe than sorry.

I also get some cherry angiomas, which are benign, small red dots. I also get eczema in the Winter, due to the dry weather. I stay in good shape too! Some people like me are just unlucky.

I think the things you are talking about are skin tags.

Oh God. Is your nose bent because of your glasses? Mine are pretty thick, about a quarter of a cm. But I feel your pain about horrible eye sight. My eyes seems to get worse and worse. I'm thinking about getting contacts now, because my glasses are getting quite heavy. After I'm over 21, LASIK!