So I guess I have things growing out of my neck.

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Posted by ava lilly
from what I understood about what he was saying on the commercial, it was about how basically the FDA passed some law stating that only drugs can cure ailments and they're the only thing that can say what cures what. he went on into this analogy that he can say an orange will prevent and cure scurvy, but it's technically illegal to market an orange as the cure for scurvy due to this law.

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.

Jam it back in, in the dark.