My deodorant has freaking POISON in it!?

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[quote incognegro][quote MacMagus]> don't get me started on the FDA, either.
> they want to classify FRUIT JUICE as a DRUG now...

More like they want to regulate the practice of holistic/alternative practices where such things are proscribed as supposedly valid alternatives to real medicine.

'Bout friggin' time, I say.
From my link:
Handing a cup of raw vegetable juice to someone and telling them it's good for the detoxification of their liver will get you arrested for practicing medicine without a license and promoting an "unapproved drug."

I think more people have been killed by FDA-approved drugs in the last 10 years than those who use herbs or juice to treat themselves. Think about it.
I have to completely agree with decay on this.

Also, the "drugs" MDs typically prescribe play a completely different role than the so-called "alternatives." The drugs are to mitigate the effects of specific medical conditions. Most of them don't actually make your body healthier, they simply reduce the signs of illness.

The "alternatives" work to bolster your immune system and general health of your body, to overcome the conditions.

As a MD recently told my mother-in-law, "My job is not to make you healthy. Your job is to make yourself healthy through proper diet & exercise. I can't make you do those things." And the drugs he prescribed wont do it either. The FDA is not about health, but about mitigating conditions. Their rules & methods for the drugs don't carry over to foods used for health.

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[quote M A V I C][quote incognegro][quote MacMagus]> don't get me started on the FDA, either.
> they want to classify FRUIT JUICE as a DRUG now...

More like they want to regulate the practice of holistic/alternative practices where such things are proscribed as supposedly valid alternatives to real medicine.

'Bout friggin' time, I say.
From my link:
Handing a cup of raw vegetable juice to someone and telling them it's good for the detoxification of their liver will get you arrested for practicing medicine without a license and promoting an "unapproved drug."

I think more people have been killed by FDA-approved drugs in the last 10 years than those who use herbs or juice to treat themselves. Think about it.
I have to completely agree with decay on this.

Also, the "drugs" MDs typically prescribe play a completely different role than the so-called "alternatives." The drugs are to mitigate the effects of specific medical conditions. Most of them don't actually make your body healthier, they simply reduce the signs of illness.

The "alternatives" work to bolster your immune system and general health of your body, to overcome the conditions.
You're treading on dangerously thin ice, FranX. You would argue that antibiotics merely mask one's symptoms? How about cytotoxics? I will grant you that some drugs fit the description you provide, but your statement above (emphasis by me) is FAR too broad and overreaching. A little bit of critical reasoning goes a long way.

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[quote N-OS X-tasy!]You're treading on dangerously thin ice, FranX. You would argue that antibiotics merely mask one's symptoms? How about cytotoxics? I will grant you that some drugs fit the description you provide, but your statement above (emphasis by me) is FAR too broad and overreaching. A little bit of critical reasoning goes a long way.
I see what you're saying. There is a bit of give and take. Some would say that antibiotics do fall into that category. Your immune system should be able to fight off whatever antibiotics can kill. So the problem isn't that someone gets infected, its that their body can't fight it off because their immune system isn't strong enough.

Also note I said "typically." Far more drugs that fit my description are prescribed than drugs that fit yours.