tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post116117628111636595..comments2024-03-05T00:59:35.390+08:00Comments on Angry Doctor: How NOT to argue for Alternative Medicine 4angry dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03132410467147982699noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1161335354233130442006-10-20T17:09:00.000+08:002006-10-20T17:09:00.000+08:00Felix,I love the "thousands of years" argument so ...Felix,<BR/><BR/>I love the "thousands of years" argument so much, I wrote a post on it. :)angry dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132410467147982699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1161319373066551892006-10-20T12:42:00.000+08:002006-10-20T12:42:00.000+08:00Yes, it's actually more public health than the dir...Yes, it's actually more public health than the direct practice of medicine (like taking medicines) that accounts for higher life expectancy.<BR/><BR/>However, public health is itself derived from the science of modern medicine like the Germ Theory and immunology, as well the understanding of effects of chemicals and other environmental toxins on the human body.<BR/><BR/>So it *is* medicine.angry dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132410467147982699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1161317704044728202006-10-20T12:15:00.000+08:002006-10-20T12:15:00.000+08:00Err....within the western medical world it is well...Err....within the western medical world it is well recognized that the major reason for longer life expectancy was sanitation and hygiene.<BR/><BR/>It's not medicine.<BR/><BR/>Some would argue that with the "better macronutrition" obesity, hyperlipidemia, carcinogen intake etc might have actually caused more death from chronic conditions so medicine does play a part.Dr Oz blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876294124443628182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1161304081368382762006-10-20T08:28:00.000+08:002006-10-20T08:28:00.000+08:00I'm confused. are you for or against this argument...I'm confused. are you for or against this argument?<BR/><BR/>on one hand, it's brave but still absolutely ridiculous to try and undermine traditional medicine in a country like China. on the other hand, this Prof Zhang dude may have a point. still, it's not gonna happen anytime soon.<BR/><BR/>looks like the Chinese government has done to Zhang what the Vatican did for Dan Brown's fame when it responded.The Angry Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533320347050548304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15575652.post-1161293444338828492006-10-20T05:30:00.000+08:002006-10-20T05:30:00.000+08:00Don't you love the "thousands of years" argument? ...Don't you love the "thousands of years" argument? If I am not mistaken, for nearly all those years, the average life expectancy was somewhere short of 40 years. Longer life started with better nutrition and real medicine.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>Felix.Felix Kaszahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632822169351276667noreply@blogger.com