I'll try to make this one short and sweet. It's not something I'm good at, but I'll try. Today's post goes about exposing the idiocy of yet another Naturopath. For some reason, this makes me think of a child innocently believing he has been touched "inappropriately" after visiting the doctor and undergoing a brief hernia test.
Pharmaceutical Drugs are NOT Safe
As I discussed in my last post, everything is toxic. EVERYTHING. Yes Dr. Twigsandleaves, even your ground up eye of newt has a level of toxicity. You just don't know what it is. The only exception I'll concede on this one is the pure, crystal clear distilled water known as Homeopathy. Personally, I get my homeopathic cures from Poland Spring for a few dollars per 10 gallon drum.
Pharmaceutical companies test their products to determine toxicity levels so as to know what level is dangerous and what level isn't.
Naturopaths don't. The lack of testing doesn't indicate lack of toxicity.
Pharmaceutical companies test their products to determine whether or not the products are effective.
Naturopaths don't. The lack of testing doesn't indicate effectiveness.
To be sure, the pharmaceutical industry is rife with shady practices. That doesn't mean that the Naturopaths are squeeky clean by default.
LD50 is the measure used to determine toxicity. Mr. Bakker doesn't seem to grasp the concept that I explained with such ease to my 12 year old last night. Just because we have determined what the level of toxicity of a product is, doesn't mean it is highly toxic.
Let's imagine that Product X requires 372 metric tons eaten over a 3 week period in order to hit that magic LD50 quantity. Let's further imagine that a 5 milligram tablet taken once per day for 3 weeks cures a severe bladder infection. By Mr. Bakker's logic, it is horribly toxic due to the fact that we discovered through testing that if you theoretically ate an aircraft carrier full of it, you'd have real problems. Therefore, avoid that little pill & deal with the agonizing burning sensation that is but a prelude to possible permanent damage to your toilet bits. OR, BETTER YET, take these ground up herbs and spices that have no testing whatsoever to determine what amount is dangerous OR EVEN whether or not they work at all!
How about this Mr. Bakker? Please post lists of all the people who have died from prescription antibiotics, not including those instances of allergy (after all, you weren't contending that allergic reactions were the problem). Next, post a list of everyone in that same period of time who died from an infection that would have been cured by those same antibiotics had they only taken the Doctor's advice as opposed to yours. Dare to compare?
