[Sca-cooks] medication and supplementsSugar problems, was have more fun at pennsic, was Pennsic ...

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

tom, you are being very dense......
now you are saying that vitamins are "snake oil"?  really?  wow... so i
should stop taking the iron pills i need for my anemia, since i dont process
iron from red meat well?
and i guess the B vitamins that keep my Reynauds syndrome in check are
"snake oil" too..... and the Folic Acid to prevent birth defects?

hmmmm.... and the melatonin my doctor recomends for jet lag?
the echinacea and goldenseal that have helped me breath when sudafed failed?

many of these products ARE certified in any case.....

and the discussion was taking pills across international lines without a
prescription. and my comment was that a doctor cant write a "prescription"
for most over the counter type health products... like non prescription
strength vitamins
Kirsten Houseknecht
Fabric Dragon
kirsten at fabricdragon.com
www.fabricdragon.com
http://fabricdragon.livejournal.com/

Philadelphia, PA     USA
Trims, Amber, Jet, Jewelry, and more...

Before you leave the house: hat, water, medication if needed
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Vincent" <Tom.Vincent at yahoo.com>
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] medication and supplementsSugar problems, was have
more fun at pennsic, was Pennsic ...


> Well, there's the rub, isn't it?  Manufacturers and distributors of
> these (often) snake oils don't want their product claims tested
> scientifically.
>
> If they *really* improved the health of the 'patient', the companies
> would be happy to have their products certified.
>
> Caveat Emptor...and "there's a sucker born every second" also comes to
> mind :)
>
> Duriel
>
> Kirsten Houseknecht wrote:
> > the difficulty is, that most american doctors wont write a prescription
for
> > vitamins, natural sweeteners, or herbal supplements........ and by the
laws
> > of your state may not be ABLE to do so.. even if they noticably improve
the
> > health of the patient.
> >
> > Kirsten Houseknecht
> > Fabric Dragon
> > kirsten at fabricdragon.com
> > www.fabricdragon.com
> > http://fabricdragon.livejournal.com/
> >
> > Philadelphia, PA     USA
> > Trims, Amber, Jet, Jewelry, and more...
> >
> > Before you leave the house: hat, water, medication if needed
> >
>
> -- 
> ***********
> Tom Vincent
> ***********
> "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
> carrying the cross" - Sinclair Lewis
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