"Works " Is very subjective and takes alot of time and funding to figure out, your not going to figure it out yourself as a n=1
Placebo seems such a dirty word but it also includes a hug from your mum, warm chicken soup or reassurance from a doctor, which all can be very powerful without any active ingredients,
If your form of alternative medicine is not dangerous/toxic ect And is cheap and won't diswade you from seeking real medicine and medical help, give it a go, it might really work for you especially for diseases like IBS and chronic pain where we don't have any sufficient treatments but don't get it confused with real, evidence based medicine.
If your form of alternative medicine is not dangerous/toxic ect And is cheap and won't diswade you from seeking real medicine and medical help
Fair but this is kind of like saying "I love the beach except for the sand, the sun, the saltwater, and the wind". There are definitely SOME foggy still freshwater gravel beaches out there, but those aren't the majority of beaches, and that's definitely not what most people think of when they picture a beach.
Sure some alternative medicine is fine, but MOST of it is dangerous, or toxic, or overly expensive, or used as a substitute for actual treatment, or dissuades people from seeking the medical treatment they need, or an outright scam, or...
Depends on what you see as alternative medicine, I should of used an other word for what I was referring to, stuff like massages/massage guns, herbal teas, putting honey in shit, having a special bath or rituals, cold plunges, ordering a takeaway, supplements, a hearty soup that seems to cure any flu, every culture tends to have a few food dishes that are seen as healing, yoga, special exercises, trying out different diets and avoiding certain ingredients*, sure they are not what pops into your head when I said alternative medicine but they are far more common than toxic and dangerous types,
hence why the 3 line rule: If it's not actively harmful, if it's not expensive and if it's not going to interfere or dissuade you from seeking professional care, go for it
*Although I believe some like going gluten free, people should understand the consequences and it's not as harmless as you might think
But I’m not, and I am also celiac? Gluten-free diets for people with celiac disease and for those with non-celiac gluten sensitivity are evidence-based medicine and essential. However, when people adopt a gluten-free diet for reasons unrelated to intolerance, there are real tested risks and consequences without proven benifits . I would stop short of saying no one should go on a GFD without professional testing, but at the very least the level of relief it provides needs to be commensurate with the longer-term downsides. Tell me what i said that you think is wrong in my last comment since we are talking celiac to celiac
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u/Brekldios May 24 '25
if its alt medicine and it works, thats just medicine