Alternative Medicine: What Works?
Frequently practiced alternative medical therapies include palming of the eyes, the olive oil gallstone flush, laetrile (vitamin B17) for cancer, muscle testing (applied kinesiology), and promotion of alkalinity. But do they really work? Health journalist Bill Sardi examines these five alternative therapies in his latest report at www.knowledgeofhealth.com
(PRWEB) June 29, 2005 -- Sardi says palming of eyes compresses the eyeball
slightly and actually shifts the focus point of the eyes, temporarily reducing
the need for eyeglasses. But the effect is not long lasting.
A recent
photographic and biochemical study published in a British medical journal
reveals that olive oil and lemon juice, commonly used to treat gallstones,
actually creates a “soap stone” that fools stone sufferers into thinking they
passed stones out of their gallbladder.
Muscle testing, also known as
applied kinesiology, is commonly employed by alternative health practitioners,
but scientific studies do not confirm its reliability. If muscle testing were
valid, says Sardi, then the item being tested could be removed from the hand and
muscle resistance should reverse.
Laetrile, also called vitamin B17, is
widely claimed to be a cancer remedy by alternative health practitioners, but a
review of the scientific literature shows that laetrile as commonly obtained
from apricot pits may be toxic, however when purified and administered orally or
intravenously, it may be an effective anti-cancer agent. In apricot pits the
liver cannot properly metabolize and protect healthy tissues from leatrile’s
toxic effects, says Sardi.
Maintaining an alkaline state in the body is
often claimed to prevent cancer, but actually an acid state is what kills cancer
cells says Sardi. Without an acid bladder or stomach, cancer may develop. The
blood circulation is neutral pH and is automatically controlled in a tight range
(7.35-7.45) without much impact by dietary measures. The idea of eating alkaline
foods for health is not well founded, says Sardi.
Like alternative
medicine, conventional medicine often utilizes treatments that are unproven by
scientific review. For more details about the failings of both conventional and
alternative medicine, and a free copy of the e-book The Collapse of Conventional
Medicine, visit www.knowledgeofhealth.com
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