Is currently my first response to any and all remedies which have no shred of evidence. A lot of natural remedies have been propped up by hearsay and personal stories which again offer no evidence. Please, before you decide to undergo any kind of therapy no matter how mild sounding consult your physician. If that is not possible try and find evidence that these treatments work and it's not just a surge of endorphins after X treatment that is just as well done with a sugar pill and call it the cure to every illness. The mind has a powerful short term (normally) effect on how you feel and the power of suggestion has been exploited by people trying to sell things for thousands of years most likely, if not 60-100 in recent history.
Evidence for any treatment/therapy can be found in medical journals. Don't be scared to do a little digging in what you're reading. If you find a site which claims X effect try to find multiple sites that do this as well. If none of the sites look like they have any shred of M.D. oversight on the article try to open a dialogue with the people claiming such effects and ask them where/when/how. If their evidence is not from a scientific study which you can find online it's most likely bunk and you're better off with a good bath and warm cup of tea (or whichever other beverage you prefer).
Another way to check on the facts is see who wrote the article. In this case, Marina sells her writing services for $10 for a blog entry such as this. Just because there are links to M.D. articles on the page, does not mean the article is genuine and should be taken as fact.
And last, if you wish to empower women and human beings in general, PLEASE for the love of God stop giving them the fish and teach how to use a fishing rod. Especially when you've never fished before and bought it from the market.
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Is currently my first response to any and all remedies which have no shred of evidence. A lot of natural remedies have been propped up by hearsay and personal stories which again offer no evidence. Please, before you decide to undergo any kind of therapy no matter how mild sounding consult your physician. If that is not possible try and find evidence that these treatments work and it's not just a surge of endorphins after X treatment that is just as well done with a sugar pill and call it the cure to every illness. The mind has a powerful short term (normally) effect on how you feel and the power of suggestion has been exploited by people trying to sell things for thousands of years most likely, if not 60-100 in recent history.
Evidence for any treatment/therapy can be found in medical journals. Don't be scared to do a little digging in what you're reading. If you find a site which claims X effect try to find multiple sites that do this as well. If none of the sites look like they have any shred of M.D. oversight on the article try to open a dialogue with the people claiming such effects and ask them where/when/how. If their evidence is not from a scientific study which you can find online it's most likely bunk and you're better off with a good bath and warm cup of tea (or whichever other beverage you prefer).
Another way to check on the facts is see who wrote the article. In this case, Marina sells her writing services for $10 for a blog entry such as this. Just because there are links to M.D. articles on the page, does not mean the article is genuine and should be taken as fact.
And last, if you wish to empower women and human beings in general, PLEASE for the love of God stop giving them the fish and teach how to use a fishing rod. Especially when you've never fished before and bought it from the market.
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