Comments on: Herbo-primitivism and Anarcho-herbalism http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/ se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenki Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:15:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jason Godesky http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8746 Jason Godesky Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:06:36 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8746 I don't have any philosophical problem with Western medicine. It's another ethnomedicine, no better and no worse than any other. I treat it as such. I don’t have any philosophical problem with Western medicine. It’s another ethnomedicine, no better and no worse than any other. I treat it as such.

]]> By: Sam http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8729 Sam Thu, 06 Apr 2006 04:47:16 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8729 I sooooo whole-heartedly agree. However, there is a sort of a flaw in this assertion: modern Western medicine is really good at meeting truly catastrophic problems. All those wars developed some great emergency medicine. All that research money has developed ways to cope with a lot of really nasty health problems. The reason this is a flaw is that we statistically may be better off without Western medicine, but when it's your kid, wife, grandpa who's in a life-threatening situation you want everything medical research and practice has to offer. On the other hand, the good news is that a whole lot of the Emergency Medicine is pretty low-tech. It's basically just simple techniques refined year after year. In fact, a lot of it is necessarily simple, since speed is such a concern. I sooooo whole-heartedly agree. However, there is a sort of a flaw in this assertion: modern Western medicine is really good at meeting truly catastrophic problems.

All those wars developed some great emergency medicine. All that research money has developed ways to cope with a lot of really nasty health problems.

The reason this is a flaw is that we statistically may be better off without Western medicine, but when it’s your kid, wife, grandpa who’s in a life-threatening situation you want everything medical research and practice has to offer.

On the other hand, the good news is that a whole lot of the Emergency Medicine is pretty low-tech. It’s basically just simple techniques refined year after year. In fact, a lot of it is necessarily simple, since speed is such a concern.

]]> By: PAnative http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8718 PAnative Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:29:17 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8718 This reminds me of my grandfather. He is currently 76. About a year ago, he went to a VA hospital for hearing aids because his hearing was ruined while working in an engine room on a ship in the Navy. While at the hospital, he got his first physical since being in the Navy. The doctors asked him who his doctor was. My grandfather replied that he didn't have a doctor. Then they asked him to which hospital he went. Again, my grandfather replied that he doesn't go to a hospital. Finally, in desperate disbelief, the doctors asked him what medicines he took. True to form, my grandfather replied that he doesn't take any medicines. My grandfather is prime example of what living healthy can do. He gets lots of exercise, sleeps enough, eats very well, and keeps his mind sharp. Honestly, he gets around better than most 40 year-olds I know. This reminds me of my grandfather.

He is currently 76.

About a year ago, he went to a VA hospital for hearing aids because his hearing was ruined while working in an engine room on a ship in the Navy.

While at the hospital, he got his first physical since being in the Navy. The doctors asked him who his doctor was. My grandfather replied that he didn’t have a doctor. Then they asked him to which hospital he went. Again, my grandfather replied that he doesn’t go to a hospital. Finally, in desperate disbelief, the doctors asked him what medicines he took. True to form, my grandfather replied that he doesn’t take any medicines.

My grandfather is prime example of what living healthy can do. He gets lots of exercise, sleeps enough, eats very well, and keeps his mind sharp. Honestly, he gets around better than most 40 year-olds I know.

]]> By: handforged http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8709 handforged Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:19:50 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8709 oh, but why would you rather use an herb than a pill-form synthetic of the same herb with side effects requiring the use of another (or multiple) pill(s) to counteract the synthetic's side effects? sounds like free thinking and thats dangerous... oh, but why would you rather use an herb than a pill-form synthetic of the same herb with side effects requiring the use of another (or multiple) pill(s) to counteract the synthetic’s side effects? sounds like free thinking and thats dangerous…

]]> By: Floyd Soul http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8692 Floyd Soul Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:12:38 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8692 Excellent link. I'm taking a herbal medicine course next month and I think its a great way to reduce ones dependence on the current health system. Excellent link. I’m taking a herbal medicine course next month and I think its a great way to reduce ones dependence on the current health system.

]]> By: ChandraShakti http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8683 ChandraShakti Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:58:37 +0000 http://anthropik.com/2006/04/herbo-primitivism-and-anarcho-herbalism/#comment-8683 Huzzah! This is sooo true. Live Healthy and you don't need all that junk they tell you will fix you. Huzzah! This is sooo true. Live Healthy and you don’t need all that junk they tell you will fix you.

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